From 8126e71262c259103a6d352744399773792dfcff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: WDI-Ideas <ideas@wdipl.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 00:08:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ci): propagate ci_steps via build workflow outputs for
 WDIPL-Runner

Made-with: Cursor
---
 .gitea/workflows/build.yml | 12 ++++++++++++
 .gitea/workflows/ci.yml    |  8 +++++---
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 2a0f3ef..9a3d7cb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,22 @@ on:
       build_command:
         type: string
         required: false
+      # Snapshot from parent needs.meta.outputs.cs so later jobs read needs.build.outputs.cs
+      # (WDIPL-Runner clears needs.meta.outputs after the first reusable child completes.)
+      ci_steps:
+        type: string
+        required: true
+
+    outputs:
+      cs:
+        description: ci_steps snapshot for parent sonar/deploy if
+        value: ${{ jobs.build.outputs.cs }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      cs: ${{ inputs.ci_steps }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index cc17112..d502f4e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ on:
       # WDIPL-Runner v0.2.12: only the first truthy workflow_call flag reached nested jobs; the rest
       # were empty. Use ONE comma-separated input so Act forwards a single string with all steps.
       # Tokens: build, sonar, deploy (e.g. build,sonar,deploy). No spaces — WDIPL-Runner has no replace().
-      # Runner drops inputs.ci_steps after the first reusable child; job `meta` copies it to outputs (needs.meta.outputs.cs).
+      # Runner drops inputs.ci_steps after the first reusable child; `meta` captures it. WDIPL-Runner then
+      # clears needs.meta.outputs before sonar/deploy — pass the string into build.yml and use needs.build.outputs.cs.
       ci_steps:
         type: string
         required: true
@@ -101,10 +102,11 @@ jobs:
     with:
       tech_stack: ${{ inputs.tech_stack }}
       build_command: ${{ inputs.build_command }}
+      ci_steps: ${{ needs.meta.outputs.cs }}
 
   # 🔍 SONAR
   sonar:
-    if: ${{ contains(format(',{0},', needs.meta.outputs.cs), ',sonar,') }}
+    if: ${{ contains(format(',{0},', needs.build.outputs.cs), ',sonar,') }}
     needs: [meta, build]
     uses: Rajendra.Reddy/wdipl-actions/.gitea/workflows/quality.yml@main
     with:
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
 
   # 🚀 DEPLOY (runs after build; sonar may be skipped)
   deploy:
-    if: ${{ always() && contains(format(',{0},', needs.meta.outputs.cs), ',deploy,') && needs.build.result == 'success' && (needs.sonar.result == 'success' || needs.sonar.result == 'skipped') }}
+    if: ${{ always() && contains(format(',{0},', needs.build.outputs.cs), ',deploy,') && needs.build.result == 'success' && (needs.sonar.result == 'success' || needs.sonar.result == 'skipped') }}
     needs: [meta, build, sonar]
     uses: Rajendra.Reddy/wdipl-actions/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml@main
     with: