Expose path and version in outputs

action.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ inputs:
   repo-token:
     description: 'GitHub repo token to use to avoid rate limiter'
     default: ''
+outputs:
+  version:
+    description: 'Actual version of the protoc compiler environment that has been installed'
+  path:
+    description: 'Path to where the protoc compiler has been installed'
 runs:
   using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/index.js'

dist/index.js

@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ function getProtoc(version, includePreReleases, repoToken) {
             toolPath = yield downloadRelease(version);
             process.stdout.write("Protoc cached under " + toolPath + os.EOL);
         }
+        // expose outputs
+        core.setOutput("path", toolPath);
+        core.setOutput("version", targetVersion);
         // add the bin folder to the PATH
         core.addPath(path.join(toolPath, "bin"));
     });

src/installer.ts

@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ export async function getProtoc(
     process.stdout.write("Protoc cached under " + toolPath + os.EOL);
   }
 
+  // expose outputs
+  core.setOutput("path", toolPath);
+  core.setOutput("version", targetVersion);
+
   // add the bin folder to the PATH
   core.addPath(path.join(toolPath, "bin"));
 }