create and upload artifact

Author: sidpalas

.github/workflows/04-passing-data.yaml

@@ -85,3 +85,17 @@ jobs:
           echo "Repo variable:           $EXAMPLE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE"
           echo "Env secret (masked):     $EXAMPLE_ENVIRONMENT_SECRET"
           echo "Env variable:            $EXAMPLE_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE"
+
+  job-artifact:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Create artifact file
+        run: |
+          echo "This will be stored as an artifact!" > artifact.txt
+          echo "Generated by job-artifact on $(date)" >> artifact.txt
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: example-artifact
+          path: artifact.txt