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Validate JSON data inside YAML files

v0.0.1

Validate JSON data inside YAML files

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Validate JSON data inside YAML files

Github Action detects and validates JSON data inside the YAML files

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Validate JSON data inside YAML files

              
  uses: dungpham91/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in dungpham91/lint-json-inside-yaml

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Github Actions lint-json-inside-yaml

This action detects and validates JSON data inside YAML files.

Usages

Simple as:

uses: dungpham91/[email protected]

Optional input parameters

  • folder_or_file - Enter file/folder (space separated), wildcards accepted. Examples:
    • . - check JSON for all files in the current directory
    • file1.yaml - check JSON for 1 file
    • file1.yaml file2.yaml - check JSON for 2 files
    • folder1/*.yaml folder2/*values.yaml - Check JSON for files in directory with wildcard

Example usage in workflow

---
name: JSON Lint

on: [push]

jobs:
  json-lint:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: JSON lint
        uses: dungpham91/[email protected]
        with:
          folder_or_file: ./test-data

Use in conjunction with the action to detect file changes

name: JSON Lint

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  json-lint:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v39
        with:
          files: |
            test-data/**

      - name: JSON lint
        uses: dungpham91/[email protected]
        with:
          folder_or_file: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}