using-step-outputs.yml

name: Using outputs from a job

on: workflow_dispatch

jobs:
  set-output:
    name: A job to set output
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    outputs:
      my-output: ${{ steps.step-with-output.outputs.time }}

    steps:
      - name: A step that produces output
        uses: actions/hello-world-javascript-action@v1
        id: step-with-output
        with:
          who-to-greet: "Manning Book Reader"

  get-output:
    name: A job that receives output as input
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    needs: [set-output]
    outputs:
      crumbs: ${{ steps.loaf.outputs.bread}}

    steps:
      - name: A step that uses output as input
        run: |
          echo 'the time is: ${{ needs.set-output.outputs.my-output }}'
      - name: A step that sets even more job output
        id: loaf
        run: echo "::set-output name=bread::always bread"

  even-more-output:
    name: Depend on multiple jobs and output
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    needs: [set-output, get-output]

    steps:
      - name: A step using many outputs as input
        run: |
          echo "output from set-output job was: ${{ needs.set-output.outputs.my-output }}"
          echo "output from get-output job was: ${{ needs.get-output.outputs.crumbs }}"