Refactor expression evaluator to use parser from actionlint package (#908)

* feat: implement expression evaluator

Co-authored-by: Markus Wolf <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Philipp Hinrichsen <[email protected]>

* feat: integrate exprparser into act

Co-authored-by: Markus Wolf <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Philipp Hinrichsen <[email protected]>

* Escape { and }, do not fail on missing properties

* Fix empty inputs context

* fix: contains() comparison for complex values

Co-authored-by: Markus Wolf <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Philipp Hinrichsen <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Christopher Homberger <[email protected]>

go.mod

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.3.0
 	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51
 	github.com/kevinburke/ssh_config v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.9 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14
 	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20200706080929-d51e80ef957d // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.10.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/robertkrimen/otto v0.0.0-20210614181706-373ff5438452
+	github.com/rhysd/actionlint v1.6.8
 	github.com/sabhiram/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20201211210132-54b8a0bf510f
 	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1
@@ -41,10 +40,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.3.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210917221730-978cfadd31cf // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210923061019-b8560ed6a9b7 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210916214954-140adaaadfaf
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210921142501-181ce0d877f6 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/sourcemap.v1 v1.0.5 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b
 )

go.sum

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 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0/go.mod h1:HtrtbFcZ19U5GC7JDqmcUSB87Iq5E25KnS6fMYU6eOk=
+github.com/dvyukov/go-fuzz v0.0.0-20210914135545-4980593459a1/go.mod h1:11Gm+ccJnvAhCNLlf5+cS9KjtbaD5I5zaZpFMsTHWTw=
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@@ -446,6 +447,8 @@ github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:50XU6AFN0ol/bzJsmQLi
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 github.com/fatih/color v1.9.0/go.mod h1:eQcE1qtQxscV5RaZvpXrrb8Drkc3/DdQ+uUYCNjL+zU=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0 h1:8LOYc1KYPPmyKMuN8QV2DNRWNbLo6LZ0iLs8+mlH53w=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0/go.mod h1:kLAiJbzzSOZDVNGyDpeOxJ47H46qBXwg5ILebYFFOfk=
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@@ -825,8 +828,9 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.1/go.mod h1:FuOcm+DKB9mbwrcAfNl7/TZVBZ6rcncea
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-github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.9 h1:sqDoxXbdeALODt0DAeJCVp38ps9ZogZEAXjus69YV3U=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.9/go.mod h1:u6P/XSegPjTcexA+o6vUJrdnUu04hMope9wVRipJSqc=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.11 h1:nQ+aFkoE2TMGc0b68U2OKSexC+eq46+XwZzWXHRmPYs=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.11/go.mod h1:u5H1YNBxpqRaxsYJYSkiCWKzEfiAb1Gb520KVy5xxl4=
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@@ -839,6 +843,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12/go.mod h1:cbi8OIDigv2wuxKPP5vlRcQ1OAZbq2CE4Ky
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 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.2/go.mod h1:LwmH8dsx7+W8Uxz3IHJYH5QSwggIsqBzpuz5H//U1FU=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13 h1:lTGmDsbAYt5DmK6OnoV7EuIF1wEIFAcxld6ypU4OSgU=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
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@@ -1027,8 +1033,12 @@ github.com/quasilyte/go-consistent v0.0.0-20190521200055-c6f3937de18c/go.mod h1:
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-github.com/robertkrimen/otto v0.0.0-20210614181706-373ff5438452/go.mod h1:xvqspoSXJTIpemEonrMDFq6XzwHYYgToXWj5eRX1OtY=
+github.com/rhysd/actionlint v1.6.8/go.mod h1:0AA4pvZ2nrZHT6D86eUhieH2NFmLqhxrNex0NEa2A2g=
+github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 h1:S1pD9weZBuJdFmowNwbpi7BJ8TNftyUImj/0WQi72jY=
+github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
+github.com/robfig/cron v1.2.0 h1:ZjScXvvxeQ63Dbyxy76Fj3AT3Ut0aKsyd2/tl3DTMuQ=
+github.com/robfig/cron v1.2.0/go.mod h1:JGuDeoQd7Z6yL4zQhZ3OPEVHB7fL6Ka6skscFHfmt2k=
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@@ -1189,6 +1199,7 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9de
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@@ -1395,6 +1406,7 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200317015054-43a5402ce75a/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
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 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
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@@ -1494,8 +1506,9 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210502180810-71e4cd670f79/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
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@@ -1767,8 +1780,6 @@ gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.56.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
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pkg/exprparser/functions.go

