Update src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/Sdk/Functions/Case.cs

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     # Build runner layout
     - name: Build & Layout Release
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ jobs:
             docker_platform: linux/arm64
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     - name: Get latest runner version
       id: latest_runner
-      uses: actions/github-script@v8
+      uses: actions/github-script@v7
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         script: |

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL

.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       npm-vulnerabilities: ${{ steps.check-versions.outputs.npm-vulnerabilities }}
       open-dependency-prs: ${{ steps.check-prs.outputs.open-dependency-prs }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:

.github/workflows/docker-buildx-upgrade.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       BUILDX_CURRENT_VERSION: ${{ steps.check_buildx_version.outputs.CURRENT_VERSION }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Check Docker version
         id: check_docker_version
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Update Docker version
         shell: bash

.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ jobs:
       IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/actions-runner
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.releaseBranch }}
 
       - name: Compute image version
         id: image
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');

.github/workflows/dotnet-upgrade.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       DOTNET_CURRENT_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION: ${{ steps.fetch_current_version.outputs.DOTNET_CURRENT_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Get current major minor version
         id: fetch_current_version
         shell: bash
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ needs.dotnet-update.outputs.SHOULD_UPDATE == 1 && needs.dotnet-update.outputs.BRANCH_EXISTS == 0 }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: feature/dotnetsdk-upgrade/${{ needs.dotnet-update.outputs.DOTNET_LATEST_MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH_VERSION }}
       - name: Create Pull Request

.github/workflows/node-upgrade.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   update-node:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Get latest Node versions
         id: node-versions
         run: |

.github/workflows/npm-audit-typescript.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   npm-audit-with-ts-fix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:

.github/workflows/npm-audit.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   npm-audit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases/') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     # Make sure ./releaseVersion match ./src/runnerversion
     # Query GitHub release ensure version is not used
     - name: Check version
-      uses: actions/github-script@v8
+      uses: actions/github-script@v8.0.0
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         script: |
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     # Build runner layout
     - name: Build & Layout Release
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     # Download runner package tar.gz/zip produced by 'build' job
     - name: Download Artifact (win-x64)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
     # Create ReleaseNote file
     - name: Create ReleaseNote
       id: releaseNote
-      uses: actions/github-script@v8
+      uses: actions/github-script@v8.0.0
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         script: |
@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ jobs:
       IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/actions-runner
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Compute image version
         id: image
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');

images/Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Source: https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-noble AS build
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-jammy AS build
 
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ RUN export RUNNER_ARCH=${TARGETARCH} \
     "https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/v${BUILDX_VERSION}/buildx-v${BUILDX_VERSION}.linux-${TARGETARCH}" \
     && chmod +x /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
 
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-noble
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-jammy
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV RUNNER_MANUALLY_TRAP_SIG=1
 ENV ACTIONS_RUNNER_PRINT_LOG_TO_STDOUT=1
-ENV ImageOS=ubuntu24
+ENV ImageOS=ubuntu22
 
 # 'gpg-agent' and 'software-properties-common' are needed for the 'add-apt-repository' command that follows
 RUN apt update -y \

src/Misc/externals.sh

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NODE_ALPINE_URL=https://github.com/actions/alpine_nodejs/releases/download
 # When you update Node versions you must also create a new release of alpine_nodejs at that updated version.
 # Follow the instructions here: https://github.com/actions/alpine_nodejs?tab=readme-ov-file#getting-started
 NODE20_VERSION="20.19.6"
-NODE24_VERSION="24.12.0"
+NODE24_VERSION="24.11.1"
 
 get_abs_path() {
   # exploits the fact that pwd will print abs path when no args

src/Misc/layoutroot/safe_sleep.sh

@@ -1,36 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# try to use sleep if available
-if [ -x "$(command -v sleep)" ]; then
-    sleep "$1"
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-# try to use ping if available
-if [ -x "$(command -v ping)" ]; then
-    ping -c $(( $1 + 1 )) 127.0.0.1 > /dev/null
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-# try to use read -t from stdin/stdout/stderr if we are in bash
-if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
-    if command -v read >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        if [ -t 0 ]; then
-            read -t "$1" -u 0 || :;
-            exit 0
-        fi
-        if [ -t 1 ]; then
-            read -t "$1" -u 1 || :;
-            exit 0
-        fi
-        if [ -t 2 ]; then
-            read -t "$1" -u 2 || :;
-            exit 0
-        fi
-    fi
-fi
-
-# fallback to a busy wait
 SECONDS=0
 while [[ $SECONDS -lt $1 ]]; do
     :

