From b68b5ac8dca098c19d674e336cb40f6cf67153fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:11:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 01/21] Adding support for an output file instead of json
 string (which can become to big)

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/testing.yml   | 17 +++++++++++++-
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1   | 12 ++++++++--
 action.yml                      |  2 ++
 4 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb2dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/powershell
+{
+	"name": "PowerShell",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/powershell:lts-debian-11",
+	"features": {
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/common-utils:2": {
+			"installZsh": "true",
+			"username": "vscode",
+			"upgradePackages": "false",
+			"nonFreePackages": "true"
+		},
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {}
+	},
+
+	"postCreateCommand": "sudo chsh vscode -s \"$(which pwsh)\"",
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	"customizations": {
+		// Configure properties specific to VS Code.
+		"vscode": {
+			// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+			"settings": { 
+				"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "pwsh"
+			},
+			
+			// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+			"extensions": [
+				"ms-vscode.powershell"
+			]
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index b7bc59b..3ed252a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,22 @@ jobs:
             Write-Host "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions"
             Set-Content -Value "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          }
-            
+
+      - shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          # check the output file location to contain the expected content
+          Write-Host "Found actions file location here [${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}]"
+          $content = Get-Content -Path '${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}'
+          $actions = $content | ConvertFrom-Json
+          if ($actions.Length -le 0) {
+            Set-Content -Value "No actions found" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            throw "No actions found"
+          } 
+          else {
+            Write-Host "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions"
+            Set-Content -Value "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          }
+
       - name: Upload result file as artefact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b7f8abb1508181956e8e162db84b466c27e18ce # v3.1.2
         with: 
diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 7738cd9..bd23a77 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -28,9 +28,17 @@ function main {
     # wite the file outside of the container so we can pick it up
     Write-Host "Found [$($actions.Count)] actions "
     #Write-Verbose $actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
-    $jsonObject = ($actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress)
-    Set-Content -Value "actions='$jsonObject'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    $jsonObject = ($actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress)    
+    Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path $filePath
+
+    # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
+    $filePath = $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/used-actions.json
+    Set-Content -Value "actions-file='$filePath'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "Stored actions in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions }} in next action to load the json"
+    Write-Host "Stored actions file in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions-file }} in next action to load the file"
+    
+    # write json content to output variable for backward compatibility (this used to be the only way to get the json)
+    Set-Content -Value "actions='$jsonObject'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
 }
 
 try {
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d1e0970..17535d1 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ inputs:
 outputs:
   actions:
     description: 'List of all actions used in the organization'  
+  actions-file:
+    description: 'Location of the file containing the list of all actions used in the organization'
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
   image: 'Dockerfile'

From f550cf3cfc7002659d2e81c517031cf3047c536d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:13:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 02/21] double check location setup

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index bd23a77..7170e9e 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ function main {
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path $filePath
 
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
-    $filePath = $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/used-actions.json
+    Write-Host "Location: $($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)"
+    $filePath = "$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/used-actions.json"
     Set-Content -Value "actions-file='$filePath'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "Stored actions in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions }} in next action to load the json"
     Write-Host "Stored actions file in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions-file }} in next action to load the file"

From c95d7024812f8b09c1a3d4d9bfcb42ac50f3d0ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:16:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 03/21] fix order

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 7170e9e..6e08378 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ function main {
     Write-Host "Found [$($actions.Count)] actions "
     #Write-Verbose $actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
     $jsonObject = ($actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress)    
-    Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path $filePath
-
+    
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
     Write-Host "Location: $($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)"
     $filePath = "$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/used-actions.json"
+    Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path $filePath
     Set-Content -Value "actions-file='$filePath'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "Stored actions in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions }} in next action to load the json"
     Write-Host "Stored actions file in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions-file }} in next action to load the file"

From e36140181c41f1c67256f90f557f7b70e62883ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:21:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/21] double check

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 6e08378..ecc3b11 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ function main {
     $jsonObject = ($actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress)    
     
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
-    Write-Host "Location: $($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)"
+    Write-Host "Location: [$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)]"
     $filePath = "$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/used-actions.json"
+    Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path $filePath
     Set-Content -Value "actions-file='$filePath'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "Stored actions in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions }} in next action to load the json"
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ function main {
     