@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+package exprparser
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
+	"github.com/rhysd/actionlint"
+)
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) contains(search, item reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
+	switch search.Kind() {
+	case reflect.String, reflect.Int, reflect.Float64, reflect.Bool, reflect.Invalid:
+		return strings.Contains(
+			strings.ToLower(impl.coerceToString(search).String()),
+			strings.ToLower(impl.coerceToString(item).String()),
+		), nil
+
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		for i := 0; i < search.Len(); i++ {
+			arrayItem := search.Index(i).Elem()
+			result, err := impl.compareValues(arrayItem, item, actionlint.CompareOpNodeKindEq)
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, err
+			}
+
+			if isEqual, ok := result.(bool); ok && isEqual {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) startsWith(searchString, searchValue reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(
+		strings.ToLower(impl.coerceToString(searchString).String()),
+		strings.ToLower(impl.coerceToString(searchValue).String()),
+	), nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) endsWith(searchString, searchValue reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
+	return strings.HasSuffix(
+		strings.ToLower(impl.coerceToString(searchString).String()),
+		strings.ToLower(impl.coerceToString(searchValue).String()),
+	), nil
+}
+
+const (
+	passThrough = iota
+	bracketOpen
+	bracketClose
+)
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) format(str reflect.Value, replaceValue ...reflect.Value) (string, error) {
+	input := impl.coerceToString(str).String()
+	output := ""
+	replacementIndex := ""
+
+	state := passThrough
+	for _, character := range input {
+		switch state {
+		case passThrough: // normal buffer output
+			switch character {
+			case '{':
+				state = bracketOpen
+
+			case '}':
+				state = bracketClose
+
+			default:
+				output += string(character)
+			}
+
+		case bracketOpen: // found {
+			switch character {
+			case '{':
+				output += "{"
+				replacementIndex = ""
+				state = passThrough
+
+			case '}':
+				index, err := strconv.ParseInt(replacementIndex, 10, 32)
+				if err != nil {
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("The following format string is invalid: '%s'", input)
+				}
+
+				replacementIndex = ""
+
+				if len(replaceValue) <= int(index) {
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("The following format string references more arguments than were supplied: '%s'", input)
+				}
+
+				output += impl.coerceToString(replaceValue[index]).String()
+
+				state = passThrough
+
+			default:
+				replacementIndex += string(character)
+			}
+
+		case bracketClose: // found }
+			switch character {
+			case '}':
+				output += "}"
+				replacementIndex = ""
+				state = passThrough
+
+			default:
+				panic("Invalid format parser state")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if state != passThrough {
+		switch state {
+		case bracketOpen:
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Unclosed brackets. The following format string is invalid: '%s'", input)
+
+		case bracketClose:
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Closing bracket without opening one. The following format string is invalid: '%s'", input)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return output, nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) join(array reflect.Value, sep reflect.Value) (string, error) {
+	separator := impl.coerceToString(sep).String()
+	switch array.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		var items []string
+		for i := 0; i < array.Len(); i++ {
+			items = append(items, impl.coerceToString(array.Index(i).Elem()).String())
+		}
+
+		return strings.Join(items, separator), nil
+	default:
+		return strings.Join([]string{impl.coerceToString(array).String()}, separator), nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) toJSON(value reflect.Value) (string, error) {
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Invalid {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	json, err := json.MarshalIndent(value.Interface(), "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Cannot convert value to JSON. Cause: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return string(json), nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) fromJSON(value reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
+	if value.Kind() != reflect.String {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot parse non-string type %v as JSON", value.Kind())
+	}
+
+	var data interface{}
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(value.String()), &data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return data, nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) hashFiles(paths ...reflect.Value) (string, error) {
+	var filepaths []string
+
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		if path.Kind() == reflect.String {
+			filepaths = append(filepaths, path.String())
+		} else {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Non-string path passed to hashFiles")
+		}
+	}
+
+	var files []string
+
+	for i := range filepaths {
+		newFiles, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(impl.config.WorkingDir, filepaths[i]))
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to glob.Glob: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		files = append(files, newFiles...)
+	}
+
+	if len(files) == 0 {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	hasher := sha256.New()
+
+	for _, file := range files {
+		f, err := os.Open(file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to os.Open: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if _, err := io.Copy(hasher, f); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to io.Copy: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to Close file: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil)), nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) getNeedsTransitive(job *model.Job) []string {
+	needs := job.Needs()
+
+	for _, need := range needs {
+		parentNeeds := impl.getNeedsTransitive(impl.config.Run.Workflow.GetJob(need))
+		needs = append(needs, parentNeeds...)
+	}
+
+	return needs
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) always() (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) jobSuccess() (bool, error) {
+	jobs := impl.config.Run.Workflow.Jobs
+	jobNeeds := impl.getNeedsTransitive(impl.config.Run.Job())
+
+	for _, needs := range jobNeeds {
+		if jobs[needs].Result != "success" {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) stepSuccess() (bool, error) {
+	return impl.env.Job.Status == "success", nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) jobFailure() (bool, error) {
+	jobs := impl.config.Run.Workflow.Jobs
+	jobNeeds := impl.getNeedsTransitive(impl.config.Run.Job())
+
+	for _, needs := range jobNeeds {
+		if jobs[needs].Result == "failure" {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) stepFailure() (bool, error) {
+	return impl.env.Job.Status == "failure", nil
+}
+
+func (impl *interperterImpl) cancelled() (bool, error) {
+	return impl.env.Job.Status == "cancelled", nil
+}

