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🩹 [Patch]: Improve help text on output when this action is used inside another composite action #55

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Copilot Jun 18, 2025
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Improve help text for outputs when used in nested composite actions
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18 changes: 14 additions & 4 deletions scripts/outputs.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -35,10 +35,20 @@ try {
$blue = $PSStyle.Foreground.Blue
$reset = $PSStyle.Reset
LogGroup " - $blue$($output.Name)$reset" {
$outputAccess = "Accessible via: [$blue`${{ fromJson(steps.$env:GITHUB_ACTION.outputs.result).$($output.Name) }}$reset]"
$outputFence = ('─' * ($outputAccess.Length - 9))
Write-Output $outputAccess
Write-Output $outputFence
# Provide help text for both direct and nested usage scenarios
if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:GITHUB_ACTION)) {
$directUsage = "Direct usage: [$blue`${{ fromJson(steps.$env:GITHUB_ACTION.outputs.result).$($output.Name) }}$reset]"
$nestedUsage = "Nested usage: [$blue`${{ fromJson(steps.<your-step-id>.outputs.result).$($output.Name) }}$reset]"
Write-Output $directUsage
Write-Output $nestedUsage
$outputFence = ('─' * ([Math]::Max($directUsage.Length, $nestedUsage.Length) - 9))
Write-Output $outputFence
} else {
$genericUsage = "Accessible via: [$blue`${{ fromJson(steps.<step-id>.outputs.result).$($output.Name) }}$reset]"
Write-Output $genericUsage
$outputFence = ('─' * ($genericUsage.Length - 9))
Write-Output $outputFence
}
$output.Value | Format-List | Out-String
}
}
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