Update releaseVersion

* Update runner to 2.287.0

* Update release notes

.editorconfig

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# https://editorconfig.org/
+
+[*]
+insert_final_newline = true # ensure all files end with a single newline
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true # attempt to remove trailing whitespace on save
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false # in markdown, "two trailing spaces" is unfortunately meaningful; it means `<br>`

.gitattributes

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # Merging from the command prompt will add diff markers to the files if there
 # are conflicts (Merging from VS is not affected by the settings below, in VS
-# the diff markers are never inserted). Diff markers may cause the following 
+# the diff markers are never inserted). Diff markers may cause the following
 # file extensions to fail to load in VS. An alternative would be to treat
 # these files as binary and thus will always conflict and require user
 # intervention with every merge. To do so, just uncomment the entries below
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
 
 ###############################################################################
 # diff behavior for common document formats
-# 
+#
 # Convert binary document formats to text before diffing them. This feature
-# is only available from the command line. Turn it on by uncommenting the 
+# is only available from the command line. Turn it on by uncommenting the
 # entries below.
 ###############################################################################
 *.doc   diff=astextplain

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 ---
-name: Bug report
+name: 🛑 Report a bug in the runner application
-about: Create a report to help us improve
+about: If you have issues with GitHub Actions, please follow the "support for GitHub Actions" link, below.
 title: ''
 labels: bug
 assignees: ''
 
 ---
 
+<!--
+👋 You're opening a bug report against the GitHub Actions **runner application**.
+
+🛑 Please stop if you're not certain that the bug you're seeing is in the runner application - if you have general problems with actions, workflows, or runners, please see the [GitHub Community Support Forum](https://github.community/c/code-to-cloud/52) which is actively monitored.  Using the forum ensures that we route your problem to the correct team.  😃
+-->
+
 **Describe the bug**
 A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: ✅ Support for GitHub Actions
+    url: https://github.community/c/code-to-cloud/52
+    about: If you have questions about GitHub Actions or need support writing workflows, please ask in the GitHub Community Support forum.
+  - name: ✅ Feedback and suggestions for GitHub Actions
+    url: https://github.com/github/feedback/discussions/categories/actions-and-packages-feedback
+    about: If you have feedback or suggestions about GitHub Actions, please open a discussion (or add to an existing one) in the GitHub Actions Feedback.  GitHub Actions Product Managers and Engineers monitor the feedback forum.
+  - name: ‼️ GitHub Security Bug Bounty
+    url: https://bounty.github.com/
+    about: Please report security vulnerabilities here.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement_request.md

@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 ---
-name: Feature Request
+name: 🛑 Request a feature in the runner application 
-about: Create a request to help us improve
+about: If you have feature requests for GitHub Actions, please use the "feedback and suggestions for GitHub Actions" link below.
 title: ''
 labels: enhancement
 assignees: ''
 
 ---
 
-Thank you 🙇‍♀ for wanting to create a feature in this repository. Before you do, please ensure you are filing the issue in the right place. Issues should only be opened on if the issue **relates to code in this repository**.  
+<!--
+👋 You're opening a request for an enhancement in the GitHub Actions **runner application**.
 
+🛑 Please stop if you're not certain that the feature you want is in the runner application - if you have a suggestion for improving GitHub Actions, please see the [GitHub Actions Feedback](https://github.com/github/feedback/discussions/categories/actions-and-packages-feedback) discussion forum which is actively monitored.  Using the forum ensures that we route your problem to the correct team.  😃
+
+Some additional useful links:
 * If you have found a security issue [please submit it here](https://hackerone.com/github)
 * If you have questions or issues with the service, writing workflows or actions, then please [visit the GitHub Community Forum's Actions Board](https://github.community/t5/GitHub-Actions/bd-p/actions)
-* If you are having an issue or question about GitHub Actions then please [contact customer support](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/about-github-actions#contacting-support)
+* If you are having an issue or have a question about GitHub Actions then please [contact customer support](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/about-github-actions#contacting-support)
 
 If you have a feature request that is relevant to this repository, the runner, then please include the information below:
+-->
 
 **Describe the enhancement**
 A clear and concise description of what the features or enhancement you need.
@@ -24,4 +29,4 @@ If applicable, add a code snippet.
 **Additional information**
 Add any other context about the feature here.
 
-NOTE: if the feature request has been agreed upon then the assignee will create an ADR.   See docs/adrs/README.md
+NOTE: if the feature request has been agreed upon then the assignee will create an ADR.   See docs/adrs/README.md

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ on:
     - main
     - releases/*
     paths-ignore:
-    - '**.md'    
+    - '**.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - '*'
     paths-ignore:
-    - '**.md'    
+    - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ jobs:
           devScript: ./dev.sh
 
         - runtime: win-x64
-          os: windows-latest
+          os: windows-2019
           devScript: ./dev
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
     # Build runner layout
     - name: Build & Layout Release
@@ -57,6 +57,29 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: src
       if: matrix.runtime != 'linux-arm64' && matrix.runtime != 'linux-arm'
 
+    # Check runtime/externals hash
+    - name: Compute/Compare runtime and externals Hash
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "Current dotnet runtime hash result: $DOTNET_RUNTIME_HASH"
+        echo "Current Externals hash result: $EXTERNALS_HASH"
+
+        NeedUpdate=0
+        if [ "$EXTERNALS_HASH" != "$(cat ./src/Misc/contentHash/externals/${{ matrix.runtime }})" ] ;then
+          echo Hash mismatch, Update ./src/Misc/contentHash/externals/${{ matrix.runtime }} to $EXTERNALS_HASH
+          NeedUpdate=1
+        fi
+
+        if [ "$DOTNET_RUNTIME_HASH" != "$(cat ./src/Misc/contentHash/dotnetRuntime/${{ matrix.runtime }})" ] ;then
+          echo Hash mismatch, Update ./src/Misc/contentHash/dotnetRuntime/${{ matrix.runtime }} to $DOTNET_RUNTIME_HASH
+          NeedUpdate=1
+        fi
+
+        exit $NeedUpdate
+      env:
+        DOTNET_RUNTIME_HASH: ${{hashFiles('**/_layout_trims/runtime/**/*')}}
+        EXTERNALS_HASH: ${{hashFiles('**/_layout_trims/externals/**/*')}}
+
     # Create runner package tar.gz/zip
     - name: Package Release
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
@@ -67,7 +90,11 @@ jobs:
     # Upload runner package tar.gz/zip as artifact
     - name: Publish Artifact
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
         name: runner-package-${{ matrix.runtime }}
-        path: _package
+        path: | 
+          _package
+          _package_trims/trim_externals
+          _package_trims/trim_runtime
+          _package_trims/trim_runtime_externals

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 name: "Code Scanning - Action"
 
+permissions:
+  security-events: write
+
 on:
   push:
+    branches: 
+      - main
   pull_request:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 0'
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       #   languages: go, javascript, csharp, python, cpp, java
 
     - name: Manual build
-      run : | 
+      run : |
         ./dev.sh layout Release linux-x64
       working-directory: src
 

.github/workflows/e2etest.yml

@@ -1,335 +0,0 @@
-name: Runner E2E Test
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - main
-    - releases/*
-
-jobs:
-  init:
-    name: Initialize workflow ☕
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      unique_runner_label: ${{steps.generator.outputs.runner_label}}
-    steps:
-    - name: Delete all runners
-      uses: actions/github-script@v3
-      with:
-        debug: true
-        script: |
-          var runnersResp = await github.actions.listSelfHostedRunnersForRepo({
-              owner: 'actions',
-              repo: 'runner',
-              per_page: '100'
-          });
-          for(var i=0; i<runnersResp.data.total_count; i++){
-            core.debug(JSON.stringify(runnersResp.data.runners[i]))
-            await github.actions.deleteSelfHostedRunnerFromRepo({
-              owner: 'actions',
-              repo: 'runner',
-              runner_id: runnersResp.data.runners[i].id
-            });
-          }
-        github-token: ${{secrets.PAT}}
-    - name: Generate Unique Runner label
-      id: generator
-      run: |
-        label=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
-        echo ::set-output name=runner_label::$label
-
-  build:
-    name: Build runner packages 🏗 📦
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        runtime: [ linux-x64, linux-arm64, linux-arm, win-x64, osx-x64 ]
-        include:
-        - runtime: linux-x64
-          os: ubuntu-latest
-          devScript: ./dev.sh
-
-        - runtime: linux-arm64
-          os: ubuntu-latest
-          devScript: ./dev.sh
-
-        - runtime: linux-arm
-          os: ubuntu-latest
-          devScript: ./dev.sh
-
-        - runtime: osx-x64
-          os: macOS-latest
-          devScript: ./dev.sh
-
-        - runtime: win-x64
-          os: windows-latest
-          devScript: ./dev
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-
-    # Build runner layout
-    - name: Build & Layout Release
-      run: |
-        ${{ matrix.devScript }} layout Release ${{ matrix.runtime }}
-      working-directory: src
-    
-    # Create runner package tar.gz/zip
-    - name: Package Release
-      run: |
-         ${{ matrix.devScript }} package Release ${{ matrix.runtime }}
-      working-directory: src
-
-    # Upload runner package tar.gz/zip as artifact
-    - name: Publish Artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-      with:
-        name: runner-package-${{ matrix.runtime }}
-        path: _package
-
-  dispatch_workflow:
-    name: Dispatch workflow to runners 🚨
-    needs: [init, build]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Dispatch workflow
-      timeout-minutes: 10
-      uses: actions/github-script@v3
-      with:
-        debug: true
-        script: |
-          function sleep(ms) { return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms)); }
-          async function dispatchWorkflow(runner) {
-            await github.actions.createWorkflowDispatch({
-              owner: 'actions',
-              repo: 'runner',
-              workflow_id: 'runner-basic-e2e-test-case.yml',
-              ref: 'main',
-              inputs: {target_runner: runner}
-            });
-          }
-          var runWin64 = false, runLinux64 = false, runOsx64 = false, runLinuxARM64 = false;
-          while (true) {
-            core.info(`------------- Waiting for runners to be configured --------------`)
-            await sleep(10000);
-            var runnersResp = await github.actions.listSelfHostedRunnersForRepo({owner: 'actions', repo: 'runner', per_page: '100'});
-            for (var i = 0; i < runnersResp.data.total_count; i++) {
-              core.debug(JSON.stringify(runnersResp.data.runners[i]))
-              var labels = runnersResp.data.runners[i].labels;
-              for (var j = 0; j < labels.length; j++) {
-                core.debug(`Comparing: ${labels[j].name} to win-x64/linux-x64/osx-x64/linux-arm64-${{ needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label }}`)
-                if (labels[j].name == 'win-x64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}' && runWin64 == false) {
-                  core.info(`------------------- Windows runner is configured, queue Windows Run -------------------------`)
-                  runWin64 = true;
-                  await dispatchWorkflow('win-x64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}');
-                  break;
-                } else if (labels[j].name == 'linux-x64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}' && runLinux64 == false) {
-                  core.info(`------------------- Linux runner is configured, queue Linux Run -------------------------`)
-                  runLinux64 = true;
-                  await dispatchWorkflow('linux-x64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}');
-                  break;
-                } else if (labels[j].name == 'osx-x64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}' && runOsx64 == false) {
-                  core.info(`------------------- macOS runner is configured, queue macOS Run -------------------------`)
-                  runOsx64 = true;
-                  await dispatchWorkflow('osx-x64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}');
-                  break;
-                } else if (labels[j].name == 'linux-arm64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}' && runLinuxARM64 == false) {
-                  core.info(`------------------- Linux ARM64 runner is configured, queue Linux ARM64 Run-------------------------`)
-                  runLinuxARM64 = true;
-                  await dispatchWorkflow('linux-arm64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}');
-                  break;
-                }
-              }
-            }
-            if (runWin64 && runLinux64 && runOsx64 && runLinuxARM64) {
-              core.info(`--------------------- ALL runner are running jobs --------------------------`)
-              break;
-            } else {
-              core.info(`---------- Windows running: ${runWin64} -- Linux running: ${runLinux64} -- macOS running: ${runOsx64} -- Linux ARM64 running: ${runLinuxARM64} -----------`)
-            }
-          }
-        github-token: ${{secrets.PAT}}
-
-  LinuxE2E:
-    needs: [build, init]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Download Runner
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: runner-package-linux-x64
-      - name: Unzip Runner Package
-        run: |
-          tar -xzf *.tar.gz
-      - name: Configure Runner
-        env:
-          unique_runner_name: linux-x64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}
-        run: |
-          ./config.sh --url ${{github.event.repository.html_url}} --unattended --name $unique_runner_name --pat ${{secrets.PAT}} --labels $unique_runner_name --replace
-      - name: Start Runner and Wait for Job
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-        run: |
-          ./run.sh --once
-      - name: Remove Runner
-        if: always()
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          ./config.sh remove --pat ${{secrets.PAT}}
-      - name: Upload Runner Logs
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: linux_x64_logs
-          path: _diag
-  macOSE2E:
-    needs: [build, init]
-    runs-on: macos-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Download Runner
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: runner-package-osx-x64
-      - name: Unzip Runner Package
-        run: |
-          tar -xzf *.tar.gz
-      - name: Configure Runner
-        env:
-          unique_runner_name: osx-x64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}
-        run: |
-          ./config.sh --url ${{github.event.repository.html_url}} --unattended --name $unique_runner_name --pat ${{secrets.PAT}} --labels $unique_runner_name --replace
-      - name: Start Runner and Wait for Job
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-        run: |
-          ./run.sh --once
-      - name: Remove Runner
-        if: always()
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          ./config.sh remove --pat ${{secrets.PAT}}
-      - name: Upload Runner Logs
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: osx_x64_logs
-          path: _diag
-
-  ARM64E2E:
-    needs: [build, init]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Download Runner
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: runner-package-linux-arm64
-      - name: Unzip Runner Package
-        run: |
-          tar -xzf *.tar.gz
-      - name: Prepare QEMU
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
-      - name: Configure Runner
-        uses: docker://multiarch/ubuntu-core:arm64-bionic
-        with:
-          args: 'bash -c "apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && ./bin/installdependencies.sh && ./config.sh --unattended --name $unique_runner_name --url ${{github.event.repository.html_url}} --pat ${{secrets.PAT}} --labels $unique_runner_name  --replace"'
-        env:
-          RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT: 1
-          unique_runner_name: linux-arm64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}
-
-      - name: Start Runner and Wait for Job
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-        uses: docker://multiarch/ubuntu-core:arm64-bionic
-        with:
-          args: 'bash -c "apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl git && ./bin/installdependencies.sh && ./run.sh --once"'
-        env:
-          RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT: 1
-
-      - name: Remove Runner
-        if: always()
-        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: docker://multiarch/ubuntu-core:arm64-bionic
-        with:
-          args: 'bash -c "apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && ./bin/installdependencies.sh && ./config.sh remove --pat ${{secrets.PAT}}"'
-        env:
-          RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT: 1
-
-      - name: Upload Runner Logs
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: linux_arm64_logs
-          path: _diag
-
-  WindowsE2E:
-    needs: [build, init]
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Download Runner
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: runner-package-win-x64
-      - name: Unzip Runner Package
-        run: |
-          Get-ChildItem *.zip | Expand-Archive -DestinationPath $PWD
-      - name: Configure Runner
-        shell: cmd
-        run: |
-          config.cmd --unattended --url ${{github.event.repository.html_url}} --name %unique_runner_name% --pat ${{secrets.PAT}} --labels %unique_runner_name% --replace
-        env:
-          unique_runner_name: win-x64-${{needs.init.outputs.unique_runner_label}}
-
-      - name: Start Runner and Wait for Job
-        shell: cmd
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-        run: |
-          run.cmd --once
-      - name: Remove Runner
-        shell: cmd
-        if: always()
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          config.cmd remove --pat ${{secrets.PAT}}
-      - name: Upload Runner Logs
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: win_x64_logs
-          path: _diag
-  
-  check:
-    name: Check runner logs 🕵️‍♂️
-    needs: [WindowsE2E, LinuxE2E, macOSE2E, ARM64E2E]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Download Linux Runner Logs
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: linux_x64_logs
-        path: linux_x64_logs
-    - name: Download macOS Runner Logs
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: osx_x64_logs
-        path: osx_x64_logs
-    - name: Download Linux ARM64 Runner Logs
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: linux_arm64_logs
-        path: linux_arm64_logs
-    - name: Download Windows Runner Logs
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: win_x64_logs
-        path: win_x64_logs
-    - name: Check Runner Logs
-      run: |
-        function failed()
-        {
-            local error=${1:-Undefined error}
-            echo "Failed: $error" >&2
-            exit 1
-        }
-        grep -R "completed with result: Succeeded" ./win_x64_logs || failed "Windows Runner fail to run the job, please check logs"
-        grep -R "completed with result: Succeeded" ./linux_x64_logs || failed "Linux Runner fail to run the job, please check logs"
-        grep -R "completed with result: Succeeded" ./osx_x64_logs || failed "macOS Runner fail to run the job, please check logs"
-        grep -R "completed with result: Succeeded" ./linux_arm64_logs || failed "Linux ARM64 Runner fail to run the job, please check logs"

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     paths:
     - releaseVersion
-  
+
 jobs:
   check:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases/') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    # Make sure ./releaseVersion match ./src/runnerversion 
+    # Make sure ./releaseVersion match ./src/runnerversion
-    # Query GitHub release ensure version is not used 
+    # Query GitHub release ensure version is not used
     - name: Check version
       uses: actions/github-script@0.3.0
       with:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
               throw e
             }
           }
-  
+
   build:
     needs: check
     outputs:
@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ jobs:
       linux-arm-sha: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.linux-arm-sha256 }}
       win-x64-sha: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.win-x64-sha256 }}
       osx-x64-sha: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.osx-x64-sha256 }}
+      linux-x64-sha-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noexternals.outputs.linux-x64-sha256 }}
+      linux-arm64-sha-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noexternals.outputs.linux-arm64-sha256 }}
+      linux-arm-sha-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noexternals.outputs.linux-arm-sha256 }}
+      win-x64-sha-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noexternals.outputs.win-x64-sha256 }}
+      osx-x64-sha-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noexternals.outputs.osx-x64-sha256 }}
+      linux-x64-sha-noruntime: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime.outputs.linux-x64-sha256 }}
+      linux-arm64-sha-noruntime: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime.outputs.linux-arm64-sha256 }}
+      linux-arm-sha-noruntime: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime.outputs.linux-arm-sha256 }}
+      win-x64-sha-noruntime: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime.outputs.win-x64-sha256 }}
+      osx-x64-sha-noruntime: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime.outputs.osx-x64-sha256 }}
+      linux-x64-sha-noruntime-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime_noexternals.outputs.linux-x64-sha256 }}
+      linux-arm64-sha-noruntime-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime_noexternals.outputs.linux-arm64-sha256 }}
+      linux-arm-sha-noruntime-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime_noexternals.outputs.linux-arm-sha256 }}
+      win-x64-sha-noruntime-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime_noexternals.outputs.win-x64-sha256 }}
+      osx-x64-sha-noruntime-noexternals: ${{ steps.sha_noruntime_noexternals.outputs.osx-x64-sha256 }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         runtime: [ linux-x64, linux-arm64, linux-arm, win-x64, osx-x64 ]
@@ -72,12 +87,12 @@ jobs:
           devScript: ./dev.sh
 
         - runtime: win-x64
-          os: windows-latest
+          os: windows-2019
           devScript: ./dev
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
     # Build runner layout
     - name: Build & Layout Release
@@ -99,14 +114,6 @@ jobs:
         ${{ matrix.devScript }} package Release ${{ matrix.runtime }}
       working-directory: src
 
-    # Upload runner package tar.gz/zip as artifact.
-    # Since each package name is unique, so we don't need to put ${{matrix}} info into artifact name
-    - name: Publish Artifact
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-      with:
-        name: runner-packages
-        path: _package
     # compute shas and set as job outputs to use in release notes
     - run: brew install coreutils #needed for shasum util
       if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macOS-latest' }}
@@ -120,6 +127,91 @@ jobs:
       id: sha
       name: Compute SHA256
       working-directory: _package
+    - run: |
+        file=$(ls)
+        sha=$(sha256sum $file | awk '{ print $1 }')
+        echo "Computed sha256: $sha for $file"
+        echo "::set-output name=${{matrix.runtime}}-sha256::$sha"
+        echo "::set-output name=sha256::$sha"
+      shell: bash
+      id: sha_noexternals
+      name: Compute SHA256
+      working-directory: _package_trims/trim_externals
+    - run: |
+        file=$(ls)
+        sha=$(sha256sum $file | awk '{ print $1 }')
+        echo "Computed sha256: $sha for $file"
+        echo "::set-output name=${{matrix.runtime}}-sha256::$sha"
+        echo "::set-output name=sha256::$sha"
+      shell: bash
+      id: sha_noruntime
+      name: Compute SHA256
+      working-directory: _package_trims/trim_runtime
+    - run: |
+        file=$(ls)
+        sha=$(sha256sum $file | awk '{ print $1 }')
+        echo "Computed sha256: $sha for $file"
+        echo "::set-output name=${{matrix.runtime}}-sha256::$sha"
+        echo "::set-output name=sha256::$sha"
+      shell: bash
+      id: sha_noruntime_noexternals
+      name: Compute SHA256
+      working-directory: _package_trims/trim_runtime_externals
+    
+    - name: Create trimmedpackages.json for ${{ matrix.runtime }}
+      if: matrix.runtime == 'win-x64'
+      uses: actions/github-script@0.3.0
+      with:
+        github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        script: |
+          const core = require('@actions/core')
+          const fs = require('fs');
+          const runnerVersion = fs.readFileSync('src/runnerversion', 'utf8').replace(/\n$/g, '')
+          var trimmedPackages = fs.readFileSync('src/Misc/trimmedpackages_zip.json', 'utf8').replace(/<RUNNER_VERSION>/g, runnerVersion).replace(/<RUNNER_PLATFORM>/g, '${{ matrix.runtime }}')
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<RUNTIME_HASH>/g, '${{hashFiles('**/_layout_trims/runtime/**/*')}}')
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<EXTERNALS_HASH>/g, '${{hashFiles('**/_layout_trims/externals/**/*')}}')
+
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<NO_RUNTIME_EXTERNALS_HASH>/g, '${{steps.sha_noruntime_noexternals.outputs.sha256}}')
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<NO_RUNTIME_HASH>/g, '${{steps.sha_noruntime.outputs.sha256}}')
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<NO_EXTERNALS_HASH>/g, '${{steps.sha_noexternals.outputs.sha256}}')
+
+          console.log(trimmedPackages)
+          fs.writeFileSync('${{ matrix.runtime }}-trimmedpackages.json', trimmedPackages)
+
+    - name: Create trimmedpackages.json for ${{ matrix.runtime }}
+      if: matrix.runtime != 'win-x64'
+      uses: actions/github-script@0.3.0
+      with:
+        github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        script: |
+          const core = require('@actions/core')
+          const fs = require('fs');
+          const runnerVersion = fs.readFileSync('src/runnerversion', 'utf8').replace(/\n$/g, '')
+          var trimmedPackages = fs.readFileSync('src/Misc/trimmedpackages_targz.json', 'utf8').replace(/<RUNNER_VERSION>/g, runnerVersion).replace(/<RUNNER_PLATFORM>/g, '${{ matrix.runtime }}')
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<RUNTIME_HASH>/g, '${{hashFiles('**/_layout_trims/runtime/**/*')}}')
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<EXTERNALS_HASH>/g, '${{hashFiles('**/_layout_trims/externals/**/*')}}')
+
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<NO_RUNTIME_EXTERNALS_HASH>/g, '${{steps.sha_noruntime_noexternals.outputs.sha256}}')
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<NO_RUNTIME_HASH>/g, '${{steps.sha_noruntime.outputs.sha256}}')
+          trimmedPackages = trimmedPackages.replace(/<NO_EXTERNALS_HASH>/g, '${{steps.sha_noexternals.outputs.sha256}}')
+
+          console.log(trimmedPackages)
+          fs.writeFileSync('${{ matrix.runtime }}-trimmedpackages.json', trimmedPackages)
+
+    # Upload runner package tar.gz/zip as artifact.
+    # Since each package name is unique, so we don't need to put ${{matrix}} info into artifact name
+    - name: Publish Artifact
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: runner-packages
+        path: |
+          _package
+          _package_trims/trim_externals
+          _package_trims/trim_runtime
+          _package_trims/trim_runtime_externals
+          ${{ matrix.runtime }}-trimmedpackages.json
+
   release:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -150,9 +242,24 @@ jobs:
           releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_X64_SHA>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-x64-sha}}')
           releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM_SHA>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm-sha}}')
           releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM64_SHA>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm64-sha}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<WIN_X64_SHA_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.win-x64-sha-noexternals}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<OSX_X64_SHA_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.osx-x64-sha-noexternals}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_X64_SHA_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-x64-sha-noexternals}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM_SHA_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm-sha-noexternals}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM64_SHA_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm64-sha-noexternals}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<WIN_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.win-x64-sha-noruntime}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<OSX_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.osx-x64-sha-noruntime}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-x64-sha-noruntime}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM_SHA_NORUNTIME>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm-sha-noruntime}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM64_SHA_NORUNTIME>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm64-sha-noruntime}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<WIN_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.win-x64-sha-noruntime-noexternals}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<OSX_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.osx-x64-sha-noruntime-noexternals}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-x64-sha-noruntime-noexternals}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm-sha-noruntime-noexternals}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM64_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm64-sha-noruntime-noexternals}}')
           console.log(releaseNote)
           core.setOutput('version', runnerVersion);
-          core.setOutput('note', releaseNote);  
+          core.setOutput('note', releaseNote);
     # Create GitHub release
     - uses: actions/create-release@master
       id: createRelease
@@ -165,14 +272,14 @@ jobs:
         body: |
           ${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.note }}
 
-    # Upload release assets
+    # Upload release assets (full runner packages)
     - name: Upload Release Asset (win-x64)
       uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.zip
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package/actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.zip
         asset_name: actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.zip
         asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
 
@@ -182,7 +289,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package/actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
         asset_name: actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
         asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
 
@@ -192,7 +299,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package/actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
         asset_name: actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
         asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
 
@@ -202,7 +309,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package/actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
         asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
         asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
 
@@ -212,6 +319,210 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package/actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
         asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
         asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    # Upload release assets (trim externals)
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (win-x64-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_externals/actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.zip
+        asset_name: actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.zip
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-x64-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_externals/actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (osx-x64-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_externals/actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-arm-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_externals/actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-arm64-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_externals/actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    # Upload release assets (trim runtime)
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (win-x64-noruntime)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime/actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.zip
+        asset_name: actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.zip
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-x64-noruntime)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime/actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (osx-x64-noruntime)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime/actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-arm-noruntime)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime/actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-arm64-noruntime)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime/actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    # Upload release assets (trim runtime and externals)
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (win-x64-noruntime-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime_externals/actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.zip
+        asset_name: actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.zip
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-x64-noruntime-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime_externals/actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (osx-x64-noruntime-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime_externals/actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-arm-noruntime-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime_externals/actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-arm64-noruntime-noexternals)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/_package_trims/trim_runtime_externals/actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    # Upload release assets (trimmedpackages.json)
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (win-x64-trimmedpackages.json)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/win-x64-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_name: actions-runner-win-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-x64-trimmedpackages.json)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/linux-x64-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (osx-x64-trimmedpackages.json)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/osx-x64-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_name: actions-runner-osx-x64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-arm-trimmedpackages.json)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/linux-arm-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+    - name: Upload Release Asset (linux-arm64-trimmedpackages.json)
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/linux-arm64-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}-trimmedpackages.json
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream

.github/workflows/runner-basic-e2e-test-case.yml

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-name: Runner Basics Test Case
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs: 
-      target_runner:
-        description: 'Self-hosted runner will run the job'
-        required: true
-
-jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on:
-    - self-hosted
-    - ${{github.event.inputs.target_runner}}
-
-    name: Runner Basic Test 🛠
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Run a one-line script
-      run: echo Hello, world!
-    - name: Run a multi-line script
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        printenv|sort
-        cat $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH
-    - name: Validate GitHub Context
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        declare -a context_vars=("GITHUB_ACTION" "GITHUB_ACTIONS" "GITHUB_REPOSITORY" "GITHUB_WORKSPACE" "GITHUB_SHA" "GITHUB_RUN_ID" "GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER")
-        for var in ${context_vars[@]};
-        do [ -z "${!var}" ] && echo "##[error]$var not found" && exit 1 || echo "$var: ${!var}"; done

.gitignore

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 node_modules
 _downloads
 _layout
+_layout_trims
 _package
+_package_trims
 _dotnetsdk
 TestResults
 TestLogs

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@
             "requireExactSource": false,
         },
     ],
-}
+}

README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # GitHub Actions Runner
 
 [![Actions Status](https://github.com/actions/runner/workflows/Runner%20CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/actions/runner/actions)
-[![Runner E2E Test](https://github.com/actions/runner/workflows/Runner%20E2E%20Test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/actions/runner/actions)
 
 The runner is the application that runs a job from a GitHub Actions workflow. It is used by GitHub Actions in the [hosted virtual environments](https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments), or you can [self-host the runner](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/about-self-hosted-runners) in your own environment.
 

docs/adrs/0276-problem-matchers.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Compilation failures during a CI build should surface good error messages.
 
