Refactor jobRunUuid init into a function

Use in `init` and `setup-codeql` actions

Author: mbg

lib/entry-points.js

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import * as path from "path";
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import * as io from "@actions/io";
 import * as semver from "semver";
-import { v4 as uuidV4 } from "uuid";
 
 import { Action, ActionState, runInActions } from "./action-common";
 import {
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ import {
   createInitWithConfigStatusReport,
   createStatusReportBase,
   getActionsStatus,
+  getJobUUID,
   sendStatusReport,
 } from "./status-report";
 import { ToolsDownloadStatusReport } from "./tools-download";
@@ -256,9 +256,7 @@ async function run(
     const repositoryProperties = repositoryPropertiesResult.orElse({});
 
     // Create a unique identifier for this run.
-    const jobRunUuid = uuidV4();
-    logger.info(`Job run UUID is ${jobRunUuid}.`);
-    core.exportVariable(EnvVar.JOB_RUN_UUID, jobRunUuid);
+    getJobUUID(logger);
 
     core.exportVariable(EnvVar.INIT_ACTION_HAS_RUN, "true");
 

src/init-action.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
-import { v4 as uuidV4 } from "uuid";
 
 import { Action, ActionState, runInActions } from "./action-common";
 import {
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   InitToolsDownloadFields,
   createStatusReportBase,
   getActionsStatus,
+  getJobUUID,
   sendStatusReport,
 } from "./status-report";
 import { ToolsDownloadStatusReport } from "./tools-download";
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ async function run(
 
     const actionStateWithFeatures = { ...actionState, features };
 
-    const jobRunUuid = uuidV4();
-    logger.info(`Job run UUID is ${jobRunUuid}.`);
-    core.exportVariable(EnvVar.JOB_RUN_UUID, jobRunUuid);
+    // Create a unique identifier for this run.
+    getJobUUID(logger);
 
     const statusReportBase = await createStatusReportBase(
       ActionName.SetupCodeQL,

src/setup-codeql-action.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as os from "os";
 
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
+import { v4 as uuidV4 } from "uuid";
 
 import {
   getWorkflowEventName,
@@ -59,6 +60,18 @@ export function getDisplayActionName(actionName: ActionName): string {
   return actionName;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a UUIDv4 for the analysis and returns it.
+ * The generated UUID is also exported as an environment variable.
+ */
+export function getJobUUID(logger: Logger) {
+  const jobRunUuid = uuidV4();
+  logger.info(`Job run UUID is ${jobRunUuid}.`);
+
+  core.exportVariable(EnvVar.JOB_RUN_UUID, jobRunUuid);
+  return jobRunUuid;
+}
+
 /**
  * @returns a boolean indicating whether the analysis is considered to be first party.
  *