Enum: GhaActionRuntime

The runtimes an action’s runs.using may name.

URI: gha:GhaActionRuntime

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
composite	None	Steps that run in the calling job, as a workflow’s steps do
docker	None	A Docker container
node20	None	JavaScript, run by Node
node24	None	JavaScript, run by Node

Slots

Name	Description
using	The runtime that executes the action, its `runs

Comments

• SchemaStore’s schema at the pinned commit also accepts node12 and node16, which GitHub’s metadata syntax page no longer lists; tests/test_schema_rules.py checks that those two are the only difference.

See Also

• https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/metadata-syntax#runs-for-composite-actions
• https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/metadata-syntax#runs-for-javascript-actions
• https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/metadata-syntax#runs-for-docker-container-actions

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/github-actions

LinkML Source

name: GhaActionRuntime
description: The runtimes an action's `runs.using` may name.
comments:
- SchemaStore's schema at the pinned commit also accepts node12 and node16, which
  GitHub's metadata syntax page no longer lists; tests/test_schema_rules.py checks
  that those two are the only difference.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/github-actions
see_also:
- https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/metadata-syntax#runs-for-composite-actions
- https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/metadata-syntax#runs-for-javascript-actions
- https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/metadata-syntax#runs-for-docker-container-actions
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  composite:
    text: composite
    description: Steps that run in the calling job, as a workflow's steps do.
  docker:
    text: docker
    description: A Docker container.
  node20:
    text: node20
    description: JavaScript, run by Node.js 20.
  node24:
    text: node24
    description: JavaScript, run by Node.js 24.