Context

This document is the complete reference for 12 contexts of AtomGit Action, including property definitions, JSON example content, and availability tables for each context.

AtomGit Action provides 12 contexts to access runtime environment information in workflows. Each context is a JSON object that can be accessed via expressions ${{ context.property }}.

2.1 Overview of Contexts

Context	Description	Common Access Methods
atomgit	AtomGit platform and event information	${{ atomgit.event_name }}, ${{ atomgit.sha }}
env	Custom environment variables for the current step/Job/Workflow	${{ env.MY_VAR }}
vars	Organization/project-level configuration variables	${{ vars.DEPLOY_ENV }}
job	Current Job information	${{ job.status }}
jobs	Results of jobs that have run in a reusable workflow	${{ jobs.deploy.result }}
steps	Information about each step in the current Job	${{ steps.build.outputs.result }}
runner	Runner execution environment information	${{ runner.os }}, ${{ runner.arch }}
secrets	Encrypted secrets	${{ secrets.DEPLOY_TOKEN }}
strategy	Matrix strategy information	${{ strategy.job-index }}
matrix	Variable values of the current matrix instance	${{ matrix.version }}
inputs	Input parameters for workflow_dispatch/workflow_call	${{ inputs.environment }}

2.2 Complete Properties of atomgit Context

atomgit is a core context specific to AtomGit, providing all information related to the platform and events.

Property	Type	Description
atomgit.event_name	string	Name of the current triggering event
atomgit.sha	string	SHA of the triggering commit
atomgit.ref	string	Triggered reference (full name of branch or tag, such as refs/heads/main)
atomgit.ref_name	string	Short name of the triggered reference (such as main, v1.0)
atomgit.ref_type	string	Reference type: branch or tag
atomgit.event	object	Full payload object of the event
atomgit.workspace	string	Runner workspace path
atomgit.action	string	Current Action name
atomgit.token	string	ATOMGIT_TOKEN token (used for API calls)
atomgit.repository	string	Repository full name (e.g., owner/repo)
atomgit.repositoryUrl	string	Repository URL
atomgit.run_id	string	Unique ID of the workflow run
atomgit.run_number	number	Workflow run number
atomgit.run_attempt	number	Number of workflow retries
atomgit.workflow	string	Workflow name
atomgit.head_ref	string	PR source branch (only for PR events)
atomgit.base_ref	string	PR target branch (only for PR events)
atomgit.server_url	string	Root URL of the AtomGit platform
atomgit.api_url	string	Base URL of the AtomGit API

2.3 Event Fields of atomgit.event

push event

Field	Description
atomgit.event.ref	Full ref of the push
atomgit.event.before	SHA before the push
atomgit.event.after	SHA after the push
atomgit.event.commits	Array of commit list
atomgit.event.commits[].id	SHA of a single commit
atomgit.event.commits[].message	Commit message
atomgit.event.commits[].author	Commit author
atomgit.event.commits[].added	List of added files
atomgit.event.commits[].modified	List of modified files
atomgit.event.commits[].removed	List of removed files
atomgit.event.base_ref	Base ref (empty for tag pushes)
atomgit.event.created	Whether it is a newly created ref
atomgit.event.deleted	Whether it is a deleted ref

pull_request event

Field	Description
atomgit.event.pull_request.number	PR number
atomgit.event.pull_request.title	PR title
atomgit.event.pull_request.body	PR description
atomgit.event.pull_request.state	PR status (open/closed)
atomgit.event.pull_request.user.login	PR creator
atomgit.event.pull_request.head.ref	PR source branch name
atomgit.event.pull_request.head.sha	Latest SHA of the PR source branch
atomgit.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name	Full name of the PR source repository
atomgit.event.pull_request.base.ref	PR target branch name
atomgit.event.pull_request.base.repo.full_name	Full name of the PR target repository
atomgit.event.pull_request.labels	List of PR labels
atomgit.event.pull_request.merged	Whether the PR has been merged
atomgit.event.pull_request.draft	Whether the PR is a Draft
atomgit.event.action	PR event action type

issue_comment event

Field	Description
atomgit.event.comment.id	Comment ID
atomgit.event.comment.body	Comment content
atomgit.event.comment.user.login	Commenter
atomgit.event.comment.created_at	Comment creation time
atomgit.event.issue.number	Issue number
atomgit.event.issue.title	Issue title
atomgit.event.issue.state	Issue status
atomgit.event.issue.pull_request	Whether it is a PR comment (exists if it is a PR)
atomgit.event.action	Action type

workflow_dispatch event

Field	Description
atomgit.event.inputs	Manual trigger input parameter object

schedule event

Field	Description
atomgit.event.schedule	List of cron expressions

2.4 Detailed Properties of Other Contexts

env Context

The env context contains variables that have been set in the workflow, job, or step. It does not include variables inherited from the execution environment process.

