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Kenneth: /* Bash */

2026-04-14T20:57:07Z

Bash

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	=== Bash ===		=== Bash ===

			<pre>
			- name: Set multiline output
			id: example_step
			run: \|
			# 1. Define your multiline content
			CONTENT=$(printf "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3")

			# 2. Append to GITHUB_OUTPUT using a delimiter
			echo "MY_OUTPUT<<EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
			echo "$CONTENT" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
			echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

			- name: Use the output
			run: echo "${{ steps.example_step.outputs.MY_OUTPUT }}"
			</pre>

	=== Python ===		=== Python ===

Kenneth: /* Starter Workflows */

2026-04-14T20:55:37Z

Starter Workflows

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			== GitHub Actions Workflow ==

	== Starter Workflows ==		== Starter Workflows ==

Kenneth: /* Don't Immediately Fail on Non Zero Return Code */

2026-04-14T20:55:20Z

Don't Immediately Fail on Non Zero Return Code

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   # disable exitting on error temporarily
   set +e
 == Change Run Name with Input ==

Kenneth: /* Dynamic Jobs #3 */

2026-03-30T07:27:56Z

Dynamic Jobs #3

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	jobs:		jobs:
			# automation-matrix:
	generate:		generate:
			# name: automation-matrix
			# needs: [ some-requirements ]
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest		runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	outputs:		outputs:
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	rm -f $tmp		rm -f $tmp

	~~jober~~:		automation:
			# name: ${{ matrix.name }}
	name: ci_${{ matrix.color }}_${{ matrix.fruit }}_${{ matrix.runner }}		name: ci_${{ matrix.color }}_${{ matrix.fruit }}_${{ matrix.runner }}
	needs: generate		needs: generate

Kenneth: /* Dynamic Jobs #2 */

2026-03-16T07:15:46Z

Dynamic Jobs #2

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 ** Requested labels: CD
 * ci_red_apple_Array
-** Requested labels: Linux, Automation   (note: ["Linux, Automation"] output to the name as "Array"
+** Requested labels: Linux, Automation   (note: ["Linux, Automation"] output to the name as "Array")
 * ci_blue_apple_CI
 * ci_blue_apple_CD
 * ci_blue_apple_Array
 * etc...
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          echo "COLOR: ${{ matrix.color }}"
          echo "RUNNER: ${{ matrix.runner }}"
 </pre>

Kenneth: /* Dynamic Jobs #3 */

2026-03-16T06:44:02Z

Dynamic Jobs #3

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	== Dynamic Jobs #2 ==		== Dynamic Jobs #2 ==

	~~Matrix Multiplier --- THIS WILL TRY EVERY EVERY EVERY COMBINATION!!!~~
	~~<pre>~~
	~~color = [ "red", "blue", "yellow" ]~~
	~~fruit = [ "apple", "berry", "banana" ]~~
	~~runner = [ "CI", "CI", ["Linux", "Automation"] ]~~
	~~</pre>~~

	~~jobs will be generated in a matrix multipler like so:~~
	* ci_red_apple_CI
	** Requested labels: CI
	* ci_red_app_CD
	** Requested labels: CD
	* ci_red_apple_Array
	** Requested labels: Linux, Automation (note: ["Linux, Automation"] output to the name as "Array"
	* ci_blue_apple_CI
	* ci_blue_apple_CD
	* ci_blue_apple_Array
	* etc...


	~~<pre>~~
	~~name: Dynamic Jobs~~
	~~run-name: Test~~
	~~on:~~
	~~workflow_dispatch:~~
	~~inputs:~~
	~~Go:~~
	~~required: false~~
	~~type: string~~

	~~jobs:~~
	~~generate:~~
	~~runs-on: ubuntu-latest~~
	~~outputs:~~
	~~color: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.color }}~~
	~~fruit: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.fruit }}~~
	~~runner: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.runner }}~~
	~~steps:~~
	~~- id: set-matrix~~
	~~run: >~~
	~~echo 'color=["red", "berry", "yellow"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT~~
	~~echo 'fruit=["apple", "blue", "banana"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT~~
	~~echo 'runner=["CI", "CD", ["Linux", "Automation"] ]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT~~

