Debug workflow for experimentation #49

	name: Debug workflow for experimentation

	on:
	workflow_dispatch

	permissions:
	id-token: write
	contents: read

	env:
	ENV_VMS: "vm1, vm2, vm3"

	jobs:
	set-vars:
	environment: test
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	outputs:
	testvms: ${{ steps.setvms.outputs.vms }}
	steps:
	- name: set the VM list for subsequent jobs
	id: setvms
	run: \|
	echo "vms=${{ env.ENV_VMS }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

	env-debug:
	needs: [set-vars]
	environment: test
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- name: print inputs
	run: \|
	echo ${{ needs.set-vars.outputs.testvms }}
	echo ${{ fromJson(needs.set-vars.outputs.testvms) }}
	echo ${{ toJson(needs.set-vars.outputs.testvms) }}

	env-matrix:
	needs: [set-vars]
	environment: test
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	strategy:
	matrix:
	vmlist: ${{ needs.set-vars.outputs.testvms }}
	steps:
	- name: run over the matrix list
	run: \|
	echo ${{ matrix.vmlist }}

	# static-matrix:
	# strategy:
	# matrix:
	# vmlist: [vm1, vm2, vm3]
	# runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	# steps:
	# - name: run over the matrix list
	# run: \|
	# echo ${{ matrix.vmlist }}

	# run-steps-if-true:
	# runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	# environment: test
	# steps:
	# - name: Run a simple step 3
	# if: vars.DEPLOY_STUFF == 'yes'
	# run: echo "vars.DEPLOY_STUFF:" ${{ vars.DEPLOY_STUFF }}

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