 For example, the actual compile errors from the typescript compiler should bubble as issues in the UI. And not simply "tsc exited with exit code 1".
 
-VSCode has an extensible model for solving this type of problem. VSCode allows users to configure which problems matchers to use, when scanning output. For example, a user can apply the `tsc` problem matcher to receive a rich error output experience in VSCode, when compiling their typescript project.
+VSCode has an extensible model for solving this type of problem. VSCode allows users to configure which [problems matchers](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/tasks#_defining-a-problem-matcher) to use, when scanning output. For example, a user can apply the `tsc` problem matcher to receive a rich error output experience in VSCode, when compiling their typescript project.
 
 The problem-matcher concept fits well with "setup" actions. For example, the `setup-nodejs` action will download node.js, add it to the PATH, and register the `tsc` problem matcher. For the duration of the job, the `tsc` problem matcher will be applied against the output.
 
@@ -18,21 +18,23 @@ The problem-matcher concept fits well with "setup" actions. For example, the `se
 
 ### Registration
 
-#### Using `##` command
+#### Using `::` command
 
-`##[add-matcher]path-to-problem-matcher-config.json`
+`::add-matcher::path-to-problem-matcher-config.json`
 
-Using a `##` command allows for flexibility:
+Using a `::` command allows for flexibility:
 - Ad hoc scripts can register problem matchers
 - Allows problem matchers to be conditionally registered
 
 Note, if a matcher with the same name is registered a second time, it will clobber the first instance.
 
-#### Unregister using `##` command
+Note, at some point the syntax changed from `##` to `::`.
+
+#### Unregister using `::` command
 
 A way out for rare cases where scoping is a problem.
 
-`##[remove-matcher]owner`
+`::remove-matcher::owner`
 
 For this to be usable, the `owner` needs to be discoverable. Therefore, debug print the owner on registration.
 
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ message:  ; expected
 fromPath: C:\myrepo\myproject\ConsoleApp1\ClassLibrary1\ClassLibrary1.csproj
 ```
 
-Additionally the line will appear red in the web UI (prefix with `##[error]`).
+Additionally the line will appear red in the web UI (prefix with `::error`).
 
 Note, an error does not imply task failure. Exit codes communicate failure.
 

docs/adrs/0354-runner-machine-info.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The runner will look for a file `.setup_info` under the runner's root directory,
   }
 ]
 ```
-The runner will use `##[group]` and `##[endgroup]` to fold all detail info into an expandable group.
+The runner will use `::group` and `::endgroup` to fold all detail info into an expandable group.
 
 Both [virtual-environments](https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments) and self-hosted runners can use this mechanism to add extra logging info to the `Set up job` step's log.
 

docs/adrs/1144-composite-actions.md

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+**Date**: 2021-06-10
+
+**Status**: Accepted
+
+## Context
+
+We released [composite run steps](https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/554) last year which started our journey of reusing steps across different workflow files. To continue that journey, we want to expand composite run steps into composite actions.
+
+We want to support the `uses` steps from workflows in composite actions, including:
+  - Container actions
+  - Javascript actions
+  - Other Composite actions (up to a limit of course!)
+  - The pre and post steps these actions can generate
+
+## Guiding Principles
+
+- Composite Actions should function as a single step or action, no matter how many steps it is composed of or how many levels of recursion it has
+  - In the future we may add a configurable option to make this no longer the case
+- A workflow author should not need to understand the inner workings of a composite action in order to use it
+- Composite actions should leverage inputs to get values they need, they will not have full access to the `context` objects. The secrets context will **not** be available to composite actions, users will need to pass these values in as an input.
+- Other Actions should **just work** inside a composite action, without any code changes
+
+## Decisions
+
+### Composite Recursion Limit
+
+- We will start with supporting a recursion limit of `10` composite actions deep
+- We are free to bump this limit in the future, the code will be written to just require updating a variable. If the graph evaluates beyond the recursion limit, the job will fail in the pre-job phase (The `Set up job` step).
+- A composite actions interface is its inputs and outputs, nothing else is carried over when invoking recursively.
+
+### Pre/Post Steps in nested Actions
+
+- We do not plan on adding the ability to configure a customizable pre or post step for composite actions at this time. However, we will execute the pre and post steps of any actions referenced in a composite action.
+- Composite actions will generate a single pre-step and post-step for the entire composite action, even if there are multiple pre-steps and post-steps in the referenced actions.
+  - These steps will execute following the same ordering rules we have today, first to run has their pre step run first and their post step run last.
+  - For example, if you had a composite action with two pre steps and two posts steps:
+
+  ```
+  - uses: action1
+  - uses: composite1
+  - uses: action2
+  ```
+
+  The order of execution would be:
+
+  ```
+  - prestep-action1
+  - prestep-composite1
+    - prestep-composite1-first-action-referenced
+    - prestep-composite1-second-action-referenced
+  - prestep-action2
+  - the job steps
+  - poststep-action2
+  - poststep-composite1
+    - poststep-composite1-the-second-action-referenced
+    - poststep-composite1-first-action-referenced
+  - poststep-action1
+  ```
+
+#### Set-state
+
+- While the composite action has an individual combined pre/post action, the `set-state` command will not be shared.
+- If the `set-state` command is used during a composite step, only the action that originally called `set-state` will have access to the env variable during the post run step.
+  - This prevents multiple actions that set the same state from interfering with the execution of another action's post step.
+
+### Resolve Action Endpoint changes
+
+- The resolve actions endpoint will now validate policy to ensure that the given workflow run has access to download that action.
+  - Older GHES/GHAE customers with newer runners will be locked out of composite uses steps until they upgrade their instance.
+
+### Local actions
+- Local actions will expand the tree, perform policy checks, and download actions Just in Time when the step is running.
+- Like current local actions, we will not support presteps. If an action is running local, by the time we know that, the time to run presteps have already passed.
+
+### If, continue-on-error, timeout-minutes - Not being considered at this time
+
+- `if`, `continue-on-error`, `timeout-minutes` could be supported in composite run/uses steps. These values were not originally supported in our composite run steps implementation.
+  - Browsing the community forums and runner repo, there hasn't been a lot of noise asking for these features, so we will hold off on them.
+- These values passed as input into the composite action will **not** be carried over as input into the individual steps the composite action runs.
+
+### Defaults - Not being considered at this time
+
+- In actions, we have the idea of [defaults](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#defaultsrun) , which allow you to specify a shell and working directory in one location, rather then on each step.
+- However, `shell` is currently required in composite run steps
+  - In regular run steps, it is optional, and defaults to a different value based on the OS.
+- We want to prioritize the right experience for the consumer, and make the action author continue to explicitly set these values. We can consider improving this experience in the future.
+
+## Consequences
+
+- Workflows are now more reusable across multiple workflow files
+- Composite actions implement most of the existing workflow run steps, with room to expand these in the future
+- Feature flags will control this rollout

docs/adrs/1438-conditional-composite.md

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# ADR 1438: Support Conditionals In Composite Actions
+
+**Date**: 2021-10-13
+
+**Status**: Accepted
+
+## Context
+
+We recently shipped composite actions, which allows you to reuse individual steps inside an action. 
+However, one of the [most requested features](https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/834) has been a way to support the `if` keyword.
+
+### Goals
+- We want to keep consistent with current behavior
+- We want to support conditionals via the `if` keyword
+- Our built in functions like `success` should be implementable without calling them, for example you can do `job.status == success` rather then `success()` currently.
+
+### How does composite currently work?
+
+Currently, we have limited conditional support in composite actions for `pre` and `post` steps. 
+These are based on the `job status`, and support keywords like `always()`, `failed()`, `success()` and `cancelled()`. 
+However, generic or main steps do **not** support conditionals.
+
+By default, in a regular workflow, a step runs on the `success()` condition. Which looks at the **job** **status**, sees if it is successful and runs.
+
+By default, in a composite action, main steps run until a single step fails in that composite action, then the composite action is halted early. It does **not** care about the job status.
+Pre, and post steps in composite actions use the job status to determine if they should run.
+
+### How do we go forward?
+
+Well, if we think about what composite actions are currently doing when invoking main steps, they are checking if the current composite action is successful. 
+Lets formalize that concept into a "real" idea.
+
+- We will add an `action_status` field to the github context to mimic the [job's context status](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts#job-context).
+  - We have an existing concept that does this `action_path` which is only set for composite actions on the github context.
+- In a composite action during a main step, the `success()` function will check if `action_status == success`, rather then `job_status == success`. Failure will work the same way. 
+  - Pre and post steps in composite actions will not change, they will continue to check the job status.
+
+
+### Nested Scenario
+For nested composite actions, we will follow the existing behavior, you only care about your current composite action, not any parents. 
+For example, lets imagine a scenario with a simple nested composite action
+
+```
+- Job
+  - Regular Step
+  - Composite Action
+    - runs: exit 1
+    - if: always()
+      uses: A child composite action
+        - if: success()
+          runs: echo "this should print"
+        - runs: echo "this should also print"
+    - if: success()
+      runs: echo "this will not print as the current composite action has failed already"
+      
+```
+The child composite actions steps should run in this example, the child composite action has not yet failed, so it should run all steps until a step fails. This is consistent with how a composite action currently works in production if the main job fails but a composite action is invoked with `if:always()` or `if: failure()`
+
+### Other options explored
+We could add the `current_step_status` to the job context rather then `__status` to the steps context, however this comes with two major downsides:
+- We need to support the field for every type of step, because its non trivial to remove a field from the job context once it has been added (its readonly)
+  - For all actions besides composite it would only every be `success`
+  - Its weird to have a `current_step` value on the job context
+- We also explored a `__status` on the steps context.
+  - The `__` is required to prevent us from colliding with a step with id: status
+  - This felt wrong because the naming was not smooth, and did not fit into current conventions.
+
+### Consequences
+- github context has a new field for the status of the current composite action.
+- We support conditional's in composite actions
+- We keep the existing behavior for all users, but allow them to expand that functionality.

docs/automate.md

@@ -21,16 +21,33 @@ export RUNNER_CFG_PAT=yourPAT
 
 :point_right: [Sample script here](../scripts/create-latest-svc.sh) :point_left:
 
-Run as a one-liner. NOTE: replace with yourorg/yourrepo (repo level) or just yourorg (org level) 
+Run as a one-liner. NOTE: replace with yourorg/yourrepo (repo level) or just yourorg (org level)
 ```bash
 curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/runner/main/scripts/create-latest-svc.sh | bash -s yourorg/yourrepo
 ```
 
+You can call the script with additional arguments:
+```bash
+#   Usage:
+#       export RUNNER_CFG_PAT=<yourPAT>
+#       ./create-latest-svc -s scope -g [ghe_domain] -n [name] -u [user] -l [labels]
+#       -s          required  scope: repo (:owner/:repo) or org (:organization)
+#       -g          optional  ghe_hostname: the fully qualified domain name of your GitHub Enterprise Server deployment
+#       -n          optional  name of the runner, defaults to hostname
+#       -u          optional  user svc will run as, defaults to current
+#       -l          optional  list of labels (split by comma) applied on the runner"
+```
+
+Use `--` to pass any number of optional named parameters:
+
+```
+curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/runner/main/scripts/create-latest-svc.sh | bash -s -- -s myorg/myrepo -n myname -l label1,label2
+```
 ### Why can't I use a container?
 
 The runner is installed as a service using `systemd` and `systemctl`. Docker does not support `systemd` for service configuration on a container.
 
-## Uninstall running as service 
+## Uninstall running as service
 
 **Scenario**: Run on a machine or VM ([not container](#why-cant-i-use-a-container)) which automates:
 
@@ -40,7 +57,7 @@ The runner is installed as a service using `systemd` and `systemctl`. Docker doe
 
 :point_right: [Sample script here](../scripts/remove-svc.sh) :point_left:
 
-Repo level one liner.  NOTE: replace with yourorg/yourrepo (repo level) or just yourorg (org level) 
+Repo level one liner.  NOTE: replace with yourorg/yourrepo (repo level) or just yourorg (org level)
 ```bash
 curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/runner/main/scripts/remove-svc.sh | bash -s yourorg/yourrepo
 ```

docs/checks/actions.md

@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ Make sure the runner has access to actions service for GitHub.com or GitHub Ente
 
 - DNS lookup for api.github.com or myGHES.com using dotnet
 - Ping api.github.com or myGHES.com using dotnet
-- Make HTTP GET to https://api.github.com or https://myGHES.com/api/v3 using dotnet, check response headers contains `X-GitHub-Request-Id` 
+- Make HTTP GET to https://api.github.com or https://myGHES.com/api/v3 using dotnet, check response headers contains `X-GitHub-Request-Id`
 ---
 - DNS lookup for vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com using dotnet
 - Ping vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com using dotnet
-- Make HTTP GET to https://vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health or https://myGHES.com/_services/vstoken/_apis/health using dotnet, check response headers contains `x-vss-e2eid` 
+- Make HTTP GET to https://vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health or https://myGHES.com/_services/vstoken/_apis/health using dotnet, check response headers contains `x-vss-e2eid`
 ---
 - DNS lookup for pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com using dotnet
 - Ping pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com using dotnet
-- Make HTTP GET to https://pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health or https://myGHES.com/_services/pipelines/_apis/health using dotnet, check response headers contains `x-vss-e2eid` 
+- Make HTTP GET to https://pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health or https://myGHES.com/_services/pipelines/_apis/health using dotnet, check response headers contains `x-vss-e2eid`
-- Make HTTP POST to https://pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health or https://myGHES.com/_services/pipelines/_apis/health using dotnet, check response headers contains `x-vss-e2eid` 
+- Make HTTP POST to https://pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health or https://myGHES.com/_services/pipelines/_apis/health using dotnet, check response headers contains `x-vss-e2eid`
 
 ## How to fix the issue?
 
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ Make sure the runner has access to actions service for GitHub.com or GitHub Ente
   
 ## Still not working?
 
-Contact GitHub customer service or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner if you think it's a runner issue.
+Contact GitHub customer service or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner if you think it's a runner issue.

docs/checks/git.md

@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ The test also set environment variable `GIT_TRACE=1` and `GIT_CURL_VERBOSE=1` be
   
 ## Still not working?
 
-Contact GitHub customer service or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner if you think it's a runner issue.
+Contact GitHub customer service or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner if you think it's a runner issue.

docs/checks/internet.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Even the runner is configured to GitHub Enterprise Server, the runner can still
 
 - DNS lookup for api.github.com using dotnet
 - Ping api.github.com using dotnet
-- Make HTTP GET to https://api.github.com using dotnet, check response headers contains `X-GitHub-Request-Id` 
+- Make HTTP GET to https://api.github.com using dotnet, check response headers contains `X-GitHub-Request-Id`
 
 ## How to fix the issue?
 
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ Even the runner is configured to GitHub Enterprise Server, the runner can still
 
 ## Still not working?
 
-Contact GitHub customer service or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner if you think it's a runner issue.
+Contact GitHub customer service or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner if you think it's a runner issue.

docs/checks/network.md

@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
 
 ### Common things that can cause the runner to not working properly
 
-- Bug in the runner or the dotnet framework that causes actions runner can't make Http request in a certain network environment.
+- A bug in the runner or the dotnet framework that causes the actions runner to be unable to make Http requests in a certain network environment.
 
-- Proxy/Firewall block certain HTTP method, like it block all POST and PUT calls which the runner will use to upload logs.
+- A Proxy or Firewall may block certain HTTP method, such as blocking all POST and PUT calls which the runner will use to upload logs.
 
-- Proxy/Firewall only allows requests with certain user-agent to pass through and the actions runner user-agent is not in the allow list.
+- A Proxy or Firewall may only allows requests with certain user-agent to pass through and the actions runner user-agent is not in the allow list.
 
-- Proxy try to decrypt and exam HTTPS traffic for security purpose but cause the actions-runner to fail to finish SSL handshake due to the lack of trusting proxy's CA.
+- A Proxy try to decrypt and exam HTTPS traffic for security purpose but cause the actions-runner to fail to finish SSL handshake due to the lack of trusting proxy's CA.
 
-- Proxy try to modify the HTTPS request (like add or change some http headers) and causes the request become incompatible with the Actions Service (ASP.NetCore), Ex: [Nginx](https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/17081)
+- The SSL handshake may fail if the client and server do not support the same TLS version, or the same cipher suites.
 
-- Firewall rules that block action runner from accessing certain hosts, ex: `*.github.com`, `*.actions.githubusercontent.com`, etc.
+- A Proxy may try to modify the HTTPS request (like add or change some http headers) and causes the request become incompatible with the Actions Service (ASP.NetCore), Ex: [Nginx](https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/17081)
+
+- Firewall rules that block action runner from accessing certain hosts, ex: `*.github.com`, `*.actions.githubusercontent.com`, etc
 
 
 ### Identify and solve these problems
@@ -23,10 +25,38 @@ Use a 3rd party tool to make the same requests as the runner did would be a good
 
 - Use `nslookup` to check DNS
 - Use `ping` to check Ping
-- Use `traceroute`, `tracepath`, or `tracert` to check the network route between the runner and the Actions service 
+- Use `traceroute`, `tracepath`, or `tracert` to check the network route between the runner and the Actions service
 - Use `curl -v` to check the network stack, good for verifying default certificate/proxy settings.
 - Use `Invoke-WebRequest` from `pwsh` (`PowerShell Core`) to check the dotnet network stack, good for verifying bugs in the dotnet framework.
 
 If the 3rd party tool is also experiencing the same error as the runner does, then you might want to contact your network administrator for help.
 
-Otherwise, contact GitHub customer support or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner
+Otherwise, contact GitHub customer support or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner
+
+### Troubleshooting: Why can't I configure a runner?
+
+If you are having trouble connecting, try these steps:
+
+1. Validate you can reach our endpoints from your web browser. If not, double check your local network connection
+    - For hosted Github:
+      - https://api.github.com/
+      - https://vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health
+      - https://pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health
+    - For GHES/GHAE
+      - https://myGHES.com/_services/vstoken/_apis/health
+      - https://myGHES.com/_services/pipelines/_apis/health
+      - https://myGHES.com/api/v3
+2. Validate you can reach those endpoints in powershell core
+    - The runner runs on .net core, lets validate the local settings for that stack
+    - Open up `pwsh`
+    - Run the command using the urls above `Invoke-WebRequest {url}`
+3. If not, get a packet trace using a tool like wireshark and start looking at the TLS handshake.
+    - If you see a Client Hello followed by a Server RST:
+      - You may need to configure your TLS settings to use the correct version
+        - You should support TLS version 1.2 or later
+      - You may need to configure your TLS settings to have up to date cipher suites, this may be solved by system updates and patches.
+        - Most notably, on windows server 2012 make sure [the tls cipher suite update](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/update-adds-new-tls-cipher-suites-and-changes-cipher-suite-priorities-in-windows-8-1-and-windows-server-2012-r2-8e395e43-c8ef-27d8-b60c-0fc57d526d94) is installed
+      - Your firewall, proxy or network configuration may be blocking the connection
+      - You will want to reach out to whoever is in charge of your network with these pcap files to further troubleshoot
+    - If you see a failure later in the handshake:
+      - Try the fix in the [SSLCert Fix](./sslcert.md)

docs/checks/nodejs.md

@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ All javascript base Actions will get executed by the built-in `node` at `<runner
   
 ## Still not working?
 
-Contact GitHub customer service or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner if you think it's a runner issue.
+Contact GitHub customer service or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner if you think it's a runner issue.

docs/checks/sslcert.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ As long as your certificate is generated properly, most of the issues should be
 > !!! DO NOT SKIP SSL CERT VALIDATION !!!  
 > !!! IT IS A BAD SECURITY PRACTICE !!!  
 
-### Download SSL certificate chain 
+### Download SSL certificate chain
 
 Depends on how your SSL server certificate gets configured, you might need to download the whole certificate chain from a machine that has trusted the SSL certificate's CA.
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The actions runner is a dotnet core application which will follow how dotnet loa
 
 You can get full details documentation at [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/security/cross-platform-cryptography#x509store)
 
-In short: 
+In short:
 - Windows: Load from Windows certificate store.
 - Linux: Load from OpenSSL CA cert bundle.
 - macOS: Load from macOS KeyChain.
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ To let the runner trusts your CA certificate, you will need to:
       1. RedHat: https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/ca-certificates-cli
       2. Ubuntu: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man8/update-ca-certificates.8.html
       3. Google search: "trust ca certificate on [linux distribution]"
-      4. If all approaches failed, set environment variable `SSL_CERT_FILE` to the CA bundle `.pem` file we get. 
+      4. If all approaches failed, set environment variable `SSL_CERT_FILE` to the CA bundle `.pem` file we get.
-    > To verity cert gets installed properly on Linux, you can try use `curl -v https://sitewithsslissue.com` and `pwsh -Command \"Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://sitewithsslissue.com\"`
+    > To verify cert gets installed properly on Linux, you can try use `curl -v https://sitewithsslissue.com` and `pwsh -Command \"Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://sitewithsslissue.com\"`
 
 ### Trust CA certificate for Git CLI
 
 Git uses various CA bundle file depends on your operation system.
-- Git packaged the CA bundle file within the Git installation on Windows 
+- Git packaged the CA bundle file within the Git installation on Windows
 - Git use OpenSSL certificate CA bundle file on Linux and macOS
 
 You can check where Git check CA file by running:

docs/contribute.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Issues in this repository should be for the runner application.  Note that the V
 
 ## Enhancements and Feature Requests
 
-We ask that before significant effort is put into code changes, that we have agreement on taking the change before time is invested in code changes. 
+We ask that before significant effort is put into code changes, that we have agreement on taking the change before time is invested in code changes.
 
 1. Create a feature request.  Once agreed we will take the enhancement
 2. Create an ADR to agree on the details of the change.
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ An ADR is an Architectural Decision Record.  This allows consensus on the direct
 
 ![Win](res/win_sm.png) ![*nix](res/linux_sm.png)  Git for Windows and Linux [Install Here](https://git-scm.com/downloads) (needed for dev sh script)
 
+![*nix](res/linux_sm.png) cURL [Install here](https://curl.se/download.html) (needed for external sh script)
+
+![Win](res/win_sm.png) Visual Studio 2017 or newer [Install here](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) (needed for dev sh script)
+
 ## Quickstart: Run a job from a real repository
 
 If you just want to get from building the sourcecode to using it to execute an action, you will need:
@@ -46,9 +50,9 @@ Tip: Make sure your job can run on this runner. The easiest way is to set `runs-
 
 
 ## Development Life Cycle
-If you're using VS Code, you can follow [these](contribute/vscode.md) steps instead. 
+If you're using VS Code, you can follow [these](contribute/vscode.md) steps instead.
 
-### To Build, Test, Layout 
+### To Build, Test, Layout
 
 Navigate to the `src` directory and run the following command:
 

docs/contribute/vscode.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ These examples use VS Code, but the idea should be similar across all IDEs as lo
 ## Configure
 
 To successfully start the runner, you need to register it using a repository and a runner registration token.
-Run `Configure` first to build the source code and set up the runner in `_layout`. 
+Run `Configure` first to build the source code and set up the runner in `_layout`.
 Once it's done creating `_layout`, it asks for the url of your repository and your token in the terminal.
 
 Check [Quickstart](../contribute.md#quickstart-run-a-job-from-a-real-repository) if you don't know how to get this token.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ All the configs below can be found in `.vscode/launch.json`.
 
 If you launch `Run` or `Run [build]`, it starts a process called `Runner.Listener`.
 This process will receive any job queued on this repository if the job runs on matching labels (e.g `runs-on: self-hosted`).
-Once a job is received, a `Runner.Listener` starts a new process of `Runner.Worker`. 
+Once a job is received, a `Runner.Listener` starts a new process of `Runner.Worker`.
 Since this is a diferent process, you can't use the same debugger session debug it.
 Instead, a parallel debugging session has to be started, using a different launch config.
 Luckily, VS Code supports multiple parallel debugging sessions.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Because the worker process is usually started by the listener instead of an IDE,
 For this reason, `Runner.Worker` can be configured to wait for a debugger to be attached before it begins any actual work.
 
 Set the environment variable `GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUNNER_ATTACH_DEBUGGER` to `true` or `1` to enable this wait.
-All worker processes now will wait 20 seconds before they start working on their task. 
+All worker processes now will wait 20 seconds before they start working on their task.
 