	~~jober:~~
	~~name: ci_${{ matrix.color }}_${{ matrix.fruit }}_${{ matrix.runner }}~~
	~~needs: generate~~
	~~runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}~~
	~~strategy:~~
	~~matrix:~~
	~~color: ${{fromJson(needs.generate.outputs.color)}}~~
	~~fruit: ${{fromJson(needs.generate.outputs.fruit)}}~~
	~~runner: ${{fromJson(needs.generate.outputs.runner)}}~~
	~~steps:~~
	~~- run: >~~
	~~echo "FRUIT: ${{ matrix.fruit }}"~~
	~~echo "COLOR: ${{ matrix.color }}"~~
	~~echo "RUNNER: ${{ matrix.runner }}"~~
	~~</pre>~~

	~~== Dynamic Jobs #3 ==~~

	Matrix Multiplier --- THIS WILL TRY EVERY EVERY EVERY COMBINATION!!!		Matrix Multiplier --- THIS WILL TRY EVERY EVERY EVERY COMBINATION!!!

Kenneth: /* Dynamic Jobs #2 */

2026-03-16T06:41:36Z

Dynamic Jobs #2

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 Matrix Multiplier --- THIS WILL TRY EVERY EVERY EVERY COMBINATION!!!
 <pre>
-fruit  = [ "apple", "orange",    "banana" ]
+color  = [ "red",   "blue",  "yellow" ]
-color  = [ "red",   "orange",    "yellow" ]
+fruit  = [ "apple", "berry",  "banana" ]
-runner = [ ["CI"],  ["CI","CD"], ["CI"]   ]
+runner = [ "CI",    "CI",      ["Linux", "Automation"]   ]
 </pre>
 <pre>
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      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      outputs:
        fruit: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.fruit }}
        color: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.color }}
        runner: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.runner }}
      steps:
      - id: set-matrix
        run: >
-         echo 'fruit=["apple", "orange", "banana"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+         echo 'color=["red", "berry", "yellow"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-         echo 'color=["red", "orange", "yellow"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+         echo 'fruit=["apple", "blue", "banana"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-         echo 'runner=["CI", ["Linux", "Automation"], "CD"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+         echo 'runner=["CI", "CD", ["Linux", "Automation"] ]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
    jober:
-     name: ci_${{ matrix.fruit }}_${{ matrix.color }}_${{ matrix.runner }}
+     name: ci_${{ matrix.color }}_${{ matrix.fruit }}_${{ matrix.runner }}
      needs: generate
      runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
      strategy:
        matrix:
          fruit: ${{fromJson(needs.generate.outputs.fruit)}}
          runner: ${{fromJson(needs.generate.outputs.runner)}}
      steps:

Kenneth: /* Dynamic Jobs #2 */

2026-03-16T06:30:28Z

Dynamic Jobs #2

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	== Dynamic Jobs #2 ==		== Dynamic Jobs #2 ==

			Matrix Multiplier --- THIS WILL TRY EVERY EVERY EVERY COMBINATION!!!
	<pre>		<pre>
	fruit = [ "apple", "orange", "banana" ]		fruit = [ "apple", "orange", "banana" ]
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	echo 'fruit=["apple", "orange", "banana"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT		echo 'fruit=["apple", "orange", "banana"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
	echo 'color=["red", "orange", "yellow"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT		echo 'color=["red", "orange", "yellow"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
	echo 'runner=[["CI"], ["CI","CD"], ["CI"]]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT		echo 'runner=["CI", ["Linux", "Automation"], "CD"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	jober:		jober:
	name: ci_${{ matrix.color }}		name: ci_${{ matrix.fruit }}_${{ matrix.color }}_${{ matrix.runner }}
	needs: generate		needs: generate
	runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}		runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}

Kenneth: /* Dynamic Jobs */

2026-03-16T06:21:03Z

Dynamic Jobs

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 Sadness - if the actions expressions supported a "replace()" function, could have the comma replace with a ","
-== Dynamic Jobs ==
+== Dynamic Jobs #1 ==
 <pre>
 { "include": [
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      - run: echo ${{ matrix.runson }}
      - run: echo ${{ matrix.task }}
 </pre>

Kenneth: /* Dynamic Runs-on */

2026-02-04T18:32:12Z

Dynamic Runs-on

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	required: false		required: false
	type: string		type: string
			default: "[ \"CI\" ]"

	jobs:		jobs: