testing

Author: mmogos

.github/workflows/brief-msg-test.yml

@@ -23,12 +23,17 @@ jobs:
     needs: prep
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - env:
+      - name: Verify secrets are non-empty
+        env:
           NEXUS_USER: ${{ needs.prep.outputs.nexus_user }}
           NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ needs.prep.outputs.nexus_password }}
         run: |
-          echo "${NEXUS_USER:0:4}"
-          echo "${NEXUS_PASSWORD:0:4}"
+          # Length check is NOT masked by GitHub — shows 0 if truly empty
+          echo "NEXUS_USER length:     ${#NEXUS_USER}"
+          echo "NEXUS_PASSWORD length: ${#NEXUS_PASSWORD}"
+          # Substring will show *** in logs if GitHub masks it (that means the value IS present)
+          echo "NEXUS_USER first 4:    ${NEXUS_USER:0:4}"
+          echo "NEXUS_PASSWORD first 4: ${NEXUS_PASSWORD:0:4}"
 
 #  json_schema_tests:
 #    needs: prep