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Generate UUID Action

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Generate UUID Action

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Generate UUID Action

Generate UUIDs Action

Installation

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

 
              
- name: Generate UUID Action

              
  uses: shaybentk/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in shaybentk/uuid-action

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UUID GitHub Action

GitHub Action to create generate UUIDs. fork from : https://github.com/filipstefansson/uuid-action

Use the name argument to be able to generate the same UUID over and over using the same input. If you don't pass name, a random UUID will be returned.

Inputs

name

(optional) Use this to be able to generate a UUID based on input.

namespace

(optional) Set the UUID namespace.

Outputs

uuid

The generated UUID.

Example usage

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: Test UUID action
    steps:
      - name: Set UUID
        id: generate-uuid
        uses: shaybentk/[email protected]
        with:
          name: ${{ gihub.sha }}
      # use the output from the `generate-uuid` step
      - name: Get the UUID
        run: echo "UUID is ${{ steps.generate-uuid.outputs.uuid }}"