 This gives enough time to attach a debugger by running `Debug Worker`.
 If for some reason you have multiple workers running, run the launch config `Attach` instead.

docs/design/auth.md

@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ Authentication in a workflow run to github.com can be accomplished by using the
 
 Hosted runner authentication differs from self-hosted authentication in that runners do not undergo a registration process, but instead, the hosted runners get the OAuth token directly by reading the `.credentials` file. The scope of this particular token is limited for a given workflow job execution, and the token is revoked as soon as the job is finished.
 
-![Hosted runner config and start](../res/hosted-config-start.png)
+![Hosted runner config and start](../res/hosted-config-start.png)

docs/start/envlinux.md

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ You might see something like this which indicate a dependency's missing.
 ./config.sh
     libunwind.so.8 => not found
     libunwind-x86_64.so.8 => not found
-Dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 3.0
+Dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 6.0
-Execute ./bin/installdependencies.sh to install any missing Dotnet Core 3.0 dependencies.
+Execute ./bin/installdependencies.sh to install any missing Dotnet Core 6.0 dependencies.
 ```
 You can easily correct the problem by executing `./bin/installdependencies.sh`.  
-The `installdependencies.sh` script should install all required dependencies on all supported Linux versions   
+The `installdependencies.sh` script should install all required dependencies on all supported Linux versions  
 > Note: The `installdependencies.sh` script will try to use the default package management mechanism on your Linux flavor (ex. `yum`/`apt-get`/`apt`).
 
 ### Full dependencies list
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ The `installdependencies.sh` script should install all required dependencies on
 Debian based OS (Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint)
 
 - liblttng-ust0
-- libkrb5-3 
+- libkrb5-3
 - zlib1g
 - libssl1.1, libssl1.0.2 or libssl1.0.0
 - libicu63, libicu60, libicu57 or libicu55
 
 Fedora based OS (Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux 7)
 
-- lttng-ust 
+- lttng-ust
-- openssl-libs 
+- openssl-libs
 - krb5-libs
 - zlib
 - libicu

docs/start/envosx.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ## Supported Versions
 
   - macOS High Sierra (10.13) and later versions
- 
+
 ## Apple Silicon M1
 
 The runner is currently not supported on devices with an Apple M1 chip.  

releaseNote.md

@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 ## Features
 
-- Use GITHUB_TOKEN for ghcr.io containers if credentials are not provided (#990)
+- Add Runner Configuration option to disable auto update `--disableupdate` (#1558)
+- Introduce `GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUNNER_TLS_NO_VERIFY` env variable to skip SSL Cert Verification on the Runner (#1616)
+- Adds support for downloading trimmed versions of the runner when the entire package does not need to be upgraded (#1568)
 
 ## Bugs
-
+- Set Outcome/Conclusion for composite action steps (#1600)
-- Do not trucate error message from template evaluation (#1038)
-- Make FileShare ReadWrite (#1033)
-- Mask secrets with double-quotes when passed to docker command line (#1002)
-- Delete script files before replacing during update (#984)
-
 
 ## Misc
 
+- Update `run.sh` to more gracefully handle updates (#1494)
+- Use 8Mb default chunking for File Container Uploads (#1626)
+- Performance improvements in handling large amounts of live logs (#1592)
+- Allow `./svc.sh stop` to exit as soon as runner process exits (#1580)
+- Add additional tracing to help troubleshoot job message corruption (#1587)
+
 
 ## Windows x64
 We recommend configuring the runner in a root folder of the Windows drive (e.g. "C:\actions-runner"). This will help avoid issues related to service identity folder permissions and long file path restrictions on Windows.
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ mkdir \actions-runner ; cd \actions-runner
 # Download the latest runner package
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v<RUNNER_VERSION>/actions-runner-win-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>.zip -OutFile actions-runner-win-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>.zip
 # Extract the installer
-Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem ; 
+Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem ;
 [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory("$PWD\actions-runner-win-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>.zip", "$PWD")
 ```
 
@@ -83,3 +86,21 @@ The SHA-256 checksums for the packages included in this build are shown below:
 - actions-runner-linux-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-x64 --><LINUX_X64_SHA><!-- END SHA linux-x64 -->
 - actions-runner-linux-arm64-<RUNNER_VERSION>.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm64 --><LINUX_ARM64_SHA><!-- END SHA linux-arm64 -->
 - actions-runner-linux-arm-<RUNNER_VERSION>.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm --><LINUX_ARM_SHA><!-- END SHA linux-arm -->
+
+- actions-runner-win-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noexternals.zip <!-- BEGIN SHA win-x64_noexternals --><WIN_X64_SHA_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA win-x64_noexternals -->
+- actions-runner-osx-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noexternals.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA osx-x64_noexternals --><OSX_X64_SHA_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA osx-x64_noexternals -->
+- actions-runner-linux-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noexternals.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-x64_noexternals --><LINUX_X64_SHA_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA linux-x64_noexternals -->
+- actions-runner-linux-arm64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noexternals.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm64_noexternals --><LINUX_ARM64_SHA_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA linux-arm64_noexternals -->
+- actions-runner-linux-arm-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noexternals.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm_noexternals --><LINUX_ARM_SHA_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA linux-arm_noexternals -->
+
+- actions-runner-win-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime.zip <!-- BEGIN SHA win-x64_noruntime --><WIN_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME><!-- END SHA win-x64_noruntime -->
+- actions-runner-osx-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA osx-x64_noruntime --><OSX_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME><!-- END SHA osx-x64_noruntime -->
+- actions-runner-linux-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-x64_noruntime --><LINUX_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME><!-- END SHA linux-x64_noruntime -->
+- actions-runner-linux-arm64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm64_noruntime --><LINUX_ARM64_SHA_NORUNTIME><!-- END SHA linux-arm64_noruntime -->
+- actions-runner-linux-arm-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm_noruntime --><LINUX_ARM_SHA_NORUNTIME><!-- END SHA linux-arm_noruntime -->
+
+- actions-runner-win-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime-noexternals.zip <!-- BEGIN SHA win-x64_noruntime_noexternals --><WIN_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA win-x64_noruntime_noexternals -->
+- actions-runner-osx-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA osx-x64_noruntime_noexternals --><OSX_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA osx-x64_noruntime_noexternals -->
+- actions-runner-linux-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-x64_noruntime_noexternals --><LINUX_X64_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA linux-x64_noruntime_noexternals -->
+- actions-runner-linux-arm64-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm64_noruntime_noexternals --><LINUX_ARM64_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA linux-arm64_noruntime_noexternals -->
+- actions-runner-linux-arm-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm_noruntime_noexternals --><LINUX_ARM_SHA_NORUNTIME_NOEXTERNALS><!-- END SHA linux-arm_noruntime_noexternals -->

releaseVersion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-<Update to ./src/runnerversion when creating release>
+2.287.0

scripts/README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Sample scripts for self-hosted runners
 
 Here are some examples to work from if you'd like to automate your use of self-hosted runners.
-See the docs [here](../docs/automate.md).
+See the docs [here](../docs/automate.md).

scripts/create-latest-svc.sh

@@ -2,36 +2,68 @@
 
 set -e
 
-#
-# Downloads latest releases (not pre-release) runner
-# Configures as a service
-#
-# Examples:
-# RUNNER_CFG_PAT=<yourPAT> ./create-latest-svc.sh myuser/myrepo my.ghe.deployment.net
-# RUNNER_CFG_PAT=<yourPAT> ./create-latest-svc.sh myorg my.ghe.deployment.net
-#
-# Usage:
-#     export RUNNER_CFG_PAT=<yourPAT>
-#     ./create-latest-svc scope [ghe_domain] [name] [user] [labels]
-#
-#      scope       required  repo (:owner/:repo) or org (:organization)
-#      ghe_domain  optional  the fully qualified domain name of your GitHub Enterprise Server deployment
-#      name        optional  defaults to hostname
-#      user        optional  user svc will run as. defaults to current
-#      labels      optional  list of labels (split by comma) applied on the runner
-#
 # Notes:
 # PATS over envvars are more secure
+# Downloads latest runner release (not pre-release)
+# Configures it as a service more secure
 # Should be used on VMs and not containers
 # Works on OSX and Linux
 # Assumes x64 arch
-#
+# See EXAMPLES below
 
-runner_scope=${1}
+flags_found=false
-ghe_hostname=${2}
+
-runner_name=${3:-$(hostname)}
+while getopts 's:g:n:u:l:' opt; do
-svc_user=${4:-$USER}
+    flags_found=true
-labels=${5}
+
+    case $opt in
+    s)
+        runner_scope=$OPTARG
+        ;;
+    g)
+        ghe_hostname=$OPTARG
+        ;;
+    n)
+        runner_name=$OPTARG
+        ;;
+    u)
+        svc_user=$OPTARG
+        ;;
+    l)
+        labels=$OPTARG
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "
+Runner Service Installer
+Examples:
+RUNNER_CFG_PAT=<yourPAT> ./create-latest-svc.sh myuser/myrepo my.ghe.deployment.net
+RUNNER_CFG_PAT=<yourPAT> ./create-latest-svc.sh -s myorg -u user_name -l label1,label2
+Usage:
+    export RUNNER_CFG_PAT=<yourPAT>
+    ./create-latest-svc scope [ghe_domain] [name] [user] [labels]
+    -s          required  scope: repo (:owner/:repo) or org (:organization)
+    -g          optional  ghe_hostname: the fully qualified domain name of your GitHub Enterprise Server deployment
+    -n          optional  name of the runner, defaults to hostname
+    -u          optional  user svc will run as, defaults to current
+    -l          optional  list of labels (split by comma) applied on the runner"
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+shift "$((OPTIND - 1))"
+
+if ! "$flags_found"; then
+    runner_scope=${1}
+    ghe_hostname=${2}
+    runner_name=${3:-$(hostname)}
+    svc_user=${4:-$USER}
+    labels=${5}
+fi
+
+# apply defaults
+runner_name=${runner_name:-$(hostname)}
+svc_user=${svc_user:-$USER}
 
 echo "Configuring runner @ ${runner_scope}"
 sudo echo
@@ -142,7 +174,7 @@ echo
 echo "Configuring as a service ..."
 prefix=""
 if [ "${runner_plat}" == "linux" ]; then
-prefix="sudo "
+    prefix="sudo "
 fi
 
 ${prefix}./svc.sh install ${svc_user}

scripts/delete.sh

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 # Ensure offline
 #--------------------------------------
 runner_status=$(curl -s -X GET ${base_api_url}/${runner_scope}/actions/runners?per_page=100  -H "accept: application/vnd.github.everest-preview+json" -H "authorization: token ${RUNNER_CFG_PAT}" \
-        | jq -M -j ".runners | .[] | [select(.name == \"${runner_name}\")] | .[0].status")
+        | jq -M -j ".runners | .[] | select(.name == \"${runner_name}\") | .status")
 
 if [ -z "${runner_status}" ]; then 
     fatal "Could not find runner with name ${runner_name}"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fi
 # Get id of runner to remove
 #--------------------------------------
 runner_id=$(curl -s -X GET ${base_api_url}/${runner_scope}/actions/runners?per_page=100  -H "accept: application/vnd.github.everest-preview+json" -H "authorization: token ${RUNNER_CFG_PAT}" \
-        | jq -M -j ".runners | .[] | [select(.name == \"${runner_name}\")] | .[0].id")
+        | jq -M -j ".runners | .[] | select(.name == \"${runner_name}\") | .id")
 
 if [ -z "${runner_id}" ]; then 
     fatal "Could not find runner with name ${runner_name}"

src/Misc/contentHash/dotnetRuntime/linux-arm

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+de62d296708908cfd1236e58869aebbc2bae8a8c3d629276968542626c508e37

src/Misc/contentHash/dotnetRuntime/linux-arm64

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+44fcd0422dd98ed17d2c8e9057ff2260c50165f20674236a4ae7d2645a07df25

src/Misc/contentHash/dotnetRuntime/linux-x64

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+e57652cf322ee16ce3af4f9e58f80858746b9e1e60279e991a3b3d9a6baf8d79

src/Misc/contentHash/dotnetRuntime/osx-x64

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bdd247b2ff3f51095524412e2ac588e7a87af805e114d6caf2368366ee7be1ea

src/Misc/contentHash/dotnetRuntime/win-x64

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d23a0cb9f20c0aa1cddb7a39567cd097020cdeb06a1e952940601d1a405c53b8

src/Misc/contentHash/externals/linux-arm

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+6ca4a0e1c50b7079ead05321dcf5835c1c25f23dc632add8c1c4667d416d103e

src/Misc/contentHash/externals/linux-arm64

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+b5951dc607d782d9c7571a7224e940eb0975bb23c54ff25c7afdbf959a417081

src/Misc/contentHash/externals/linux-x64

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+af819e92011cc9cbca90e8299f9f7651f2cf6bf45b42920f9a4ca22795486147

src/Misc/contentHash/externals/osx-x64

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+aa0e6bf4bfaabf48c962ea3b262dca042629ab332005f73d282faec908847036

src/Misc/contentHash/externals/win-x64

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+40328cff2b8229f9b578f32739183bd8f6aab481c21dadc052b09f1c7e8e4665

src/Misc/expressionFunc/hashFiles/package-lock.json

@@ -1291,9 +1291,9 @@
       }
     },
     "glob-parent": {
-      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "version": "5.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob-parent/-/glob-parent-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob-parent/-/glob-parent-5.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FnI+VGOpnlGHWZxthPGR+QhR78fuiK0sNLkHQv+bL9fQi57lNNdquIbna/WrfROrolq8GK5Ek6BiMwqL/voRYQ==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AOIgSQCepiJYwP3ARnGx+5VnTu2HBYdzbGP45eLw1vr3zB3vZLeyed1sC9hnbcOc9/SrMyM5RPQrkGz4aS9Zow==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "is-glob": "^4.0.1"
@@ -1374,9 +1374,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "hosted-git-info": {
-      "version": "2.8.8",
+      "version": "2.8.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.8.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-f/wzC2QaWBs7t9IYqB4T3sR1xviIViXJRJTWBlx2Gf3g0Xi5vI7Yy4koXQ1c9OYDGHN9sBy1DQ2AB8fqZBWhUg==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mxIDAb9Lsm6DoOJ7xH+5+X4y1LU/4Hi50L9C5sIswK3JzULS4bwk1FvjdBgvYR4bzT4tuUQiC15FE2f5HbLvYw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "iconv-lite": {
@@ -1683,9 +1683,9 @@
       }
     },
     "lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.19",
+      "version": "4.17.21",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.19.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JNvd8XER9GQX0v2qJgsaN/mzFCNA5BRe/j8JN9d+tWyGLSodKQHKFicdwNYzWwI3wjRnaKPsGj1XkBjx/F96DQ==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "lodash.unescape": {
@@ -1947,9 +1947,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "path-parse": {
-      "version": "1.0.6",
+      "version": "1.0.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-parse/-/path-parse-1.0.6.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-parse/-/path-parse-1.0.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GSmOT2EbHrINBf9SR7CDELwlJ8AENk3Qn7OikK4nFYAu3Ote2+JYNVvkpAEQm3/TLNEJFD/xZJjzyxg3KBWOzw==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LDJzPVEEEPR+y48z93A0Ed0yXb8pAByGWo/k5YYdYgpY2/2EsOsksJrq7lOHxryrVOn1ejG6oAp8ahvOIQD8sw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "path-type": {

src/Misc/externals.sh

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ PRECACHE=$2
 
 NODE_URL=https://nodejs.org/dist
 NODE12_VERSION="12.13.1"
+NODE16_VERSION="16.13.0"
 
 get_abs_path() {
   # exploits the fact that pwd will print abs path when no args
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ function acquireExternalTool() {
 if [[ "$PACKAGERUNTIME" == "win-x64" || "$PACKAGERUNTIME" == "win-x86" ]]; then
     acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE12_VERSION}/$PACKAGERUNTIME/node.exe" node12/bin
     acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE12_VERSION}/$PACKAGERUNTIME/node.lib" node12/bin
+    acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE16_VERSION}/$PACKAGERUNTIME/node.exe" node16/bin
+    acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE16_VERSION}/$PACKAGERUNTIME/node.lib" node16/bin
     if [[ "$PRECACHE" != "" ]]; then
         acquireExternalTool "https://github.com/microsoft/vswhere/releases/download/2.6.7/vswhere.exe" vswhere
     fi
@@ -134,18 +137,23 @@ fi
 # Download the external tools only for OSX.
 if [[ "$PACKAGERUNTIME" == "osx-x64" ]]; then
     acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE12_VERSION}/node-v${NODE12_VERSION}-darwin-x64.tar.gz" node12 fix_nested_dir
+    acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE16_VERSION}/node-v${NODE16_VERSION}-darwin-x64.tar.gz" node16 fix_nested_dir
 fi
 
 # Download the external tools for Linux PACKAGERUNTIMEs.
 if [[ "$PACKAGERUNTIME" == "linux-x64" ]]; then
     acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE12_VERSION}/node-v${NODE12_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz" node12 fix_nested_dir
     acquireExternalTool "https://vstsagenttools.blob.core.windows.net/tools/nodejs/${NODE12_VERSION}/alpine/x64/node-${NODE12_VERSION}-alpine-x64.tar.gz" node12_alpine
+    acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE16_VERSION}/node-v${NODE16_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz" node16 fix_nested_dir
+    acquireExternalTool "https://vstsagenttools.blob.core.windows.net/tools/nodejs/${NODE16_VERSION}/alpine/x64/node-v${NODE16_VERSION}-alpine-x64.tar.gz" node16_alpine
 fi
 
 if [[ "$PACKAGERUNTIME" == "linux-arm64" ]]; then
     acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE12_VERSION}/node-v${NODE12_VERSION}-linux-arm64.tar.gz" node12 fix_nested_dir
+    acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE16_VERSION}/node-v${NODE16_VERSION}-linux-arm64.tar.gz" node16 fix_nested_dir
 fi
 
 if [[ "$PACKAGERUNTIME" == "linux-arm" ]]; then
     acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE12_VERSION}/node-v${NODE12_VERSION}-linux-armv7l.tar.gz" node12 fix_nested_dir
+    acquireExternalTool "$NODE_URL/v${NODE16_VERSION}/node-v${NODE16_VERSION}-linux-armv7l.tar.gz" node16 fix_nested_dir
 fi

src/Misc/layoutbin/RunnerService.js

@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ var gracefulShutdown = function (code) {
         console.log('Sending SIGINT to runner listener to stop');
         listener.kill('SIGINT');
 
-        // TODO wait for 30 seconds and send a SIGKILL
+        console.log('Sending SIGKILL to runner listener');
+        setTimeout(() => listener.kill('SIGKILL'), 30000).unref();
     }
 }
 

src/Misc/layoutbin/actions.runner.plist.template

@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@
     </dict>
     <key>ProcessType</key>
     <string>Interactive</string>
+    <key>SessionCreate</key>
+    <true/>
   </dict>
 </plist>

src/Misc/layoutbin/installdependencies.sh

@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ then
             fi
         }
 
-        # libssl version prefer: libssl1.1 -> libssl1.0.2 -> libssl1.0.0
         apt_get_with_fallbacks libssl1.1$ libssl1.0.2$ libssl1.0.0$
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]
         then
@@ -103,8 +102,7 @@ then
             exit 1
         fi
 
-        # libicu version prefer: libicu66 -> libicu63 -> libicu60 -> libicu57 -> libicu55 -> libicu52
+        apt_get_with_fallbacks libicu72 libicu71 libicu70 libicu69 libicu68 libicu67 libicu66 libicu65 libicu63 libicu60 libicu57 libicu55 libicu52
-        apt_get_with_fallbacks libicu66 libicu63 libicu60 libicu57 libicu55 libicu52
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]
         then
             echo "'$apt_get' failed with exit code '$?'"

src/Misc/layoutbin/systemd.svc.sh.template

@@ -106,18 +106,30 @@ function stop()
 
 function uninstall()
 {
-    stop
+    if service_exists; then
-    systemctl disable ${SVC_NAME} || failed "failed to disable  ${SVC_NAME}"
+        stop
-    rm "${UNIT_PATH}" || failed "failed to delete ${UNIT_PATH}"
+        systemctl disable ${SVC_NAME} || failed "failed to disable ${SVC_NAME}"
+        rm "${UNIT_PATH}" || failed "failed to delete ${UNIT_PATH}"
+    else
+        echo "Service ${SVC_NAME} is not installed"
+    fi    
     if [ -f "${CONFIG_PATH}" ]; then
       rm "${CONFIG_PATH}" || failed "failed to delete ${CONFIG_PATH}"
     fi
     systemctl daemon-reload || failed "failed to reload daemons"
 }
 
+function service_exists() {
+    if [ -f "${UNIT_PATH}" ]; then
+        return 0
+    else
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
 function status()
 {
-    if [ -f "${UNIT_PATH}" ]; then
+    if service_exists; then
         echo
         echo "${UNIT_PATH}"
     else

src/Misc/layoutbin/update.sh.template

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ downloadrunnerversion=_DOWNLOAD_RUNNER_VERSION_
 logfile="_UPDATE_LOG_"
 restartinteractiverunner=_RESTART_INTERACTIVE_RUNNER_
 
+telemetryfile="$rootfolder/_diag/.telemetry"
+
 # log user who run the script
 date "+[%F %T-%4N] --------whoami--------" >> "$logfile" 2>&1
 whoami >> "$logfile" 2>&1
@@ -118,6 +120,58 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# fix upgrade issue with macOS when running as a service
+attemptedtargetedfix=0
+currentplatform=$(uname | awk '{print tolower($0)}')
+if [[ "$currentplatform" == 'darwin'  && restartinteractiverunner -eq 0 ]]; then
+    # We needed a fix for https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/743
+    # We will recreate the ./externals/node12/bin/node of the past runner version that launched the runnerlistener service
+    # Otherwise mac gatekeeper kills the processes we spawn on creation as we are running a process with no backing file
+
+    # We need the pid for the nodejs loop, get that here, its the parent of the runner C# pid
+    # assumption here is only one process is invoking rootfolder/runsvc.sh
+    procgroup=$(ps x -o pgid,command | grep "$rootfolder/runsvc.sh" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}')
+    if [[ $? -eq 0 && -n "$procgroup" ]]
+    then
+        # inspect the open file handles to find the node process
+        # we can't actually inspect the process using ps because it uses relative paths and doesn't follow symlinks
+        path=$(lsof -a -g "$procgroup" -F n | grep node12/bin/node | grep externals | tail -1 | cut -c2-)
+        if [[ $? -eq 0 && -n "$path" ]]
+        then
+            # trim the last 5 characters of the path '/node'
+            trimmedpath=$(dirname "$path")
+            if [[ $? -eq 0 && -n "$trimmedpath" ]]
+            then
+                attemptedtargetedfix=1
+                # Create the path if it does not exist
+                if [[ ! -e "$path" ]]
+                then
+                    date "+[%F %T-%4N] Creating fallback node at path $path" >> "$logfile" 2>&1
+                    mkdir -p "$trimmedpath"
+                    cp "$rootfolder/externals/node12/bin/node" "$path"
+                else
+                    date "+[%F %T-%4N] Path for fallback node exists, skipping creating $path" >> "$logfile" 2>&1
+                fi
+            else
+                date "+[%F %T-%4N] DarwinRunnerUpgrade: Failed to trim runner path. TrimmedPath: $trimmedpath, path: $path, pgid: $procgroup, root: $rootfolder" >> "$logfile" 2>&1
+                date "+[%F %T-%4N] DarwinRunnerUpgrade: Failed to trim runner path. TrimmedPath: $trimmedpath, path: $path, pgid: $procgroup, root: $rootfolder" >> "$telemetryfile" 2>&1
+            fi
+        else
+            date "+[%F %T-%4N] DarwinRunnerUpgrade: Failed to find runner path. Path: $path, pgid: $procgroup, root: $rootfolder" >> "$logfile" 2>&1
+            date "+[%F %T-%4N] DarwinRunnerUpgrade: Failed to find runner path. Path: $path, pgid: $procgroup, root: $rootfolder" >> "$telemetryfile" 2>&1
+        fi
+    else
+        runproc=$(ps x -o pgid,command | grep "run.sh" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}')
+        if [[ $? -eq 0 && -n "$runproc" ]]
+        then
+            date "+[%F %T-%4N] Running as ephemeral using run.sh, no need to recreate node folder" >> "$logfile" 2>&1
+        else
+            date "+[%F %T-%4N] DarwinRunnerUpgrade: Failed to find runner pgid. pgid: $procgroup, root: $rootfolder" >> "$logfile" 2>&1
+            date "+[%F %T-%4N] DarwinRunnerUpgrade: Failed to find runner pgid. pgid: $procgroup, root: $rootfolder" >> "$telemetryfile" 2>&1
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
 date "+[%F %T-%4N] Update succeed" >> "$logfile"
 
 # rename the update log file with %logfile%.succeed/.failed/succeedneedrestart

src/Misc/layoutroot/config.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ $user_id -eq 0 -a -z "$RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check dotnet core 3.0 dependencies for Linux
+# Check dotnet Core 6.0 dependencies for Linux
 if [[ (`uname` == "Linux") ]]
 then
     command -v ldd > /dev/null
@@ -18,25 +18,25 @@ then
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    message="Execute sudo ./bin/installdependencies.sh to install any missing Dotnet Core 3.0 dependencies."
+    message="Execute sudo ./bin/installdependencies.sh to install any missing Dotnet Core 6.0 dependencies."
 
