Get Terraform Output to Variables

terraform.yaml

name: "Terraform"

on:
  push:
    branches: main

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  terraform:
    name: "Terraform"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      skip_terraform: 'false'
      skip_terraform_plan: 'true'
      skip_terraform_apply: 'true'
      skip_terraform_destroy: 'true'

    defaults:
      run:
        shell: bash

    steps:
      # Checkout the repository to the GitHub Actions runner
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          path: main

      - name: Set Environment Variables
        run: |
          echo "TF_VAR_ref=${ref}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo "TF_VAR_environment=${{ env.environment }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV

      # Install the latest version of Terraform CLI and configure the Terraform CLI configuration file with a Terraform Cloud user API token
      - name: Setup Terraform
        uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v2
        with:
          terraform_wrapper: true # << this is important to output to step
        if: ${{ env.skip_terraform != 'true' }}

      # Initialize a new or existing Terraform working directory by creating initial files, loading any remote state, downloading modules, etc.
      - name: Terraform Init
        run: terraform init
        if: ${{ env.skip_terraform != 'true' }}

      - name: Terraform Destroy
        run: terraform destroy -auto-approve -input=false
        if: ${{ env.skip_terraform != 'true' && env.skip_terraform_destroy != 'true' }}

      # Generates an execution plan for Terraform
      - name: Terraform Plan
        run: terraform plan -input=false
        if: ${{ env.skip_terraform != 'true' && env.skip_terraform_plan != 'true' }}

      - name: Terraform Apply
        run: terraform apply -auto-approve -input=false
        if: ${{ env.skip_terraform != 'true' && env.skip_terraform_apply != 'true' }}

      - name: Terraform Output
        id: terra_out
        run: terraform output -json

      - name: Convert Terraform Output To Envs
        run: |
          oJSON=$(jq -n --arg b "$outs" '${{ steps.terra_out.outputs.stdout }}')
          echo "REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_WHATEVER_NAME=$(jq -r '.REPLACE_THIS_WITH_ACTUAL_OUTPUT_NAME.value' <<< $oJSON)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV

      - name: Perform Manipulations
        shell: pwsh
        run: |
          echo "${{ env.REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_WHATEVER_NAME }}"