main32.yml

name: My Workflow

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master

jobs:
  use-hash-table:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - name: Serialize hash table and set as environment variable
        shell: pwsh
        run: |
          # Define a hash table in PowerShell
          $hashTable = @{key1 = 'value1'}    
          # Serialize to JSON
          $jsonString = $hashTable | ConvertTo-Json
          
          # Set as environment variable for subsequent steps in this job
          echo "MY_HASH_TABLE=$jsonString" | Out-File -Append $env:GITHUB_ENV
        
      - name: Deserialize and use hash table
        run: |
          # Deserialize from JSON string to hash table
          $hashTableFromEnv = $env:MY_HASH_TABLE | ConvertFrom-Json
          
          # Display the entire hash table
          $hashTableFromEnv
          
          # Example of extracting a specific key's value
          Write-Output "Value for key1: $($hashTableFromEnv.key1)"
        shell: powershell