     ldd ./bin/libcoreclr.so | grep 'not found'
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo "Dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 3.0"
+        echo "Dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 6.0"
         echo $message
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    ldd ./bin/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.OpenSsl.so | grep 'not found'
+    ldd ./bin/libSystem.Security.Cryptography.Native.OpenSsl.so | grep 'not found'
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo "Dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 3.0"
+        echo "Dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 6.0"
         echo $message
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    ldd ./bin/System.IO.Compression.Native.so | grep 'not found'
+    ldd ./bin/libSystem.IO.Compression.Native.so | grep 'not found'
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo "Dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 3.0"
+        echo "Dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 6.0"
         echo $message
         exit 1
     fi
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ then
     libpath=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}
     $LDCONFIG_COMMAND -NXv ${libpath//:/ } 2>&1 | grep libicu >/dev/null 2>&1
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "Libicu's dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 3.0"
+        echo "Libicu's dependencies is missing for Dotnet Core 6.0"
         echo $message
         exit 1
     fi

src/Misc/layoutroot/run-helper.cmd.template

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+@echo off
+
+"%~dp0\bin\Runner.Listener.exe" run %*
+
+rem using `if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU N` insterad of `if ERRORLEVEL N`
+rem `if ERRORLEVEL N` means: error level is N or MORE
+  
+if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
+  echo "Runner listener exit with 0 return code, stop the service, no retry needed."
+  exit /b 0
+)
+
+if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 1 (
+  echo "Runner listener exit with terminated error, stop the service, no retry needed."
+  exit /b 0
+)
+
+if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 2 (
+  echo "Runner listener exit with retryable error, re-launch runner in 5 seconds."
+  ping 127.0.0.1 -n 6 -w 1000 >NUL
+  exit /b 1
+)
+
+if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 3 (
+  rem Sleep 5 seconds to wait for the runner update process finish
+  echo "Runner listener exit because of updating, re-launch runner in 5 seconds"
+  ping 127.0.0.1 -n 6 -w 1000 >NUL
+  exit /b 1
+)
+
+if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 4 (
+  rem Sleep 5 seconds to wait for the ephemeral runner update process finish
+  echo "Runner listener exit because of updating, re-launch ephemeral runner in 5 seconds"
+  ping 127.0.0.1 -n 6 -w 1000 >NUL
+  exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo "Exiting after unknown error code: %ERRORLEVEL%"
+exit /b 0

src/Misc/layoutroot/run-helper.sh.template

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Validate not sudo
+user_id=`id -u`
+if [ $user_id -eq 0 -a -z "$RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT" ]; then
+    echo "Must not run interactively with sudo"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Run
+shopt -s nocasematch
+
+safe_sleep() {
+    if [ ! -x "$(command -v sleep)" ]; then
+        if [ ! -x "$(command -v ping)" ]; then
+            COUNT="0"
+            while [[ $COUNT != 5000 ]]; do
+                echo "SLEEP" > /dev/null
+                COUNT=$[$COUNT+1]
+            done
+        else
+            ping -c 5 127.0.0.1 > /dev/null
+        fi
+    else
+        sleep 5
+    fi
+}
+
+bin/Runner.Listener run $*
+returnCode=$?
+if [[ $returnCode == 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Runner listener exit with 0 return code, stop the service, no retry needed."
+    exit 0
+elif [[ $returnCode == 1 ]]; then
+    echo "Runner listener exit with terminated error, stop the service, no retry needed."
+    exit 0
+elif [[ $returnCode == 2 ]]; then
+    echo "Runner listener exit with retryable error, re-launch runner in 5 seconds."
+    safe_sleep
+    exit 1
+elif [[ $returnCode == 3 ]]; then
+    # Sleep 5 seconds to wait for the runner update process finish
+    echo "Runner listener exit because of updating, re-launch runner in 5 seconds"
+    safe_sleep
+    exit 1
+elif [[ $returnCode == 4 ]]; then
+    # Sleep 5 seconds to wait for the ephemeral runner update process finish
+    echo "Runner listener exit because of updating, re-launch ephemeral runner in 5 seconds"
+    safe_sleep
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "Exiting with unknown error code: ${returnCode}"
+    exit 0
+fi

src/Misc/layoutroot/run.cmd

@@ -13,21 +13,19 @@ if defined VERBOSE_ARG (
 rem Unblock files in the root of the layout folder. E.g. .cmd files.
 powershell.exe -NoLogo -Sta -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$VerbosePreference = %VERBOSE_ARG% ; Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath '%~dp0' | ForEach-Object { Write-Verbose ('Unblock: {0}' -f $_.FullName) ; $_ } | Unblock-File | Out-Null"
 
-if /i "%~1" equ "localRun" (
-    rem ********************************************************************************
-    rem Local run.
-    rem ********************************************************************************
-    "%~dp0bin\Runner.Listener.exe" %*
-) else (
-  rem ********************************************************************************
-  rem Run.
-  rem ********************************************************************************
-  "%~dp0bin\Runner.Listener.exe" run %*
 
-  rem Return code 4 means the run once runner received an update message.
+rem ********************************************************************************
-  rem Sleep 5 seconds to wait for the update process finish and run the runner again.
+rem Run.
-  if ERRORLEVEL 4 (
+rem ********************************************************************************
-    timeout /t 5 /nobreak > NUL
+
-    "%~dp0bin\Runner.Listener.exe" run %*
+:launch_helper
-  )
+copy run-helper.cmd.template run-helper.cmd /Y
+call "%~dp0run-helper.cmd" %*
+  
+if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 1 (
+  echo "Restarting runner..."
+  goto :launch_helper
+) else (  
+  echo "Exiting runner..."
+  exit 0
 )

src/Misc/layoutroot/run.sh

@@ -1,49 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Validate not sudo
-user_id=`id -u`
-if [ $user_id -eq 0 -a -z "$RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT" ]; then
-    echo "Must not run interactively with sudo"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # Change directory to the script root directory
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59895/getting-the-source-directory-of-a-bash-script-from-within
 SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
 while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do # resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symlink
-  DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
+    DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
-  SOURCE="$(readlink "$SOURCE")"
+    SOURCE="$(readlink "$SOURCE")"
-  [[ $SOURCE != /* ]] && SOURCE="$DIR/$SOURCE" # if $SOURCE was a relative symlink, we need to resolve it relative to the path where the symlink file was located
+    [[ $SOURCE != /* ]] && SOURCE="$DIR/$SOURCE" # if $SOURCE was a relative symlink, we need to resolve it relative to the path where the symlink file was located
 done
 DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
-
+cp -f run-helper.sh.template run-helper.sh
-# Do not "cd $DIR". For localRun, the current directory is expected to be the repo location on disk.
+# run the helper process which keep the listener alive
-
+while :;
-# Run
+do
-shopt -s nocasematch
+    "$DIR"/run-helper.sh $*
-if [[ "$1" == "localRun" ]]; then
-    "$DIR"/bin/Runner.Listener $*
-else
-    "$DIR"/bin/Runner.Listener run $*
-
-# Return code 3 means the run once runner received an update message.
-# Sleep 5 seconds to wait for the update process finish
     returnCode=$?
-    if [[ $returnCode == 3 ]]; then
+    if [[ $returnCode == 1 ]]; then
-        if [ ! -x "$(command -v sleep)" ]; then
+        echo "Restarting runner..."
-            if [ ! -x "$(command -v ping)" ]; then
-                COUNT="0"
-                while [[ $COUNT != 5000 ]]; do
-                    echo "SLEEP" > /dev/null
-                    COUNT=$[$COUNT+1]
-                done
-            else
-                ping -c 5 127.0.0.1 > /dev/null
-            fi
-        else
-            sleep 5
-        fi
     else
-        exit $returnCode
+        echo "Exiting runner..."
+        exit 0
     fi
-fi
+done

src/Misc/runnercoreassets

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+actions.runner.plist.template
+actions.runner.service.template
+checkScripts/downloadCert.js
+checkScripts/makeWebRequest.js
+darwin.svc.sh.template
+hashFiles/index.js
+installdependencies.sh
+macos-run-invoker.js
+Microsoft.IdentityModel.Logging.dll
+Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.dll
+Minimatch.dll
+Newtonsoft.Json.Bson.dll
+Newtonsoft.Json.dll
+Runner.Common.deps.json
+Runner.Common.dll
+Runner.Common.pdb
+Runner.Listener
+Runner.Listener.deps.json
+Runner.Listener.dll
+Runner.Listener.exe
+Runner.Listener.pdb
+Runner.Listener.runtimeconfig.json
+Runner.PluginHost
+Runner.PluginHost.deps.json
+Runner.PluginHost.dll
+Runner.PluginHost.exe
+Runner.PluginHost.pdb
+Runner.PluginHost.runtimeconfig.json
+Runner.Plugins.deps.json
+Runner.Plugins.dll
+Runner.Plugins.pdb
+Runner.Sdk.deps.json
+Runner.Sdk.dll
+Runner.Sdk.pdb
+Runner.Worker
+Runner.Worker.deps.json
+Runner.Worker.dll
+Runner.Worker.exe
+Runner.Worker.pdb
+Runner.Worker.runtimeconfig.json
+RunnerService.exe
+RunnerService.exe.config
+RunnerService.js
+RunnerService.pdb
+runsvc.sh
+Sdk.deps.json
+Sdk.dll
+Sdk.pdb
+System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt.dll
+System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll
+System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs.dll
+System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.dll
+System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.dll
+systemd.svc.sh.template
+update.cmd.template
+update.sh.template
+YamlDotNet.dll

src/Misc/runnerdotnetruntimeassets

@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
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+api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
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+api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
+api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
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+api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
+api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
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+System.ValueTuple.dll
+System.Web.dll
+System.Web.HttpUtility.dll
+System.Windows.dll
+System.Xml.dll
+System.Xml.Linq.dll
+System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll
+System.Xml.Serialization.dll
+System.Xml.XDocument.dll
+System.Xml.XmlDocument.dll
+System.Xml.XmlSerializer.dll
+System.Xml.XPath.dll
+System.Xml.XPath.XDocument.dll
+ucrtbase.dll
+WindowsBase.dll

src/Misc/trimmedpackages_targz.json

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[
+    {
+        "HashValue": "<NO_RUNTIME_EXTERNALS_HASH>",
+        "DownloadUrl": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v<RUNNER_VERSION>/actions-runner-<RUNNER_PLATFORM>-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime-noexternals.tar.gz",
+        "TrimmedContents": {
+            "dotnetRuntime": "<RUNTIME_HASH>",
+            "externals": "<EXTERNALS_HASH>"
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "HashValue": "<NO_RUNTIME_HASH>",
+        "DownloadUrl": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v<RUNNER_VERSION>/actions-runner-<RUNNER_PLATFORM>-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime.tar.gz",
+        "TrimmedContents": {
+            "dotnetRuntime": "<RUNTIME_HASH>"
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "HashValue": "<NO_EXTERNALS_HASH>",
+        "DownloadUrl": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v<RUNNER_VERSION>/actions-runner-<RUNNER_PLATFORM>-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noexternals.tar.gz",
+        "TrimmedContents": {
+            "externals": "<EXTERNALS_HASH>"
+        }
+    }
+]

src/Misc/trimmedpackages_zip.json

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[
+    {
+        "HashValue": "<NO_RUNTIME_EXTERNALS_HASH>",
+        "DownloadUrl": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v<RUNNER_VERSION>/actions-runner-<RUNNER_PLATFORM>-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime-noexternals.zip",
+        "TrimmedContents": {
+            "dotnetRuntime": "<RUNTIME_HASH>",
+            "externals": "<EXTERNALS_HASH>"
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "HashValue": "<NO_RUNTIME_HASH>",
+        "DownloadUrl": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v<RUNNER_VERSION>/actions-runner-<RUNNER_PLATFORM>-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noruntime.zip",
+        "TrimmedContents": {
+            "dotnetRuntime": "<RUNTIME_HASH>"
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "HashValue": "<NO_EXTERNALS_HASH>",
+        "DownloadUrl": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v<RUNNER_VERSION>/actions-runner-<RUNNER_PLATFORM>-<RUNNER_VERSION>-noexternals.zip",
+        "TrimmedContents": {
+            "externals": "<EXTERNALS_HASH>"
+        }
+    }
+]

src/Runner.Common/ConfigurationStore.cs

@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
         public string PoolName { get; set; }
 
+        [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
+        public bool DisableUpdate { get; set; }
+
+        [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
+        public bool Ephemeral { get; set; }
+
         [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
         public string ServerUrl { get; set; }
 

src/Runner.Common/Constants.cs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         Certificates,
         Options,
         SetupInfo,
+        Telemetry
     }
 
     public static class Constants
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         public static string PluginTracePrefix = "##[plugin.trace]";
         public static readonly int RunnerDownloadRetryMaxAttempts = 3;
 
+        public static readonly int CompositeActionsMaxDepth = 9;
+
         // This enum is embedded within the Constants class to make it easier to reference and avoid
         // ambiguous type reference with System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform and System.Runtime.InteropServices.Architecture
         public enum OSPlatform
@@ -123,9 +126,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                 {
                     public static readonly string Check = "check";
                     public static readonly string Commit = "commit";
+                    public static readonly string Ephemeral = "ephemeral";
                     public static readonly string Help = "help";
                     public static readonly string Replace = "replace";
-                    public static readonly string Once = "once";
+                    public static readonly string DisableUpdate = "disableupdate";
+                    public static readonly string Once = "once"; // Keep this around since customers still relies on it
                     public static readonly string RunAsService = "runasservice";
                     public static readonly string Unattended = "unattended";
                     public static readonly string Version = "version";
@@ -151,6 +156,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             public static readonly string LowDiskSpace = "LOW_DISK_SPACE";
             public static readonly string UnsupportedCommand = "UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND";
             public static readonly string UnsupportedCommandMessageDisabled = "The `{0}` command is disabled. Please upgrade to using Environment Files or opt into unsecure command execution by setting the `ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS` environment variable to `true`. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2020-10-01-github-actions-deprecating-set-env-and-add-path-commands/";
+            public static readonly string UnsupportedStopCommandTokenDisabled = "You cannot use a endToken that is an empty string, the string 'pause-logging', or another workflow command. For more information see:  https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#example-stopping-and-starting-workflow-commands or opt into insecure command execution by setting the `ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_STOPCOMMAND_TOKENS` environment variable to `true`.";
         }
 
         public static class RunnerEvent
@@ -210,6 +216,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                 // Keep alphabetical
                 //
                 public static readonly string AllowUnsupportedCommands = "ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS";
+                public static readonly string AllowUnsupportedStopCommandTokens = "ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_STOPCOMMAND_TOKENS";
                 public static readonly string RunnerDebug = "ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG";
                 public static readonly string StepDebug = "ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG";
             }

src/Runner.Common/ExtensionManager.cs

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                     Add<T>(extensions, "GitHub.Runner.Worker.RemoveMatcherCommandExtension, Runner.Worker");
                     Add<T>(extensions, "GitHub.Runner.Worker.WarningCommandExtension, Runner.Worker");
                     Add<T>(extensions, "GitHub.Runner.Worker.ErrorCommandExtension, Runner.Worker");
+                    Add<T>(extensions, "GitHub.Runner.Worker.NoticeCommandExtension, Runner.Worker");
                     Add<T>(extensions, "GitHub.Runner.Worker.DebugCommandExtension, Runner.Worker");
                     Add<T>(extensions, "GitHub.Runner.Worker.GroupCommandExtension, Runner.Worker");
                     Add<T>(extensions, "GitHub.Runner.Worker.EndGroupCommandExtension, Runner.Worker");

src/Runner.Common/HostContext.cs

@@ -90,20 +90,22 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             this.SecretMasker.AddValueEncoder(ValueEncoders.UriDataEscape);
             this.SecretMasker.AddValueEncoder(ValueEncoders.XmlDataEscape);
             this.SecretMasker.AddValueEncoder(ValueEncoders.TrimDoubleQuotes);
+            this.SecretMasker.AddValueEncoder(ValueEncoders.PowerShellPreAmpersandEscape);
+            this.SecretMasker.AddValueEncoder(ValueEncoders.PowerShellPostAmpersandEscape);
 
             // Create the trace manager.
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(logFile))
             {
                 int logPageSize;
                 string logSizeEnv = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable($"{hostType.ToUpperInvariant()}_LOGSIZE");
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(logSizeEnv) || !int.TryParse(logSizeEnv, out logPageSize))
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(logSizeEnv) || !int.TryParse(logSizeEnv, out logPageSize))
                 {
                     logPageSize = _defaultLogPageSize;
                 }
 
                 int logRetentionDays;
                 string logRetentionDaysEnv = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable($"{hostType.ToUpperInvariant()}_LOGRETENTION");
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(logRetentionDaysEnv) || !int.TryParse(logRetentionDaysEnv, out logRetentionDays))
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(logRetentionDaysEnv) || !int.TryParse(logRetentionDaysEnv, out logRetentionDays))
                 {
                     logRetentionDays = _defaultLogRetentionDays;
                 }
@@ -191,6 +193,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                 _trace.Info($"No proxy settings were found based on environmental variables (http_proxy/https_proxy/HTTP_PROXY/HTTPS_PROXY)");
             }
 
+            if (StringUtil.ConvertToBoolean(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUNNER_TLS_NO_VERIFY")))
+            {
+                _trace.Warning($"Runner is running under insecure mode: HTTPS server certifcate validation has been turned off by GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUNNER_TLS_NO_VERIFY environment variable.");
+            }
+
             var credFile = GetConfigFile(WellKnownConfigFile.Credentials);
             if (File.Exists(credFile))
             {
@@ -198,9 +205,17 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                 if (credData != null &&
                     credData.Data.TryGetValue("clientId", out var clientId))
                 {
-                    _userAgents.Add(new ProductInfoHeaderValue($"RunnerId", clientId));
+                    _userAgents.Add(new ProductInfoHeaderValue("ClientId", clientId));
                 }
             }
+
+            var runnerFile = GetConfigFile(WellKnownConfigFile.Runner);
+            if (File.Exists(runnerFile))
+            {
+                var runnerSettings = IOUtil.LoadObject<RunnerSettings>(runnerFile);
+                _userAgents.Add(new ProductInfoHeaderValue("RunnerId", runnerSettings.AgentId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)));
+                _userAgents.Add(new ProductInfoHeaderValue("GroupId", runnerSettings.PoolId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)));
+            }
         }
 
         public string GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory directory)
@@ -341,6 +356,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                         ".setup_info");
                     break;
 
+                case WellKnownConfigFile.Telemetry:
+                    path = Path.Combine(
+                        GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Diag),
+                        ".telemetry");
+                    break;
+
                 default:
                     throw new NotSupportedException($"Unexpected well known config file: '{configFile}'");
             }

src/Runner.Common/HttpClientHandlerFactory.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
 
@@ -13,7 +14,14 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
     {
         public HttpClientHandler CreateClientHandler(RunnerWebProxy webProxy)
         {
-            return new HttpClientHandler() { Proxy = webProxy };
+            var client = new HttpClientHandler() { Proxy = webProxy };
+
+            if (StringUtil.ConvertToBoolean(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUNNER_TLS_NO_VERIFY")))
+            {
+                client.ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback = HttpClientHandler.DangerousAcceptAnyServerCertificateValidator;
+            }
+
+            return client;
         }
     }
 }

src/Runner.Common/JobServer.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
+using GitHub.Services.Common;
 using GitHub.Services.WebApi;
 
 namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
@@ -35,7 +38,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         public async Task ConnectAsync(VssConnection jobConnection)
         {
             _connection = jobConnection;
-            int attemptCount = 5;
+            int totalAttempts = 5;
+            int attemptCount = totalAttempts;
+            var configurationStore = HostContext.GetService<IConfigurationStore>();
+            var runnerSettings = configurationStore.GetSettings();
+ 
             while (!_connection.HasAuthenticated && attemptCount-- > 0)
             {
                 try
@@ -45,17 +52,71 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex) when (attemptCount > 0)
                 {
-                    Trace.Info($"Catch exception during connect. {attemptCount} attemp left.");
+                    Trace.Info($"Catch exception during connect. {attemptCount} attempts left.");
                     Trace.Error(ex);
+
+                    if (runnerSettings.IsHostedServer)
+                    {
+                        await CheckNetworkEndpointsAsync(attemptCount);
+                    }
                 }
 
-                await Task.Delay(100);
+                int attempt = totalAttempts - attemptCount;
+                TimeSpan backoff = BackoffTimerHelper.GetExponentialBackoff(attempt, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3.2), TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
+
+                await Task.Delay(backoff);
             }
 
             _taskClient = _connection.GetClient<TaskHttpClient>();
             _hasConnection = true;
         }
 
+        private async Task CheckNetworkEndpointsAsync(int attemptsLeft)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Trace.Info("Requesting Actions Service health endpoint status");
+                using (var httpClientHandler = HostContext.CreateHttpClientHandler())
+                using (var actionsClient = new HttpClient(httpClientHandler))
+                {
+                    var baseUri = new Uri(_connection.Uri.GetLeftPart(UriPartial.Authority));
+
+                    actionsClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.AddRange(HostContext.UserAgents);
+
+                    // Call the _apis/health endpoint, and include how many attempts are left as a URL query for easy tracking
+                    var response = await actionsClient.GetAsync(new Uri(baseUri, $"_apis/health?_internalRunnerAttemptsLeft={attemptsLeft}"));
+                    Trace.Info($"Actions health status code: {response.StatusCode}");
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                // Log error, but continue as this call is best-effort
+                Trace.Info($"Actions Service health endpoint failed due to {ex.GetType().Name}");
+                Trace.Error(ex);
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                Trace.Info("Requesting Github API endpoint status");
+                // This is a dotcom public API... just call it directly
+                using (var httpClientHandler = HostContext.CreateHttpClientHandler())
+                using (var gitHubClient = new HttpClient(httpClientHandler))
+                {
+                    gitHubClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.AddRange(HostContext.UserAgents);
+
+                    // Call the api.github.com endpoint, and include how many attempts are left as a URL query for easy tracking
+                    var response = await gitHubClient.GetAsync($"https://api.github.com?_internalRunnerAttemptsLeft={attemptsLeft}");
+                    Trace.Info($"api.github.com status code: {response.StatusCode}");
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                // Log error, but continue as this call is best-effort
+                Trace.Info($"Github API endpoint failed due to {ex.GetType().Name}");
+                Trace.Error(ex);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void CheckConnection()
         {
             if (!_hasConnection)

src/Runner.Common/JobServerQueue.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-using GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi;
-using GitHub.Runner.Common.Util;
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Pipelines = GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi;
 using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
+using Pipelines = GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
 
 namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
 {
     [ServiceLocator(Default = typeof(JobServerQueue))]
     public interface IJobServerQueue : IRunnerService, IThrottlingReporter
     {
+        TaskCompletionSource<int> JobRecordUpdated { get; }
         event EventHandler<ThrottlingEventArgs> JobServerQueueThrottling;
         Task ShutdownAsync();
         void Start(Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage jobRequest);
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         private IJobServer _jobServer;
         private Task[] _allDequeueTasks;
         private readonly TaskCompletionSource<int> _jobCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<int>();
+        private readonly TaskCompletionSource<int> _jobRecordUpdated = new TaskCompletionSource<int>();
         private bool _queueInProcess = false;
 
+        public TaskCompletionSource<int> JobRecordUpdated => _jobRecordUpdated;
+
         public event EventHandler<ThrottlingEventArgs> JobServerQueueThrottling;
 
         // Web console dequeue will start with process queue every 250ms for the first 60*4 times (~60 seconds).
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         // at the same time we can cut the load to server after the build run for more than 60s
         private int _webConsoleLineAggressiveDequeueCount = 0;
         private const int _webConsoleLineAggressiveDequeueLimit = 4 * 60;
+        private const int _webConsoleLineQueueSizeLimit = 1024;
         private bool _webConsoleLineAggressiveDequeue = true;
         private bool _firstConsoleOutputs = true;
 
@@ -157,8 +161,20 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
 
         public void QueueWebConsoleLine(Guid stepRecordId, string line, long? lineNumber)
         {
-            Trace.Verbose("Enqueue web console line queue: {0}", line);
+            // We only process 500 lines of the queue everytime.
-            _webConsoleLineQueue.Enqueue(new ConsoleLineInfo(stepRecordId, line, lineNumber));
+            // If the queue is backing up due to slow Http request or flood of output from step,
+            // we will drop the output to avoid extra memory consumption from the runner since the live console feed is best effort.
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(line) && _webConsoleLineQueue.Count < _webConsoleLineQueueSizeLimit)
+            {
+                Trace.Verbose("Enqueue web console line queue: {0}", line);
+                if (line.Length > 1024)
+                {
+                    Trace.Verbose("Web console line is more than 1024 chars, truncate to first 1024 chars");
+                    line = $"{line.Substring(0, 1024)}...";
+                }
+
+                _webConsoleLineQueue.Enqueue(new ConsoleLineInfo(stepRecordId, line, lineNumber));
+            }
         }
 
         public void QueueFileUpload(Guid timelineId, Guid timelineRecordId, string type, string name, string path, bool deleteSource)
@@ -226,12 +242,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                         stepRecordIds.Add(lineInfo.StepRecordId);
                     }
 
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(lineInfo.Line) && lineInfo.Line.Length > 1024)
-                    {
-                        Trace.Verbose("Web console line is more than 1024 chars, truncate to first 1024 chars");
-                        lineInfo.Line = $"{lineInfo.Line.Substring(0, 1024)}...";
-                    }
-
                     stepsConsoleLines[lineInfo.StepRecordId].Add(new TimelineRecordLogLine(lineInfo.Line, lineInfo.LineNumber));
                     linesCounter++;
 
@@ -287,11 +297,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                                 {
                                     await _jobServer.AppendTimelineRecordFeedAsync(_scopeIdentifier, _hubName, _planId, _jobTimelineId, _jobTimelineRecordId, stepRecordId, batch.Select(logLine => logLine.Line).ToList(), batch[0].LineNumber.Value, default(CancellationToken));
                                 }
-                                else 
+                                else
                                 {
                                     await _jobServer.AppendTimelineRecordFeedAsync(_scopeIdentifier, _hubName, _planId, _jobTimelineId, _jobTimelineRecordId, stepRecordId, batch.Select(logLine => logLine.Line).ToList(), default(CancellationToken));
                                 }
-                                
+
                                 if (_firstConsoleOutputs)
                                 {
                                     HostContext.WritePerfCounter($"WorkerJobServerQueueAppendFirstConsoleOutput_{_planId.ToString()}");
@@ -455,6 +465,14 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                             {
                                 Trace.Verbose("Cleanup buffered timeline record for timeline: {0}.", update.TimelineId);
                             }
+
+                            if (!_jobRecordUpdated.Task.IsCompleted &&
+                                update.PendingRecords.Any(x => x.Id == _jobTimelineRecordId && x.State != null))
+                            {
+                                // We have changed the state of the job
+                                Trace.Info("Job timeline record has been updated for the first time.");
+                                _jobRecordUpdated.TrySetResult(0);
+                            }
                         }
                         catch (Exception ex)
                         {
@@ -544,6 +562,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                         timelineRecord.WarningCount = rec.WarningCount;
                     }
 
+                    if (rec.NoticeCount != null && rec.NoticeCount > 0)
+                    {
+                        timelineRecord.NoticeCount = rec.NoticeCount;
+                    }
+
                     if (rec.Issues.Count > 0)
                     {
                         timelineRecord.Issues.Clear();

src/Runner.Common/ProcessChannel.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Pipes;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
 
 namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
 {
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
 
         public async Task SendAsync(MessageType messageType, string body, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
+            Trace.Info($"Sending message of length {body.Length}, with hash '{IOUtil.GetSha256Hash(body)}'");
             await _writeStream.WriteInt32Async((int)messageType, cancellationToken);
             await _writeStream.WriteStringAsync(body, cancellationToken);
         }
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             WorkerMessage result = new WorkerMessage(MessageType.NotInitialized, string.Empty);
             result.MessageType = (MessageType)await _readStream.ReadInt32Async(cancellationToken);
             result.Body = await _readStream.ReadStringAsync(cancellationToken);
+            Trace.Info($"Receiving message of length {result.Body.Length}, with hash '{IOUtil.GetSha256Hash(result.Body)}'");
             return result;
         }
 

src/Runner.Common/Runner.Common.csproj

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <TargetLatestRuntimePatch>true</TargetLatestRuntimePatch>
-    <AssetTargetFallback>portable-net45+win8</AssetTargetFallback>
     <NoWarn>NU1701;NU1603</NoWarn>
     <Version>$(Version)</Version>
-    <TieredCompilationQuickJit>true</TieredCompilationQuickJit>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/Runner.Common/RunnerServer.cs