pkg/exprparser/functions_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+package exprparser
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestFunctionContains(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected interface{}
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{"contains('search', 'item') }}", false, "contains-str-str"},
+		{`cOnTaInS('Hello', 'll') }}`, true, "contains-str-casing"},
+		{`contains('HELLO', 'll') }}`, true, "contains-str-casing"},
+		{`contains('3.141592', 3.14) }}`, true, "contains-str-number"},
+		{`contains(3.141592, '3.14') }}`, true, "contains-number-str"},
+		{`contains(3.141592, 3.14) }}`, true, "contains-number-number"},
+		{`contains(true, 'u') }}`, true, "contains-bool-str"},
+		{`contains(null, '') }}`, true, "contains-null-str"},
+		{`contains(fromJSON('["first","second"]'), 'first') }}`, true, "contains-item"},
+		{`contains(fromJSON('[null,"second"]'), '') }}`, true, "contains-item-null-empty-str"},
+		{`contains(fromJSON('["","second"]'), null) }}`, true, "contains-item-empty-str-null"},
+		{`contains(fromJSON('[true,"second"]'), 'true') }}`, false, "contains-item-bool-arr"},
+		{`contains(fromJSON('["true","second"]'), true) }}`, false, "contains-item-str-bool"},
+		{`contains(fromJSON('[3.14,"second"]'), '3.14') }}`, true, "contains-item-number-str"},
+		{`contains(fromJSON('[3.14,"second"]'), 3.14) }}`, true, "contains-item-number-number"},
+		{`contains(fromJSON('["","second"]'), fromJSON('[]')) }}`, false, "contains-item-str-arr"},
+		{`contains(fromJSON('["","second"]'), fromJSON('{}')) }}`, false, "contains-item-str-obj"},
+	}
+
+	env := &EvaluationEnvironment{}
+
+	for _, tt := range table {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			output, err := NewInterpeter(env, Config{}).Evaluate(tt.input, false)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, output)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFunctionStartsWith(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected interface{}
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{"startsWith('search', 'se') }}", true, "startswith-string"},
+		{"startsWith('search', 'sa') }}", false, "startswith-string"},
+		{"startsWith('123search', '123s') }}", true, "startswith-string"},
+		{"startsWith(123, 's') }}", false, "startswith-string"},
+		{"startsWith(123, '12') }}", true, "startswith-string"},
+		{"startsWith('123', 12) }}", true, "startswith-string"},
+		{"startsWith(null, '42') }}", false, "startswith-string"},
+		{"startsWith('null', null) }}", true, "startswith-string"},
+		{"startsWith('null', '') }}", true, "startswith-string"},
+	}
+
+	env := &EvaluationEnvironment{}
+
+	for _, tt := range table {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			output, err := NewInterpeter(env, Config{}).Evaluate(tt.input, false)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, output)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFunctionEndsWith(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected interface{}
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{"endsWith('search', 'ch') }}", true, "endsWith-string"},
+		{"endsWith('search', 'sa') }}", false, "endsWith-string"},
+		{"endsWith('search123s', '123s') }}", true, "endsWith-string"},
+		{"endsWith(123, 's') }}", false, "endsWith-string"},
+		{"endsWith(123, '23') }}", true, "endsWith-string"},
+		{"endsWith('123', 23) }}", true, "endsWith-string"},
+		{"endsWith(null, '42') }}", false, "endsWith-string"},
+		{"endsWith('null', null) }}", true, "endsWith-string"},
+		{"endsWith('null', '') }}", true, "endsWith-string"},
+	}
+
+	env := &EvaluationEnvironment{}
+
+	for _, tt := range table {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			output, err := NewInterpeter(env, Config{}).Evaluate(tt.input, false)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, output)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFunctionJoin(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected interface{}
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{"join(fromJSON('[\"a\", \"b\"]'), ',')", "a,b", "join-arr"},
+		{"join('string', ',')", "string", "join-str"},
+		{"join(1, ',')", "1", "join-number"},
+		{"join(null, ',')", "", "join-number"},
+		{"join(fromJSON('[\"a\", \"b\", null]'), null)", "ab", "join-number"},
+		{"join(fromJSON('[\"a\", \"b\"]'))", "a,b", "join-number"},
+		{"join(fromJSON('[\"a\", \"b\", null]'), 1)", "a1b1", "join-number"},
+	}
+
+	env := &EvaluationEnvironment{}
+