     # write json content to output variable for backward compatibility (this used to be the only way to get the json)
     Set-Content -Value "actions='$jsonObject'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    Write-Host "File contents: "
+    Write-Host "-----------------"
+    cat $filePath
 }
 
 try {

From c08ffdeac5426fe771d7426b54adae5dd6446514 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:24:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 05/21] Check output content

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index ecc3b11..93f16ff 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ function main {
     Write-Host "File contents: "
     Write-Host "-----------------"
     cat $filePath
+    Write-Host "GITHUB_OUTPUT File contents: "
+    Write-Host "-----------------"
+    cat $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
 }
 
 try {

From eb374628804e37dab45a5f94904c947f87497db2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:28:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/21] Do not overwrite the output file

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 93f16ff..93d8d22 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function main {
     Write-Host "Stored actions file in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions-file }} in next action to load the file"
     
     # write json content to output variable for backward compatibility (this used to be the only way to get the json)
-    Set-Content -Value "actions='$jsonObject'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    Add-Content -Value "actions='$jsonObject'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "File contents: "
     Write-Host "-----------------"
     cat $filePath

From d1b5796a674ecd77df8caa2795310a0ac55316b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:30:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/21] Change quotes?

---
 .github/workflows/testing.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 3ed252a..2450a63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # check the output file location to contain the expected content
           Write-Host "Found actions file location here [${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}]"
-          $content = Get-Content -Path '${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}'
+          $content = Get-Content -Path "${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}"
           $actions = $content | ConvertFrom-Json
           if ($actions.Length -le 0) {
             Set-Content -Value "No actions found" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

From 12a4df357ce7d6b97b6203611b147bb77db7b14a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:32:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/21] remove extra qoutes in the outputs file

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 93d8d22..3deb5ae 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function main {
     $filePath = "$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/used-actions.json"
     Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path $filePath
-    Set-Content -Value "actions-file='$filePath'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    Set-Content -Value "actions-file=$filePath" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "Stored actions in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions }} in next action to load the json"
     Write-Host "Stored actions file in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions-file }} in next action to load the file"
     

From e95907ef06d96d6386e318a28cd571ca87b79732 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:35:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/21] test without quotes

---
 .github/workflows/testing.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 2450a63..f5da1bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # check the output file location to contain the expected content
           Write-Host "Found actions file location here [${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}]"
-          $content = Get-Content -Path "${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}"
+          $content = Get-Content -Path ${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}
           $actions = $content | ConvertFrom-Json
           if ($actions.Length -le 0) {
             Set-Content -Value "No actions found" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

From 760708f95a7bb71724e0d67d04595bc9bc99806d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:37:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/21] testing directory and content

---
 .github/workflows/testing.yml | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index f5da1bc..c2630a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ jobs:
             Write-Host "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions"
             Set-Content -Value "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          }
+      - shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          # check the contents of the current dir
+          Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
+
+          ForEach ($file in Get-ChildItem) {
+              Write-Host "- $($file.Name)"
+          }
 
       - shell: pwsh
         run: |

From dacb0ed9cec7b63384aca2b39fb2b27a79748b5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:43:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 11/21] RUNNER_TEMP instad of GITHUB_WORKSPACE

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1        | 7 ++-----
 Src/PowerShell/load-used-actions.ps1 | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 3deb5ae..5580a83 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ function main {
     $jsonObject = ($actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress)    
     
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
-    Write-Host "Location: [$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)]"
-    $filePath = "$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/used-actions.json"
+    Write-Host "Location: [$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)]"
+    $filePath = "$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)/used-actions.json"
     Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path $filePath
     Set-Content -Value "actions-file=$filePath" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ function main {
     
     # write json content to output variable for backward compatibility (this used to be the only way to get the json)
     Add-Content -Value "actions='$jsonObject'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    Write-Host "File contents: "
-    Write-Host "-----------------"
-    cat $filePath
     Write-Host "GITHUB_OUTPUT File contents: "
     Write-Host "-----------------"
     cat $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/load-used-actions.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/load-used-actions.ps1
index 0628b36..2677418 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/load-used-actions.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/load-used-actions.ps1
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ function main() {
         $fileName = "summarized-actions.json"
         $jsonObject = ($summarizeActions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10)
         New-Item -Path $fileName -Value $jsonObject -Force | Out-Null
-        Write-Host "Stored the summarized usage info into this file: [$fileName]"
+        Write-Host "Stored the summarized usage info into this file: [$fileName] in this directory: [$PWD]"
 
         # upload the data into the marketplaceRepo
         #Write-Host "Found [$($actionsFound.actions.Length)] actions in use!"

