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Github Actions script error in YAML syntax – Ubuntu

name: Test

on:
  workflow_call:
    secrets:
      MY_SECRET:
        required: true

jobs:
  shared-setup:
    uses: *****/*****/.github/workflows/shared-setup.yml@main

  unique-test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: shared-setup

    env:
      SUPER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.MY_SECRET }}

    - name: Do something
      run: echo "Hello World!"

I seem to have an errror in my YAML doc. but I can’t see it. Deploying to GitHub results in an error that the document has an error in the yaml syntax near the line saying unique-test:.

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  1. 0

    you can use online tool like yaml checker or editor in the github workflow it self. and it’s quite helpful.

    1. the uses of shared-setup should be in string, you can use `` | ''
    2. you have to put the process below steps,

    the result should be like:

    name: Test

on:
  workflow_call:
    secrets:
      MY_SECRET:
        required: true

jobs:
  shared-setup:
    uses: '*****/*****/.github/workflows/shared-setup.yml@main'

  unique-test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: shared-setup    
    steps:
      - name: Do something
        run: echo "Hello World!"
        env:
          SUPER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.MY_SECRET }}
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  2. 0

    Missing steps in your second job i.e. unique-test.

    I believe that in your first job, you deliberately redacted the username/repo for uses. Once the steps key is added and those asterisks are replaced with valid values, it should work fine.

    Fixed workflow (linted):

    name: Test

on:
  workflow_call:
    secrets:
      MY_SECRET:
        required: true

jobs:
  shared-setup:
    uses: username/repo/.github/workflows/shared-setup.yml@main

  unique-test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: shared-setup

    env:
      SUPER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.MY_SECRET }}

    steps:
    - name: Do something
      run: echo "Hello World!"
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