+	for _, tt := range table {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			output, err := NewInterpeter(env, Config{}).Evaluate(tt.input, false)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, output)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFunctionToJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected interface{}
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{"toJSON(env) }}", "{\n  \"key\": \"value\"\n}", "toJSON"},
+	}
+
+	env := &EvaluationEnvironment{
+		Env: map[string]string{
+			"key": "value",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range table {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			output, err := NewInterpeter(env, Config{}).Evaluate(tt.input, false)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, output)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFunctionFromJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected interface{}
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{"fromJSON('{\"foo\":\"bar\"}') }}", map[string]interface{}{
+			"foo": "bar",
+		}, "fromJSON"},
+	}
+
+	env := &EvaluationEnvironment{}
+
+	for _, tt := range table {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			output, err := NewInterpeter(env, Config{}).Evaluate(tt.input, false)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, output)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFunctionHashFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected interface{}
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{"hashFiles('**/non-extant-files') }}", "", "hash-non-existing-file"},
+		{"hashFiles('**/non-extant-files', '**/more-non-extant-files') }}", "", "hash-multiple-non-existing-files"},
+		{"hashFiles('./for-hashing-1.txt') }}", "66a045b452102c59d840ec097d59d9467e13a3f34f6494e539ffd32c1bb35f18", "hash-single-file"},
+		{"hashFiles('./for-hashing-*') }}", "8e5935e7e13368cd9688fe8f48a0955293676a021562582c7e848dafe13fb046", "hash-multiple-files"},
+	}
+
+	env := &EvaluationEnvironment{}
+
+	for _, tt := range table {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			workdir, err := filepath.Abs("testdata")
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+			output, err := NewInterpeter(env, Config{WorkingDir: workdir}).Evaluate(tt.input, false)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, output)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFunctionFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected interface{}
+		error    interface{}
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{"format('text')", "text", nil, "format-plain-string"},
+		{"format('Hello {0} {1} {2}!', 'Mona', 'the', 'Octocat')", "Hello Mona the Octocat!", nil, "format-with-placeholders"},
+		{"format('{{Hello {0} {1} {2}!}}', 'Mona', 'the', 'Octocat')", "{Hello Mona the Octocat!}", nil, "format-with-escaped-braces"},
+		{"format('{{0}}', 'test')", "{0}", nil, "format-with-escaped-braces"},
+		{"format('{{{0}}}', 'test')", "{test}", nil, "format-with-escaped-braces-and-value"},
+		{"format('}}')", "}", nil, "format-output-closing-brace"},
+		{`format('Hello "{0}" {1} {2} {3} {4}', null, true, -3.14, NaN, Infinity)`, `Hello "" true -3.14 NaN Infinity`, nil, "format-with-primitives"},
+		{`format('Hello "{0}" {1} {2}', fromJSON('[0, true, "abc"]'), fromJSON('[{"a":1}]'), fromJSON('{"a":{"b":1}}'))`, `Hello "Array" Array Object`, nil, "format-with-complex-types"},
+		{"format(true)", "true", nil, "format-with-primitive-args"},
+		{"format('echo Hello {0} ${{Test}}', github.undefined_property)", "echo Hello  ${Test}", nil, "format-with-undefined-value"},
+		{"format('{0}}', '{1}', 'World')", nil, "Closing bracket without opening one. The following format string is invalid: '{0}}'", "format-invalid-format-string"},
+		{"format('{0', '{1}', 'World')", nil, "Unclosed brackets. The following format string is invalid: '{0'", "format-invalid-format-string"},
+		{"format('{2}', '{1}', 'World')", "", "The following format string references more arguments than were supplied: '{2}'", "format-invalid-replacement-reference"},
+		{"format('{2147483648}')", "", "The following format string is invalid: '{2147483648}'", "format-invalid-replacement-reference"},
+	}
+
+	env := &EvaluationEnvironment{
+		Github: &model.GithubContext{},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range table {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			output, err := NewInterpeter(env, Config{}).Evaluate(tt.input, false)
+			if tt.error != nil {
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.error, err.Error())
+			} else {
+				assert.Nil(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, output)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/exprparser/testdata/for-hashing-1.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello

pkg/exprparser/testdata/for-hashing-2.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+World!

pkg/runner/expression_test.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
-func TestEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
+func createRunContext(t *testing.T) *RunContext {
 	var yml yaml.Node
 	err := yml.Encode(map[string][]interface{}{
 		"os":  {"Linux", "Windows"},
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	rc := &RunContext{
+	return &RunContext{
 		Config: &Config{
 			Workdir: ".",
 			Secrets: map[string]string{
@@ -71,54 +71,50 @@ func TestEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
+}
+
+func TestEvaluateRunContext(t *testing.T) {
+	rc := createRunContext(t)
 	ee := rc.NewExpressionEvaluator()
 
 	tables := []struct {
 		in      string
-		out     string
+		out     interface{}
 		errMesg string
 	}{
-		{" 1 ", "1", ""},
+		{" 1 ", 1, ""},
-		{"1 + 3", "4", ""},
+		// {"1 + 3", "4", ""},
-		{"(1 + 3) * -2", "-8", ""},
+		// {"(1 + 3) * -2", "-8", ""},
 		{"'my text'", "my text", ""},
-		{"contains('my text', 'te')", "true", ""},
+		{"contains('my text', 'te')", true, ""},
-		{"contains('my TEXT', 'te')", "true", ""},
+		{"contains('my TEXT', 'te')", true, ""},
-		{"contains(['my text'], 'te')", "false", ""},
+		{"contains(fromJSON('[\"my text\"]'), 'te')", false, ""},
-		{"contains(['foo','bar'], 'bar')", "true", ""},
+		{"contains(fromJSON('[\"foo\",\"bar\"]'), 'bar')", true, ""},
-		{"startsWith('hello world', 'He')", "true", ""},
+		{"startsWith('hello world', 'He')", true, ""},
-		{"endsWith('hello world', 'ld')", "true", ""},
+		{"endsWith('hello world', 'ld')", true, ""},
 		{"format('0:{0} 2:{2} 1:{1}', 'zero', 'one', 'two')", "0:zero 2:two 1:one", ""},
-		{"join(['hello'],'octocat')", "hello octocat", ""},
+		{"join(fromJSON('[\"hello\"]'),'octocat')", "hello", ""},
-		{"join(['hello','mona','the'],'octocat')", "hello mona the octocat", ""},
+		{"join(fromJSON('[\"hello\",\"mona\",\"the\"]'),'octocat')", "hellooctocatmonaoctocatthe", ""},
-		{"join('hello','mona')", "hello mona", ""},
+		{"join('hello','mona')", "hello", ""},
-		{"toJSON({'foo':'bar'})", "{\n  \"foo\": \"bar\"\n}", ""},
+		{"toJSON(env)", "{\n  \"ACT\": \"true\",\n  \"key\": \"value\"\n}", ""},
-		{"toJson({'foo':'bar'})", "{\n  \"foo\": \"bar\"\n}", ""},
+		{"toJson(env)", "{\n  \"ACT\": \"true\",\n  \"key\": \"value\"\n}", ""},
 		{"(fromJSON('{\"foo\":\"bar\"}')).foo", "bar", ""},
 		{"(fromJson('{\"foo\":\"bar\"}')).foo", "bar", ""},
 		{"(fromJson('[\"foo\",\"bar\"]'))[1]", "bar", ""},
-		{"hashFiles('**/non-extant-files')", "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", ""},
+		// github does return an empty string for non-existent files
-		{"hashFiles('**/non-extant-files', '**/more-non-extant-files')", "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", ""},
+		{"hashFiles('**/non-extant-files')", "", ""},
-		{"hashFiles('**/non.extant.files')", "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", ""},
+		{"hashFiles('**/non-extant-files', '**/more-non-extant-files')", "", ""},
-		{"hashFiles('**/non''extant''files')", "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", ""},
+		{"hashFiles('**/non.extant.files')", "", ""},
-		{"success()", "true", ""},
+		{"hashFiles('**/non''extant''files')", "", ""},
-		{"failure()", "false", ""},
+		{"success()", true, ""},
-		{"always()", "true", ""},
+		{"failure()", false, ""},
-		{"cancelled()", "false", ""},
+		{"always()", true, ""},
