semantic-release / semantic-release/exec

Is it possible to give the previous step output as argument to the script?

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Description

Can we pass the previous step output as an argument to the script?

get-data:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      change-log: ${{ steps.update-specs.outputs.change-log }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Test
        run: |
          echo "::set-output name=change-log::testChange"
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [get-data]
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - run: |
          git pull
          npm install
      - name: semanticRelease
        run: |
          npm i --save-dev @semantic-release/exec
          npx semantic-release -t \${version}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

package.json:

"plugins": [
        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
        "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
      [
        "@semantic-release/changelog",
        {
          "changelogFile": "CHANGES.md"
        }
      ],
      [
        "@semantic-release/npm",
        {
          "npmPublish": false
        }
      ],
      "@semantic-release/github",
      [
        "@semantic-release/git",
        {
          "assets": [
            "CHANGES.md",
            "package.json"
          ],
          "message": "chore(release): set `package.json` to ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
        }
      ],
      [
        "@semantic-release/exec",
        {
          "successCmd": "node .github/scripts/build.js ${nextRelease.version}"  // Here Can we pass the change-log variable of get-data step?
        }
      ]
    ]

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Research direction

Start with the get-data and release workflow shown in the issue, then inspect package.json and .github/scripts/build.js. Trace how successCmd invokes the script and determine what is needed for the change-log output to reach it; done means the script receives that output during the release workflow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, javascript, node.js, shell
Domain
ci-cd, cli, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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