action.yml

name: 'Switch Case Action'
description: 'Checks the conditionals-and-values input for the correct one, and if none found, returns default (like a switch case)'

branding:
  icon: align-justify
  color: orange

inputs:
  default:
    description: "The value to be returned if no conditionals match"
    required: true
  conditionals-with-values:
    description: "A newline delimited conditional array, split by an arrow (=>)"
    required: true
    
outputs:
  value:
    description: "The value based on all other logic"
    value: ${{ steps.return-value.outputs.value }}

runs:
  using: "composite"
  steps:
    - name: Parse Conditionals and Value
      uses: actions-ecosystem/action-regex-match@v2
      id: parse-value
      with:
        text: ${{ inputs.conditionals-with-values }}
        regex: 'true\s*=>\s*(.*)?$'
        flags: m
    - run: "echo ------------- Regex Results ------------"
      shell: bash
    - run: "echo found - ${{ steps.parse-value.outputs.match != '' }}"
      shell: bash
    - run: "echo group1 - ${{ steps.parse-value.outputs.group1 }}"
      shell: bash
       
    - name: Determine Message
      uses: haya14busa/action-cond@v1
      id: return-value
      with:
        cond: ${{ steps.parse-value.outputs.match != '' }}
        if_true: ${{ steps.parse-value.outputs.group1 }}
        if_false: ${{ inputs.default }}