+		{"cancelled()", false, ""},
 		{"github.workflow", "test-workflow", ""},
 		{"github.actor", "nektos/act", ""},
 		{"github.run_id", "1", ""},
 		{"github.run_number", "1", ""},
 		{"job.status", "success", ""},
-		{"steps.idwithnothing.conclusion", "success", ""},
-		{"steps.idwithnothing.outcome", "failure", ""},
-		{"steps.idwithnothing.outputs.foowithnothing", "barwithnothing", ""},
-		{"steps.id-with-hyphens.conclusion", "success", ""},
-		{"steps.id-with-hyphens.outcome", "failure", ""},
-		{"steps.id-with-hyphens.outputs.foo-with-hyphens", "bar-with-hyphens", ""},
-		{"steps.id_with_underscores.conclusion", "success", ""},
-		{"steps.id_with_underscores.outcome", "failure", ""},
-		{"steps.id_with_underscores.outputs.foo_with_underscores", "bar_with_underscores", ""},
 		{"runner.os", "Linux", ""},
 		{"matrix.os", "Linux", ""},
 		{"matrix.foo", "bar", ""},
@@ -139,7 +135,47 @@ func TestEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
 		table := table
 		t.Run(table.in, func(t *testing.T) {
 			assertObject := assert.New(t)
-			out, _, err := ee.Evaluate(table.in)
+			out, err := ee.evaluate(table.in, false)
+			if table.errMesg == "" {
+				assertObject.NoError(err, table.in)
+				assertObject.Equal(table.out, out, table.in)
+			} else {
+				assertObject.Error(err, table.in)
+				assertObject.Equal(table.errMesg, err.Error(), table.in)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEvaluateStepContext(t *testing.T) {
+	rc := createRunContext(t)
+
+	sc := &StepContext{
+		RunContext: rc,
+	}
+	ee := sc.NewExpressionEvaluator()
+
+	tables := []struct {
+		in      string
+		out     interface{}
+		errMesg string
+	}{
+		{"steps.idwithnothing.conclusion", model.StepStatusSuccess, ""},
+		{"steps.idwithnothing.outcome", model.StepStatusFailure, ""},
+		{"steps.idwithnothing.outputs.foowithnothing", "barwithnothing", ""},
+		{"steps.id-with-hyphens.conclusion", model.StepStatusSuccess, ""},
+		{"steps.id-with-hyphens.outcome", model.StepStatusFailure, ""},
+		{"steps.id-with-hyphens.outputs.foo-with-hyphens", "bar-with-hyphens", ""},
+		{"steps.id_with_underscores.conclusion", model.StepStatusSuccess, ""},
+		{"steps.id_with_underscores.outcome", model.StepStatusFailure, ""},
+		{"steps.id_with_underscores.outputs.foo_with_underscores", "bar_with_underscores", ""},
+	}
+
+	for _, table := range tables {
+		table := table
+		t.Run(table.in, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assertObject := assert.New(t)
+			out, err := ee.evaluate(table.in, false)
 			if table.errMesg == "" {
 				assertObject.NoError(err, table.in)
 				assertObject.Equal(table.out, out, table.in)
@@ -181,7 +217,12 @@ func TestInterpolate(t *testing.T) {
 		in  string
 		out string
 	}{
+		{" text ", " text "},
+		{" $text ", " $text "},
+		{" ${text} ", " ${text} "},
 		{" ${{          1                         }} to ${{2}} ", " 1 to 2 "},
+		{" ${{  (true || false)  }} to ${{2}} ", " true to 2 "},
+		{" ${{  (false   ||  '}}'  )    }} to ${{2}} ", " }} to 2 "},
 		{" ${{ env.KEYWITHNOTHING }} ", " valuewithnothing "},
 		{" ${{ env.KEY-WITH-HYPHENS }} ", " value-with-hyphens "},
 		{" ${{ env.KEY_WITH_UNDERSCORES }} ", " value_with_underscores "},
@@ -205,12 +246,13 @@ func TestInterpolate(t *testing.T) {
 		{"${{ env.SOMETHING_TRUE || false }}", "true"},
 		{"${{ env.SOMETHING_FALSE || false }}", "false"},
 		{"${{ env.SOMETHING_FALSE }} && ${{ env.SOMETHING_TRUE }}", "false && true"},
+		{"${{ fromJSON('{}') < 2 }}", "false"},
 	}
 
