feat: add command_output for arbitrary CLI commands (#302)

Author: andrii-bodnar

README.md

@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ You can also run any other Crowdin CLI command by specifying the `command` and `
   with:
     command: 'pre-translate'
     command_args: '-l uk --method tm --branch main'
+
+# Access the command output in subsequent steps (optional)
+- name: Use command output
+  run: echo "${{ steps.crowdin.outputs.command_output }}"
 ```
 
 To see the full list of available commands, visit the [official documentation](https://crowdin.github.io/crowdin-cli/).
@@ -227,6 +231,7 @@ This action has the following outputs:
 - `pull_request_url`: The URL of the pull request created by the workflow
 - `pull_request_number`: The number of the pull request created by the workflow
 - `pull_request_created`: Whether a new pull request was created (`true`) or an existing one was found (`false`)
+- `command_output`: The output of the Crowdin CLI command (only available when using the `command` input)
 
 ## Permissions
 

action.yml

@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ outputs:
     description: 'The number of the pull request created by the workflow'
   pull_request_created:
     description: 'Whether a new pull request was created (true) or an existing one was found (false)'
+  command_output:
+    description: 'The output of the Crowdin CLI command when using the command input'
 
 runs:
   using: docker

entrypoint.sh

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 echo "pull_request_url=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 echo "pull_request_number=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 echo "pull_request_created=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+echo "command_output=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
 if [ "$INPUT_DEBUG_MODE" = true ] || [ -n "$RUNNER_DEBUG" ]; then
   echo '---------------------------'
@@ -364,7 +365,15 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "$INPUT_COMMAND" ]; then
   echo "RUNNING COMMAND crowdin $INPUT_COMMAND $INPUT_COMMAND_ARGS"
-  crowdin $INPUT_COMMAND $INPUT_COMMAND_ARGS
+
+  # Capture command output while still displaying it
+  CROWDIN_OUTPUT=$(crowdin $INPUT_COMMAND $INPUT_COMMAND_ARGS)
+  echo "$CROWDIN_OUTPUT"
+
+  # Write multiline output to GITHUB_OUTPUT using heredoc delimiter
+  echo "command_output<<CROWDIN_EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  echo "$CROWDIN_OUTPUT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  echo "CROWDIN_EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   # in this case, we don't need to continue executing any further default behavior
   exit 0