Example content of the env context:

{
  "first_name": "Mona",
  "super_duper_var": "totally_awesome"
}

Example usage of the env context:

name: Hi Mascot
on: push
env:
  mascot: Mona
  super_duper_var: totally_awesome
jobs:
  windows_job:
    name: Windows Task
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - run: echo 'Hi ${{ env.mascot }}'  # Hi Mona
      - run: echo 'Hi ${{ env.mascot }}'  # Hi Octocat
        env:
          mascot: Octocat
  linux_job:
    name: Linux Task
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      mascot: Tux
    steps:
      - run: echo 'Hi ${{ env.mascot }}'  # Hi Tux

vars Context

The vars context contains custom configuration variables set at the organization, repository, and environment levels.

Example content of the vars context:

{
  "mascot": "Mona"
}

Example usage of the vars context:

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
env:
  env_var: ${{ vars.ENV_CONTEXT_VAR }}
jobs:
  display-variables:
    name: ${{ vars.JOB_NAME }}
    if: ${{ vars.USE_VARIABLES == 'true' }}
    runs-on: ${{ vars.RUNNER }}
    environment: ${{ vars.ENVIRONMENT_STAGE }}
    steps:
      - name: Use variables
        run: |
          echo "repository variable : $REPOSITORY_VAR"
          echo "organization variable : $ORGANIZATION_VAR"
          echo "overridden variable : $OVERRIDE_VAR"
          echo "variable from shell environment : $env_var"
        env:
          REPOSITORY_VAR: ${{ vars.REPOSITORY_VAR }}
          ORGANIZATION_VAR: ${{ vars.ORGANIZATION_VAR }}
          OVERRIDE_VAR: ${{ vars.OVERRIDE_VAR }}

job Context

Example content of the job context:

{
  "status": "success"
}

Field	Description
job.status	Status of the current Job: success, failure, cancelled
job.container	Object type, when the Job uses a custom build environment, check the environment information

steps Context

Example content of the steps context:

{
  "checkout": {
    "outputs": {},
    "outcome": "success",
    "conclusion": "success"
  },
  "generate_number": {
    "outputs": { "random_number": "1" },
    "outcome": "success",
    "conclusion": "success"
  }
}

Property	Description
steps.<step_id>.outputs	Step output object
steps.<step_id>.outputs.<name>	Single output value
steps.<step_id>.outcome	Result of the step completed before applying continue-on-error
steps.<step_id>.conclusion	Result of the step completed after applying continue-on-error

runner Context

Example content of the runner context:

{
  "os": "Linux",
  "arch": "X64",
  "name": "Atomgit Actions 2",
  "tool_cache": "/opt/hostedtoolcache",
  "temp": "/home/runner/work/_temp"
}

Property	Description
runner.os	Operating system: Linux, Windows, macOS
runner.arch	Architecture: X64, ARM, ARM64
runner.name	Runner name
runner.temp	Path to the runner's temporary directory
runner.tool_cache	Path to the runner's tool cache directory
runner.debug	Whether debug mode is enabled

secrets Context

Example content of the secrets context:

{
  "atomgit_token": "***",
  "NPM_TOKEN": "***",
  "SUPERSECRET": "***"
}

Property	Description
secrets.<NAME>	Get an encrypted secret named NAME

Example usage of the secrets context:

name: Open new issue
on: workflow_dispatch
jobs:
  open-issue:
    name: Create Issue
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      repository: read
      issue: write
    steps:
      - run: |
          gh issue --repo ${{ atomgit.repository }} \
            create --title "Issue title" --body "Issue body"
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ATOMGIT_TOKEN }}

matrix Context

{
  "os": "ubuntu-latest",
  "node": 16
}

Access: ${{ matrix.version }}, ${{ matrix.os }}

inputs Context

{
  "build_id": "123456768",
  "deploy_target": "deployment_sys_1a",
  "perform_deploy": "true"
}

Property	Description
inputs.<name>	Value of the input parameter defined in workflow_dispatch or workflow_call

2.5 Context Availability Table

Different locations have different available contexts:

Context	Workflow Level	Job Level	Step Level	Conditional Expression (if)	In Action
atomgit	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
env	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
vars	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
job	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
jobs	✅(caller)	✅(caller)	✅(caller)	✅	❌
steps	❌	✅(after step)	✅(after current step)	✅	✅
runner	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
secrets	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
strategy	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
matrix	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
inputs	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