From 9b71122f0c6202f54c032f37604c1e1c094c54ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:48:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 12/21] strange

---
 .github/workflows/testing.yml | 2 +-
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index c2630a9..2a345d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # check the output file location to contain the expected content
           Write-Host "Found actions file location here [${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}]"
-          $content = Get-Content -Path ${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}
+          $content = Get-Content -Path "${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}"
           $actions = $content | ConvertFrom-Json
           if ($actions.Length -le 0) {
             Set-Content -Value "No actions found" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 5580a83..48a1163 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ function main {
     Write-Host "Location: [$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)]"
     $filePath = "$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)/used-actions.json"
     Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
-    Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path $filePath
+    
+    ForEach ($file in Get-ChildItem "$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)") {
+        Write-Host "- $($file.Name)"
+    }
+
+    Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path "$filePath"
     Set-Content -Value "actions-file=$filePath" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "Stored actions in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions }} in next action to load the json"
     Write-Host "Stored actions file in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions-file }} in next action to load the file"

From 49eeba965c6548bd8bc57a5ade47e2e6bb7859b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:54:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 13/21] skip the fancy paths then

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 48a1163..1552202 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -32,13 +32,9 @@ function main {
     
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
     Write-Host "Location: [$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)]"
-    $filePath = "$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)/used-actions.json"
+    $filePath = "used-actions.json"
     Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
     
-    ForEach ($file in Get-ChildItem "$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)") {
-        Write-Host "- $($file.Name)"
-    }
-
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path "$filePath"
     Set-Content -Value "actions-file=$filePath" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "Stored actions in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions }} in next action to load the json"

From 16cdc438173e15a1c643e088f395c98c93e85a7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:57:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 14/21] check current location

---
 .github/workflows/testing.yml | 2 +-
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 2a345d3..e7fe5ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - shell: pwsh
         run: |
           # check the output file location to contain the expected content
-          Write-Host "Found actions file location here [${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}]"
+          Write-Host "Got actions file location here [${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}]"
           $content = Get-Content -Path "${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}"
           $actions = $content | ConvertFrom-Json
           if ($actions.Length -le 0) {
diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 1552202..df18b1a 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function main {
     $jsonObject = ($actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress)    
     
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
+    Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
     Write-Host "Location: [$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)]"
     $filePath = "used-actions.json"
     Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"

From c6709959320e3617aba755559843ba0e56bab3ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 15/21] back to temp

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index df18b1a..f4a070b 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function main {
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
     Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
     Write-Host "Location: [$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)]"
-    $filePath = "used-actions.json"
+    $filePath = "$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)used-actions.json"
     Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
     
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path "$filePath"

From d6a0b187ed3365a18fa83ea4274adff11bde73c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:06:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 16/21] fix path

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index f4a070b..51aab63 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function main {
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
     Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
     Write-Host "Location: [$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)]"
-    $filePath = "$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)used-actions.json"
+    $filePath = "$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)/used-actions.json"
     Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
     
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path "$filePath"

From 8f741db723fab40f961a94abefc967c17ec6795c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:58:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 17/21] Show runner temp

---
 .github/workflows/testing.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index e7fe5ba..2758f49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ jobs:
       - shell: pwsh
         run: |
           # check the contents of the current dir
+          echo $env:RUNNER_TEMP
+          cd $env:RUNNER_TEMP
           Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
 
           ForEach ($file in Get-ChildItem) {
               Write-Host "- $($file.Name)"
-          }
+          }          
 
       - shell: pwsh
         run: |

From f16ac2d5e6d678ee74fbe06e92959e391ca5e69a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:01:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 18/21] try with workspace

---
 .github/workflows/testing.yml | 4 ++--
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 2758f49..9be25fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ jobs:
       - shell: pwsh
         run: |
           # check the contents of the current dir
-          echo $env:RUNNER_TEMP
-          cd $env:RUNNER_TEMP
+          echo $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          cd $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE
           Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
 
           ForEach ($file in Get-ChildItem) {
diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 51aab63..d36037d 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ function main {
     
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
     Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
-    Write-Host "Location: [$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)]"
-    $filePath = "$($env:RUNNER_TEMP)/used-actions.json"
+    Write-Host "Location: [$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)]"
+    $filePath = "$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/used-actions.json"
     Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
     
