Using the output of tj-actions / changed-files in a loop for containers

[ServerGeek82]

I noticed a few issues that were opened using the output of ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }} in a loop.

Would it be possible to use the results in a remote shell script for docker compose?

cd /home/docker
docker compose -f ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }} pull

docker compose -f ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }} up -d

[ServerGeek82]

Was thinking something like this might work, but would like to have a loop to run through the loop of changed YAML files.

`

• name: Get changed files in the docs folder
  id: changed-files-specific
    uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
    with:
    files: compose-files/*.{yml,yaml} # Alternatively using docs/** or docs
     
    - name: copy files from git to mxprod01.io
    uses: https://github.com/appleboy/[email protected]
    with:
    host: ${{ secrets.MXPROD01 }}
    username: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
    key: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
    port: 22
    source: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
    target: /home/docker/compose-files/

• name: Testing update of container
  --
    | uses: https://github.com/appleboy/[email protected]
    | with:
    | host: ${{ secrets.MXPROD01 }}
    | username: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
    | password: ${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}
    | port: 22
    | script: |
    | hostname
    | cd /home/docker/compose-files
    | docker compose -f ${{ steps.changed-composed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }} up -d

`

[jackton1]

@ServerGeek82 The output of all_changed_files likely includes multiple files separated by spaces.

It can be passed to docker-compose with multiple -f options. e.g -f [FILE1] -f [FILE2]

Example:

      - name: Get docker-compose options
        run: |
          ALL_CHANGED_FILES=(${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }})
          ARGS=""
          for file in "${ALL_CHANGED_FILES[@]}"; do
            ARGS+="-f $file"
          done
         # Pass the args to docker-compose

Warning:

The id value should match what's used in the changed-files action in this case it should be changed-files-specific.