Add file output

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
           os-win32: windows
           arch: x86_64
       - run: ls -l '${{ steps.setup-hlint.outputs.directory }}'
+      - if: ${{ matrix.runner != 'windows-latest' }} # it's .exe on win32
+        run: ls -l '${{ steps.setup-hlint.outputs.file }}'
       - run: hlint --version
 
       - id: setup-dms
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ jobs:
           os-win32: windows
           arch: amd64
       - run: ls -l '${{ steps.setup-dms.outputs.directory }}'
+      - if: ${{ matrix.runner != 'windows-latest' }}
+        run: ls -l '${{ steps.setup-hlint.outputs.file }}'
       - run: dms --version
 
       - id: setup-pandoc
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ jobs:
           arch: x86_64
           arch-linux: amd64
       - run: ls -l '${{ steps.setup-pandoc.outputs.directory }}'
+      - if: ${{ matrix.runner != 'windows-latest' }}
+        run: ls -l '${{ steps.setup-hlint.outputs.file }}'
       - run: pandoc --version
 
       - if: ${{ matrix.runner == 'ubuntu-latest' }}

README.md

@@ -171,9 +171,10 @@ For more complex examples, see below or the project's test suite.
 
 ## Outputs
 
-| name        | description                                                               |
-| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `directory` | <p>Directory that was added to <code>$PATH</code> as result of setup.</p> |
+| name        | description                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `directory` | <p>Directory that was added to <code>$PATH</code> as result of setup.</p>                                                                                                                                    |
+| `file`      | <p>This is always <code>outputs.directory/inputs.name</code>, which will <em>usually</em> match the path to the downloaded and extracted binary. Only use this output if you expect that to be the case.</p> |
 
 <!-- action-docs-outputs action="action.yml" -->
 

action-types.yml

@@ -162,3 +162,6 @@ inputs:
 outputs:
   directory:
     type: string
+
+  file:
+    type: string

action.yml

@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ outputs:
   directory:
     description: Directory that was added to `$PATH` as result of setup.
 
+  file:
+    description: |
+      This is always `outputs.directory/inputs.name`, which will _usually_ match
+      the path to the downloaded and extracted binary. Only use this output if
+      you expect that to be the case.
+
 runs:
   using: "node20"
   main: "dist/index.js"

src/main.ts

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ async function run() {
     const dir = await findOrDownload(config);
     core.addPath(dir);
     core.setOutput("directory", dir);
+    core.setOutput("file", path.join(dir, config.tool.name));
     core.info(
       `${config.tool.name} ${config.tool.version} is now set up at ${dir}`,
     );