src/Runner.Sdk/Runner.Sdk.csproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Channels" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>

src/Runner.Worker/ActionManifestManager.cs

@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                 Schema = _actionManifestSchema,
                 // TODO: Switch to real tracewriter for cutover
                 TraceWriter = new GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.EmptyTraceWriter(),
+                AllowCaseFunction = false,
             };
 
             // Expression values from execution context

src/Runner.Worker/ActionManifestManagerLegacy.cs

@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                     maxBytes: 10 * 1024 * 1024),
                 Schema = _actionManifestSchema,
                 TraceWriter = executionContext.ToTemplateTraceWriter(),
+                AllowCaseFunction = false,
             };
 
             // Expression values from execution context

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/ExpressionConstants.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
     {
         static ExpressionConstants()
         {
+            AddFunction<Case>("case", 3, Byte.MaxValue);
             AddFunction<Contains>("contains", 2, 2);
             AddFunction<EndsWith>("endsWith", 2, 2);
             AddFunction<Format>("format", 1, Byte.MaxValue);

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/ExpressionParser.cs

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
             String expression,
             ITraceWriter trace,
             IEnumerable<INamedValueInfo> namedValues,
-            IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions)
+            IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions,
+            Boolean allowCaseFunction = true)
         {
-            var context = new ParseContext(expression, trace, namedValues, functions);
+            var context = new ParseContext(expression, trace, namedValues, functions, allowCaseFunction);
             context.Trace.Info($"Parsing expression: <{expression}>");
             return CreateTree(context);
         }
@@ -349,6 +350,10 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
             {
                 throw new ParseException(ParseExceptionKind.TooManyParameters, token: @operator, expression: context.Expression);
             }
+            else if (functionInfo.Name.Equals("case", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && function.Parameters.Count % 2 == 0)
+            {
+                throw new ParseException(ParseExceptionKind.EvenParameters, token: @operator, expression: context.Expression);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -411,6 +416,12 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
             String name,
             out IFunctionInfo functionInfo)
         {
+            if (String.Equals(name, "case", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !context.AllowCaseFunction)
+            {
+                functionInfo = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+
             return ExpressionConstants.WellKnownFunctions.TryGetValue(name, out functionInfo) ||
                 context.ExtensionFunctions.TryGetValue(name, out functionInfo);
         }
@@ -418,6 +429,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
         private sealed class ParseContext
         {
             public Boolean AllowUnknownKeywords;
+            public Boolean AllowCaseFunction;
             public readonly String Expression;
             public readonly Dictionary<String, IFunctionInfo> ExtensionFunctions = new Dictionary<String, IFunctionInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
             public readonly Dictionary<String, INamedValueInfo> ExtensionNamedValues = new Dictionary<String, INamedValueInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
@@ -433,7 +445,8 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
                 ITraceWriter trace,
                 IEnumerable<INamedValueInfo> namedValues,
                 IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions,
-                Boolean allowUnknownKeywords = false)
+                Boolean allowUnknownKeywords = false,
+                Boolean allowCaseFunction = true)
             {
                 Expression = expression ?? String.Empty;
                 if (Expression.Length > ExpressionConstants.MaxLength)
@@ -454,6 +467,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
 
                 LexicalAnalyzer = new LexicalAnalyzer(Expression);
                 AllowUnknownKeywords = allowUnknownKeywords;
+                AllowCaseFunction = allowCaseFunction;
             }
 
             private class NoOperationTraceWriter : ITraceWriter

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/ParseException.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
                 case ParseExceptionKind.TooManyParameters:
                     description = "Too many parameters supplied";
                     break;
+                case ParseExceptionKind.EvenParameters:
+                    description = "Even number of parameters supplied, requires an odd number of parameters";
+                    break;
                 case ParseExceptionKind.UnexpectedEndOfExpression:
                     description = "Unexpected end of expression";
                     break;

