AL-Go projects with large amounts of apps will fill up the environment variable

Actions/DownloadProjectDependencies/DownloadProjectDependencies.Action.ps1

@@ -130,18 +130,22 @@ $downloadedTestApps = @()
 $downloadedDependencies | ForEach-Object {
     # naming convention: app, (testapp)
     if ($_.startswith('(')) {
-        $DownloadedTestApps += $_
+        $downloadedTestApps += $_
     }
     else {
-        $DownloadedApps += $_
+        $downloadedApps += $_
     }
 }
 
 OutputMessageAndArray -message "Downloaded dependencies (Apps)" -arrayOfStrings $downloadedApps
 OutputMessageAndArray -message "Downloaded dependencies (Test Apps)" -arrayOfStrings $downloadedTestApps
 
-$DownloadedAppsJson = ConvertTo-Json $DownloadedApps -Depth 99 -Compress
-$DownloadedTestAppsJson = ConvertTo-Json $DownloadedTestApps -Depth 99 -Compress
+# Write the downloaded apps and test apps to temporary JSON files and set them as GitHub Action outputs
+$tempPath = NewTemporaryFolder
+$downloadedAppsJson = Join-Path $tempPath "DownloadedApps.json"
+$downloadedTestAppsJson = Join-Path $tempPath "DownloadedTestApps.json"
+ConvertTo-Json $downloadedApps -Depth 99 -Compress | Out-File -Encoding UTF8 -FilePath $downloadedAppsJson
+ConvertTo-Json $downloadedTestApps -Depth 99 -Compress | Out-File -Encoding UTF8 -FilePath $downloadedTestAppsJson
 
-Add-Content -Encoding UTF8 -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Value "DownloadedApps=$DownloadedAppsJson"
-Add-Content -Encoding UTF8 -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Value "DownloadedTestApps=$DownloadedTestAppsJson"
+Add-Content -Encoding UTF8 -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Value "DownloadedApps=$downloadedAppsJson"
+Add-Content -Encoding UTF8 -Path $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Value "DownloadedTestApps=$downloadedTestAppsJson"

Actions/DownloadProjectDependencies/README.md

@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ The action constructs arrays of paths to .app files, that are dependencies of th
 
 | Name | Description |
 | :-- | :-- |
-| DownloadedApps | A JSON-formatted list of paths to .app files, that dependencies of the apps |
-| DownloadedTestApps | A JSON-formatted list of paths to .app files, that dependencies of the test apps |
+| DownloadedApps | A path to a JSON-formatted list of apps to install |
+| DownloadedTestApps | A path to a JSON-formatted list of test apps to install |

Actions/DownloadProjectDependencies/action.yaml

@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ inputs:
     default: '0'
 outputs:
   DownloadedApps:
-    description: A JSON-formatted array of paths to .app files of the apps that were downloaded
+    description: A path to a JSON-formatted list of apps to install
     value: ${{ steps.DownloadDependencies.outputs.DownloadedApps }}
   DownloadedTestApps:
-    description: A JSON-formatted array of paths to .app files of the test apps that were downloaded
+    description: A path to a JSON-formatted list of test apps to install
     value: ${{ steps.DownloadDependencies.outputs.DownloadedTestApps }}
 runs:
   using: composite

Actions/RunPipeline/README.md

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Run pipeline in AL-Go repository
 | artifact | | ArtifactUrl to use for the build | settings.artifact |
 | project | | Project name if the repository is setup for multiple projects | . |
 | buildMode | | Specifies a mode to use for the build steps | Default |
-| installAppsJson | | A JSON-formatted list of apps to install | [] |
-| installTestAppsJson | | A JSON-formatted list of test apps to install | [] |
+| installAppsJson | | A path to a JSON-formatted list of apps to install | '' |
+| installTestAppsJson | | A path to a JSON-formatted list of test apps to install | '' |
 | baselineWorkflowRunId | RunId of the baseline workflow run | |
 | baselineWorkflowSHA | SHA of the baseline workflow run | |
 

Actions/RunPipeline/RunPipeline.ps1

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ Param(
     [string] $project = "",
     [Parameter(HelpMessage = "Specifies a mode to use for the build steps", Mandatory = $false)]
     [string] $buildMode = 'Default',
-    [Parameter(HelpMessage = "A JSON-formatted list of apps to install", Mandatory = $false)]
-    [string] $installAppsJson = '[]',
-    [Parameter(HelpMessage = "A JSON-formatted list of test apps to install", Mandatory = $false)]
-    [string] $installTestAppsJson = '[]',
+    [Parameter(HelpMessage = "A path to a JSON-formatted list of apps to install", Mandatory = $false)]
+    [string] $installAppsJson = '',
+    [Parameter(HelpMessage = "A path to a JSON-formatted list of test apps to install", Mandatory = $false)]
+    [string] $installTestAppsJson = '',
     [Parameter(HelpMessage = "RunId of the baseline workflow run", Mandatory = $false)]
     [string] $baselineWorkflowRunId = '0',
     [Parameter(HelpMessage = "SHA of the baseline workflow run", Mandatory = $false)]
@@ -187,8 +187,26 @@ try {
     }
 
     $install = @{
-        "Apps" = $settings.installApps + @($installAppsJson | ConvertFrom-Json)
-        "TestApps" = $settings.installTestApps + @($installTestAppsJson | ConvertFrom-Json)
+        "Apps" = $settings.installApps
+        "TestApps" = $settings.installTestApps
+    }
+
+    if ($installAppsJson -and (Test-Path $installAppsJson)) {
+        try {
+            $install.Apps += @(Get-Content -Path $installAppsJson -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json)
+        }
+        catch {
+            throw "Failed to parse JSON file at path '$installAppsJson'. Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($installTestAppsJson -and (Test-Path $installTestAppsJson)) {
+        try {
+            $install.TestApps += @(Get-Content -Path $installTestAppsJson -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json)
+        }
+        catch {
+            throw "Failed to parse JSON file at path '$installTestAppsJson'. Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        }
     }
 
     # Replace secret names in install.apps and install.testApps

Actions/RunPipeline/action.yaml

@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: 'Default'
   installAppsJson:
-    description: A JSON-formatted list of apps to install
+    description: A path to a JSON-formatted list of apps to install
     required: false
-    default: '[]'
+    default: ''
   installTestAppsJson:
-    description: A JSON-formatted list of test apps to install
+    description: A path to a JSON-formatted list of test apps to install
     required: false
-    default: '[]'
+    default: ''
   baselineWorkflowRunId:
     description: RunId of the baseline workflow run
     required: false

RELEASENOTES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### Issues
+
+- AL-Go repositories with large amounts of projects may run into issues with too large environment variables
+
 ## AL-Go Telemetry updates
 
 AL-Go telemetry now includes test results so you can more easily see how many AL tests, Page Scripting tests and BCPT tests ran in your workflows across all your repositories. Documentation for this can be found on [this article](https://github.com/microsoft/AL-Go/blob/main/Scenarios/EnablingTelemetry.md) on enabling telemetry.