pontil/core

This module implements the core functionality required to build GitHub Actions in Gleam, providing functionality that would normally be implemented using actions/core, part of the GitHub Actions toolkit. pontil/core supports both Erlang and JavaScript targets and is based on real-world use from multiple GitHub Actions and command-line tools.

If you are developing a GitHub Action, prefer using pontil over pontil/core. It provides all the same functionality as pontil/core, but provides other features for writing stable actions specifically targeting JavaScript hosts.

Usage

gleam add pontil_core@2

import pontil/core

pub fn main() {
  let name = core.get_input("name")
  core.info("Hello, " <> name)
  let assert Ok(_) = core.set_output(name: "greeting", value: "Hello, " <> name)
}

Function Portability and Output Mode

All public functions are annotated as either {portable} or {actions}. The former are usable with any Gleam program while the latter assume that the Gleam program is being run in a GitHub Actions (or compatible) environment.

Portable logging functions (notice, etc.) will output in GitHub actions format unless the output mode has changed. This can be managed with the new set_output_mode function and the constructors action_mode (the default, issues GitHub Actions commands), plaintext_mode (prefixed plaintext logging), and ansi_mode (ANSI coloured logging).

Some functions like set_secret, export_variable, and add_path have extra behaviour when running under GitHub Actions, but perform their normal operation otherwise.

import pontil/core

pub fn main() {
  core.set_output_mode(core.plaintext_mode())
  core.info("Running locally")
  // Running locally

  let secret = core.set_secret("my voice is my passport")

  core.debug("This shows as [DEBUG] in the terminal: " <> secret)
  // [DEBUG] This shows as [DEBUG] in the terminal: ***
}

Semantic Versioning

Pontil core follows Semantic Versioning 2.0.