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No syntax highlighting or autocomplete in action

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
github-actions, typescript, vscode
Domain
ci-cd, devtools

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in .github/actions/[action-name]/action.yml using the listed steps, then inspect how the extension provides syntax highlighting and autocomplete for normal workflows versus action definitions. Done means variables and action inputs receive equivalent highlighting and autocomplete support in action files; verify this with the reproduction steps and an appropriate extension test if available.

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Description

bug

Describe the bug
When defining an action .github/actions/[action-name]/action.yml, there is no syntax highlighting for using variables and there's also no "help" from autocomplete for inputs, etc. like there is in a normal workflow.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Create an action
  2. Write some inputs
  3. Use said inputs in steps
  4. See error

Expected behavior
Proper syntax highlighting and autocomplete.

Screenshots
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Extension Version
v0.27.0

Additional context
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Dominant language
TypeScript
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Forks
214
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