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/ParseExceptionKind.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         ExceededMaxLength,
         TooFewParameters,
         TooManyParameters,
+        EvenParameters,
         UnexpectedEndOfExpression,
         UnexpectedSymbol,
         UnrecognizedFunction,

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/Sdk/Functions/Case.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#nullable disable // Consider removing in the future to minimize likelihood of NullReferenceException; refer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/nullable-references
+
+using System;
+using GitHub.Actions.Expressions.Data;
+
+namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2.Sdk.Functions
+{
+    internal sealed class Case : Function
+    {
+        protected sealed override Object EvaluateCore(
+            EvaluationContext context,
+            out ResultMemory resultMemory)
+        {
+            resultMemory = null;
+            // Validate argument count - must be odd (pairs of predicate-result plus default)
+            if (Parameters.Count % 2 == 0)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("case requires an odd number of arguments");
+            }
+
+            // Evaluate predicate-result pairs
+            for (var i = 0; i < Parameters.Count - 1; i += 2)
+            {
+                var predicate = Parameters[i].Evaluate(context);
+
+                // Predicate must be a boolean
+                if (predicate.Kind != ValueKind.Boolean)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("case predicate must evaluate to a boolean value");
+                }
+
+                // If predicate is true, return the corresponding result
+                if ((Boolean)predicate.Value)
+                {
+                    var result = Parameters[i + 1].Evaluate(context);
+                    return result.Value;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // No predicate matched, return default (last argument)
+            var defaultResult = Parameters[Parameters.Count - 1].Evaluate(context);
+            return defaultResult.Value;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Sdk/DTObjectTemplating/ObjectTemplating/TemplateContext.cs

@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating
 
         internal ITraceWriter TraceWriter { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the case expression function is allowed.
+        /// Defaults to true. Set to false to disable the case function.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal Boolean AllowCaseFunction { get; set; } = true;
+
         private IDictionary<String, Int32> FileIds
         {
             get

src/Sdk/DTObjectTemplating/ObjectTemplating/Tokens/TemplateToken.cs

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,

src/Sdk/DTPipelines/Pipelines/ObjectTemplating/PipelineTemplateConverter.cs

@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines.ObjectTemplating
             var node = default(ExpressionNode);
             try
             {
-                node = expressionParser.CreateTree(condition, null, namedValues, functions) as ExpressionNode;
+                node = expressionParser.CreateTree(condition, null, namedValues, functions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction) as ExpressionNode;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {

src/Sdk/Expressions/ExpressionConstants.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
     {
         static ExpressionConstants()
         {
+            AddFunction<Case>("case", 3, Byte.MaxValue);
             AddFunction<Contains>("contains", 2, 2);
             AddFunction<EndsWith>("endsWith", 2, 2);
             AddFunction<Format>("format", 1, Byte.MaxValue);

src/Sdk/Expressions/ExpressionParser.cs

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
             String expression,
             ITraceWriter trace,
             IEnumerable<INamedValueInfo> namedValues,
-            IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions)
+            IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions,
+            Boolean allowCaseFunction = true)
         {
-            var context = new ParseContext(expression, trace, namedValues, functions);
+            var context = new ParseContext(expression, trace, namedValues, functions, allowCaseFunction: allowCaseFunction);
             context.Trace.Info($"Parsing expression: <{expression}>");
             return CreateTree(context);
         }
@@ -349,6 +350,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
             {
                 throw new ParseException(ParseExceptionKind.TooManyParameters, token: @operator, expression: context.Expression);
             }
+            else if (functionInfo.Name.Equals("case", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && function.Parameters.Count % 2 == 0)
+            {
+                throw new ParseException(ParseExceptionKind.EvenParameters, token: @operator, expression: context.Expression);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -411,6 +416,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
             String name,
             out IFunctionInfo functionInfo)
         {
+            if (String.Equals(name, "case", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !context.AllowCaseFunction)
+            {
+                functionInfo = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+
             return ExpressionConstants.WellKnownFunctions.TryGetValue(name, out functionInfo) ||
                 context.ExtensionFunctions.TryGetValue(name, out functionInfo);
         }
@@ -418,6 +429,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
         private sealed class ParseContext
         {
             public Boolean AllowUnknownKeywords;
+            public Boolean AllowCaseFunction;
             public readonly String Expression;
             public readonly Dictionary<String, IFunctionInfo> ExtensionFunctions = new Dictionary<String, IFunctionInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
             public readonly Dictionary<String, INamedValueInfo> ExtensionNamedValues = new Dictionary<String, INamedValueInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
@@ -433,7 +445,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
                 ITraceWriter trace,
                 IEnumerable<INamedValueInfo> namedValues,
                 IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions,
-                Boolean allowUnknownKeywords = false)
+                Boolean allowUnknownKeywords = false,
+                Boolean allowCaseFunction = true)
             {
                 Expression = expression ?? String.Empty;
                 if (Expression.Length > ExpressionConstants.MaxLength)
@@ -454,6 +467,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
 
