github / github/vscode-github-actions
Read-only editors for action.yml shows problems as if it were a workflow
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 660
- Forks
- 213
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- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
**Describe the bug**
Some diffs (but not all!) show a load of false positive Problems for `action.yml` treating it as if it were a workflow YAML file.
Possibly this only affects read-only diffs.
**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Open a read-only diff of an `action.yml` file
**Expected behavior**
`action.yml` should be correctly identified as an action not a workflow, in diff views
**Screenshots**
Top: an unaffected diff; bottom: an affected read-only diff
**Extension Version**
`0.32.3`
**Additional context**
(Originally opened in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github/issues/8873 but it affects diffs unrelated to PRs)
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue by opening a read-only diff for an action.yml file and observe the false-positive Problems. Start by tracing how the extension distinguishes action metadata from workflow YAML in diff views, then verify that the file is identified as an action and no workflow-specific Problems appear.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- ci-cd, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 63/100