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path "$filePath"

From 841f8cf457f05459ed0a90dc23ffccf69938f0be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:04:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 19/21] cleaner

---
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index d36037d..901a1a1 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ function main {
     # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
     Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
     Write-Host "Location: [$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)]"
-    $filePath = "$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/used-actions.json"
+    $fileName = "used-actions.json"
+    $filePath = "$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/$fileName"
     Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
     
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path "$filePath"
-    Set-Content -Value "actions-file=$filePath" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    Set-Content -Value "actions-file=$fileName" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "Stored actions in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions }} in next action to load the json"
     Write-Host "Stored actions file in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions-file }} in next action to load the file"
     

From 152d02fbe1d958a5a58dcfabf3db5510e8c053ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:07:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 20/21] cleanup

---
 .github/workflows/testing.yml | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 | 11 ++---------
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 9be25fd..a6062d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -35,18 +35,9 @@ jobs:
             Write-Host "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions"
             Set-Content -Value "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          }
-      - shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          # check the contents of the current dir
-          echo $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          cd $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
-
-          ForEach ($file in Get-ChildItem) {
-              Write-Host "- $($file.Name)"
-          }          
 
       - shell: pwsh
+        name: check the output file location to contain the expected content
         run: |
           # check the output file location to contain the expected content
           Write-Host "Got actions file location here [${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}]"
@@ -65,7 +56,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b7f8abb1508181956e8e162db84b466c27e18ce # v3.1.2
         with: 
           name: actions-${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER }}
-          path: actions.json
+          path: |
+            actions.json
+            used-actions.json
 
   load-all-used-actions-other-org:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -96,9 +89,27 @@ jobs:
             Write-Host "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions"
             Set-Content -Value "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          }
+
+      - shell: pwsh
+        name: check the output file location to contain the expected content
+        run: |
+          # check the output file location to contain the expected content
+          Write-Host "Got actions file location here [${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}]"
+          $content = Get-Content -Path "${{ steps.load-actions.outputs.actions-file }}"
+          $actions = $content | ConvertFrom-Json
+          if ($actions.Length -le 0) {
+            Set-Content -Value "No actions found" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            throw "No actions found"
+          } 
+          else {
+            Write-Host "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions"
+            Set-Content -Value "Found [$($actions.Length)] actions" -Path $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          }
             
       - name: Upload result file as artefact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b7f8abb1508181956e8e162db84b466c27e18ce # v3.1.2
         with: 
           name: actions-${{ env.organization }}
-          path: actions.json
\ No newline at end of file
+          path: |
+            actions.json
+            used-actions.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1 b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
index 901a1a1..21e2c91 100644
--- a/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
+++ b/Src/PowerShell/entrypoint.ps1
@@ -27,26 +27,19 @@ function main {
 
     # wite the file outside of the container so we can pick it up
     Write-Host "Found [$($actions.Count)] actions "
-    #Write-Verbose $actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
     $jsonObject = ($actions | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress)    
     
-    # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable
-    Write-Host "Where are we? [$pwd]"
-    Write-Host "Location: [$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)]"
+    # store the json in a file and write the path to the output variable   
     $fileName = "used-actions.json"
     $filePath = "$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/$fileName"
-    Write-Host "Output file path: [$filePath]"
     
     Set-Content -Value "$jsonObject" -Path "$filePath"
     Set-Content -Value "actions-file=$fileName" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     Write-Host "Stored actions in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions }} in next action to load the json"
-    Write-Host "Stored actions file in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions-file }} in next action to load the file"
+    Write-Host "Stored actions file in the actions output. Use $${{ steps.<step id>.outputs.actions-file }} in next action to load the file from the $$GITHUB_WORKSPACE folder"
     
     # write json content to output variable for backward compatibility (this used to be the only way to get the json)
     Add-Content -Value "actions='$jsonObject'" -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    Write-Host "GITHUB_OUTPUT File contents: "
-    Write-Host "-----------------"
-    cat $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
 }
 
 try {

From c6996f0465858c4dcaf6e9f5df4967137c36b87c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bos <rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:50:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 21/21] Update testing.yml

---
 .github/workflows/testing.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index a6062d7..4feac08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -112,4 +112,4 @@ jobs:
           name: actions-${{ env.organization }}
           path: |
             actions.json
-            used-actions.json
\ No newline at end of file
+            used-actions.json