@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         // Configuration
         Task<TaskAgent> AddAgentAsync(Int32 agentPoolId, TaskAgent agent);
         Task DeleteAgentAsync(int agentPoolId, int agentId);
+        Task DeleteAgentAsync(int agentId);
         Task<List<TaskAgentPool>> GetAgentPoolsAsync(string agentPoolName = null, TaskAgentPoolType poolType = TaskAgentPoolType.Automation);
         Task<List<TaskAgent>> GetAgentsAsync(int agentPoolId, string agentName = null);
+        Task<List<TaskAgent>> GetAgentsAsync(string agentName);
         Task<TaskAgent> ReplaceAgentAsync(int agentPoolId, TaskAgent agent);
 
         // messagequeue
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         Task<PackageMetadata> GetPackageAsync(string packageType, string platform, string version, bool includeToken, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
         // agent update
-        Task<TaskAgent> UpdateAgentUpdateStateAsync(int agentPoolId, int agentId, string currentState);
+        Task<TaskAgent> UpdateAgentUpdateStateAsync(int agentPoolId, int agentId, string currentState, string trace);
     }
 
     public sealed class RunnerServer : RunnerService, IRunnerServer
@@ -252,6 +254,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             return _genericTaskAgentClient.GetAgentsAsync(agentPoolId, agentName, false);
         }
 
+        public Task<List<TaskAgent>> GetAgentsAsync(string agentName)
+        {
+            return GetAgentsAsync(0, agentName); // search in all all agentPools
+        }
+
         public Task<TaskAgent> ReplaceAgentAsync(int agentPoolId, TaskAgent agent)
         {
             CheckConnection(RunnerConnectionType.Generic);
@@ -264,6 +271,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             return _genericTaskAgentClient.DeleteAgentAsync(agentPoolId, agentId);
         }
 
+        public Task DeleteAgentAsync(int agentId)
+        {
+            return DeleteAgentAsync(0, agentId); // agentPool is ignored server side
+        }
+
         //-----------------------------------------------------------------
         // MessageQueue
         //-----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -329,25 +341,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             return _genericTaskAgentClient.GetPackageAsync(packageType, platform, version, includeToken, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
         }
 
-        public Task<TaskAgent> UpdateAgentUpdateStateAsync(int agentPoolId, int agentId, string currentState)
+        public Task<TaskAgent> UpdateAgentUpdateStateAsync(int agentPoolId, int agentId, string currentState, string trace)
         {
             CheckConnection(RunnerConnectionType.Generic);
-            return _genericTaskAgentClient.UpdateAgentUpdateStateAsync(agentPoolId, agentId, currentState);
+            return _genericTaskAgentClient.UpdateAgentUpdateStateAsync(agentPoolId, agentId, currentState, trace);
-        }
-
-        //-----------------------------------------------------------------
-        // Runner Auth Url
-        //-----------------------------------------------------------------
-        public Task<string> GetRunnerAuthUrlAsync(int runnerPoolId, int runnerId)
-        {
-            CheckConnection(RunnerConnectionType.MessageQueue);
-            return _messageTaskAgentClient.GetAgentAuthUrlAsync(runnerPoolId, runnerId);
-        }
-
-        public Task ReportRunnerAuthUrlErrorAsync(int runnerPoolId, int runnerId, string error)
-        {
-            CheckConnection(RunnerConnectionType.MessageQueue);
-            return _messageTaskAgentClient.ReportAgentAuthUrlMigrationErrorAsync(runnerPoolId, runnerId, error);
         }
     }
 }

src/Runner.Common/Terminal.cs

@@ -164,9 +164,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             if (!Silent)
             {
                 Console.WriteLine();
-                Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
-                Console.WriteLine($"# {message}");
                 Console.ResetColor();
+                Console.WriteLine($"# {message}");
                 Console.WriteLine();
             }
         }
@@ -177,9 +176,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             {
                 Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
                 Console.Write("√ ");
-                Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
-                Console.WriteLine(message);
                 Console.ResetColor();
+                Console.WriteLine(message);
             }
         }
 

src/Runner.Listener/CommandSettings.cs

@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
         {
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Check,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Commit,
+            Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.DisableUpdate,
+            Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Ephemeral,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Help,
+            Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Once,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Replace,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.RunAsService,
-            Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Once,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Unattended,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Version
         };
@@ -66,7 +68,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
         public bool Help => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Help);
         public bool Unattended => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Unattended);
         public bool Version => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Version);
+        public bool Ephemeral => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Ephemeral);
+        public bool DisableUpdate => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.DisableUpdate);
 
+        // Keep this around since customers still relies on it
         public bool RunOnce => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Once);
 
         // Constructor.
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                 validator: Validators.ServerUrlValidator);
         }
 
+#if OS_WINDOWS
         public string GetWindowsLogonAccount(string defaultValue, string descriptionMsg)
         {
             return GetArgOrPrompt(
@@ -257,7 +263,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                 defaultValue: string.Empty,
                 validator: Validators.NonEmptyValidator);
         }
-
+#endif
         public string GetWork()
         {
             return GetArgOrPrompt(

src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
         bool IsConfigured();
         Task ConfigureAsync(CommandSettings command);
         Task UnconfigureAsync(CommandSettings command);
+        void DeleteLocalRunnerConfig();
         RunnerSettings LoadSettings();
     }
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             Trace.Info(nameof(LoadSettings));
             if (!IsConfigured())
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Not configured. Run config.(sh/cmd) to configure the runner.");
+                throw new NonRetryableException("Not configured. Run config.(sh/cmd) to configure the runner.");
             }
 
             RunnerSettings settings = _store.GetSettings();
@@ -65,18 +66,18 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
         public async Task ConfigureAsync(CommandSettings command)
         {
             _term.WriteLine();
-            _term.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
-            _term.WriteLine("|        ____ _ _   _   _       _          _        _   _                      |", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("|        ____ _ _   _   _       _          _        _   _                      |");
-            _term.WriteLine("|       / ___(_) |_| | | |_   _| |__      / \\   ___| |_(_) ___  _ __  ___      |", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("|       / ___(_) |_| | | |_   _| |__      / \\   ___| |_(_) ___  _ __  ___      |");
-            _term.WriteLine("|      | |  _| | __| |_| | | | | '_ \\    / _ \\ / __| __| |/ _ \\| '_ \\/ __|     |", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("|      | |  _| | __| |_| | | | | '_ \\    / _ \\ / __| __| |/ _ \\| '_ \\/ __|     |");
-            _term.WriteLine("|      | |_| | | |_|  _  | |_| | |_) |  / ___ \\ (__| |_| | (_) | | | \\__ \\     |", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("|      | |_| | | |_|  _  | |_| | |_) |  / ___ \\ (__| |_| | (_) | | | \\__ \\     |");
-            _term.WriteLine("|       \\____|_|\\__|_| |_|\\__,_|_.__/  /_/   \\_\\___|\\__|_|\\___/|_| |_|___/     |", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("|       \\____|_|\\__|_| |_|\\__,_|_.__/  /_/   \\_\\___|\\__|_|\\___/|_| |_|___/     |");
-            _term.WriteLine("|                                                                              |", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("|                                                                              |");
-            _term.Write("|                       ", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.Write("|                       ");
             _term.Write("Self-hosted runner registration", ConsoleColor.Cyan);
-            _term.WriteLine("                        |", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("                        |");
-            _term.WriteLine("|                                                                              |", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("|                                                                              |");
-            _term.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------", ConsoleColor.White);
+            _term.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
 
             Trace.Info(nameof(ConfigureAsync));
             if (IsConfigured())
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                 try
                 {
                     // Determine the service deployment type based on connection data. (Hosted/OnPremises)
+                    // Hosted usually means github.com or localhost, while OnPremises means GHES or GHAE
                     runnerSettings.IsHostedServer = runnerSettings.GitHubUrl == null || UrlUtil.IsHostedServer(new UriBuilder(runnerSettings.GitHubUrl));
 
                     // Warn if the Actions server url and GHES server url has different Host
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             List<TaskAgentPool> agentPools = await _runnerServer.GetAgentPoolsAsync();
             TaskAgentPool defaultPool = agentPools?.Where(x => x.IsInternal).FirstOrDefault();
 
-            if (agentPools?.Where(x => !x.IsHosted).Count() > 1)
+            if (agentPools?.Where(x => !x.IsHosted).Count() > 0)
             {
                 poolName = command.GetRunnerGroupName(defaultPool?.Name);
                 _term.WriteLine();
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             }
             else
             {
-                Trace.Info("Found a self-hosted runner group with id {1} and name {2}", agentPool.Id, agentPool.Name);
+                Trace.Info($"Found a self-hosted runner group with id {agentPool.Id} and name {agentPool.Name}");
                 runnerSettings.PoolId = agentPool.Id;
                 runnerSettings.PoolName = agentPool.Name;
             }
@@ -194,6 +196,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             TaskAgent agent;
             while (true)
             {
+                runnerSettings.DisableUpdate = command.DisableUpdate;
+                runnerSettings.Ephemeral = command.Ephemeral;
                 runnerSettings.AgentName = command.GetRunnerName();
 
                 _term.WriteLine();
@@ -210,11 +214,22 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                     if (command.GetReplace())
                     {
                         // Update existing agent with new PublicKey, agent version.
-                        agent = UpdateExistingAgent(agent, publicKey, userLabels);
+                        agent = UpdateExistingAgent(agent, publicKey, userLabels, runnerSettings.Ephemeral, command.DisableUpdate);
 
                         try
                         {
                             agent = await _runnerServer.ReplaceAgentAsync(runnerSettings.PoolId, agent);
+                            if (command.DisableUpdate &&
+                                command.DisableUpdate != agent.DisableUpdate)
+                            {
+                                throw new NotSupportedException("The GitHub server does not support configuring a self-hosted runner with 'DisableUpdate' flag.");
+                            }
+                            if (command.Ephemeral &&
+                                command.Ephemeral != agent.Ephemeral)
+                            {
+                                throw new NotSupportedException("The GitHub server does not support configuring a self-hosted runner with 'Ephemeral' flag.");
+                            }
+
                             _term.WriteSuccessMessage("Successfully replaced the runner");
                             break;
                         }
@@ -233,11 +248,22 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                 else
                 {
                     // Create a new agent.
-                    agent = CreateNewAgent(runnerSettings.AgentName, publicKey, userLabels);
+                    agent = CreateNewAgent(runnerSettings.AgentName, publicKey, userLabels, runnerSettings.Ephemeral, command.DisableUpdate);
 
                     try
                     {
                         agent = await _runnerServer.AddAgentAsync(runnerSettings.PoolId, agent);
+                        if (command.DisableUpdate &&
+                            command.DisableUpdate != agent.DisableUpdate)
+                        {
+                            throw new NotSupportedException("The GitHub server does not support configuring a self-hosted runner with 'DisableUpdate' flag.");
+                        }
+                        if (command.Ephemeral &&
+                            command.Ephemeral != agent.Ephemeral)
+                        {
+                            throw new NotSupportedException("The GitHub server does not support configuring a self-hosted runner with 'Ephemeral' flag.");
+                        }
+
                         _term.WriteSuccessMessage("Runner successfully added");
                         break;
                     }
@@ -327,6 +353,38 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
 #endif
         }
 
+        // Delete .runner and .credentials files
+        public void DeleteLocalRunnerConfig()
+        {
+            bool isConfigured = _store.IsConfigured();
+            bool hasCredentials = _store.HasCredentials();
+            //delete credential config files
+            var currentAction = "Removing .credentials";
+            if (hasCredentials)
+            {
+                _store.DeleteCredential();
+                var keyManager = HostContext.GetService<IRSAKeyManager>();
+                keyManager.DeleteKey();
+                _term.WriteSuccessMessage("Removed .credentials");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _term.WriteLine("Does not exist. Skipping " + currentAction);
+            }
+
+            //delete settings config file
+            currentAction = "Removing .runner";
+            if (isConfigured)
+            {
+                _store.DeleteSettings();
+                _term.WriteSuccessMessage("Removed .runner");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _term.WriteLine("Does not exist. Skipping " + currentAction);
+            }
+        }
+
         public async Task UnconfigureAsync(CommandSettings command)
         {
             string currentAction = string.Empty;
@@ -346,12 +404,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
 
                     _term.WriteLine();
                     _term.WriteSuccessMessage("Runner service removed");
-#elif OS_LINUX
+#else
-                    // unconfig system D service first
+                    // unconfig systemd or osx service first
-                    throw new Exception("Unconfigure service first");
+                    throw new Exception("Uninstall service first");
-#elif OS_OSX
-                    // unconfig osx service first
-                    throw new Exception("Unconfigure service first");
 #endif
                 }
 
@@ -383,7 +438,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                     // Determine the service deployment type based on connection data. (Hosted/OnPremises)
                     await _runnerServer.ConnectAsync(new Uri(settings.ServerUrl), creds);
 
-                    var agents = await _runnerServer.GetAgentsAsync(settings.PoolId, settings.AgentName);
+                    var agents = await _runnerServer.GetAgentsAsync(settings.AgentName);
                     Trace.Verbose("Returns {0} agents", agents.Count);
                     TaskAgent agent = agents.FirstOrDefault();
                     if (agent == null)
@@ -392,7 +447,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        await _runnerServer.DeleteAgentAsync(settings.PoolId, settings.AgentId);
+                        await _runnerServer.DeleteAgentAsync(settings.AgentId);
 
                         _term.WriteLine();
                         _term.WriteSuccessMessage("Runner removed successfully");
@@ -403,31 +458,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                     _term.WriteLine("Cannot connect to server, because config files are missing. Skipping removing runner from the server.");
                 }
 
-                //delete credential config files
+                DeleteLocalRunnerConfig();
-                currentAction = "Removing .credentials";
-                if (hasCredentials)
-                {
-                    _store.DeleteCredential();
-                    var keyManager = HostContext.GetService<IRSAKeyManager>();
-                    keyManager.DeleteKey();
-                    _term.WriteSuccessMessage("Removed .credentials");
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    _term.WriteLine("Does not exist. Skipping " + currentAction);
-                }
-
-                //delete settings config file
-                currentAction = "Removing .runner";
-                if (isConfigured)
-                {
-                    _store.DeleteSettings();
-                    _term.WriteSuccessMessage("Removed .runner");
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    _term.WriteLine("Does not exist. Skipping " + currentAction);
-                }
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
@@ -458,7 +489,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
         }
 
 
-        private TaskAgent UpdateExistingAgent(TaskAgent agent, RSAParameters publicKey, ISet<string> userLabels)
+        private TaskAgent UpdateExistingAgent(TaskAgent agent, RSAParameters publicKey, ISet<string> userLabels, bool ephemeral, bool disableUpdate)
         {
             ArgUtil.NotNull(agent, nameof(agent));
             agent.Authorization = new TaskAgentAuthorization
@@ -469,6 +500,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             // update should replace the existing labels
             agent.Version = BuildConstants.RunnerPackage.Version;
             agent.OSDescription = RuntimeInformation.OSDescription;
+            agent.Ephemeral = ephemeral;
+            agent.DisableUpdate = disableUpdate;
+            agent.MaxParallelism = 1;
 
             agent.Labels.Clear();
 
@@ -484,7 +518,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             return agent;
         }
 
-        private TaskAgent CreateNewAgent(string agentName, RSAParameters publicKey, ISet<string> userLabels)
+        private TaskAgent CreateNewAgent(string agentName, RSAParameters publicKey, ISet<string> userLabels, bool ephemeral, bool disableUpdate)
         {
             TaskAgent agent = new TaskAgent(agentName)
             {
@@ -495,6 +529,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                 MaxParallelism = 1,
                 Version = BuildConstants.RunnerPackage.Version,
                 OSDescription = RuntimeInformation.OSDescription,
+                Ephemeral = ephemeral,
+                DisableUpdate = disableUpdate
             };
 
             agent.Labels.Add(new AgentLabel("self-hosted", LabelType.System));

src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/NativeWindowsServiceHelper.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #if OS_WINDOWS
+#pragma warning disable CA1416
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
 
         public string GetUniqueRunnerGroupName()
         {
-            return RunnerServiceLocalGroupPrefix + IOUtil.GetPathHash(HostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Bin)).Substring(0, 5);
+            return RunnerServiceLocalGroupPrefix + IOUtil.GetSha256Hash(HostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Bin)).Substring(0, 5);
         }
 
         public bool LocalGroupExists(string groupName)
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             Trace.Entering();
             LocalGroupInfo groupInfo = new LocalGroupInfo();
             groupInfo.Name = groupName;
-            groupInfo.Comment = StringUtil.Format("Built-in group used by Team Foundation Server.");
+            groupInfo.Comment = StringUtil.Format("Built-in group used by GitHub Actions Runner.");
 
             int returnCode = NetLocalGroupAdd(null,               // computer name
                                               1,                  // 1 means include comment 
@@ -1327,4 +1328,5 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
         public IntPtr hProfile;
     }
 }
+#pragma warning restore CA1416
 #endif

src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/PromptManager.cs

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             while (true)
             {
                 // Write the message prompt.
-                _terminal.Write($"{description} ", ConsoleColor.White);
+                _terminal.Write($"{description} ");
 
                 if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(defaultValue))
                 {

src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/Validators.cs

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(value);
         }
 
+#if OS_WINDOWS
+#pragma warning disable CA1416
         public static bool NTAccountValidator(string arg)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(arg) || String.IsNullOrEmpty(arg.TrimStart('.', '\\')))
@@ -87,5 +89,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
 
             return true;
         }
+#pragma warning restore CA1416
+#endif
     }
 }

src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/WindowsServiceControlManager.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #if OS_WINDOWS
+#pragma warning disable CA1416
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -169,4 +170,5 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
         }
     }
 }
+#pragma warning restore CA1416
 #endif

src/Runner.Listener/JobDispatcher.cs

@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi;
-using GitHub.Runner.Common.Util;
-using GitHub.Services.WebApi;
-using Pipelines = GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
-using System.Linq;
-using GitHub.Services.Common;
 using GitHub.Runner.Common;
+using GitHub.Runner.Common.Util;
 using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
+using GitHub.Services.Common;
+using GitHub.Services.WebApi;
 using GitHub.Services.WebApi.Jwt;
+using Pipelines = GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
 
 namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
 {
@@ -27,24 +29,28 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
         Task ShutdownAsync();
     }
 
-    // This implementation of IDobDispatcher is not thread safe.
+    // This implementation of IJobDispatcher is not thread safe.
-    // It is base on the fact that the current design of runner is dequeue
+    // It is based on the fact that the current design of the runner is a dequeue
-    // and process one message from message queue everytime.
+    // and processes one message from the message queue at a time.
-    // In addition, it only execute one job every time, 
+    // In addition, it only executes one job every time, 
-    // and server will not send another job while this one is still running.
+    // and the server will not send another job while this one is still running.
     public sealed class JobDispatcher : RunnerService, IJobDispatcher
     {
+        private static Regex _invalidJsonRegex = new Regex(@"invalid\ Json\ at\ position\ '(\d+)':", RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
         private readonly Lazy<Dictionary<long, TaskResult>> _localRunJobResult = new Lazy<Dictionary<long, TaskResult>>();
         private int _poolId;
-        RunnerSettings _runnerSetting;
+
+        IConfigurationStore _configurationStore;
+
+        RunnerSettings _runnerSettings;
         private static readonly string _workerProcessName = $"Runner.Worker{IOUtil.ExeExtension}";
 
         // this is not thread-safe
         private readonly Queue<Guid> _jobDispatchedQueue = new Queue<Guid>();
         private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, WorkerDispatcher> _jobInfos = new ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, WorkerDispatcher>();
 
-        //allow up to 30sec for any data to be transmitted over the process channel
+        // allow up to 30sec for any data to be transmitted over the process channel
-        //timeout limit can be overwrite by environment GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUNNER_CHANNEL_TIMEOUT
+        // timeout limit can be overwritten by environment GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUNNER_CHANNEL_TIMEOUT
         private TimeSpan _channelTimeout;
 
         private TaskCompletionSource<bool> _runOnceJobCompleted = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
@@ -54,9 +60,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
             base.Initialize(hostContext);
 
             // get pool id from config
-            var configurationStore = hostContext.GetService<IConfigurationStore>();
+            _configurationStore = hostContext.GetService<IConfigurationStore>();
-            _runnerSetting = configurationStore.GetSettings();
+            _runnerSettings = _configurationStore.GetSettings();
-            _poolId = _runnerSetting.PoolId;
+            _poolId = _runnerSettings.PoolId;
 
             int channelTimeoutSeconds;
             if (!int.TryParse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUNNER_CHANNEL_TIMEOUT") ?? string.Empty, out channelTimeoutSeconds))
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                 channelTimeoutSeconds = 30;
             }
 
-            // _channelTimeout should in range [30,  300] seconds
+            // _channelTimeout should be in range [30,  300] seconds
             _channelTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Math.Min(Math.Max(channelTimeoutSeconds, 30), 300));
             Trace.Info($"Set runner/worker IPC timeout to {_channelTimeout.TotalSeconds} seconds.");
         }
@@ -230,10 +236,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                     return;
                 }
 
-                // base on the current design, server will only send one job for a given runner everytime.
+                // based on the current design, server will only send one job for a given runner at a time.
-                // if the runner received a new job request while a previous job request is still running, this typically indicate two situations
+                // if the runner received a new job request while a previous job request is still running, this typically indicates two situations
-                // 1. an runner bug cause server and runner mismatch on the state of the job request, ex. runner not renew jobrequest properly but think it still own the job reqest, however server already abandon the jobrequest.
+                // 1. a runner bug caused a server and runner mismatch on the state of the job request, e.g. the runner didn't renew the jobrequest
-                // 2. a server bug or design change that allow server send more than one job request to an given runner that haven't finish previous job request.
+                //    properly but thinks it still owns the job reqest, however the server has already abandoned the jobrequest.
+                // 2. a server bug or design change that allowed the server to send more than one job request to an given runner that hasn't finished
+                //.   a previous job request.
                 var runnerServer = HostContext.GetService<IRunnerServer>();
                 TaskAgentJobRequest request = null;
                 try
@@ -245,7 +253,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                     Trace.Error($"Catch job-not-found exception while checking jobrequest {jobDispatch.JobId} status. Cancel running worker right away.");
                     Trace.Error(ex);
                     jobDispatch.WorkerCancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
-                    // make sure worker process exit before we return, otherwise we might leave orphan worker process behind.
+                    // make sure worker process exits before we return, otherwise we might leave an orphan worker process behind.
                     await jobDispatch.WorkerDispatch;
                     return;
                 }
@@ -256,7 +264,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                     Trace.Error(ex);
 
                     jobDispatch.WorkerCancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
-                    // make sure worker process exit before we rethrow, otherwise we might leave orphan worker process behind.
+                    // make sure the worker process exits before we rethrow, otherwise we might leave orphan worker process behind.
                     await jobDispatch.WorkerDispatch;
 
                     // rethrow original exception
@@ -265,8 +273,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
 
                 if (request.Result != null)
                 {
-                    // job request has been finished, the server already has result.
+                    // job request has been finished, the server already has the result.
-                    // this means runner is busted since it still running that request.
+                    // this means the runner is busted since it is still running that request.
                     // cancel the zombie worker, run next job request.
                     Trace.Error($"Received job request while previous job {jobDispatch.JobId} still running on worker. Cancel the previous job since the job request have been finished on server side with result: {request.Result.Value}.");
                     jobDispatch.WorkerCancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
@@ -505,7 +513,20 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                                 {
                                     detailInfo = string.Join(Environment.NewLine, workerOutput);
                                     Trace.Info($"Return code {returnCode} indicate worker encounter an unhandled exception or app crash, attach worker stdout/stderr to JobRequest result.");
-                                    await LogWorkerProcessUnhandledException(message, detailInfo);
+
+                                    var jobServer = HostContext.GetService<IJobServer>();
+                                    VssCredentials jobServerCredential = VssUtil.GetVssCredential(systemConnection);
+                                    VssConnection jobConnection = VssUtil.CreateConnection(systemConnection.Url, jobServerCredential);
+                                    await jobServer.ConnectAsync(jobConnection);
+
+                                    await LogWorkerProcessUnhandledException(jobServer, message, detailInfo);
+
+                                    // Go ahead to finish the job with result 'Failed' if the STDERR from worker is System.IO.IOException, since it typically means we are running out of disk space.
+                                    if (detailInfo.Contains(typeof(System.IO.IOException).ToString(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                                    {
+                                        Trace.Info($"Finish job with result 'Failed' due to IOException.");
+                                        await ForceFailJob(jobServer, message);
+                                    }
                                 }
 
                                 TaskResult result = TaskResultUtil.TranslateFromReturnCode(returnCode);
@@ -646,13 +667,15 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                 try
                 {
                     request = await runnerServer.RenewAgentRequestAsync(poolId, requestId, lockToken, orchestrationId, token);
-
                     Trace.Info($"Successfully renew job request {requestId}, job is valid till {request.LockedUntil.Value}");
 
                     if (!firstJobRequestRenewed.Task.IsCompleted)
                     {
                         // fire first renew succeed event.
                         firstJobRequestRenewed.TrySetResult(0);
+
+                        // Update settings if the runner name has been changed server-side
+                        UpdateAgentNameIfNeeded(request.ReservedAgent?.Name);
                     }
 
                     if (encounteringError > 0)
@@ -752,6 +775,27 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
             }
         }
 
+        private void UpdateAgentNameIfNeeded(string agentName)
+        {
+            var isNewAgentName = !string.Equals(_runnerSettings.AgentName, agentName, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            if (!isNewAgentName || string.IsNullOrEmpty(agentName))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _runnerSettings.AgentName = agentName;
+            try
+            {
+                _configurationStore.SaveSettings(_runnerSettings);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Trace.Error("Cannot update the settings file:");
+                Trace.Error(ex);
+            }
+
+        }
+
         // Best effort upload any logs for this job.
         private async Task TryUploadUnfinishedLogs(Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage message)
         {
@@ -913,53 +957,40 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
         }
 
