Show composite action name at step level

[bombillazo]

Describe the bug
Given the use of a custom composite action:

# Composite Action ./.github/actions/build-api/action.yml
name: 'Build API'
description: 'Build the API'
runs:
  using: 'composite'
  steps:
    ...

# Main Workflow
name: Deploy
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  deploy:
    name: Build API
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      # Configure Environments
      - uses: ./.github/actions/build-api

The runners do not show the step name of the composite action, instead a generic Run action... step name. Having to update this step name when it can be extracted from the action itself can get tedious when managing lots of actions and workflows.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Setup a composite action
2. Do not give a name to the step when using the composite action
3. Run the action

Expected behavior
The runner shows the name of the composite action for the step taken from the composite action metadata.

Runner Version and Platform

Version of your runner?

OS of the machine running the runner? All

What's not working?

[ruvceskistefan]

Hi @bombillazo,

Thanks for reporting this issue! I agree with everything written, if the step name is not defined, the name of the action itself should be displayed. I added this to the board so we will work on it and create a PR that solves this problem.

[AlekSi]

The same can be done for action steps. For example, given that composite action

name: 'Action name'
runs:
  using: 'composite'
  steps:
    - name: Action step 1
      run: go mod download
      working-directory: ${{ github.action_path }}
      shell: bash

I get

Both "Action name" and "Action step 1" are not visible. runs.steps.name is a required field, but seems to be unused.

[acabarbaye]

I would be also great if each step could be "collapsable" in the same way it is for other types of actions

[zupo]

Until this is properly fixed, is there any workaround to show a nicer name in the action output?

[joaoluiznaufel]

still waiting for this

[anthonwellsjo]

Still waiting for this too 🙏 This is a big advantage to be able to create a clean code bases with composite actions, without compromising readability in the UI...

[cezar-tech]

still waiting for this as well