debug.yml

name: Debug workflow for experimentation

on: 
    workflow_dispatch

permissions:
  id-token: write
  contents: read

jobs:
  set-vars:
    environment: test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      testvms: ${{ steps.setvms.outputs.vms }}
    steps:      
      - name: set the VM list for subsequent jobs
        id: setvms
        run: |
          echo 'vms=${{ vars.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 }}
            
  env-matrix:
    needs: [set-vars]
    environment: test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.set-vars.outputs.testvms) }}
    steps:
      - name: run over the matrix list
        run: |
          echo ${{ matrix.vms.name }}
          echo ${{ matrix.vms.az }}

  # 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 }}