github-action-matrix-outputs-write

Workaround implementation - Write matrix jobs outputs

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Introduction

GitHub actions have an Jobs need a way to reference all outputs of matrix jobs issue. If there is a job that runs multiple times with strategy.matrix only the latest iteration's output availiable for reference in other jobs.

There is a workaround to address the limitation. We implement the workaround with two GitHub Actions:

v1 - What's new

Important

cloudposse/github-action-matrix-outputs-write@v1+ is not currently supported on GHES yet. If you are on GHES, you must use v0.

The release of cloudposse/github-action-matrix-outputs-write@v1 and cloudposse/github-action-matrix-outputs-read@v1 are major changes to the backend architecture of Artifacts. They have numerous performance and behavioral improvements.

For more information, see the @actions/artifact documentation.

Breaking Changes

On self hosted runners, additional firewall rules may be required.
Outputs writen with cloudposse/github-action-matrix-outputs-write@v1 can not be read by cloudposse/github-action-matrix-outputs-read@v0and below versions.

Usage

Example how you can use workaround to reference matrix job outputs.

  name: Pull Request
  on:
    pull_request:
      branches: [ 'main' ]
      types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, closed, labeled, unlabeled]

  jobs:
    build:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      strategy:
        matrix:
          platform: ["i386", "arm64v8"]
      steps:
        - name: Checkout
          uses: actions/checkout@v3

        - name: Build
          id: build
          uses: cloudposse/github-action-docker-build-push@1.9.0
          with:
            registry: registry.hub.docker.com
            organization: "${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}"
            repository: "${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
            build-args: |-
              PLATFORM=${{ matrix.platform }}

        ## Write for matrix outputs workaround 
        - uses: cloudposse/github-action-matrix-outputs-write@v1
          id: out
          with:
            matrix-step-name: ${{ github.job }}
            matrix-key: ${{ matrix.platform }}
            outputs: |-
              image: ${{ steps.build.outputs.image }}:${{ steps.build.outputs.tag }}
              ## Multiline string
              tags: ${{ toJson(steps.build.outputs.image) }}

    ## Read matrix outputs 
    read:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      needs: [build]
      steps:
        - uses: cloudposse/github-action-matrix-outputs-read@v1
          id: read
          with:
            matrix-step-name: build

      outputs:
        result: "${{ steps.read.outputs.result }}"
  
    ## This how you can reference matrix output
    assert:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      needs: [read]
      steps:
        - uses: nick-fields/assert-action@v1
          with:
            expected: ${{ registry.hub.docker.com }}/${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:i386
            ## This how you can reference matrix output
            actual: ${{ fromJson(needs.read.outputs.result).image.i386 }}
  
        - uses: nick-fields/assert-action@v1
          with:
            expected: ${{ registry.hub.docker.com }}/${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:arm64v8
            ## This how you can reference matrix output
            actual: ${{ fromJson(needs.read.outputs.result).image.arm64v8 }}

Reusable workflow example

Reusable workflow that support matrix outputs

./.github/workflow/build-reusabled.yaml

name: Build - Reusable workflow
on:
  workflow_call:
    inputs:
      registry:
        required: true
        type: string
      organization:
        required: true
        type: string
      repository:
        required: true
        type: string
      platform:
        required: true
        type: string
      matrix-step-name:
        required: false
        type: string
      matrix-key:
        required: false
        type: string
    outputs:
      image:
        description: "Image"
        value: ${{ jobs.write.outputs.image }}

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Build
        id: build
        uses: cloudposse/github-action-docker-build-push@1.9.0
        with:
          registry: ${{ inputs.registry }}
          organization: ${{ inputs.organization }}
          repository: ${{ inputs.repository }}
          build-args: |-
            PLATFORM=${{ inputs.platform }}
    outputs:
      image: ${{ needs.build.outputs.image }}:${{ needs.build.outputs.tag }}

  write:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [build]
    steps:        
      ## Write for matrix outputs workaround 
      - uses: cloudposse/github-action-matrix-outputs-write@v1
        id: out
        with:
          matrix-step-name: ${{ inputs.matrix-step-name }}
          matrix-key: ${{ inputs.matrix-key }}
          outputs: |-
            image: ${{ needs.build.outputs.image }}

    outputs:
      image: ${{ fromJson(steps.out.outputs.result).image }}
      image_alternative: ${{ steps.out.outputs.image }}

Then you can use the workflow with matrix

name: Pull Request
on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [ 'main' ]
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, closed, labeled, unlabeled]

jobs:
  build:
    usage: ./.github/workflow/build-reusabled.yaml
    strategy:
      matrix:
        platform: ["i386", "arm64v8"]
    with:
      registry: registry.hub.docker.com
      organization: "${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}"
      repository: "${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
      platform: ${{ matrix.platform }}
      matrix-step-name: ${{ github.job }}
      matrix-key: ${{ matrix.platform }}

  ## Read matrix outputs 
  read:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [build]
    steps:
      - uses: cloudposse/github-action-matrix-outputs-read@v1
        id: read
        with:
          matrix-step-name: build

    outputs:
      result: "${{ steps.read.outputs.result }}"

  ## This how you can reference matrix output
  assert:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [read]
    steps:
      - uses: nick-fields/assert-action@v1
        with:
          expected: ${{ registry.hub.docker.com }}/${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:i386
          ## This how you can reference matrix output
          actual: ${{ fromJson(needs.read.outputs.result).image.i386 }}

      - uses: nick-fields/assert-action@v1
        with:
          expected: ${{ registry.hub.docker.com }}/${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:arm64v8
          ## This how you can reference matrix output
          actual: ${{ fromJson(needs.read.outputs.result).image.arm64v8 }}

or as a simple job

name: Pull Request
on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [ 'main' ]
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, closed, labeled, unlabeled]

jobs:
  build:
    usage: ./.github/workflow/build-reusabled.yaml
    with:
      registry: registry.hub.docker.com
      organization: "${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}"
      repository: "${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
      platform: "i386"

  ## This how you can reference single job output
  assert:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [build]
    steps:
      - uses: nick-fields/assert-action@v1
        with:
          expected: ${{ registry.hub.docker.com }}/${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:i386
          ## This how you can reference matrix output
          actual: ${{ needs.build.outputs.image }}

Inputs

Name	Description	Default	Required
matrix-key	Matrix key	N/A	false
matrix-step-name	Matrix step name	N/A	false
outputs	YAML structured map of outputs	N/A	false

Outputs

Name	Description
result	Outputs result (Deprecated!!!)

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References

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example-github-action-release-workflow - Example application with complicated release workflow

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