         // log an error issue to job level timeline record
-        private async Task LogWorkerProcessUnhandledException(Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage message, string errorMessage)
+        private async Task LogWorkerProcessUnhandledException(IJobServer jobServer, Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage message, string errorMessage)
         {
             try
             {
-                var systemConnection = message.Resources.Endpoints.SingleOrDefault(x => string.Equals(x.Name, WellKnownServiceEndpointNames.SystemVssConnection));
-                ArgUtil.NotNull(systemConnection, nameof(systemConnection));
-
-                var jobServer = HostContext.GetService<IJobServer>();
-                VssCredentials jobServerCredential = VssUtil.GetVssCredential(systemConnection);
-                VssConnection jobConnection = VssUtil.CreateConnection(systemConnection.Url, jobServerCredential);
-
-                /* Below is the legacy 'OnPremises' code that is currently unused by the runner
-                   ToDo: re-implement code as appropriate once GHES support is added.
-                // Make sure SystemConnection Url match Config Url base for OnPremises server	
-                if (!message.Variables.ContainsKey(Constants.Variables.System.ServerType) ||	
-                    string.Equals(message.Variables[Constants.Variables.System.ServerType]?.Value, "OnPremises", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))	
-                {	
-                    try	
-                    {	
-                        Uri result = null;	
-                        Uri configUri = new Uri(_runnerSetting.ServerUrl);	
-                        if (Uri.TryCreate(new Uri(configUri.GetComponents(UriComponents.SchemeAndServer, UriFormat.Unescaped)), jobServerUrl.PathAndQuery, out result))	
-                        {	
-                            //replace the schema and host portion of messageUri with the host from the	
-                            //server URI (which was set at config time)	
-                            jobServerUrl = result;	
-                        }	
-                    }	
-                    catch (InvalidOperationException ex)	
-                    {	
-                        //cannot parse the Uri - not a fatal error	
-                        Trace.Error(ex);	
-                    }	
-                    catch (UriFormatException ex)	
-                    {	
-                        //cannot parse the Uri - not a fatal error	
-                        Trace.Error(ex);	
-                    }	
-                } */
-
-                await jobServer.ConnectAsync(jobConnection);
-
                 var timeline = await jobServer.GetTimelineAsync(message.Plan.ScopeIdentifier, message.Plan.PlanType, message.Plan.PlanId, message.Timeline.Id, CancellationToken.None);
-
                 ArgUtil.NotNull(timeline, nameof(timeline));
+
                 TimelineRecord jobRecord = timeline.Records.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Id == message.JobId && x.RecordType == "Job");
                 ArgUtil.NotNull(jobRecord, nameof(jobRecord));
+
+                try
+                {
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(errorMessage) &&
+                        message.Variables.TryGetValue("DistributedTask.EnableRunnerIPCDebug", out var enableRunnerIPCDebug) &&
+                        StringUtil.ConvertToBoolean(enableRunnerIPCDebug.Value))
+                    {
+                        // the trace should be best effort and not affect any job result
+                        var match = _invalidJsonRegex.Match(errorMessage);
+                        if (match.Success &&
+                            match.Groups.Count == 2)
+                        {
+                            var jsonPosition = int.Parse(match.Groups[1].Value);
+                            var serializedJobMessage = JsonUtility.ToString(message);
+                            var originalJson = serializedJobMessage.Substring(jsonPosition - 10, 20);
+                            errorMessage = $"Runner sent Json at position '{jsonPosition}': {originalJson} ({Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(originalJson))})\n{errorMessage}";
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Trace.Error(ex);
+                    errorMessage = $"Fail to check json IPC error: {ex.Message}\n{errorMessage}";
+                }
+
                 var unhandledExceptionIssue = new Issue() { Type = IssueType.Error, Message = errorMessage };
                 unhandledExceptionIssue.Data[Constants.Runner.InternalTelemetryIssueDataKey] = Constants.Runner.WorkerCrash;
                 jobRecord.ErrorCount++;
@@ -973,6 +1004,21 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
             }
         }
 
+        // raise job completed event to fail the job.
+        private async Task ForceFailJob(IJobServer jobServer, Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage message)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var jobCompletedEvent = new JobCompletedEvent(message.RequestId, message.JobId, TaskResult.Failed);
+                await jobServer.RaisePlanEventAsync<JobCompletedEvent>(message.Plan.ScopeIdentifier, message.Plan.PlanType, message.Plan.PlanId, jobCompletedEvent, CancellationToken.None);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Trace.Error("Fail to raise JobCompletedEvent back to service.");
+                Trace.Error(ex);
+            }
+        }
+
         private class WorkerDispatcher : IDisposable
         {
             public long RequestId { get; }

src/Runner.Listener/Runner.Listener.csproj

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <TargetLatestRuntimePatch>true</TargetLatestRuntimePatch>
-    <AssetTargetFallback>portable-net45+win8</AssetTargetFallback>
     <NoWarn>NU1701;NU1603</NoWarn>
     <Version>$(Version)</Version>
-    <TieredCompilationQuickJit>true</TieredCompilationQuickJit>
+    <PredefinedCulturesOnly>false</PredefinedCulturesOnly>
-    <PublishReadyToRun>true</PublishReadyToRun>
+    <PublishReadyToRunComposite>true</PublishReadyToRunComposite>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -26,6 +25,12 @@
     <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="4.4.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="..\Misc\runnercoreassets">
+      <LogicalName>GitHub.Runner.Listener.runnercoreassets</LogicalName>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
     <DebugType>portable</DebugType>
   </PropertyGroup>

src/Runner.Listener/Runner.cs

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                     var startupTypeAsString = command.GetStartupType();
                     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(startupTypeAsString) && configuredAsService)
                     {
-                        // We need try our best to make the startup type accurate 
+                        // We need try our best to make the startup type accurate
                         // The problem is coming from runner autoupgrade, which result an old version service host binary but a newer version runner binary
                         // At that time the servicehost won't pass --startuptype to Runner.Listener while the runner is actually running as service.
                         // We will guess the startup type only when the runner is configured as service and the guess will based on whether STDOUT/STDERR/STDIN been redirect or not
@@ -233,8 +233,14 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                     Trace.Info($"Set runner startup type - {startType}");
                     HostContext.StartupType = startType;
 
+                    if (command.RunOnce)
+                    {
+                        _term.WriteLine("Warning: '--once' is going to be deprecated in the future, please consider using '--ephemeral' during runner registration.", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
+                        _term.WriteLine("https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/autoscaling-with-self-hosted-runners#using-ephemeral-runners-for-autoscaling", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
+                    }
+
                     // Run the runner interactively or as service
-                    return await RunAsync(settings, command.RunOnce);
+                    return await RunAsync(settings, command.RunOnce || settings.Ephemeral);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -306,10 +312,15 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                 }
 
                 HostContext.WritePerfCounter("SessionCreated");
+
+                _term.WriteLine($"Current runner version: '{BuildConstants.RunnerPackage.Version}'");
                 _term.WriteLine($"{DateTime.UtcNow:u}: Listening for Jobs");
 
                 IJobDispatcher jobDispatcher = null;
                 CancellationTokenSource messageQueueLoopTokenSource = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(HostContext.RunnerShutdownToken);
+
+                // Should we try to cleanup ephemeral runners
+                bool runOnceJobCompleted = false;
                 try
                 {
                     var notification = HostContext.GetService<IJobNotification>();
@@ -371,6 +382,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                                 Task completeTask = await Task.WhenAny(getNextMessage, jobDispatcher.RunOnceJobCompleted.Task);
                                 if (completeTask == jobDispatcher.RunOnceJobCompleted.Task)
                                 {
+                                    runOnceJobCompleted = true;
                                     Trace.Info("Job has finished at backend, the runner will exit since it is running under onetime use mode.");
                                     Trace.Info("Stop message queue looping.");
                                     messageQueueLoopTokenSource.Cancel();
@@ -396,7 +408,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                                     autoUpdateInProgress = true;
                                     var runnerUpdateMessage = JsonUtility.FromString<AgentRefreshMessage>(message.Body);
                                     var selfUpdater = HostContext.GetService<ISelfUpdater>();
-                                    selfUpdateTask = selfUpdater.SelfUpdate(runnerUpdateMessage, jobDispatcher, !runOnce && HostContext.StartupType != StartupType.Service, HostContext.RunnerShutdownToken);
+                                    selfUpdateTask = selfUpdater.SelfUpdate(runnerUpdateMessage, jobDispatcher, false, HostContext.RunnerShutdownToken);
                                     Trace.Info("Refresh message received, kick-off selfupdate background process.");
                                 }
                                 else
@@ -413,6 +425,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                                 }
                                 else
                                 {
+                                    Trace.Info($"Received job message of length {message.Body.Length} from service, with hash '{IOUtil.GetSha256Hash(message.Body)}'");
                                     var jobMessage = StringUtil.ConvertFromJson<Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage>(message.Body);
                                     jobDispatcher.Run(jobMessage, runOnce);
                                     if (runOnce)
@@ -466,10 +479,24 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                         await jobDispatcher.ShutdownAsync();
                     }
 
-                    //TODO: make sure we don't mask more important exception
+                    try
-                    await _listener.DeleteSessionAsync();
+                    {
+                        await _listener.DeleteSessionAsync();
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex) when (runOnce)
+                    {
+                        // ignore exception during delete session for ephemeral runner since the runner might already be deleted from the server side
+                        // and the delete session call will ends up with 401.
+                        Trace.Info($"Ignore any exception during DeleteSession for an ephemeral runner. {ex}");
+                    }
 
                     messageQueueLoopTokenSource.Dispose();
+
+                    if (settings.Ephemeral && runOnceJobCompleted)
+                    {
+                        var configManager = HostContext.GetService<IConfigurationManager>();
+                        configManager.DeleteLocalRunnerConfig();
+                    }
                 }
             }
             catch (TaskAgentAccessTokenExpiredException)
@@ -512,13 +539,16 @@ Config Options:
  --labels string        Extra labels in addition to the default: 'self-hosted,{Constants.Runner.Platform},{Constants.Runner.PlatformArchitecture}'
  --work string          Relative runner work directory (default {Constants.Path.WorkDirectory})
  --replace              Replace any existing runner with the same name (default false)
- --pat                  GitHub personal access token used for checking network connectivity when executing `.{separator}run.{ext} --check`");
+ --pat                  GitHub personal access token used for checking network connectivity when executing `.{separator}run.{ext} --check`
+ --disableupdate        Disable self-hosted runner automatic update to the latest released version`
+ --ephemeral            Configure the runner to only take one job and then let the service un-configure the runner after the job finishes (default false)");
+
 #if OS_WINDOWS
     _term.WriteLine($@" --runasservice   Run the runner as a service");
     _term.WriteLine($@" --windowslogonaccount string   Account to run the service as. Requires runasservice");
     _term.WriteLine($@" --windowslogonpassword string  Password for the service account. Requires runasservice");
 #endif
-    _term.WriteLine($@"
+            _term.WriteLine($@"
 Examples:
  Check GitHub server network connectivity:
   .{separator}run.{ext} --check --url <url> --pat <pat>

src/Runner.PluginHost/Runner.PluginHost.csproj

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <TargetLatestRuntimePatch>true</TargetLatestRuntimePatch>
-    <AssetTargetFallback>portable-net45+win8</AssetTargetFallback>
     <NoWarn>NU1701;NU1603</NoWarn>
     <Version>$(Version)</Version>
-    <TieredCompilationQuickJit>true</TieredCompilationQuickJit>
+    <PredefinedCulturesOnly>false</PredefinedCulturesOnly>
-    <PublishReadyToRun>true</PublishReadyToRun>
+    <PublishReadyToRunComposite>true</PublishReadyToRunComposite>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/Runner.Plugins/Artifact/FileContainerServer.cs

@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Plugins.Artifact
                 {
                     // We should never
                     context.Error($"Error '{ex.Message}' when downloading file '{fileToDownload}'. (Downloader {downloaderId})");
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Plugins.Artifact
                         try
                         {
                             uploadTimer.Restart();
-                            using (HttpResponseMessage response = await _fileContainerHttpClient.UploadFileAsync(_containerId, itemPath, fs, _projectId, cancellationToken: token, chunkSize: 4 * 1024 * 1024))
+                            using (HttpResponseMessage response = await _fileContainerHttpClient.UploadFileAsync(_containerId, itemPath, fs, _projectId, cancellationToken: token))
                             {
                                 if (response == null || response.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.Created)
                                 {
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Plugins.Artifact
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
                     context.Output($"File error '{ex.Message}' when uploading file '{fileToUpload}'.");
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw;
                 }
             }
 

src/Runner.Plugins/Runner.Plugins.csproj

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <TargetLatestRuntimePatch>true</TargetLatestRuntimePatch>
-    <AssetTargetFallback>portable-net45+win8</AssetTargetFallback>
     <NoWarn>NU1701;NU1603</NoWarn>
     <Version>$(Version)</Version>
-    <TieredCompilationQuickJit>true</TieredCompilationQuickJit>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/Runner.Sdk/Runner.Sdk.csproj

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <TargetLatestRuntimePatch>true</TargetLatestRuntimePatch>
-    <AssetTargetFallback>portable-net45+win8</AssetTargetFallback>
     <NoWarn>NU1701;NU1603</NoWarn>
     <Version>$(Version)</Version>
-    <TieredCompilationQuickJit>true</TieredCompilationQuickJit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>

src/Runner.Sdk/Util/IOUtil.cs

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Sdk
             return StringUtil.ConvertFromJson<T>(json);
         }
 
-        public static string GetPathHash(string path)
+        public static string GetSha256Hash(string path)
         {
             string hashString = path.ToLowerInvariant();
             using (SHA256 sha256hash = SHA256.Create())

src/Runner.Sdk/Util/VssUtil.cs

@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Sdk
 
             VssClientHttpRequestSettings.Default.UserAgent = headerValues;
             VssHttpMessageHandler.DefaultWebProxy = proxy;
+
+            if (StringUtil.ConvertToBoolean(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUNNER_TLS_NO_VERIFY")))
+            {
+                VssClientHttpRequestSettings.Default.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = HttpClientHandler.DangerousAcceptAnyServerCertificateValidator;
+            }
         }
 
         public static VssConnection CreateConnection(Uri serverUri, VssCredentials credentials, IEnumerable<DelegatingHandler> additionalDelegatingHandler = null, TimeSpan? timeout = null)

src/Runner.Sdk/Util/WhichUtil.cs

@@ -115,11 +115,15 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Sdk
                 }
             }
 
-            trace?.Info("Not found.");
+#if OS_WINDOWS
+            trace?.Info($"{command}: command not found. Make sure '{command}' is installed and its location included in the 'Path' environment variable.");
+#else
+            trace?.Info($"{command}: command not found. Make sure '{command}' is installed and its location included in the 'PATH' environment variable.");
+#endif
             if (require)
             {
                 throw new FileNotFoundException(
-                    message: $"File not found: '{command}'",
+                    message: $"{command}: command not found",
                     fileName: command);
             }
 

src/Runner.Worker/ActionCommandManager.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines.ContextData;
-using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines.ContextData;
 using GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi;
-using GitHub.Runner.Common.Util;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Container;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -75,11 +73,19 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                 return false;
             }
 
-            // process action command in serialize order.
+            if (!ActionCommandManager.EnhancedAnnotationsEnabled(context) && actionCommand.Command == "notice")
+            {
+                context.Debug($"Enhanced Annotations not enabled on the server: 'notice' command will not be processed.");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Serialize order
             lock (_commandSerializeLock)
             {
+                // Currently stopped
                 if (_stopProcessCommand)
                 {
+                    // Resume token
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_stopToken) &&
                              string.Equals(actionCommand.Command, _stopToken, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     {
@@ -96,17 +102,27 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
+                // Currently processing
                 else
                 {
+                    // Stop command
                     if (string.Equals(actionCommand.Command, _stopCommand, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     {
-                        context.Output(input);
+                        ValidateStopToken(context, actionCommand.Data);
-                        context.Debug("Paused processing commands until '##[{actionCommand.Data}]' is received");
+
                         _stopToken = actionCommand.Data;
                         _stopProcessCommand = true;
                         _registeredCommands.Add(_stopToken);
+                        if (_stopToken.Length > 6)
+                        {
+                            HostContext.SecretMasker.AddValue(_stopToken);
+                        }
+
+                        context.Output(input);
+                        context.Debug("Paused processing commands until the token you called ::stopCommands:: with is received");
                         return true;
                     }
+                    // Found command
                     else if (_commandExtensions.TryGetValue(actionCommand.Command, out IActionCommandExtension extension))
                     {
                         if (context.EchoOnActionCommand && !extension.OmitEcho)
@@ -126,6 +142,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                             context.CommandResult = TaskResult.Failed;
                         }
                     }
+                    // Command not found
                     else
                     {
                         context.Warning($"Can't find command extension for ##[{actionCommand.Command}.command].");
@@ -135,6 +152,45 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
             return true;
         }
+
+        private void ValidateStopToken(IExecutionContext context, string stopToken)
+        {
+#if OS_WINDOWS
+            var envContext = context.ExpressionValues["env"] as DictionaryContextData;
+#else
+            var envContext = context.ExpressionValues["env"] as CaseSensitiveDictionaryContextData;
+#endif
+            var allowUnsecureStopCommandTokens = false;
+            allowUnsecureStopCommandTokens = StringUtil.ConvertToBoolean(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(Constants.Variables.Actions.AllowUnsupportedStopCommandTokens));
+            if (!allowUnsecureStopCommandTokens && envContext.ContainsKey(Constants.Variables.Actions.AllowUnsupportedStopCommandTokens))
+            {
+                allowUnsecureStopCommandTokens = StringUtil.ConvertToBoolean(envContext[Constants.Variables.Actions.AllowUnsupportedStopCommandTokens].ToString());
+            }
+
+            bool isTokenInvalid = _registeredCommands.Contains(stopToken)
+                || string.IsNullOrEmpty(stopToken)
+                || string.Equals(stopToken, "pause-logging", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+            if (isTokenInvalid)
+            {
+                var telemetry = new JobTelemetry
+                {
+                    Message = $"Invoked ::stopCommand:: with token: [{stopToken}]",
+                    Type = JobTelemetryType.ActionCommand
+                };
+                context.JobTelemetry.Add(telemetry);
+            }
+
+            if (isTokenInvalid && !allowUnsecureStopCommandTokens)
+            {
+                throw new Exception(Constants.Runner.UnsupportedStopCommandTokenDisabled);
+            }
+        }
+
+        internal static bool EnhancedAnnotationsEnabled(IExecutionContext context)
+        {
+            return context.Global.Variables.GetBoolean("DistributedTask.EnhancedAnnotations") ?? false;
+        }
     }
 
     public interface IActionCommandExtension : IExtension
@@ -236,7 +292,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             public const String Name = "name";
         }
 
-        private string[] _setEnvBlockList = 
+        private string[] _setEnvBlockList =
         {
             "NODE_OPTIONS"
         };
@@ -279,8 +335,21 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             {
                 throw new Exception("Required field 'name' is missing in ##[save-state] command.");
             }
-
+            // Embedded steps (composite) keep track of the state at the root level
-            context.IntraActionState[stateName] = command.Data;
+            if (context.IsEmbedded)
+            {
+                var id = context.EmbeddedId;
+                if (!context.Root.EmbeddedIntraActionState.ContainsKey(id))
+                {
+                    context.Root.EmbeddedIntraActionState[id] = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                }
+                context.Root.EmbeddedIntraActionState[id][stateName] = command.Data;
+            }
+            // Otherwise modify the ExecutionContext
+            else
+            {
+                context.IntraActionState[stateName] = command.Data;
+            }
             context.Debug($"Save intra-action state {stateName} = {command.Data}");
         }
 
@@ -312,6 +381,13 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
                 HostContext.SecretMasker.AddValue(command.Data);
                 Trace.Info($"Add new secret mask with length of {command.Data.Length}");
+
+                // Also add each individual line. Typically individual lines are processed from STDOUT of child processes.
+                var split = command.Data.Split(new[] { '\r', '\n' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+                foreach (var item in split)
+                {
+                    HostContext.SecretMasker.AddValue(item);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -324,7 +400,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         public Type ExtensionType => typeof(IActionCommandExtension);
 
         public void ProcessCommand(IExecutionContext context, string line, ActionCommand command, ContainerInfo container)
-        {          
+        {
             var allowUnsecureCommands = false;
             bool.TryParse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(Constants.Variables.Actions.AllowUnsupportedCommands), out allowUnsecureCommands);
 
@@ -492,6 +568,13 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         public override string Command => "error";
     }
 
+    public sealed class NoticeCommandExtension : IssueCommandExtension
+    {
+        public override IssueType Type => IssueType.Notice;
+
+        public override string Command => "notice";
+    }
+
     public abstract class IssueCommandExtension : RunnerService, IActionCommandExtension
     {
         public abstract IssueType Type { get; }
@@ -506,6 +589,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             command.Properties.TryGetValue(IssueCommandProperties.Line, out string line);
             command.Properties.TryGetValue(IssueCommandProperties.Column, out string column);
 
+            if (!ActionCommandManager.EnhancedAnnotationsEnabled(context))
+            {
+                context.Debug("Enhanced Annotations not enabled on the server. The 'title', 'end_line', and 'end_column' fields are unsupported.");
+            }
+
             Issue issue = new Issue()
             {
                 Category = "General",
@@ -557,13 +645,73 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             context.AddIssue(issue);
         }
 
+        public static void ValidateLinesAndColumns(ActionCommand command, IExecutionContext context)
+        {
+            command.Properties.TryGetValue(IssueCommandProperties.Line, out string line);
+            command.Properties.TryGetValue(IssueCommandProperties.EndLine, out string endLine);
+            command.Properties.TryGetValue(IssueCommandProperties.Column, out string column);
+            command.Properties.TryGetValue(IssueCommandProperties.EndColumn, out string endColumn);
+
+            var hasStartLine = int.TryParse(line, out int lineNumber);
+            var hasEndLine = int.TryParse(endLine, out int endLineNumber);
+            var hasStartColumn = int.TryParse(column, out int columnNumber);
+            var hasEndColumn = int.TryParse(endColumn, out int endColumnNumber);
+            var hasColumn = hasStartColumn || hasEndColumn;
+
+            if (hasEndLine && !hasStartLine)
+            {
+                context.Debug($"Invalid {command.Command} command value. '{IssueCommandProperties.EndLine}' can only be set if '{IssueCommandProperties.Line}' is provided");
+                command.Properties[IssueCommandProperties.Line] = endLine;
+                hasStartLine = true;
+                line = endLine;
+            }
+
+            if (hasEndColumn && !hasStartColumn)
+            {
+                context.Debug($"Invalid {command.Command} command value. '{IssueCommandProperties.EndColumn}' can only be set if '{IssueCommandProperties.Column}' is provided");
+                command.Properties[IssueCommandProperties.Column] = endColumn;
+                hasStartColumn = true;
+                column = endColumn;
+            }
+
+            if (!hasStartLine && hasColumn)
+            {
+                context.Debug($"Invalid {command.Command} command value. '{IssueCommandProperties.Column}' and '{IssueCommandProperties.EndColumn}' can only be set if '{IssueCommandProperties.Line}' value is provided.");
+                command.Properties.Remove(IssueCommandProperties.Column);
+                command.Properties.Remove(IssueCommandProperties.EndColumn);
+            }
+
+            if (hasEndLine && line != endLine && hasColumn)
+            {
+                context.Debug($"Invalid {command.Command} command value. '{IssueCommandProperties.Column}' and '{IssueCommandProperties.EndColumn}' cannot be set if '{IssueCommandProperties.Line}' and '{IssueCommandProperties.EndLine}' are different values.");
+                command.Properties.Remove(IssueCommandProperties.Column);
+                command.Properties.Remove(IssueCommandProperties.EndColumn);
+            }
+
+            if (hasStartLine && hasEndLine && endLineNumber < lineNumber)
+            {
+                context.Debug($"Invalid {command.Command} command value. '{IssueCommandProperties.EndLine}' cannot be less than '{IssueCommandProperties.Line}'.");
+                command.Properties.Remove(IssueCommandProperties.Line);
+                command.Properties.Remove(IssueCommandProperties.EndLine);
+            }
+
+            if (hasStartColumn && hasEndColumn && endColumnNumber < columnNumber)
+            {
+                context.Debug($"Invalid {command.Command} command value. '{IssueCommandProperties.EndColumn}' cannot be less than '{IssueCommandProperties.Column}'.");
+                command.Properties.Remove(IssueCommandProperties.Column);
+                command.Properties.Remove(IssueCommandProperties.EndColumn);
+            }
+        }
+
         private static class IssueCommandProperties
         {
             public const String File = "file";
             public const String Line = "line";
+            public const String EndLine = "endLine";
             public const String Column = "col";
+            public const String EndColumn = "endColumn";
+            public const String Title = "title";
         }
-
     }
 
     public sealed class GroupCommandExtension : GroupingCommandExtension

src/Runner.Worker/ActionManager.cs

@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
     public interface IActionManager : IRunnerService
     {
         Dictionary<Guid, ContainerInfo> CachedActionContainers { get; }
-        Task<PrepareResult> PrepareActionsAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, IEnumerable<Pipelines.JobStep> steps);
+        Dictionary<Guid, List<Pipelines.ActionStep>> CachedEmbeddedPreSteps { get; }
+        Dictionary<Guid, List<Guid>> CachedEmbeddedStepIds { get; }
+        Dictionary<Guid, Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep>> CachedEmbeddedPostSteps { get; }
+        Task<PrepareResult> PrepareActionsAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, IEnumerable<Pipelines.JobStep> steps, Guid rootStepId = default(Guid));
         Definition LoadAction(IExecutionContext executionContext, Pipelines.ActionStep action);
     }
 
@@ -48,35 +51,98 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         //81920 is the default used by System.IO.Stream.CopyTo and is under the large object heap threshold (85k).
         private const int _defaultCopyBufferSize = 81920;
         private const string _dotcomApiUrl = "https://api.github.com";
-        private readonly Dictionary<Guid, ContainerInfo> _cachedActionContainers = new Dictionary<Guid, ContainerInfo>();
 
