fix: handle multiline discussion body in GITHUB_OUTPUT (send-to-power-automate)#12
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[WIP] Fix failing GitHub Actions workflow send-to-power-automate
fix: handle multiline discussion body in GITHUB_OUTPUT (send-to-power-automate)
Mar 3, 2026
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discussion.bodydirectly to$GITHUB_OUTPUTviaechobreaks when the body contains newlines — the runner parses each line askey=valueand throwsInvalid format ''on blank/continuation lines, aborting all downstream steps.Changes
toJSON()for title/body env vars — encodes newlines as\n, keeping values single-line safe for env var expansion$GITHUB_OUTPUT— decoded viajq -r ., bypassing the runner's line-format requirement entirelyBuild Payloadreads from temp files —TITLE=$(cat /tmp/discussion_title.txt)instead ofsteps.inputs.outputs.titleOnly
label,number,url,author, andcreated_at(all guaranteed single-line) continue to use$GITHUB_OUTPUT.Original prompt
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