honeycombio/Honeycomb Buildevents

Trace GitHub Action workflows with Honeycomb

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uses: honeycombio/gha-buildevents@1dad608d8534ec0fdf57e7503ceb8256b5ddc531 # v4.0.0

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apikeyA Honeycomb API key - needed to send traces.yes
apihostDefaults to https://api.honeycomb.ionohttps://api.honeycomb.io
datasetThe Honeycomb dataset to send traces to.yes
statusStatus of the job or worfklow. Setting this signals when to end the trace.no
trace-startUnix timestamp to represent when the trace started. Not necessary for single job workflows. Send in final use of the action for multi-job workflows.no
matrix-keySet this to a key unique for this matrix cell, only useful when using a build matrix.no
job-statusDeprecated value - please use status instead
send-init-event(true/false) Whether to send an event representing the setup of this action.notrue
otel-traceidIf true, generate the trace ID as a 128-bit hex string compatible with OpenTelemetry by MD5 hashing the existing predictable trace ID.nofalse

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