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Author: orf

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -13,4 +13,11 @@ jobs:
             node: [4, 6]
             npm: 2
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - name: Hello world
+        uses: actions/hello-world-javascript-action@v1
+        with:
+          who-to-greet: 'Mona the Octocat'
+        id: hello
+          # This step prints an output (time) from the previous step's action.
+          - name: Echo the greeting's time
+            run: echo 'The time was ${{ steps.hello.outputs.time }}.'