workflow-tester17.yml

name: Test 17 #https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60316124/is-it-possible-to-create-a-if-statement-when-setting-an-action-input-on-github-a

on:
  workflow_dispatch:

env:
  IMAGE_NAME: api

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - name: Check environment
      id: check
      run: |
        if [ ${{ github.ref }} != 'refs/heads/main' ]; then
          echo "IS NOT main branch"
          echo "environment a"
          echo "::set-output name=environment::a"
        else
          echo "IS main branch"
          echo "environment b"
          echo "::set-output name=environment::b"
        fi
      shell: bash
    # - name: My action
    #   uses: myAction@v1
    #   with:
    #     config 1: some config identical to other step
    #     config 2: some other config identical to other step
    #     environment: ${{ steps.check.outputs.environment }}
    #   env:
    #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
    - name: Test
      run: echo "${{ steps.check.outputs.environment }}"