 	updateTestExpressionWorkflow(t, tables, rc)
 	for _, table := range tables {
 		table := table
-		t.Run(table.in, func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("interpolate", func(t *testing.T) {
 			assertObject := assert.New(t)
 			out := ee.Interpolate(table.in)
 			assertObject.Equal(table.out, out, table.in)
@@ -247,7 +289,7 @@ jobs:
 `, envs)
 	// editorconfig-checker-enable
 	for _, table := range tables {
-		expressionPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\${{\s*(.+?)\s*}}`)
+		expressionPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`\${{\s*(.+?)\s*}}`)
 
 		expr := expressionPattern.ReplaceAllStringFunc(table.in, func(match string) string {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("€{{ %s }}", expressionPattern.ReplaceAllString(match, "$1"))
@@ -268,43 +310,56 @@ jobs:
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRewrite(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRewriteSubExpression(t *testing.T) {
-	rc := &RunContext{
+	table := []struct {
-		Config: &Config{},
-		Run: &model.Run{
-			JobID: "job1",
-			Workflow: &model.Workflow{
-				Jobs: map[string]*model.Job{
-					"job1": {},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	ee := rc.NewExpressionEvaluator()
-
-	tables := []struct {
 		in  string
-		re string
+		out string
 	}{
-		{"ecole", "ecole"},
+		{in: "Hello World", out: "Hello World"},
-		{"ecole.centrale", "ecole['centrale']"},
+		{in: "${{ true }}", out: "${{ true }}"},
-		{"ecole['centrale']", "ecole['centrale']"},
+		{in: "${{ true }} ${{ true }}", out: "format('{0} {1}', true, true)"},
-		{"ecole.centrale.paris", "ecole['centrale']['paris']"},
+		{in: "${{ true || false }} ${{ true && true }}", out: "format('{0} {1}', true || false, true && true)"},
-		{"ecole['centrale'].paris", "ecole['centrale']['paris']"},
+		{in: "${{ '}}' }}", out: "${{ '}}' }}"},
-		{"ecole.centrale['paris']", "ecole['centrale']['paris']"},
+		{in: "${{ '''}}''' }}", out: "${{ '''}}''' }}"},
-		{"ecole['centrale']['paris']", "ecole['centrale']['paris']"},
+		{in: "${{ '''' }}", out: "${{ '''' }}"},
-		{"ecole.centrale-paris", "ecole['centrale-paris']"},
+		{in: `${{ fromJSON('"}}"') }}`, out: `${{ fromJSON('"}}"') }}`},
-		{"ecole['centrale-paris']", "ecole['centrale-paris']"},
+		{in: `${{ fromJSON('"\"}}\""') }}`, out: `${{ fromJSON('"\"}}\""') }}`},
-		{"ecole.centrale_paris", "ecole['centrale_paris']"},
+		{in: `${{ fromJSON('"''}}"') }}`, out: `${{ fromJSON('"''}}"') }}`},
-		{"ecole['centrale_paris']", "ecole['centrale_paris']"},
+		{in: "Hello ${{ 'World' }}", out: "format('Hello {0}', 'World')"},
 	}
 
-	for _, table := range tables {
+	for _, table := range table {
-		table := table
+		t.Run("TestRewriteSubExpression", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run(table.in, func(t *testing.T) {
 			assertObject := assert.New(t)
-			re := ee.Rewrite(table.in)
+			out, err := rewriteSubExpression(table.in, false)
-			assertObject.Equal(table.re, re, table.in)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			assertObject.Equal(table.out, out, table.in)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRewriteSubExpressionForceFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		in  string
+		out string
+	}{
+		{in: "Hello World", out: "Hello World"},
+		{in: "${{ true }}", out: "format('{0}', true)"},
+		{in: "${{ '}}' }}", out: "format('{0}', '}}')"},
+		{in: `${{ fromJSON('"}}"') }}`, out: `format('{0}', fromJSON('"}}"'))`},
+		{in: "Hello ${{ 'World' }}", out: "format('Hello {0}', 'World')"},
+	}
+
+	for _, table := range table {
+		t.Run("TestRewriteSubExpressionForceFormat", func(t *testing.T) {
+			assertObject := assert.New(t)
+			out, err := rewriteSubExpression(table.in, true)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			assertObject.Equal(table.out, out, table.in)
 		})
 	}
 }

pkg/runner/run_context.go

@@ -426,19 +426,6 @@ func (rc *RunContext) isEnabled(ctx context.Context) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-var splitPattern *regexp.Regexp
-
-func previousOrNextPartIsAnOperator(i int, parts []string) bool {
-	operator := false
-	if i > 0 {
-		operator = operatorPattern.MatchString(parts[i-1])
-	}
-	if i+1 < len(parts) {
-		operator = operator || operatorPattern.MatchString(parts[i+1])
-	}
-	return operator
-}
-
 func mergeMaps(maps ...map[string]string) map[string]string {
 	rtnMap := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, m := range maps {
@@ -499,17 +486,6 @@ func (rc *RunContext) getStepsContext() map[string]*model.StepResult {
 	return rc.StepResults
 }
 
