Improve error handling in API responses

Enhance the error handling mechanism in API responses to provide clearer messages and improve debugging capabilities.

Author: salmanmkc

docs/checks.md

@@ -2887,7 +2887,7 @@ test.yaml:8:15: incorrect color "gray-white" at branding.icon in metadata of "My
   |
 8 |       - uses: ./.github/actions/my-invalid-action
   |               ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-test.yaml:8:15: invalid runner name "node16" at runs.using in "My action" action defined at "/Users/rhysd/.go/src/github.com/rhysd/actionlint/.github/actions/my-invalid-action". valid runners are "composite", "docker", and "node20". see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#runs [action]
+test.yaml:8:15: invalid runner name "node16" at runs.using in "My action" action defined at "/Users/rhysd/.go/src/github.com/rhysd/actionlint/.github/actions/my-invalid-action". valid runners are "composite", "docker", "node20", and "node24". see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#runs [action]
   |
 8 |       - uses: ./.github/actions/my-invalid-action
   |               ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

rule_action.go

@@ -484,10 +484,10 @@ func (rule *RuleAction) checkLocalActionRuns(meta *ActionMetadata, pos *Pos) {
 		rule.checkLocalDockerActionRuns(r, meta.Dir(), meta.Name, pos)
 	case "composite":
 		rule.checkLocalCompositeActionRuns(r, meta.Dir(), meta.Name, pos)
-	case "node20":
+	case "node20", "node24":
 		rule.checkLocalJavaScriptActionRuns(r, meta.Dir(), meta.Name, pos)
 	default:
-		rule.Errorf(pos, `invalid runner name %q at runs.using in %q action defined at %q. valid runners are "composite", "docker", and "node20". see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#runs`, r.Using, meta.Name, meta.Dir())
+		rule.Errorf(pos, `invalid runner name %q at runs.using in %q action defined at %q. valid runners are "composite", "docker", "node20", and "node24". see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#runs`, r.Using, meta.Name, meta.Dir())
 
 		// Probably invalid version of Node.js runner. Assume it is JavaScript action to find as many errors as possible
 		if strings.HasPrefix(r.Using, "node") {

testdata/examples/action_metadata_syntax_validation.out

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /test\.yaml:8:15: description is required in metadata of "My action" action at ".+(\\\\|/)my-invalid-action(\\\\|/)action\.yml" \[action\]/
 /test\.yaml:8:15: incorrect icon name "dog" at branding\.icon in metadata of "My action" action at ".+(\\\\|/)my-invalid-action(\\\\|/)action\.yml"\. see the official document to know the exhaustive list of supported icons: https://.+ \[action\]/
 /test\.yaml:8:15: incorrect color "gray-white" at branding\.icon in metadata of "My action" action at ".+(\\\\|/)my-invalid-action(\\\\|/)action\.yml"\. see the official document to know the exhaustive list of supported colors: https://.+ \[action\]/
-/test\.yaml:8:15: invalid runner name \"node14\" at runs\.using in \"My action\" action defined at \".+(\\\\|/)actions(\\\\|/)my-invalid-action\"\. valid runners are \"composite\", \"docker\", and \"node20\"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/
+/test\.yaml:8:15: invalid runner name \"node14\" at runs\.using in \"My action\" action defined at \".+(\\\\|/)actions(\\\\|/)my-invalid-action\"\. valid runners are \"composite\", \"docker\", \"node20\", and \"node24\"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/
 /test\.yaml:8:15: file "this-file-does-not-exist\.js" does not exist in ".+(\\\\|/)my-invalid-action"\. it is specified at "main" key in "runs" section in "My action" action \[action\]/
 /test\.yaml:8:15: "env" is not allowed in "runs" section because "My action" is a JavaScript action\. the action is defined at ".+(\\\\|/)my-invalid-action" \[action\]/

testdata/format/test.sarif

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "tool": {
         "driver": {
           "name": "GitHub Actions lint",
-          "version": "",
+          "version": "(devel)",
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint",
           "rules": [
             {

testdata/projects/local_action_invalid_runners.out

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/workflows/test\.yaml:7:15: invalid runner name "node16" at runs\.using in "Old Node\.js" action defined at ".+old_node"\. valid runners are "composite", "docker", and "node20"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/
+/workflows/test\.yaml:7:15: invalid runner name "node16" at runs\.using in "Old Node\.js" action defined at ".+old_node"\. valid runners are "composite", "docker", "node20", and "node24"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/
 /workflows/test\.yaml:8:15: "runs\.using" is missing in local action "Missing runner name" defined at ".+missing_runs" \[action\]/
 /workflows/test\.yaml:9:15: "runs\.using" is missing in local action "No using" defined at ".+missing_using" \[action\]/
-/workflows/test\.yaml:10:15: invalid runner name "what-is-this-runner" at runs\.using in "Unknown runner name" action defined at ".+unknown_runner"\. valid runners are "composite", "docker", and "node20"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/
-/workflows/test\.yaml:11:15: invalid runner name "nodenext" at runs\.using in "Invalid node version" action defined at ".+invalid_node_version"\. valid runners are "composite", "docker", and "node20"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/
-/workflows/test\.yaml:12:15: invalid runner name "node12" at runs\.using in "Node\.js v12 runner" action defined at ".+node12"\. valid runners are "composite", "docker", and "node20"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/
+/workflows/test\.yaml:10:15: invalid runner name "what-is-this-runner" at runs\.using in "Unknown runner name" action defined at ".+unknown_runner"\. valid runners are "composite", "docker", "node20", and "node24"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/
+/workflows/test\.yaml:11:15: invalid runner name "nodenext" at runs\.using in "Invalid node version" action defined at ".+invalid_node_version"\. valid runners are "composite", "docker", "node20", and "node24"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/
+/workflows/test\.yaml:12:15: invalid runner name "node12" at runs\.using in "Node\.js v12 runner" action defined at ".+node12"\. valid runners are "composite", "docker", "node20", and "node24"\. see https://.+ \[action\]/