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feat(@actions/github): added refName and refType to context#2440
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Pull request overview
This PR extends the @actions/github runtime context by exposing two additional default GitHub Actions environment variables (GITHUB_REF_NAME and GITHUB_REF_TYPE) as context.refName and context.refType, making ref metadata easier to consume without manual env parsing.
Changes:
- Added
refNametoContext, populated fromprocess.env.GITHUB_REF_NAME. - Added
refTypetoContext, populated fromprocess.env.GITHUB_REF_TYPE.
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this.eventName = process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_NAME as string
this.sha = process.env.GITHUB_SHA as string
this.ref = process.env.GITHUB_REF as string
this.refName = process.env.GITHUB_REF_NAME as string
this.refType = process.env.GITHUB_REF_TYPE as string
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Jun 21, 2026
Needs 404 error page fixed before approval
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Summary
refNameexposingGITHUB_REF_NAMEenvironment variablerefTypeexposingGITHUB_REF_TYPEenvironment variableBackground
Both of the environment variables are documented in the default environment variables section:
GITHUB_REF_NAMEfeature-branch-1.For pull requests that were not merged, the format is
<pr_number>/merge.GITHUB_REF_TYPEbranchortag.Source: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/variables#default-environment-variables
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I didn't see any unit tests related to these data values. Let me know if I missed anything.