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Clarify details for defaults, shell, and working-dir (#607)

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Ethan Chiu
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ An important step towards meeting this goal is to build in functionality for act
We don't want the workflow author to need to know how the internal workings of the action work. Users shouldn't know the internal workings of the composite action (for example, `default.shell` and `default.workingDir` should not be inherited from the workflow file to the action file). When deciding how to design certain parts of composite run steps, we want to think one logical step from the consumer.
A composite action is treated as **one** individual job step (aka encapsulation).
A composite action is treated as **one** individual job step (this is known as encapsulation).
## Decision
@@ -251,8 +251,27 @@ If any of the steps fail in the composite action and the `continue-on-error` is
For the composite action steps, it follows the same logic as above. In this example, `"Hello World 2"` will be outputted because the previous step has `continue-on-error` set to `true` although that previous step errored.
### Defaults
We will not support "defaults" in a composite action.
The composite action author will be required to set the `shell` and `workingDir` of the composite action. Moreover, the composite action author will be able to explicitly set the shell for each composite run step. The workflow author will not have the ability to change these attributes.
### Shell and Working-directory
For each run step in a composite action, the action author can set the `shell` and `working-directory` attributes for that step. These attributes are optional for each run step - by default, the `shell` is set to whatever default value is associated with the runner os (ex: bash =\> Mac). Moreover, the composite action author can map in values from the `inputs` for it's `shell` and `working-directory` attributes at the step level for an action.
For example,
`action.yml`
```yaml
inputs:
shell_1:
description: 'Your name'
default: 'pwsh'
steps:
- run: echo 1
shell: ${{ inputs.shell_1 }}
```
Note, the workflow file and action file are treated as separate entities. **So, the workflow `defaults` will never change the `shell` and `working-directory` value in the run steps in a composite action.** Note, `defaults` in a workflow only apply to run steps not "uses" steps (steps that use an action).
### Visualizing Composite Action in the GitHub Actions UI
We want all the composite action's steps to be condensed into the original composite action node.