[GH-ISSUE #1459] GITHUB_STATE and save-state command ignored in pre step #751

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opened 2026-03-01 21:46:05 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

kerem commented

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Originally created by @ChristopherHX on GitHub (Nov 23, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/1459

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Command used with act

./act -P self-hosted=-self-hosted -W /home/christopher/github-actions/host_environment/pkg/runner/testdata/failing-pre-step-logging/push.yml | grep STATE_

Describe issue

The state is of a pre steps is lost in the void. Using it in the main stage works as expected.
Only mystate2 and mystate3 are set as env varables, mystate and mystate0 are lost.

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on: push
jobs:
  _:
    runs-on: self-hosted
    steps:
    - uses: christopherhx/script@main
      with:
        pre: |
          env
          echo mystate=mystateval > $GITHUB_STATE
          echo "::save-state name=mystate0::mystateval"
        main: |
          env
          echo mystate2=mystateval > $GITHUB_STATE
          echo "::save-state name=mystate3::mystateval"
        post: |
          env

Relevant log output

[push.yml/_]   | STATE_mystate2=mystateval
[push.yml/_]   | STATE_mystate3=mystateval

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Originally created by @ChristopherHX on GitHub (Nov 23, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/1459 ### Bug report info ```plain text N/A ``` ### Command used with act ```sh ./act -P self-hosted=-self-hosted -W /home/christopher/github-actions/host_environment/pkg/runner/testdata/failing-pre-step-logging/push.yml | grep STATE_ ``` ### Describe issue The state is of a pre steps is lost in the void. Using it in the main stage works as expected. Only mystate2 and mystate3 are set as env varables, mystate and mystate0 are lost. ### Link to GitHub repository _No response_ ### Workflow content ```yml on: push jobs: _: runs-on: self-hosted steps: - uses: christopherhx/script@main with: pre: | env echo mystate=mystateval > $GITHUB_STATE echo "::save-state name=mystate0::mystateval" main: | env echo mystate2=mystateval > $GITHUB_STATE echo "::save-state name=mystate3::mystateval" post: | env ``` ### Relevant log output ```sh [push.yml/_] | STATE_mystate2=mystateval [push.yml/_] | STATE_mystate3=mystateval ``` ### Additional information _No response_

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