A composite action is running a shell script that may fail. The developer wants to print a warning message with a specific file name and line number to help users debug the issue. Which workflow command should be used?

echo "::notice file=script.sh,line=42::Something might be wrong"

echo "::error file=script.sh,line=42::Something might be wrong"

echo "::debug file=script.sh,line=42::Something might be wrong"

echo "::warning file=script.sh,line=42::Something might be wrong"

A JavaScript action needs to set an environment variable that will be available to subsequent steps in the same job. The action is running on a Linux runner. Which code snippet correctly sets the environment variable?

console.log('::set-env name=MY_VAR::value');

console.log('::add-mask::MY_VAR=value');

fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_ENV, 'MY_VAR=value\n');

A JavaScript action is validating user input. If the input is invalid, the action should print an error message and fail. The developer wants to use the correct workflow command. Which code snippet should be used?

console.log('::error::Invalid input'); process.exit(1);

console.log('::notice::Invalid input'); process.exit(1);

console.log('::warning::Invalid input'); process.exit(1);

console.log('::debug::Invalid input'); process.exit(1);

Which runs configuration is correct for a Docker container action?

runs: using: 'composite' steps: [...]

runs: using: 'docker' main: 'Dockerfile'

runs: using: 'docker' image: 'Dockerfile'

runs: using: 'node20' main: 'index.js'

In action.yml, what does the 'required' property under an input definition control?

Whether the input must be provided by the workflow that uses the action

Whether the input is visible in the GitHub Marketplace

Whether the input has a default value

Whether the input can be changed at runtime

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Questions 16–20

16application · medium
A composite action is running a shell script that may fail. The developer wants to print a warning message with a specific file name and line number to help users debug the issue. Which workflow command should be used?
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17application · medium
A JavaScript action needs to set an environment variable that will be available to subsequent steps in the same job. The action is running on a Linux runner. Which code snippet correctly sets the environment variable?
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18application · easy
A JavaScript action is validating user input. If the input is invalid, the action should print an error message and fail. The developer wants to use the correct workflow command. Which code snippet should be used?
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19foundation · easy
Which runs configuration is correct for a Docker container action?
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20foundation · easy
In action.yml, what does the 'required' property under an input definition control?
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