runs-on does not accept array expressions #2080
Description
Bug report info
act version: 0.2.53
GOOS: darwin
GOARCH: arm64
NumCPU: 12
Docker host: DOCKER_HOST environment variable is not set
Sockets found:
/var/run/docker.sock
$HOME/.docker/run/docker.sock
Config files:
/Users/jonj/.actrc:
-P ubuntu-latest=node:16-buster-slim
-P ubuntu-22.04=node:16-bullseye-slim
-P ubuntu-20.04=node:16-buster-slim
-P ubuntu-18.04=node:16-buster-slim
Build info:
Go version: go1.21.3
Module path: command-line-arguments
Main version:
Main path:
Main checksum:
Build settings:
-buildmode: exe
-compiler: gc
-ldflags: -X main.version=0.2.53
DefaultGODEBUG: panicnil=1
CGO_ENABLED: 1
CGO_CFLAGS:
CGO_CPPFLAGS:
CGO_CXXFLAGS:
CGO_LDFLAGS:
GOARCH: arm64
GOOS: darwin
Docker Engine:
Engine version: 24.0.6
Engine runtime: runc
Cgroup version: 2
Cgroup driver: cgroupfs
Storage driver: overlay2
Registry URI: https://index.docker.io/v1/
OS: Docker Desktop
OS type: linux
OS version:
OS arch: aarch64
OS kernel: 6.4.16-linuxkit
OS CPU: 12
OS memory: 7844 MB
Security options:
name=seccomp,profile=unconfined
name=cgroupns
Command used with act
act -vW .github/workflows/sample.ymlDescribe issue
If runs-on receives an array expression, act incorrectly evaluates it to %!t(string=Array). act correctly handles string expressions, as well as static string and array yaml values.
I.e. these work:
runs-on: ubuntu-latestruns-on: ${{ fromJSON('"ubuntu-latest"') }}runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
But this does not:
runs-on: ${{ fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]') }}
The bug isn't specific to fromJSON, as the same issue occurs if the expression is an array value from a matrix, e.g.
runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
strategy:
matrix:
runner: [[ubuntu-latest], [self-hosted, my-cool-label]]These scenarios all work as expected in actual GitHub Actions workflow runs.
Link to GitHub repository
https://github.com/jenseng/dynamic-uses/actions/runs/6801153354/job/18491354468
Workflow content
name: test
on: push
jobs:
test:
# runs-on: ubuntu-latest
# runs-on: ${{ fromJSON('"ubuntu-latest"') }}
# runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
runs-on: ${{ fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]') }}
steps:
- run: echo "Hello, world!"Relevant log output
WARN ⚠ You are using Apple M-series chip and you have not specified container architecture, you might encounter issues while running act. If so, try running it with '--container-architecture linux/amd64'. ⚠
DEBU[0000] Loading environment from /Users/jonj/projects/dynamic-uses/.env
DEBU[0000] Loading action inputs from /Users/jonj/projects/dynamic-uses/.input
DEBU[0000] Loading secrets from /Users/jonj/projects/dynamic-uses/.secrets
DEBU[0000] Loading vars from /Users/jonj/projects/dynamic-uses/.vars
DEBU[0000] Evaluated matrix inclusions: map[]
DEBU[0000] Loading workflow '/Users/jonj/projects/dynamic-uses/.github/workflows/sample.yml'
DEBU[0000] Reading workflow '/Users/jonj/projects/dynamic-uses/.github/workflows/sample.yml'
DEBU[0000] Preparing plan with all jobs
DEBU[0000] Using the only detected workflow event: push
DEBU[0000] Planning jobs for event: push
DEBU[0000] Conditional GET for notices etag=c694094f-9a86-4866-bf11-876c821d9fcb
DEBU[0000] gc: 2023-11-08 09:31:06.262245 -0700 MST m=+0.030477292 module=artifactcache
DEBU[0000] Plan Stages: [0x1400011ee10]
DEBU[0000] Stages Runs: [test]
DEBU[0000] Job.Name: test
DEBU[0000] Job.RawNeeds: {0 0 <nil> [] 0 0}
DEBU[0000] Job.RawRunsOn: {8 0 !!str ${{ fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]') }} <nil> [] 8 14}
DEBU[0000] Job.Env: {0 0 <nil> [] 0 0}
DEBU[0000] Job.If: {0 0 success() <nil> [] 0 0}
DEBU[0000] Job.Steps: echo "Hello, world!"
DEBU[0000] Job.TimeoutMinutes:
DEBU[0000] Job.Services: map[]
DEBU[0000] Job.Strategy: <nil>
DEBU[0000] Job.RawContainer: {0 0 <nil> [] 0 0}
DEBU[0000] Job.Defaults.Run.Shell:
DEBU[0000] Job.Defaults.Run.WorkingDirectory:
DEBU[0000] Job.Outputs: map[]
DEBU[0000] Job.Uses:
DEBU[0000] Job.With: map[]
DEBU[0000] Job.Result:
DEBU[0000] Empty Strategy, matrixes=[map[]]
DEBU[0000] Job Matrices: [map[]]
DEBU[0000] Runner Matrices: map[]
DEBU[0000] Final matrix after applying user inclusions '[map[]]'
DEBU[0000] Loading revision from git directory
DEBU[0000] Found revision: 4af4b6a3356b02639095850fe2dce350906070ba
DEBU[0000] HEAD points to '4af4b6a3356b02639095850fe2dce350906070ba'
DEBU[0000] using github ref: refs/heads/debug-act-bug3
DEBU[0000] Found revision: 4af4b6a3356b02639095850fe2dce350906070ba
DEBU[0000] Detected CPUs: 12
[test/test] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'success()'
[test/test] [DEBUG] expression 'success()' evaluated to 'true'
[test/test] [DEBUG] expression '${{ fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]') }}' rewritten to 'format('{0}', fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]'))'
[test/test] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'format('{0}', fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]'))'
[test/test] [DEBUG] expression 'format('{0}', fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]'))' evaluated to '%!t(string=Array)'
[test/test] [DEBUG] expression '${{ fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]') }}' rewritten to 'format('{0}', fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]'))'
[test/test] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'format('{0}', fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]'))'
[test/test] [DEBUG] expression 'format('{0}', fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]'))' evaluated to '%!t(string=Array)'
[test/test] 🚧 Skipping unsupported platform -- Try running with `-P Array=...`
DEBU[0000] Saving notices etag=c694094f-9a86-4866-bf11-876c821d9fcb
DEBU[0000] No new noticesAdditional information
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