+        private readonly Dictionary<Guid, ContainerInfo> _cachedActionContainers = new Dictionary<Guid, ContainerInfo>();
         public Dictionary<Guid, ContainerInfo> CachedActionContainers => _cachedActionContainers;
-        public async Task<PrepareResult> PrepareActionsAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, IEnumerable<Pipelines.JobStep> steps)
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<Guid, List<Pipelines.ActionStep>> _cachedEmbeddedPreSteps = new Dictionary<Guid, List<Pipelines.ActionStep>>();
+        public Dictionary<Guid, List<Pipelines.ActionStep>> CachedEmbeddedPreSteps => _cachedEmbeddedPreSteps;
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<Guid, List<Guid>> _cachedEmbeddedStepIds = new Dictionary<Guid, List<Guid>>();
+        public Dictionary<Guid, List<Guid>> CachedEmbeddedStepIds => _cachedEmbeddedStepIds;
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<Guid, Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep>> _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps = new Dictionary<Guid, Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep>>();
+        public Dictionary<Guid, Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep>> CachedEmbeddedPostSteps => _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps;
+
+        public async Task<PrepareResult> PrepareActionsAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, IEnumerable<Pipelines.JobStep> steps, Guid rootStepId = default(Guid))
         {
+            // Assert inputs
             ArgUtil.NotNull(executionContext, nameof(executionContext));
             ArgUtil.NotNull(steps, nameof(steps));
-
+            var state = new PrepareActionsState
-            executionContext.Output("Prepare all required actions");
-            Dictionary<string, List<Guid>> imagesToPull = new Dictionary<string, List<Guid>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            Dictionary<string, List<Guid>> imagesToBuild = new Dictionary<string, List<Guid>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            Dictionary<string, ActionContainer> imagesToBuildInfo = new Dictionary<string, ActionContainer>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            List<JobExtensionRunner> containerSetupSteps = new List<JobExtensionRunner>();
-            Dictionary<Guid, IActionRunner> preStepTracker = new Dictionary<Guid, IActionRunner>();
-            IEnumerable<Pipelines.ActionStep> actions = steps.OfType<Pipelines.ActionStep>();
-
-            // TODO: Deprecate the PREVIEW_ACTION_TOKEN
-            // Log even if we aren't using it to ensure users know.
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(executionContext.Global.Variables.Get("PREVIEW_ACTION_TOKEN")))
             {
-                executionContext.Warning("The 'PREVIEW_ACTION_TOKEN' secret is deprecated. Please remove it from the repository's secrets");
+                ImagesToBuild = new Dictionary<string, List<Guid>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
+                ImagesToPull = new Dictionary<string, List<Guid>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
+                ImagesToBuildInfo = new Dictionary<string, ActionContainer>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
+                PreStepTracker = new Dictionary<Guid, IActionRunner>()
+            };
+            var containerSetupSteps = new List<JobExtensionRunner>();
+            var depth = 0;
+            // We are running at the start of a job
+            if (rootStepId == default(Guid))
+            {
+                IOUtil.DeleteDirectory(HostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Actions), executionContext.CancellationToken);
+            }
+            // We are running mid job due to a local composite action
+            else
+            {
+                if (!_cachedEmbeddedStepIds.ContainsKey(rootStepId))
+                {
+                    _cachedEmbeddedStepIds[rootStepId] = new List<Guid>();
+                    foreach (var compositeStep in steps)
+                    {
+                        var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
+                        compositeStep.Id = guid;
+                        _cachedEmbeddedStepIds[rootStepId].Add(guid);
+                    }
+                }
+                depth = 1;
+            }
+            IEnumerable<Pipelines.ActionStep> actions = steps.OfType<Pipelines.ActionStep>();
+            executionContext.Output("Prepare all required actions");
+            var result = await PrepareActionsRecursiveAsync(executionContext, state, actions, depth, rootStepId);
+            if (state.ImagesToPull.Count > 0)
+            {
+                foreach (var imageToPull in result.ImagesToPull)
+                {
+                    Trace.Info($"{imageToPull.Value.Count} steps need to pull image '{imageToPull.Key}'");
+                    containerSetupSteps.Add(new JobExtensionRunner(runAsync: this.PullActionContainerAsync,
+                                                                   condition: $"{PipelineTemplateConstants.Success}()",
+                                                                   displayName: $"Pull {imageToPull.Key}",
+                                                                   data: new ContainerSetupInfo(imageToPull.Value, imageToPull.Key)));
+                }
             }
 
-            // Clear the cache (for self-hosted runners)
+            if (result.ImagesToBuild.Count > 0)
-            IOUtil.DeleteDirectory(HostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Actions), executionContext.CancellationToken);
+            {
+                foreach (var imageToBuild in result.ImagesToBuild)
+                {
+                    var setupInfo = result.ImagesToBuildInfo[imageToBuild.Key];
+                    Trace.Info($"{imageToBuild.Value.Count} steps need to build image from '{setupInfo.Dockerfile}'");
+                    containerSetupSteps.Add(new JobExtensionRunner(runAsync: this.BuildActionContainerAsync,
+                                                                   condition: $"{PipelineTemplateConstants.Success}()",
+                                                                   displayName: $"Build {setupInfo.ActionRepository}",
+                                                                   data: new ContainerSetupInfo(imageToBuild.Value, setupInfo.Dockerfile, setupInfo.WorkingDirectory)));
+                }
+            }
 
-            // todo: Remove when feature flag DistributedTask.NewActionMetadata is removed
+#if !OS_LINUX
-            var newActionMetadata = executionContext.Global.Variables.GetBoolean("DistributedTask.NewActionMetadata") ?? false;
+            if (containerSetupSteps.Count > 0)
+            {
+                executionContext.Output("Container action is only supported on Linux, skip pull and build docker images.");
+                containerSetupSteps.Clear();
+            }
+#endif
+            return new PrepareResult(containerSetupSteps, result.PreStepTracker);
+        }
 
+        private async Task<PrepareActionsState> PrepareActionsRecursiveAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, PrepareActionsState state, IEnumerable<Pipelines.ActionStep> actions, Int32 depth = 0, Guid parentStepId = default(Guid))
+        {
+            ArgUtil.NotNull(executionContext, nameof(executionContext));
+            if (depth > Constants.CompositeActionsMaxDepth)
+            {
+                throw new Exception($"Composite action depth exceeded max depth {Constants.CompositeActionsMaxDepth}");
+            }
             var repositoryActions = new List<Pipelines.ActionStep>();
 
             foreach (var action in actions)
@@ -88,66 +154,15 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                     ArgUtil.NotNull(containerReference, nameof(containerReference));
                     ArgUtil.NotNullOrEmpty(containerReference.Image, nameof(containerReference.Image));
 
-                    if (!imagesToPull.ContainsKey(containerReference.Image))
+                    if (!state.ImagesToPull.ContainsKey(containerReference.Image))
                     {
-                        imagesToPull[containerReference.Image] = new List<Guid>();
+                        state.ImagesToPull[containerReference.Image] = new List<Guid>();
                     }
 
                     Trace.Info($"Action {action.Name} ({action.Id}) needs to pull image '{containerReference.Image}'");
-                    imagesToPull[containerReference.Image].Add(action.Id);
+                    state.ImagesToPull[containerReference.Image].Add(action.Id);
                 }
-                // todo: Remove when feature flag DistributedTask.NewActionMetadata is removed
+                else if (action.Reference.Type == Pipelines.ActionSourceType.Repository)
-                else if (action.Reference.Type == Pipelines.ActionSourceType.Repository && !newActionMetadata)
-                {
-                    // only download the repository archive
-                    await DownloadRepositoryActionAsync(executionContext, action);
-
-                    // more preparation base on content in the repository (action.yml)
-                    var setupInfo = PrepareRepositoryActionAsync(executionContext, action);
-                    if (setupInfo != null)
-                    {
-                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(setupInfo.Image))
-                        {
-                            if (!imagesToPull.ContainsKey(setupInfo.Image))
-                            {
-                                imagesToPull[setupInfo.Image] = new List<Guid>();
-                            }
-
-                            Trace.Info($"Action {action.Name} ({action.Id}) from repository '{setupInfo.ActionRepository}' needs to pull image '{setupInfo.Image}'");
-                            imagesToPull[setupInfo.Image].Add(action.Id);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            ArgUtil.NotNullOrEmpty(setupInfo.ActionRepository, nameof(setupInfo.ActionRepository));
-
-                            if (!imagesToBuild.ContainsKey(setupInfo.ActionRepository))
-                            {
-                                imagesToBuild[setupInfo.ActionRepository] = new List<Guid>();
-                            }
-
-                            Trace.Info($"Action {action.Name} ({action.Id}) from repository '{setupInfo.ActionRepository}' needs to build image '{setupInfo.Dockerfile}'");
-                            imagesToBuild[setupInfo.ActionRepository].Add(action.Id);
-                            imagesToBuildInfo[setupInfo.ActionRepository] = setupInfo;
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    var repoAction = action.Reference as Pipelines.RepositoryPathReference;
-                    if (repoAction.RepositoryType != Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias)
-                    {
-                        var definition = LoadAction(executionContext, action);
-                        if (definition.Data.Execution.HasPre)
-                        {
-                            var actionRunner = HostContext.CreateService<IActionRunner>();
-                            actionRunner.Action = action;
-                            actionRunner.Stage = ActionRunStage.Pre;
-                            actionRunner.Condition = definition.Data.Execution.InitCondition;
-
-                            Trace.Info($"Add 'pre' execution for {action.Id}");
-                            preStepTracker[action.Id] = actionRunner;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                else if (action.Reference.Type == Pipelines.ActionSourceType.Repository && newActionMetadata)
                 {
                     repositoryActions.Add(action);
                 }
@@ -179,85 +194,96 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                 foreach (var action in repositoryActions)
                 {
                     var setupInfo = PrepareRepositoryActionAsync(executionContext, action);
-                    if (setupInfo != null)
+                    if (setupInfo != null && setupInfo.Container != null)
                     {
-                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(setupInfo.Image))
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(setupInfo.Container.Image))
                         {
-                            if (!imagesToPull.ContainsKey(setupInfo.Image))
+                            if (!state.ImagesToPull.ContainsKey(setupInfo.Container.Image))
                             {
-                                imagesToPull[setupInfo.Image] = new List<Guid>();
+                                state.ImagesToPull[setupInfo.Container.Image] = new List<Guid>();
                             }
 
-                            Trace.Info($"Action {action.Name} ({action.Id}) from repository '{setupInfo.ActionRepository}' needs to pull image '{setupInfo.Image}'");
+                            Trace.Info($"Action {action.Name} ({action.Id}) from repository '{setupInfo.Container.ActionRepository}' needs to pull image '{setupInfo.Container.Image}'");
-                            imagesToPull[setupInfo.Image].Add(action.Id);
+                            state.ImagesToPull[setupInfo.Container.Image].Add(action.Id);
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            ArgUtil.NotNullOrEmpty(setupInfo.ActionRepository, nameof(setupInfo.ActionRepository));
+                            ArgUtil.NotNullOrEmpty(setupInfo.Container.ActionRepository, nameof(setupInfo.Container.ActionRepository));
 
-                            if (!imagesToBuild.ContainsKey(setupInfo.ActionRepository))
+                            if (!state.ImagesToBuild.ContainsKey(setupInfo.Container.ActionRepository))
                             {
-                                imagesToBuild[setupInfo.ActionRepository] = new List<Guid>();
+                                state.ImagesToBuild[setupInfo.Container.ActionRepository] = new List<Guid>();
                             }
 
-                            Trace.Info($"Action {action.Name} ({action.Id}) from repository '{setupInfo.ActionRepository}' needs to build image '{setupInfo.Dockerfile}'");
+                            Trace.Info($"Action {action.Name} ({action.Id}) from repository '{setupInfo.Container.ActionRepository}' needs to build image '{setupInfo.Container.Dockerfile}'");
-                            imagesToBuild[setupInfo.ActionRepository].Add(action.Id);
+                            state.ImagesToBuild[setupInfo.Container.ActionRepository].Add(action.Id);
-                            imagesToBuildInfo[setupInfo.ActionRepository] = setupInfo;
+                            state.ImagesToBuildInfo[setupInfo.Container.ActionRepository] = setupInfo.Container;
                         }
                     }
-
+                    else if (setupInfo != null && setupInfo.Steps != null && setupInfo.Steps.Count > 0)
+                    {
+                        state = await PrepareActionsRecursiveAsync(executionContext, state, setupInfo.Steps, depth + 1, action.Id);
+                    }
                     var repoAction = action.Reference as Pipelines.RepositoryPathReference;
                     if (repoAction.RepositoryType != Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias)
                     {
                         var definition = LoadAction(executionContext, action);
                         if (definition.Data.Execution.HasPre)
                         {
-                            var actionRunner = HostContext.CreateService<IActionRunner>();
-                            actionRunner.Action = action;
-                            actionRunner.Stage = ActionRunStage.Pre;
-                            actionRunner.Condition = definition.Data.Execution.InitCondition;
-
                             Trace.Info($"Add 'pre' execution for {action.Id}");
-                            preStepTracker[action.Id] = actionRunner;
+                            // Root Step
+                            if (depth < 1)
+                            {
+                                var actionRunner = HostContext.CreateService<IActionRunner>();
+                                actionRunner.Action = action;
+                                actionRunner.Stage = ActionRunStage.Pre;
+                                actionRunner.Condition = definition.Data.Execution.InitCondition;
+                                state.PreStepTracker[action.Id] = actionRunner;
+                            }
+                            // Embedded Step
+                            else
+                            {
+                                if (!_cachedEmbeddedPreSteps.ContainsKey(parentStepId))
+                                {
+                                    _cachedEmbeddedPreSteps[parentStepId] = new List<Pipelines.ActionStep>();
+                                }
+                                // Clone action so we can modify the condition without affecting the original
+                                var clonedAction = action.Clone() as Pipelines.ActionStep;
+                                clonedAction.Condition = definition.Data.Execution.InitCondition;
+                                _cachedEmbeddedPreSteps[parentStepId].Add(clonedAction);
+                            }
                         }
+
+                        if (definition.Data.Execution.HasPost && depth > 0)
+                        {
+                            if (!_cachedEmbeddedPostSteps.ContainsKey(parentStepId))
+                            {
+                                // If we haven't done so already, add the parent to the post steps
+                                _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps[parentStepId] = new Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep>();
+                            }
+                            // Clone action so we can modify the condition without affecting the original
+                            var clonedAction = action.Clone() as Pipelines.ActionStep;
+                            clonedAction.Condition = definition.Data.Execution.CleanupCondition;
+                            _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps[parentStepId].Push(clonedAction);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else if (depth > 0)
+                    {
+                        // if we're in a composite action and haven't loaded the local action yet
+                        // we assume it has a post step
+                        if (!_cachedEmbeddedPostSteps.ContainsKey(parentStepId))
+                        {
+                            // If we haven't done so already, add the parent to the post steps
+                            _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps[parentStepId] = new Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep>();
+                        }
+                        // Clone action so we can modify the condition without affecting the original
+                        var clonedAction = action.Clone() as Pipelines.ActionStep;
+                        _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps[parentStepId].Push(clonedAction);
                     }
                 }
             }
 
-            if (imagesToPull.Count > 0)
+            return state;
-            {
-                foreach (var imageToPull in imagesToPull)
-                {
-                    Trace.Info($"{imageToPull.Value.Count} steps need to pull image '{imageToPull.Key}'");
-                    containerSetupSteps.Add(new JobExtensionRunner(runAsync: this.PullActionContainerAsync,
-                                                                   condition: $"{PipelineTemplateConstants.Success}()",
-                                                                   displayName: $"Pull {imageToPull.Key}",
-                                                                   data: new ContainerSetupInfo(imageToPull.Value, imageToPull.Key)));
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (imagesToBuild.Count > 0)
-            {
-                foreach (var imageToBuild in imagesToBuild)
-                {
-                    var setupInfo = imagesToBuildInfo[imageToBuild.Key];
-                    Trace.Info($"{imageToBuild.Value.Count} steps need to build image from '{setupInfo.Dockerfile}'");
-                    containerSetupSteps.Add(new JobExtensionRunner(runAsync: this.BuildActionContainerAsync,
-                                                                   condition: $"{PipelineTemplateConstants.Success}()",
-                                                                   displayName: $"Build {setupInfo.ActionRepository}",
-                                                                   data: new ContainerSetupInfo(imageToBuild.Value, setupInfo.Dockerfile, setupInfo.WorkingDirectory)));
-                }
-            }
-
-#if !OS_LINUX
-            if (containerSetupSteps.Count > 0)
-            {
-                executionContext.Output("Container action is only supported on Linux, skip pull and build docker images.");
-                containerSetupSteps.Clear();
-            }
-#endif
-
-            return new PrepareResult(containerSetupSteps, preStepTracker);
         }
 
         public Definition LoadAction(IExecutionContext executionContext, Pipelines.ActionStep action)
@@ -402,6 +428,39 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                         Trace.Verbose($"Details: {StringUtil.ConvertToJson(compositeAction?.Steps)}");
                         Trace.Info($"Load: {compositeAction.Outputs?.Count ?? 0} number of outputs");
                         Trace.Info($"Details: {StringUtil.ConvertToJson(compositeAction?.Outputs)}");
+
+                        if (CachedEmbeddedPreSteps.TryGetValue(action.Id, out var preSteps))
+                        {
+                            compositeAction.PreSteps = preSteps;
+                        }
+
+                        if (CachedEmbeddedPostSteps.TryGetValue(action.Id, out var postSteps))
+                        {
+                            compositeAction.PostSteps = postSteps;
+                        }
+
+                        if (_cachedEmbeddedStepIds.ContainsKey(action.Id))
+                        {
+                            for (var i = 0; i < compositeAction.Steps.Count; i++)
+                            {
+                                // Load stored Ids for later load actions
+                                compositeAction.Steps[i].Id = _cachedEmbeddedStepIds[action.Id][i];
+                                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(executionContext.Global.Variables.Get("DistributedTask.EnableCompositeActions")) && compositeAction.Steps[i].Reference.Type != Pipelines.ActionSourceType.Script)
+                                {
+                                    throw new Exception("`uses:` keyword is not currently supported.");
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            _cachedEmbeddedStepIds[action.Id] = new List<Guid>();
+                            foreach (var compositeStep in compositeAction.Steps)
+                            {
+                                var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
+                                compositeStep.Id = guid;
+                                _cachedEmbeddedStepIds[action.Id].Add(guid);
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -574,6 +633,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                     {
                         NameWithOwner = repositoryReference.Name,
                         Ref = repositoryReference.Ref,
+                        Path = repositoryReference.Path,
                     };
                 })
                 .ToList();
@@ -596,7 +656,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex) when (!executionContext.CancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested) // Do not retry if the run is canceled.
                 {
-                    if (attempt < 3)
+                    // UnresolvableActionDownloadInfoException is a 422 client error, don't retry
+                    // Some possible cases are:
+                    // * Repo is rate limited
+                    // * Repo or tag doesn't exist, or isn't public
+                    // * Policy validation failed
+                    if (attempt < 3 && !(ex is WebApi.UnresolvableActionDownloadInfoException))
                     {
                         executionContext.Output($"Failed to resolve action download info. Error: {ex.Message}");
                         executionContext.Debug(ex.ToString());
@@ -612,6 +677,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                         // Some possible cases are:
                         // * Repo is rate limited
                         // * Repo or tag doesn't exist, or isn't public
+                        // * Policy validation failed
                         if (ex is WebApi.UnresolvableActionDownloadInfoException)
                         {
                             throw;
@@ -647,90 +713,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             return actionDownloadInfos.Actions;
         }
 
-        // todo: Remove when feature flag DistributedTask.NewActionMetadata is removed
-        private async Task DownloadRepositoryActionAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, Pipelines.ActionStep repositoryAction)
-        {
-            Trace.Entering();
-            ArgUtil.NotNull(executionContext, nameof(executionContext));
-
-            var repositoryReference = repositoryAction.Reference as Pipelines.RepositoryPathReference;
-            ArgUtil.NotNull(repositoryReference, nameof(repositoryReference));
-
-            if (string.Equals(repositoryReference.RepositoryType, Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                Trace.Info($"Repository action is in 'self' repository.");
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (!string.Equals(repositoryReference.RepositoryType, Pipelines.RepositoryTypes.GitHub, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                throw new NotSupportedException(repositoryReference.RepositoryType);
-            }
-
-            ArgUtil.NotNullOrEmpty(repositoryReference.Name, nameof(repositoryReference.Name));
-            ArgUtil.NotNullOrEmpty(repositoryReference.Ref, nameof(repositoryReference.Ref));
-
-            string destDirectory = Path.Combine(HostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Actions), repositoryReference.Name.Replace(Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar, Path.DirectorySeparatorChar), repositoryReference.Ref);
-            string watermarkFile = GetWatermarkFilePath(destDirectory);
-            if (File.Exists(watermarkFile))
-            {
-                executionContext.Debug($"Action '{repositoryReference.Name}@{repositoryReference.Ref}' already downloaded at '{destDirectory}'.");
-                return;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // make sure we get a clean folder ready to use.
-                IOUtil.DeleteDirectory(destDirectory, executionContext.CancellationToken);
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(destDirectory);
-                executionContext.Output($"Download action repository '{repositoryReference.Name}@{repositoryReference.Ref}'");
-            }
-
-            var configurationStore = HostContext.GetService<IConfigurationStore>();
-            var isHostedServer = configurationStore.GetSettings().IsHostedServer;
-            if (isHostedServer)
-            {
-                string apiUrl = GetApiUrl(executionContext);
-                string archiveLink = BuildLinkToActionArchive(apiUrl, repositoryReference.Name, repositoryReference.Ref);
-                var downloadDetails = new ActionDownloadDetails(archiveLink, ConfigureAuthorizationFromContext);
-                await DownloadRepositoryActionAsync(executionContext, downloadDetails, null, destDirectory);
-                return;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                string apiUrl = GetApiUrl(executionContext);
-
-                // URLs to try:
-                var downloadAttempts = new List<ActionDownloadDetails> {
-                    // A built-in action or an action the user has created, on their GHES instance
-                    // Example:  https://my-ghes/api/v3/repos/my-org/my-action/tarball/v1
-                    new ActionDownloadDetails(
-                        BuildLinkToActionArchive(apiUrl, repositoryReference.Name, repositoryReference.Ref),
-                        ConfigureAuthorizationFromContext),
-
-                    // The same action, on GitHub.com
-                    // Example:  https://api.github.com/repos/my-org/my-action/tarball/v1
-                    new ActionDownloadDetails(
-                        BuildLinkToActionArchive(_dotcomApiUrl, repositoryReference.Name, repositoryReference.Ref),
-                        configureAuthorization: (e,h) => { /* no authorization for dotcom */ })
-                };
-
-                foreach (var downloadAttempt in downloadAttempts)
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        await DownloadRepositoryActionAsync(executionContext, downloadAttempt, null, destDirectory);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    catch (ActionNotFoundException)
-                    {
-                        Trace.Info($"Failed to find the action '{repositoryReference.Name}' at ref '{repositoryReference.Ref}' at {downloadAttempt.ArchiveLink}");
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                }
-                throw new ActionNotFoundException($"Failed to find the action '{repositoryReference.Name}' at ref '{repositoryReference.Ref}'.  Paths attempted: {string.Join(", ", downloadAttempts.Select(d => d.ArchiveLink))}");
-            }
-        }
-
         private async Task DownloadRepositoryActionAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, WebApi.ActionDownloadInfo downloadInfo)
         {
             Trace.Entering();
@@ -751,10 +733,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                 // make sure we get a clean folder ready to use.
                 IOUtil.DeleteDirectory(destDirectory, executionContext.CancellationToken);
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(destDirectory);
-                executionContext.Output($"Download action repository '{downloadInfo.NameWithOwner}@{downloadInfo.Ref}'");
+                executionContext.Output($"Download action repository '{downloadInfo.NameWithOwner}@{downloadInfo.Ref}' (SHA:{downloadInfo.ResolvedSha})");
             }
 
-            await DownloadRepositoryActionAsync(executionContext, null, downloadInfo, destDirectory);
+            await DownloadRepositoryActionAsync(executionContext, downloadInfo, destDirectory);
         }
 
         private string GetApiUrl(IExecutionContext executionContext)
@@ -777,8 +759,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 #endif
         }
 
-        // todo: Remove the parameter "actionDownloadDetails" when feature flag DistributedTask.NewActionMetadata is removed
+        private async Task DownloadRepositoryActionAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, WebApi.ActionDownloadInfo downloadInfo, string destDirectory)
-        private async Task DownloadRepositoryActionAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, ActionDownloadDetails actionDownloadDetails, WebApi.ActionDownloadInfo downloadInfo, string destDirectory)
         {
             //download and extract action in a temp folder and rename it on success
             string tempDirectory = Path.Combine(HostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Actions), "_temp_" + Guid.NewGuid());
@@ -786,10 +767,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
 #if OS_WINDOWS
             string archiveFile = Path.Combine(tempDirectory, $"{Guid.NewGuid()}.zip");
-            string link = downloadInfo?.ZipballUrl ?? actionDownloadDetails.ArchiveLink;
+            string link = downloadInfo?.ZipballUrl;
 #else
             string archiveFile = Path.Combine(tempDirectory, $"{Guid.NewGuid()}.tar.gz");
-            string link = downloadInfo?.TarballUrl ?? actionDownloadDetails.ArchiveLink;
+            string link = downloadInfo?.TarballUrl;
 #endif
 
             Trace.Info($"Save archive '{link}' into {archiveFile}.");
@@ -811,16 +792,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                             using (var httpClientHandler = HostContext.CreateHttpClientHandler())
                             using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(httpClientHandler))
                             {
-                                // Legacy
+                                httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = CreateAuthHeader(downloadInfo.Authentication?.Token);
-                                if (downloadInfo == null)
-                                {
-                                    actionDownloadDetails.ConfigureAuthorization(executionContext, httpClient);
-                                }
-                                // FF DistributedTask.NewActionMetadata
-                                else
-                                {
-                                    httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = CreateAuthHeader(downloadInfo.Authentication?.Token);
-                                }
 
                                 httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.AddRange(HostContext.UserAgents);
                                 using (var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(link))
@@ -960,7 +932,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             }
         }
 
-        // todo: Remove when feature flag DistributedTask.NewActionMetadata is removed
         private void ConfigureAuthorizationFromContext(IExecutionContext executionContext, HttpClient httpClient)
         {
             var authToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("_GITHUB_ACTION_TOKEN");
@@ -986,7 +957,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
         private string GetWatermarkFilePath(string directory) => directory + ".completed";
 
-        private ActionContainer PrepareRepositoryActionAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, Pipelines.ActionStep repositoryAction)
+        private ActionSetupInfo PrepareRepositoryActionAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, Pipelines.ActionStep repositoryAction)
         {
             var repositoryReference = repositoryAction.Reference as Pipelines.RepositoryPathReference;
             if (string.Equals(repositoryReference.RepositoryType, Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
@@ -994,8 +965,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                 Trace.Info($"Repository action is in 'self' repository.");
                 return null;
             }
-
+            var setupInfo = new ActionSetupInfo();
-            var setupInfo = new ActionContainer();
+            var actionContainer = new ActionContainer();
             string destDirectory = Path.Combine(HostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Actions), repositoryReference.Name.Replace(Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar, Path.DirectorySeparatorChar), repositoryReference.Ref);
             string actionEntryDirectory = destDirectory;
             string dockerFileRelativePath = repositoryReference.Name;
@@ -1004,11 +975,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             {
                 actionEntryDirectory = Path.Combine(destDirectory, repositoryReference.Path);
                 dockerFileRelativePath = $"{dockerFileRelativePath}/{repositoryReference.Path}";
-                setupInfo.ActionRepository = $"{repositoryReference.Name}/{repositoryReference.Path}@{repositoryReference.Ref}";
+                actionContainer.ActionRepository = $"{repositoryReference.Name}/{repositoryReference.Path}@{repositoryReference.Ref}";
             }
             else
             {
-                setupInfo.ActionRepository = $"{repositoryReference.Name}@{repositoryReference.Ref}";
+                actionContainer.ActionRepository = $"{repositoryReference.Name}@{repositoryReference.Ref}";
             }
 
             // find the docker file or action.yml file
@@ -1038,8 +1009,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                         var dockerFileFullPath = Path.Combine(actionEntryDirectory, containerAction.Image);
                         executionContext.Debug($"Dockerfile for action: '{dockerFileFullPath}'.");
 
-                        setupInfo.Dockerfile = dockerFileFullPath;
+                        actionContainer.Dockerfile = dockerFileFullPath;
-                        setupInfo.WorkingDirectory = destDirectory;
+                        actionContainer.WorkingDirectory = destDirectory;
+                        setupInfo.Container = actionContainer;
                         return setupInfo;
                     }
                     else if (containerAction.Image.StartsWith("docker://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
@@ -1048,7 +1020,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
                         executionContext.Debug($"Container image for action: '{actionImage}'.");
 