                 LexicalAnalyzer = new LexicalAnalyzer(Expression);
                 AllowUnknownKeywords = allowUnknownKeywords;
+                AllowCaseFunction = allowCaseFunction;
             }
 
             private class NoOperationTraceWriter : ITraceWriter
@@ -468,4 +482,4 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

src/Sdk/Expressions/ParseException.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
                 case ParseExceptionKind.TooManyParameters:
                     description = "Too many parameters supplied";
                     break;
+                case ParseExceptionKind.EvenParameters:
+                    description = "Even number of parameters supplied, requires an odd number of parameters";
+                    break;
                 case ParseExceptionKind.UnexpectedEndOfExpression:
                     description = "Unexpected end of expression";
                     break;

src/Sdk/Expressions/ParseExceptionKind.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
         ExceededMaxLength,
         TooFewParameters,
         TooManyParameters,
+        EvenParameters,
         UnexpectedEndOfExpression,
         UnexpectedSymbol,
         UnrecognizedFunction,

src/Sdk/Expressions/Sdk/Functions/Case.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#nullable disable // Consider removing in the future to minimize likelihood of NullReferenceException; refer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/nullable-references
+
+using System;
+using GitHub.Actions.Expressions.Data;
+
+namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions.Sdk.Functions
+{
+    internal sealed class Case : Function
+    {
+        protected sealed override Object EvaluateCore(
+            EvaluationContext context,
+            out ResultMemory resultMemory)
+        {
+            resultMemory = null;
+            // Validate argument count - must be odd (pairs of predicate-result plus default)
+            if (Parameters.Count % 2 == 0)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("case requires an odd number of arguments");
+            }
+
+            // Evaluate predicate-result pairs
+            for (var i = 0; i < Parameters.Count - 1; i += 2)
+            {
+                var predicate = Parameters[i].Evaluate(context);
+
+                // Predicate must be a boolean
+                if (predicate.Kind != ValueKind.Boolean)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("case predicate must evaluate to a boolean value");
+                }
+
+                // If predicate is true, return the corresponding result
+                if ((Boolean)predicate.Value)
+                {
+                    var result = Parameters[i + 1].Evaluate(context);
+                    return result.Value;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // No predicate matched, return default (last argument)
+            var defaultResult = Parameters[Parameters.Count - 1].Evaluate(context);
+            return defaultResult.Value;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Sdk/WorkflowParser/Conversion/WorkflowTemplateConverter.cs

@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.Conversion
             var node = default(ExpressionNode);
             try
             {
-                node = expressionParser.CreateTree(condition, null, namedValues, functions) as ExpressionNode;
+                node = expressionParser.CreateTree(condition, null, namedValues, functions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction) as ExpressionNode;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {

src/Sdk/WorkflowParser/ObjectTemplating/TemplateContext.cs

@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating
         /// </summary>
         internal Boolean StrictJsonParsing { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the case expression function is allowed.
+        /// Defaults to true. Set to false to disable the case function.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal Boolean AllowCaseFunction { get; set; } = true;
+
         internal ITraceWriter TraceWriter { get; set; }
 
         private IDictionary<String, Int32> FileIds

src/Sdk/WorkflowParser/ObjectTemplating/Tokens/TemplateToken.cs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,