Add comment-id output

.github/workflows/create-comment.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create comment
         uses: ./
+        id: couc
         with:
           issue-number: 1
           body: |
@@ -26,3 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
             [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-or-update-comment
           reaction-type: '+1'
+
+      - name: Check outputs
+        run: |
+          echo "Comment ID - ${{ steps.couc.outputs.comment-id }}"

README.md

@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ This action was created to help facilitate a GitHub Actions "ChatOps" solution i
 | `edit-mode` | The mode when updating a comment, `replace` or `append`. | `append` |
 | `reaction-type` | The reaction to add to the comment. (`+1`, `-1`, `laugh`, `confused`, `heart`, `hooray`, `rocket`, `eyes`) | |
 
+#### Outputs
+
+The ID of the created comment will be output for use in later steps.
+Note that in order to read the step output the action step must have an id.
+
+```yml
+      - name: Create comment
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
+        id: couc
+        with:
+          issue-number: 1
+          body: |
+            My comment
+      - name: Check outputs
+        run: |
+          echo "Comment ID - ${{ steps.couc.outputs.comment-id }}"
+```
+
 ### Where to find the id of a comment
 
 How to find the id of a comment will depend a lot on the use case.

action.yml

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ inputs:
     description: 'The mode when updating a comment, "replace" or "append".'
   reaction-type:
     description: 'The reaction to add to the comment.'
+outputs:
+  comment-id:
+    description: 'The id of the created comment'
 runs:
   using: 'node12'
   main: 'dist/index.js'

dist/index.js

@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ function wrappy (fn, cb) {
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-/***/ (function() {
+/***/ (function(module) {
 
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+module.exports = eval("require")("encoding");
 
 
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@@ -580,11 +580,13 @@ async function run() {
           body: commentBody
         });
         core.info(`Updated comment id '${inputs.commentId}'.`);
+        core.setOutput('comment-id', inputs.commentId);
       }
 
       // Set a comment reaction
       if (inputs.reactionType) {
         await addReaction(octokit, repo, inputs.commentId, inputs.reactionType);
+        core.info(`Added reaction '${inputs.reactionType}' to comment id '${inputs.commentId}'.`);
       }
     } else if (inputs.issueNumber) {
       // Create a comment
@@ -598,11 +600,13 @@ async function run() {
         issue_number: inputs.issueNumber,
         body: inputs.body
       });
-      core.info(`Created comment on issue '${inputs.issueNumber}'.`);
+      core.info(`Created comment id '${comment.id}' on issue '${inputs.issueNumber}'.`);
+      core.setOutput('comment-id', comment.id);
 
       // Set a comment reaction
       if (inputs.reactionType) {
         await addReaction(octokit, repo, comment.id, inputs.reactionType);
+        core.info(`Added reaction '${inputs.reactionType}' to comment id '${comment.id}'.`);
       }
     } else {
       core.setFailed("Missing either 'issue-number' or 'comment-id'.");

index.js

@@ -84,11 +84,13 @@ async function run() {
           body: commentBody
         });
         core.info(`Updated comment id '${inputs.commentId}'.`);
+        core.setOutput('comment-id', inputs.commentId);
       }
 
       // Set a comment reaction
       if (inputs.reactionType) {
         await addReaction(octokit, repo, inputs.commentId, inputs.reactionType);
+        core.info(`Added reaction '${inputs.reactionType}' to comment id '${inputs.commentId}'.`);
       }
     } else if (inputs.issueNumber) {
       // Create a comment
@@ -102,11 +104,13 @@ async function run() {
         issue_number: inputs.issueNumber,
         body: inputs.body
       });
-      core.info(`Created comment on issue '${inputs.issueNumber}'.`);
+      core.info(`Created comment id '${comment.id}' on issue '${inputs.issueNumber}'.`);
+      core.setOutput('comment-id', comment.id);
 
       // Set a comment reaction
       if (inputs.reactionType) {
         await addReaction(octokit, repo, comment.id, inputs.reactionType);
+        core.info(`Added reaction '${inputs.reactionType}' to comment id '${comment.id}'.`);
       }
     } else {
       core.setFailed("Missing either 'issue-number' or 'comment-id'.");