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
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
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:
- Create an action
- Write some inputs
- Use said inputs in steps
- See error
Expected behavior
Proper syntax highlighting and autocomplete.
Screenshots
Extension Version
v0.27.0
Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 661
- Forks
- 214
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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