app_exit_codes.yaml

name: App Exit Code Handling

on:
    workflow_dispatch:
    
jobs:
    job1:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        outputs:
            exit_code: ${{ steps.do_something.outputs.failure_message }}
        steps:
            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
            - id: 'do_something'
              run: |
                go version
                cd goapp
                go build main.go
                sudo chmod +x main
                set +e
                ./main
                result=$?
                set -e
                echo result $result
                echo code $?
                echo "do something else"
                echo "failure_message=do_something" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                
            - run: |
                echo here

    job2:
        needs: job1
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        if: ${{ always() && contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') }}
        steps:
            - run: |
                if [ ${{ needs.job1.result }} -eq 'success' ]; then
                    echo "success"
                else
                    echo ${{ needs.job1.outputs.exit_code }}
                fi