SyntaxError: Unexpected string

[root-ansh-ct]

Describe the bug
Getting Error 'Unexpected string' when trying to set an integer on environment variable .not sure why. my goals is to skip tests and other actions if the associated files are not changed

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior: either check this action logs and composite action that is part of the main workflow , or:

1. Clone this repo
2. add some changes to CHANGELOG.md (any text addition/removal would do)
3. push to your branch
4. See error in action.yml

Expected behavior
the variable is setup successfully is able to be accessed by other composite actions

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• OS: ubuntu latest

Additional context
I actually wanted to use boolean variables here, but neither integer nor boolean variable works

[stevematney]

I don't know exactly the root cause of this issue, but I had the same problem and was able to clear this error when I removed result-encoding: string on a previous step from which I was setting an environment variable in the failing step.

[joshmgross]

👋 @root-ansh-ct are you still experiencing this issue?

Could you provide logs and the specific section of your workflow that's failing?

[aservedio-swi]

Invalid JSON can also cause this. So take a look at the JSON request object you are trying to send to see if it is a valid JSON object (the actual CREATION of the JSON object can fail with this error).