Is there any way that I can add all the properties to the $GITHUB_ENV

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Currently I have a properties file(test.properties) it has all the key pair values, Is there any way that i can add these values to $GITHUB_ENV ??

test.properties ->

username1=user1
username2=user2

I haven't added anything in the workflow yet just want to echo all the properties from the proeperties file..

I've used [this action](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/read-properties) for something similar. It's not exactly setting the GITHUB_ENV, but creating an output for each property informed. That may be a useful workaround for now. — GuiFalourd, Dec 20 '22 at 12:27
This action needs an ubuntu runner (with Docker installed), as it uses a Dockerfile to run the implementation. The proper Github runner for ubuntu (free) will do the trick. — GuiFalourd, Dec 20 '22 at 12:30
@GuiFalourd Thank you but I am looking for something with no docker dependency, and I am using self-hosted runners — Mario, Dec 20 '22 at 12:33
No problem. I recommend to add this point to the question :) — GuiFalourd, Dec 20 '22 at 12:34

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 07 '23 at 00:55

A naïve approach would be iterating over the content of your .properties file line-by-line and setting them as environment variables:

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v3
  - shell: bash
    run: |
      while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]
      do
        echo "$line" >> $GITHUB_ENV
      done < test.properties
  - run: echo ${{ env.username1 }}
  - run: echo ${{ env.username2 }}

The bash line that reads the file line-by-line is taken from this answer.

Please note that this example will only work if you have a .properties file with no comments and contains only key=value pairs

Is there any way that I can add all the properties to the $GITHUB_ENV

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