project-page-pull-request: Simplify using jq and input as "data file"

.github/workflows/project-page-pull-request.yml

@@ -110,49 +110,30 @@ jobs:
     - name: Extract issue fields
       id: extract
       run: |
-        function set_multiline_output_param() {
-          EOF=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=15 count=1 status=none | base64)
-          echo "$1<<$EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "$2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "$EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        }
-
-        category=$(echo ${{ toJSON(steps.parse.outputs.data) }} | jq '."category".text')
-        echo "category=$category" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-        description=$(echo ${{ toJSON(steps.parse.outputs.data) }} | jq '."project-description".text')
-        set_multiline_output_param "description" "$description"
-
-        objective=$(echo ${{ toJSON(steps.parse.outputs.data) }} | jq '.objective.text')
-        set_multiline_output_param "objective" "$objective"
-
-        approach=$(echo ${{ toJSON(steps.parse.outputs.data) }} | jq '."approach-and-plan".text')
-        set_multiline_output_param "approach" "$approach"
-
-        progress=$(echo ${{ toJSON(steps.parse.outputs.data) }} | jq '."progress-and-next-steps".text')
-        set_multiline_output_param "progress" "$progress"
-
-        illustrations=$(echo ${{ toJSON(steps.parse.outputs.data) }} | jq '.illustrations.text')
-        set_multiline_output_param "illustrations" "$illustrations"
-
-        background=$(echo ${{ toJSON(steps.parse.outputs.data) }} | jq '."background-and-references".text')
-        set_multiline_output_param "background" "$background"
+        echo ${{ toJSON(steps.parse.outputs.data) }} | \
+        jq --arg title "${{ steps.project_issue.outputs.title }}" '{
+          "title": $title,
+          "category": .category.text,
+          "key-investigators": [.["key-investigators"].list[].text],
+          "description": .["project-description"].text,
+          "objective": .objective.text,
+          "approach": .["approach-and-plan"].text,
+          "progress": .["progress-and-next-steps"].text,
+          "illustrations": .illustrations.text,
+          "background": .["background-and-references"].text
+        }' > template-data.json
 
     - name: Generate Project README.md
       uses: cuchi/[email protected]
       with:
         template: ${{ steps.event_info.outputs.name }}/Projects/Template/README.md.j2
         output_file: ${{ steps.event_info.outputs.name }}/Projects/${{ steps.project_directory.outputs.name }}/README.md
-        strict: true
-        variables: |
-          title=${{ steps.project_issue.outputs.title }}
-          category=${{ steps.extract.outputs.category }}
-          description=${{ steps.extract.outputs.description }}
-          objective=${{ steps.extract.outputs.objective }}
-          approach=${{ steps.extract.outputs.approach }}
-          progress=${{ steps.extract.outputs.progress }}
-          illustrations=${{ steps.extract.outputs.illustrations }}
-          background=${{ steps.extract.outputs.background }}
+        data_file: template-data.json
+        data_format: json
+
+    - name: Cleanup
+      run: |
+        rm template-data.json
 
     - uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1
       id: generate-token

PW39_2023_Montreal/Projects/Template/README.md.j2

@@ -19,36 +19,36 @@ key_investigators:
 
 <!-- Add a short paragraph describing the project. -->
 
-{{ description[1:-1] }}
+{{ description }}
 
 ## Objective
 
 <!-- Describe here WHAT you would like to achieve (what you will have as end result). -->
 
-{{ objective[1:-1] }}
+{{ objective }}
 
 ## Approach and Plan
 
 <!-- Describe here HOW you would like to achieve the objectives stated above. -->
 
-{{ approach[1:-1] }}
+{{ approach }}
 
 ## Progress and Next Steps
 
 <!-- Update this section as you make progress, describing of what you have ACTUALLY DONE.
      If there are specific steps that you could not complete then you can describe them here, too. -->
 
-{{ progress[1:-1] }}
+{{ progress }}
 
 # Illustrations
 
 <!-- Add pictures and links to videos that demonstrate what has been accomplished. -->
 
-{{ illustrations[1:-1] }}
+{{ illustrations }}
 
 # Background and References
 
 <!-- If you developed any software, include link to the source code repository.
      If possible, also add links to sample data, and to any relevant publications. -->
 
-{{ background[1:-1] }}
+{{ background }}