Expose the SVG as an output

Author: ageorgou

README.md

@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ If unspecified, no artifact will be created.
 
 Default: `''` (no artifact)
 
+## Outputs
+
+## `svg`
+
+The contents of the diagram as text. This can be used if you don't want to handle new files.
+
 ## Example usage
 
 You'll need to run the `actions/checkout` Action beforehand, to check out the code.
@@ -108,6 +114,7 @@ or by using the [GitHub API](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/actions#a
 Example:
 ```yaml
 - name: Update diagram
+  id: make_diagram
   uses: githubocto/[email protected]
   with:
     output_file: "images/diagram.svg"
@@ -120,3 +127,6 @@ Example:
   # Diagram now available at downloads/images/diagram.svg
 ```
 Note that this will still also create a commit, unless you specify `push: false`!
+
+Alternatively, the SVG description of the diagram is available in the `svg` output,
+which you can refer to in your workflow as e.g. `${{ steps.make_diagram.outputs.svg }}`.

action.yml

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ inputs:
     description: "If given, the name of an artifact to be created containing the diagram. Default: don't create an artifact."
     required: false
     default: ''
+outputs:
+  svg:
+    description: "The diagram contents as text"
 runs:
   using: "node12"
   main: "index.js"

index.js

@@ -1354,11 +1354,11 @@ var require_core = __commonJS({
 Support boolean input list: \`true | True | TRUE | false | False | FALSE\``);
     }
     exports2.getBooleanInput = getBooleanInput2;
-    function setOutput(name, value) {
+    function setOutput2(name, value) {
       process.stdout.write(os2.EOL);
       command_1.issueCommand("set-output", { name }, value);
     }
-    exports2.setOutput = setOutput;
+    exports2.setOutput = setOutput2;
     function setCommandEcho(enabled) {
       command_1.issue("echo", enabled ? "on" : "off");
     }
@@ -1717,11 +1717,11 @@ var require_core2 = __commonJS({
 Support boolean input list: \`true | True | TRUE | false | False | FALSE\``);
     }
     exports2.getBooleanInput = getBooleanInput2;
-    function setOutput(name, value) {
+    function setOutput2(name, value) {
       process.stdout.write(os2.EOL);
       command_1.issueCommand("set-output", { name }, value);
     }
-    exports2.setOutput = setOutput;
+    exports2.setOutput = setOutput2;
     function setCommandEcho(enabled) {
       command_1.issue("echo", enabled ? "on" : "off");
     }
@@ -26278,6 +26278,7 @@ var main = async () => {
     colorEncoding
   }));
   const outputFile = core.getInput("output_file") || "./diagram.svg";
+  core.setOutput("svg", componentCodeString);
   await import_fs2.default.writeFileSync(outputFile, componentCodeString);
   let doesBranchExist = true;
   if (branch) {

src/index.jsx

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ const main = async () => {
 
   const outputFile = core.getInput("output_file") || "./diagram.svg"
 
+  core.setOutput('svg', componentCodeString)
+
   await fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, componentCodeString)
 
   let doesBranchExist = true