From d2a0dcfd8fbb61c2f3ad36815f211f868e342610 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sufiyan733 <kanekigaming786@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:47:45 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cli): ensure trailing newline in GitHub Actions outputs
 and env vars (#4003)

---
 .changeset/github-actions-output-newline.md   |   5 +
 .../src/utilities/githubActions.test.ts       | 102 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../cli-v3/src/utilities/githubActions.ts     |  18 ++--
 3 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/github-actions-output-newline.md
 create mode 100644 packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/githubActions.test.ts

diff --git a/.changeset/github-actions-output-newline.md b/.changeset/github-actions-output-newline.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2a34f39687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/github-actions-output-newline.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"trigger.dev": patch
+---
+
+Ensure GitHub Actions environment variables and step outputs are terminated with a trailing newline.
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/githubActions.test.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/githubActions.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2bd162ca2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/githubActions.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { setGithubActionsOutputAndEnvVars } from "./githubActions.js";
+
+describe("setGithubActionsOutputAndEnvVars", () => {
+  const originalEnv = process.env;
+  let envFilePath: string;
+  let outputFilePath: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    process.env = { ...originalEnv };
+    const id = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 9);
+    envFilePath = join(tmpdir(), `gh-env-test-${id}.txt`);
+    outputFilePath = join(tmpdir(), `gh-output-test-${id}.txt`);
+    writeFileSync(envFilePath, "");
+    writeFileSync(outputFilePath, "");
+    process.env.GITHUB_ENV = envFilePath;
+    process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT = outputFilePath;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.env = originalEnv;
+    if (existsSync(envFilePath)) {
+      unlinkSync(envFilePath);
+    }
+    if (existsSync(outputFilePath)) {
+      unlinkSync(outputFilePath);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("writes entries with trailing newline", () => {
+    setGithubActionsOutputAndEnvVars({
+      envVars: {
+        VAR_ONE: "value1",
+        VAR_TWO: "value2",
+      },
+      outputs: {
+        outOne: "val1",
+        outTwo: "val2",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const envContent = readFileSync(envFilePath, "utf-8");
+    const outputContent = readFileSync(outputFilePath, "utf-8");
+
+    expect(envContent).toBe("VAR_ONE=value1\nVAR_TWO=value2\n");
+    expect(outputContent).toBe("outOne=val1\noutTwo=val2\n");
+  });
+
+  test("multiple sequential calls terminate each line and do not concatenate keys", () => {
+    setGithubActionsOutputAndEnvVars({
+      envVars: {
+        TRIGGER_VERSION: "1.0.0",
+      },
+      outputs: {
+        needsPromotion: "false",
+      },
+    });
+
+    setGithubActionsOutputAndEnvVars({
+      envVars: {
+        NEXT_VAR: "next",
+      },
+      outputs: {
+        subsequentOutput: "hello",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const envContent = readFileSync(envFilePath, "utf-8");
+    const outputContent = readFileSync(outputFilePath, "utf-8");
+
+    expect(envContent).toBe("TRIGGER_VERSION=1.0.0\nNEXT_VAR=next\n");
+    expect(outputContent).toBe("needsPromotion=false\nsubsequentOutput=hello\n");
+  });
+
+  test("empty entries do not append trailing newline or modify file", () => {
+    setGithubActionsOutputAndEnvVars({
+      envVars: {},
+      outputs: {},
+    });
+
+    expect(readFileSync(envFilePath, "utf-8")).toBe("");
+    expect(readFileSync(outputFilePath, "utf-8")).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  test("does nothing if GITHUB_ENV or GITHUB_OUTPUT are not set", () => {
+    delete process.env.GITHUB_ENV;
+    delete process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT;
+
+    expect(() => {
+      setGithubActionsOutputAndEnvVars({
+        envVars: { FOO: "bar" },
+        outputs: { BAZ: "qux" },
+      });
+    }).not.toThrow();
+
+    expect(readFileSync(envFilePath, "utf-8")).toBe("");
+    expect(readFileSync(outputFilePath, "utf-8")).toBe("");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/githubActions.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/githubActions.ts
index a4a80e75a1e..ae775e0701a 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/githubActions.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/githubActions.ts
@@ -9,19 +9,21 @@ export function setGithubActionsOutputAndEnvVars({
 }) {
   // Set environment variables
   if (process.env.GITHUB_ENV) {
-    const contents = Object.entries(envVars)
-      .map(([key, value]) => `${key}=${value}`)
-      .join("\n");
+    const entries = Object.entries(envVars);
+    if (entries.length > 0) {
+      const contents = `${entries.map(([key, value]) => `${key}=${value}`).join("\n")}\n`;
 
-    appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_ENV, contents);
+      appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_ENV, contents);
+    }
   }
 
   // Set outputs
   if (process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT) {
-    const contents = Object.entries(outputs)
-      .map(([key, value]) => `${key}=${value}`)
-      .join("\n");
+    const entries = Object.entries(outputs);
+    if (entries.length > 0) {
+      const contents = `${entries.map(([key, value]) => `${key}=${value}`).join("\n")}\n`;
 
-    appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT, contents);
+      appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT, contents);
+    }
   }
 }