-                        setupInfo.Image = actionImage;
+                        actionContainer.Image = actionImage;
+                        setupInfo.Container = actionContainer;
                         return setupInfo;
                     }
                     else
@@ -1068,8 +1041,30 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                 }
                 else if (actionDefinitionData.Execution.ExecutionType == ActionExecutionType.Composite)
                 {
-                    Trace.Info($"Action composite: {(actionDefinitionData.Execution as CompositeActionExecutionData).Steps}, no more preparation.");
+                    Trace.Info($"Loading Composite steps");
-                    return null;
+                    var compositeAction = actionDefinitionData.Execution as CompositeActionExecutionData;
+                    setupInfo.Steps = compositeAction.Steps;
+
+                    // cache steps ids if not done so already
+                    if (!_cachedEmbeddedStepIds.ContainsKey(repositoryAction.Id))
+                    {
+                        _cachedEmbeddedStepIds[repositoryAction.Id] = new List<Guid>();
+                        foreach (var compositeStep in compositeAction.Steps)
+                        {
+                            var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
+                            compositeStep.Id = guid;
+                            _cachedEmbeddedStepIds[repositoryAction.Id].Add(guid);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    foreach (var step in compositeAction.Steps)
+                    {
+                        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(executionContext.Global.Variables.Get("DistributedTask.EnableCompositeActions")) && step.Reference.Type != Pipelines.ActionSourceType.Script)
+                        {
+                            throw new Exception("`uses:` keyword is not currently supported.");
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return setupInfo;
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -1079,15 +1074,17 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             else if (File.Exists(dockerFile))
             {
                 executionContext.Debug($"Dockerfile for action: '{dockerFile}'.");
-                setupInfo.Dockerfile = dockerFile;
+                actionContainer.Dockerfile = dockerFile;
-                setupInfo.WorkingDirectory = destDirectory;
+                actionContainer.WorkingDirectory = destDirectory;
+                setupInfo.Container = actionContainer;
                 return setupInfo;
             }
             else if (File.Exists(dockerFileLowerCase))
             {
                 executionContext.Debug($"Dockerfile for action: '{dockerFileLowerCase}'.");
-                setupInfo.Dockerfile = dockerFileLowerCase;
+                actionContainer.Dockerfile = dockerFileLowerCase;
-                setupInfo.WorkingDirectory = destDirectory;
+                actionContainer.WorkingDirectory = destDirectory;
+                setupInfo.Container = actionContainer;
                 return setupInfo;
             }
             else
@@ -1140,20 +1137,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             HostContext.SecretMasker.AddValue(base64EncodingToken);
             return new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", base64EncodingToken);
         }
-
-        // todo: Remove when feature flag DistributedTask.NewActionMetadata is removed
-        private class ActionDownloadDetails
-        {
-            public string ArchiveLink { get; }
-
-            public Action<IExecutionContext, HttpClient> ConfigureAuthorization { get; }
-
-            public ActionDownloadDetails(string archiveLink, Action<IExecutionContext, HttpClient> configureAuthorization)
-            {
-                ArchiveLink = archiveLink;
-                ConfigureAuthorization = configureAuthorization;
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     public sealed class Definition
@@ -1216,6 +1199,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         public string Pre { get; set; }
 
         public string Post { get; set; }
+
+        public string NodeVersion { get; set; }
     }
 
     public sealed class PluginActionExecutionData : ActionExecutionData
@@ -1241,9 +1226,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
     public sealed class CompositeActionExecutionData : ActionExecutionData
     {
         public override ActionExecutionType ExecutionType => ActionExecutionType.Composite;
-        public override bool HasPre => false;
+        public override bool HasPre => PreSteps.Count > 0;
-        public override bool HasPost => false;
+        public override bool HasPost => PostSteps.Count > 0;
+        public List<Pipelines.ActionStep> PreSteps { get; set; }
         public List<Pipelines.ActionStep> Steps { get; set; }
+        public Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep> PostSteps { get; set; }
         public MappingToken Outputs { get; set; }
     }
 
@@ -1303,4 +1290,18 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         public string WorkingDirectory { get; set; }
         public string ActionRepository { get; set; }
     }
+
+    public class ActionSetupInfo
+    {
+        public ActionContainer Container { get; set; }
+        public List<Pipelines.ActionStep> Steps { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class PrepareActionsState
+    {
+        public Dictionary<string, List<Guid>> ImagesToPull;
+        public Dictionary<string, List<Guid>> ImagesToBuild;
+        public Dictionary<string, ActionContainer> ImagesToBuildInfo;
+        public Dictionary<Guid, IActionRunner> PreStepTracker;
+    }
 }

src/Runner.Worker/ActionManifestManager.cs

@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                         };
                     }
                 }
-                else if (string.Equals(usingToken.Value, "node12", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                else if (string.Equals(usingToken.Value, "node12", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)||
+                         string.Equals(usingToken.Value, "node16", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(mainToken?.Value))
                     {
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                     {
                         return new NodeJSActionExecutionData()
                         {
+                            NodeVersion = usingToken.Value,
                             Script = mainToken.Value,
                             Pre = preToken?.Value,
                             InitCondition = preIfToken?.Value ?? "always()",
@@ -480,13 +482,17 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                         return new CompositeActionExecutionData()
                         {
                             Steps = steps.Cast<Pipelines.ActionStep>().ToList(),
+                            PreSteps = new List<Pipelines.ActionStep>(),
+                            PostSteps = new Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep>(),
+                            InitCondition = "always()",
+                            CleanupCondition = "always()",
                             Outputs = outputs
                         };
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"'using: {usingToken.Value}' is not supported, use 'docker' or 'node12' instead.");
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"'using: {usingToken.Value}' is not supported, use 'docker', 'node12' or 'node16' instead.");
                 }
             }
             else if (pluginToken != null)

src/Runner.Worker/ActionRunner.cs

@@ -82,6 +82,28 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             ActionExecutionData handlerData = definition.Data?.Execution;
             ArgUtil.NotNull(handlerData, nameof(handlerData));
 
+            List<JobExtensionRunner> localActionContainerSetupSteps = null;
+            // Handle Composite Local Actions
+            // Need to download and expand the tree of referenced actions
+            if (handlerData.ExecutionType == ActionExecutionType.Composite &&
+                handlerData is CompositeActionExecutionData compositeHandlerData &&
+                Stage == ActionRunStage.Main &&
+                Action.Reference is Pipelines.RepositoryPathReference localAction &&
+                string.Equals(localAction.RepositoryType, Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var actionManager = HostContext.GetService<IActionManager>();
+                var prepareResult = await actionManager.PrepareActionsAsync(ExecutionContext, compositeHandlerData.Steps, ExecutionContext.Id);
+
+                // Reload definition since post may exist now (from embedded steps that were JIT downloaded)
+                definition = taskManager.LoadAction(ExecutionContext, Action);
+                ArgUtil.NotNull(definition, nameof(definition));
+                handlerData = definition.Data?.Execution;
+                ArgUtil.NotNull(handlerData, nameof(handlerData));
+
+                // Save container setup steps so we can reference them later
+                localActionContainerSetupSteps = prepareResult.ContainerSetupSteps;
+            }
+
             if (handlerData.HasPre &&
                 Action.Reference is Pipelines.RepositoryPathReference repoAction &&
                 string.Equals(repoAction.RepositoryType, Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
@@ -249,7 +271,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                             inputs,
                             environment,
                             ExecutionContext.Global.Variables,
-                            actionDirectory: definition.Directory);
+                            actionDirectory: definition.Directory,
+                            localActionContainerSetupSteps: localActionContainerSetupSteps);
 
             // Print out action details
             handler.PrintActionDetails(Stage);

src/Runner.Worker/ConditionTraceWriter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using System;
+using System.Text;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
+using GitHub.Runner.Common;
+using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
+using ObjectTemplating = GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating;
+
+namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
+{
+    public sealed class ConditionTraceWriter : ObjectTemplating::ITraceWriter
+    {
+        private readonly IExecutionContext _executionContext;
+        private readonly Tracing _trace;
+        private readonly StringBuilder _traceBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+
+        public string Trace => _traceBuilder.ToString();
+
+        public ConditionTraceWriter(Tracing trace, IExecutionContext executionContext)
+        {
+            ArgUtil.NotNull(trace, nameof(trace));
+            _trace = trace;
+            _executionContext = executionContext;
+        }
+
+        public void Error(string format, params Object[] args)
+        {
+            var message = StringUtil.Format(format, args);
+            _trace.Error(message);
+            _executionContext?.Debug(message);
+        }
+
+        public void Info(string format, params Object[] args)
+        {
+            var message = StringUtil.Format(format, args);
+            _trace.Info(message);
+            _executionContext?.Debug(message);
+            _traceBuilder.AppendLine(message);
+        }
+
+        public void Verbose(string format, params Object[] args)
+        {
+            var message = StringUtil.Format(format, args);
+            _trace.Verbose(message);
+            _executionContext?.Debug(message);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner.Worker/Container/DockerCommandManager.cs

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Container
         {
             base.Initialize(hostContext);
             DockerPath = WhichUtil.Which("docker", true, Trace);
-            DockerInstanceLabel = IOUtil.GetPathHash(hostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Root)).Substring(0, 6);
+            DockerInstanceLabel = IOUtil.GetSha256Hash(hostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Root)).Substring(0, 6);
         }
 
         public async Task<DockerVersion> DockerVersion(IExecutionContext context)

src/Runner.Worker/ContainerOperationProvider.cs

@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             // Our container feature requires to map working directory from host to the container.
             // If we are already inside a container, we will not able to find out the real working direcotry path on the host.
 #if OS_WINDOWS
+#pragma warning disable CA1416
             // service CExecSvc is Container Execution Agent.
             ServiceController[] scServices = ServiceController.GetServices();
             if (scServices.Any(x => String.Equals(x.ServiceName, "cexecsvc", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && x.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Running))
             {
                 throw new NotSupportedException("Container feature is not supported when runner is already running inside container.");
             }
+#pragma warning restore CA1416
 #else
             var initProcessCgroup = File.ReadLines("/proc/1/cgroup");
             if (initProcessCgroup.Any(x => x.IndexOf(":/docker/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0))
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 #endif
 
 #if OS_WINDOWS
+#pragma warning disable CA1416
             // Check OS version (Windows server 1803 is required)
             object windowsInstallationType = Registry.GetValue(@"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion", "InstallationType", defaultValue: null);
             ArgUtil.NotNull(windowsInstallationType, nameof(windowsInstallationType));
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             {
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(@"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ReleaseId");
             }
+#pragma warning restore CA1416
 #endif
 
             // Check docker client/server version
@@ -334,6 +338,18 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(container.ContainerId))
             {
+                if(!container.IsJobContainer)
+                {
+                    // Print logs for service container jobs (not the "action" job itself b/c that's already logged).
+                    executionContext.Output($"Print service container logs: {container.ContainerDisplayName}");
+                    
+                    int logsExitCode = await _dockerManager.DockerLogs(executionContext, container.ContainerId);
+                    if (logsExitCode != 0)
+                    {
+                        executionContext.Warning($"Docker logs fail with exit code {logsExitCode}");
+                    }
+                }
+
                 executionContext.Output($"Stop and remove container: {container.ContainerDisplayName}");
 
                 int rmExitCode = await _dockerManager.DockerRemove(executionContext, container.ContainerId);
@@ -494,7 +510,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         private void UpdateRegistryAuthForGitHubToken(IExecutionContext executionContext, ContainerInfo container)
         {
             var registryIsTokenCompatible = container.RegistryServer.Equals("ghcr.io", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || container.RegistryServer.Equals("containers.pkg.github.com", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            if (!registryIsTokenCompatible)
+            var isFallbackTokenFromHostedGithub = HostContext.GetService<IConfigurationStore>().GetSettings().IsHostedServer;
+            if (!registryIsTokenCompatible || !isFallbackTokenFromHostedGithub)
             {
                 return;
             }

src/Runner.Worker/ExecutionContext.cs

@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
     public interface IExecutionContext : IRunnerService
     {
         Guid Id { get; }
+        Guid EmbeddedId { get; }
         string ScopeName { get; }
+        string SiblingScopeName { get; }
         string ContextName { get; }
+        ActionRunStage Stage { get; }
         Task ForceCompleted { get; }
         TaskResult? Result { get; set; }
         TaskResult? Outcome { get; set; }
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         Dictionary<string, string> IntraActionState { get; }
         Dictionary<string, VariableValue> JobOutputs { get; }
         ActionsEnvironmentReference ActionsEnvironment { get; }
+        List<ActionsStepTelemetry> ActionsStepsTelemetry { get; }
+        List<JobTelemetry> JobTelemetry { get; }
         DictionaryContextData ExpressionValues { get; }
         IList<IFunctionInfo> ExpressionFunctions { get; }
         JobContext JobContext { get; }
@@ -58,6 +63,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
         // Only job level ExecutionContext has PostJobSteps
         Stack<IStep> PostJobSteps { get; }
+        Dictionary<Guid, string> EmbeddedStepsWithPostRegistered { get; }
+
+        // Keep track of embedded steps states
+        Dictionary<Guid, Dictionary<string, string>> EmbeddedIntraActionState { get; }
 
         bool EchoOnActionCommand { get; set; }
 
@@ -68,8 +77,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         // Initialize
         void InitializeJob(Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage message, CancellationToken token);
         void CancelToken();
-        IExecutionContext CreateChild(Guid recordId, string displayName, string refName, string scopeName, string contextName, Dictionary<string, string> intraActionState = null, int? recordOrder = null, IPagingLogger logger = null, bool isEmbedded = false, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource = null);
+        IExecutionContext CreateChild(Guid recordId, string displayName, string refName, string scopeName, string contextName, ActionRunStage stage, Dictionary<string, string> intraActionState = null, int? recordOrder = null, IPagingLogger logger = null, bool isEmbedded = false, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource = null, Guid embeddedId = default(Guid), string siblingScopeName = null);
-        IExecutionContext CreateEmbeddedChild(string scopeName, string contextName);
+        IExecutionContext CreateEmbeddedChild(string scopeName, string contextName, Guid embeddedId, ActionRunStage stage, Dictionary<string, string> intraActionState = null, string siblingScopeName = null);
 
         // logging
         long Write(string tag, string message);
@@ -132,14 +141,19 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         private long _totalThrottlingDelayInMilliseconds = 0;
 
         public Guid Id => _record.Id;
+        public Guid EmbeddedId { get; private set; }
         public string ScopeName { get; private set; }
+        public string SiblingScopeName { get; private set; }
         public string ContextName { get; private set; }
+        public ActionRunStage Stage { get; private set; }
         public Task ForceCompleted => _forceCompleted.Task;
         public CancellationToken CancellationToken => _cancellationTokenSource.Token;
         public Dictionary<string, string> IntraActionState { get; private set; }
         public Dictionary<string, VariableValue> JobOutputs { get; private set; }
 
         public ActionsEnvironmentReference ActionsEnvironment { get; private set; }
+        public List<ActionsStepTelemetry> ActionsStepsTelemetry { get; private set; }
+        public List<JobTelemetry> JobTelemetry { get; private set; }
         public DictionaryContextData ExpressionValues { get; } = new DictionaryContextData();
         public IList<IFunctionInfo> ExpressionFunctions { get; } = new List<IFunctionInfo>();
 
@@ -155,6 +169,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         // Only job level ExecutionContext has StepsWithPostRegistered
         public HashSet<Guid> StepsWithPostRegistered { get; private set; }
 
+        // Only job level ExecutionContext has EmbeddedStepsWithPostRegistered
+        public Dictionary<Guid, string> EmbeddedStepsWithPostRegistered { get; private set; }
+
+        public Dictionary<Guid, Dictionary<string, string>> EmbeddedIntraActionState { get; private set; }
+
         public bool EchoOnActionCommand { get; set; }
 
         // An embedded execution context shares the same record ID, record name, and logger
@@ -245,17 +264,37 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
         public void RegisterPostJobStep(IStep step)
         {
-            if (step is IActionRunner actionRunner && !Root.StepsWithPostRegistered.Add(actionRunner.Action.Id))
+            string siblingScopeName = null;
+            if (this.IsEmbedded)
+            {
+                if (step is IActionRunner actionRunner)
+                {
+                    if (Root.EmbeddedStepsWithPostRegistered.ContainsKey(actionRunner.Action.Id))
+                    {
+                        Trace.Info($"'post' of '{actionRunner.DisplayName}' already push to child post step stack.");
+                    }
+                    else 
+                    {
+                        Root.EmbeddedStepsWithPostRegistered[actionRunner.Action.Id] = actionRunner.Condition;    
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (step is IActionRunner actionRunner && !Root.StepsWithPostRegistered.Add(actionRunner.Action.Id))
             {
                 Trace.Info($"'post' of '{actionRunner.DisplayName}' already push to post step stack.");
                 return;
             }
+            if (step is IActionRunner runner)
+            {
+                siblingScopeName = runner.Action.ContextName;
+            }
 
-            step.ExecutionContext = Root.CreatePostChild(step.DisplayName, IntraActionState);
+            step.ExecutionContext = Root.CreatePostChild(step.DisplayName, IntraActionState, siblingScopeName);
             Root.PostJobSteps.Push(step);
         }
 
-        public IExecutionContext CreateChild(Guid recordId, string displayName, string refName, string scopeName, string contextName, Dictionary<string, string> intraActionState = null, int? recordOrder = null, IPagingLogger logger = null, bool isEmbedded = false, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource = null)
+        public IExecutionContext CreateChild(Guid recordId, string displayName, string refName, string scopeName, string contextName, ActionRunStage stage, Dictionary<string, string> intraActionState = null, int? recordOrder = null, IPagingLogger logger = null, bool isEmbedded = false, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource = null, Guid embeddedId = default(Guid), string siblingScopeName = null)
         {
             Trace.Entering();
 
@@ -264,6 +303,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             child.Global = Global;
             child.ScopeName = scopeName;
             child.ContextName = contextName;
+            child.Stage = stage;
+            child.EmbeddedId = embeddedId;
+            child.SiblingScopeName = siblingScopeName;
+            child.JobTelemetry = JobTelemetry;
             if (intraActionState == null)
             {
                 child.IntraActionState = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
@@ -311,9 +354,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         /// An embedded execution context shares the same record ID, record name, logger,
         /// and a linked cancellation token.
         /// </summary>
-        public IExecutionContext CreateEmbeddedChild(string scopeName, string contextName)
+        public IExecutionContext CreateEmbeddedChild(string scopeName, string contextName, Guid embeddedId, ActionRunStage stage, Dictionary<string, string> intraActionState = null, string siblingScopeName = null)
         {
-            return Root.CreateChild(_record.Id, _record.Name, _record.Id.ToString("N"), scopeName, contextName, logger: _logger, isEmbedded: true, cancellationTokenSource: CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(_cancellationTokenSource.Token));
+            return Root.CreateChild(_record.Id, _record.Name, _record.Id.ToString("N"), scopeName, contextName, stage, logger: _logger, isEmbedded: true, cancellationTokenSource: CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(_cancellationTokenSource.Token), intraActionState: intraActionState, embeddedId: embeddedId, siblingScopeName: siblingScopeName);
         }
 
         public void Start(string currentOperation = null)
@@ -369,7 +412,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
             _logger.End();
 
-            // Skip if generated context name. Generated context names start with "__". After M271-ish the server will never send an empty context name.
+            // Skip if generated context name. Generated context names start with "__". After 3.2 the server will never send an empty context name.
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ContextName) && !ContextName.StartsWith("__", StringComparison.Ordinal))
             {
                 Global.StepsContext.SetOutcome(ScopeName, ContextName, (Outcome ?? Result ?? TaskResult.Succeeded).ToActionResult());
@@ -432,7 +475,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         {
             ArgUtil.NotNullOrEmpty(name, nameof(name));
 
-            // Skip if generated context name. Generated context names start with "__". After M271-ish the server will never send an empty context name.
+            // Skip if generated context name. Generated context names start with "__". After 3.2 the server will never send an empty context name.
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ContextName) || ContextName.StartsWith("__", StringComparison.Ordinal))
             {
                 reference = null;
@@ -511,6 +554,24 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
                 _record.WarningCount++;
             }
+            else if (issue.Type == IssueType.Notice)
+            {
+
+                // tracking line number for each issue in log file
+                // log UI use this to navigate from issue to log
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(logMessage))
+                {
+                    long logLineNumber = Write(WellKnownTags.Notice, logMessage);
+                    issue.Data["logFileLineNumber"] = logLineNumber.ToString();
+                }
+
+                if (_record.NoticeCount < _maxIssueCount)
+                {
+                    _record.Issues.Add(issue);
+                }
+
+                _record.NoticeCount++;
+            }
 
             _jobServerQueue.QueueTimelineRecordUpdate(_mainTimelineId, _record);
         }
@@ -599,6 +660,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             // Actions environment
             ActionsEnvironment = message.ActionsEnvironment;
 
+            // ActionsStepTelemetry
+            ActionsStepsTelemetry = new List<ActionsStepTelemetry>();
+
+            JobTelemetry = new List<JobTelemetry>();
+
             // Service container info
             Global.ServiceContainers = new List<ContainerInfo>();
 
@@ -659,6 +725,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             // StepsWithPostRegistered for job ExecutionContext
             StepsWithPostRegistered = new HashSet<Guid>();
 
+            // EmbeddedStepsWithPostRegistered for job ExecutionContext
+            EmbeddedStepsWithPostRegistered = new Dictionary<Guid, string>();
+
+            // EmbeddedIntraActionState for job ExecutionContext
+            EmbeddedIntraActionState = new Dictionary<Guid, Dictionary<string, string>>();
+
             // Job timeline record.
             InitializeTimelineRecord(
                 timelineId: message.Timeline.Id,
@@ -835,6 +907,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             _record.State = TimelineRecordState.Pending;
             _record.ErrorCount = 0;
             _record.WarningCount = 0;
+            _record.NoticeCount = 0;
 
             if (parentTimelineRecordId != null && parentTimelineRecordId.Value != Guid.Empty)
             {
@@ -864,7 +937,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             }
         }
 
-        private IExecutionContext CreatePostChild(string displayName, Dictionary<string, string> intraActionState)
+        private IExecutionContext CreatePostChild(string displayName, Dictionary<string, string> intraActionState, string siblingScopeName = null)
         {
             if (!_expandedForPostJob)
             {
@@ -874,7 +947,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             }
 
             var newGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
-            return CreateChild(newGuid, displayName, newGuid.ToString("N"), null, null, intraActionState, _childTimelineRecordOrder - Root.PostJobSteps.Count);
+            return CreateChild(newGuid, displayName, newGuid.ToString("N"), null, null, ActionRunStage.Post, intraActionState, _childTimelineRecordOrder - Root.PostJobSteps.Count, siblingScopeName: siblingScopeName);
         }
     }
 
@@ -907,7 +980,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         // Do not add a format string overload. See comment on ExecutionContext.Write().
         public static void InfrastructureError(this IExecutionContext context, string message)
         {
-            context.AddIssue(new Issue() { Type = IssueType.Error, Message = message, IsInfrastructureIssue = true});
+            context.AddIssue(new Issue() { Type = IssueType.Error, Message = message, IsInfrastructureIssue = true });
         }
 
         // Do not add a format string overload. See comment on ExecutionContext.Write().
@@ -1006,6 +1079,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         public static readonly string Command = "##[command]";
         public static readonly string Error = "##[error]";
         public static readonly string Warning = "##[warning]";
+        public static readonly string Notice = "##[notice]";
         public static readonly string Debug = "##[debug]";
     }
 }

src/Runner.Worker/Expressions/FailureFunction.cs

@@ -24,8 +24,19 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Expressions
             ArgUtil.NotNull(templateContext, nameof(templateContext));
             var executionContext = templateContext.State[nameof(IExecutionContext)] as IExecutionContext;
             ArgUtil.NotNull(executionContext, nameof(executionContext));
-            ActionResult jobStatus = executionContext.JobContext.Status ?? ActionResult.Success;
+
-            return jobStatus == ActionResult.Failure;
+            // Decide based on 'action_status' for composite MAIN steps and 'job.status' for pre, post and job-level steps
+            var isCompositeMainStep = executionContext.IsEmbedded && executionContext.Stage == ActionRunStage.Main;
+            if (isCompositeMainStep)
+            {
+                ActionResult actionStatus = EnumUtil.TryParse<ActionResult>(executionContext.GetGitHubContext("action_status")) ?? ActionResult.Success;
+                return actionStatus == ActionResult.Failure;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ActionResult jobStatus = executionContext.JobContext.Status ?? ActionResult.Success;
+                return jobStatus == ActionResult.Failure;
+            }
         }
     }
 }

src/Runner.Worker/Expressions/SuccessFunction.cs

@@ -24,8 +24,19 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Expressions
             ArgUtil.NotNull(templateContext, nameof(templateContext));
             var executionContext = templateContext.State[nameof(IExecutionContext)] as IExecutionContext;
             ArgUtil.NotNull(executionContext, nameof(executionContext));
-            ActionResult jobStatus = executionContext.JobContext.Status ?? ActionResult.Success;
+
-            return jobStatus == ActionResult.Success;
+            // Decide based on 'action_status' for composite MAIN steps and 'job.status' for pre, post and job-level steps
+            var isCompositeMainStep = executionContext.IsEmbedded && executionContext.Stage == ActionRunStage.Main;
+            if (isCompositeMainStep)
+            {
+                ActionResult actionStatus = EnumUtil.TryParse<ActionResult>(executionContext.GetGitHubContext("action_status")) ?? ActionResult.Success;
+                return actionStatus == ActionResult.Success;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ActionResult jobStatus = executionContext.JobContext.Status ?? ActionResult.Success;
+                return jobStatus == ActionResult.Success;
+            }
         }
     }
 }

src/Runner.Worker/GitHubContext.cs

@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             "job",
             "path",
             "ref",
+            "ref_name",
+            "ref_protected",
+            "ref_type",
             "repository",
             "repository_owner",
             "retention_days",
+            "run_attempt",
             "run_id",
             "run_number",
             "server_url",
@@ -38,9 +42,16 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
         {
             foreach (var data in this)
             {
-                if (_contextEnvAllowlist.Contains(data.Key) && data.Value is StringContextData value)
+                if (_contextEnvAllowlist.Contains(data.Key))
                 {
-                    yield return new KeyValuePair<string, string>($"GITHUB_{data.Key.ToUpperInvariant()}", value);
+                    if (data.Value is StringContextData value)
+                    {
+                        yield return new KeyValuePair<string, string>($"GITHUB_{data.Key.ToUpperInvariant()}", value);
+                    }
+                    else if (data.Value is BooleanContextData booleanValue)
+                    {
+                        yield return new KeyValuePair<string, string>($"GITHUB_{data.Key.ToUpperInvariant()}", booleanValue.ToString());
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }