workflow_dispatch.yml

name: A workflow for my Hello World file
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
  test-show-inside-container:
    name: Show what is inside a container
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: "Show local file contents"
        run: ls -ltra

  test-env-vars:
    name: Test if env vars are persisted from a previous action
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
      - uses: ./action-b
      - run: |
          # If FOO is set from action-b then env vars ARE persisted
          echo "FOO=${FOO}"

  test-error-throw:
    name: Test how to handle errors 
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: top the action running
        run: |
          exit 1
  
  test-error-handle:
    needs: test-error-throw
    if : ${{ always() && needs.test-error.result=='failure' }}
    name: Test handling errors
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Handle the errors
        run: |
          echo "I'm going to handle the error!"

  test-json-as-env-var:
    name: Test passing JSON as an environment variable
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Prepare JSON
        run: |
          CONFIGURATION='
          { 
            "webapp-service" : {
              "ENTRYPOINT_K8S_API_URL": "api-::ephemeral_string::.k8s-green.eu-west-1.non-prod.mydomain.net",
              "ENTRYPOINT_K8S_STATIC_PATH":" www-::ephemeral_string::.k8s-green.eu-west-1.non-prod.mydomain.net",
              "ENTRYPOINT_K8S_BASE_URL": "www-::ephemeral_string::.k8s-green.eu-west-1.non-prod.mydomain.net"
            },
            "homepage-service" : {
              "ENTRYPOINT_K8S_API_URL": "api-::ephemeral_string::.k8s-green.eu-west-1.non-prod.mydomain.net",
              "ENTRYPOINT_K8S_WWW_URL": "www-::ephemeral_string::.k8s-green.eu-west-1.non-prod.mydomain.net"
            },
            "website-service" : {
              "COOKIE_DOMAIN" : "mydomain.net"
            }
          }'
          echo $CONFIGURATION | jq --compact-output .
      # TODO:
      #   Store as env var
      #   Use jq to subsequently extract particular config
      #   Scrap this approach and use a .yaml file?