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UUID Action

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UUID Action

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UUID Action

Generate UUIDs

Installation

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

 
              
- name: UUID Action

              
  uses: filipstefansson/uuid-action@v1
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UUID GitHub Action

GitHub Action to create generate UUIDs.

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: filipstefansson/uuid-action@v1
        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 }}"