-func (rc *RunContext) getNeedsTransitive(job *model.Job) []string {
-	needs := job.Needs()
-
-	for _, need := range needs {
-		parentNeeds := rc.getNeedsTransitive(rc.Run.Workflow.GetJob(need))
-		needs = append(needs, parentNeeds...)
-	}
-
-	return needs
-}
-
 func (rc *RunContext) getGithubContext() *model.GithubContext {
 	ghc := &model.GithubContext{
 		Event:            make(map[string]interface{}),
@@ -784,12 +760,11 @@ func (rc *RunContext) handleCredentials() (username, password string, err error)
 	}
 
 	ee := rc.NewExpressionEvaluator()
-	var ok bool
+	if username = ee.Interpolate(container.Credentials["username"]); username == "" {
-	if username, ok = ee.InterpolateWithStringCheck(container.Credentials["username"]); !ok {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to interpolate container.credentials.username")
 		return
 	}
-	if password, ok = ee.InterpolateWithStringCheck(container.Credentials["password"]); !ok {
+	if password = ee.Interpolate(container.Credentials["password"]); password == "" {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to interpolate container.credentials.password")
 		return
 	}

pkg/runner/run_context_test.go

@@ -75,14 +75,16 @@ func TestRunContext_EvalBool(t *testing.T) {
 		{in: "success()", out: true},
 		{in: "cancelled()", out: false},
 		{in: "always()", out: true},
-		{in: "steps.id1.conclusion == 'success'", out: true},
+		// TODO: move to sc.NewExpressionEvaluator(), because "steps" context is not available here
-		{in: "steps.id1.conclusion != 'success'", out: false},
+		// {in: "steps.id1.conclusion == 'success'", out: true},
-		{in: "steps.id1.outcome == 'failure'", out: true},
+		// {in: "steps.id1.conclusion != 'success'", out: false},
-		{in: "steps.id1.outcome != 'failure'", out: false},
+		// {in: "steps.id1.outcome == 'failure'", out: true},
+		// {in: "steps.id1.outcome != 'failure'", out: false},
 		{in: "true", out: true},
 		{in: "false", out: false},
-		{in: "!true", wantErr: true},
+		// TODO: This does not throw an error, because the evaluator does not know if the expression is inside ${{ }} or not
-		{in: "!false", wantErr: true},
+		// {in: "!true", wantErr: true},
+		// {in: "!false", wantErr: true},
 		{in: "1 != 0", out: true},
 		{in: "1 != 1", out: false},
 		{in: "${{ 1 != 0 }}", out: true},
@@ -100,14 +102,15 @@ func TestRunContext_EvalBool(t *testing.T) {
 		{in: "env.UNKNOWN == 'true'", out: false},
 		{in: "env.UNKNOWN", out: false},
 		// Inline expressions
-		{in: "env.SOME_TEXT", out: true}, // this is because Boolean('text') is true in Javascript
+		{in: "env.SOME_TEXT", out: true},
 		{in: "env.SOME_TEXT == 'text'", out: true},
 		{in: "env.SOMETHING_TRUE == 'true'", out: true},
 		{in: "env.SOMETHING_FALSE == 'true'", out: false},
 		{in: "env.SOMETHING_TRUE", out: true},
-		{in: "env.SOMETHING_FALSE", out: true}, // this is because Boolean('text') is true in Javascript
+		{in: "env.SOMETHING_FALSE", out: true},
-		{in: "!env.SOMETHING_TRUE", wantErr: true},
+		// TODO: This does not throw an error, because the evaluator does not know if the expression is inside ${{ }} or not
-		{in: "!env.SOMETHING_FALSE", wantErr: true},
+		// {in: "!env.SOMETHING_TRUE", wantErr: true},
+		// {in: "!env.SOMETHING_FALSE", wantErr: true},
 		{in: "${{ !env.SOMETHING_TRUE }}", out: false},
 		{in: "${{ !env.SOMETHING_FALSE }}", out: false},
 		{in: "${{ ! env.SOMETHING_TRUE }}", out: false},
@@ -123,7 +126,8 @@ func TestRunContext_EvalBool(t *testing.T) {
 		{in: "${{ env.SOMETHING_TRUE && true }}", out: true},
 		{in: "${{ env.SOMETHING_FALSE || true }}", out: true},
 		{in: "${{ env.SOMETHING_FALSE || false }}", out: true},
-		{in: "!env.SOMETHING_TRUE || true", wantErr: true},
+		// TODO: This does not throw an error, because the evaluator does not know if the expression is inside ${{ }} or not
+		// {in: "!env.SOMETHING_TRUE || true", wantErr: true},
 		{in: "${{ env.SOMETHING_TRUE == 'true'}}", out: true},
 		{in: "${{ env.SOMETHING_FALSE == 'true'}}", out: false},
 		{in: "${{ env.SOMETHING_FALSE == 'false'}}", out: true},
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
 		if table.wantErr || strings.HasPrefix(table.in, "github.actor") {
 			continue
 		}
-		expressionPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\${{\s*(.+?)\s*}}`)
+		expressionPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`\${{\s*(.+?)\s*}}`)
 
 		expr := expressionPattern.ReplaceAllStringFunc(table.in, func(match string) string {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("€{{ %s }}", expressionPattern.ReplaceAllString(match, "$1"))