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Combine Multiple Steps #26695
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I have a few steps (including actions from market place). I will need to use these same steps in multiple workflows. Is it possible to combine and move them to a separate file (say, action.yml) and refer them in the workflow, so that I don’t have to duplicate the same steps in every workflow? |
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If all the steps are just “run” steps, then you can create a custom composite action that uses those run steps. However, we don’t support templates right now, so you don’t have the ability to define multiple “uses” steps in a separate YML file. In that instance, you do have to duplicate the code. |
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Isn’t this the same as Uses step in Composite Action? (same author) |
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Yes @laughedelic . I posted it to ensure I am conveying the question correctly. Also, the documentation lacks. Hence there is no clarity. I don’t want to duplicate the same steps in multiple workflows. Hence I was looking for a way to make it reusable. |
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The feature you wanted may have arrived a few months after you asked about it:
 GitHub Actions: Reduce duplication with action composition | GitHub ChangelogGitHub Actions: Reduce duplication with action composition Est. reading time: 1 minute |
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If all the steps are just “run” steps, then you can create a custom composite action that uses those run steps.
However, we don’t support templates right now, so you don’t have the ability to define multiple “uses” steps in a separate YML file. In that instance, you do have to duplicate the code.