test_fromJSON.yml

name: Example Workflow

on: workflow_dispatch

jobs:
    example-job:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        env:
            BOOLEAN: "true"
        steps:
            - name: Check BOOLEAN
              if: ${{ fromJSON(env.BOOLEAN) }}
              run: |
                  BOOLEAN_VALUE=$(jq -n --argjson boolean "$BOOLEAN" '$boolean')
                  echo "BOOLEAN_VALUE is $BOOLEAN_VALUE"
                  if [ "$BOOLEAN_VALUE" = "true" ]; then
                    echo "The BOOLEAN_VALUE is true"
                  else
                    echo "The BOOLEAN_VALUE is not true"
                  fi

            - name: Check NOT BOOLEAN
              if: ${{ fromJSON(env.BOOLEAN) }}
              run: |
                  BOOLEAN_VALUE=$(jq -n --argjson boolean "$BOOLEAN" '$boolean')
                  NOT_BOOLEAN_VALUE=$(jq -n --argjson boolean "$BOOLEAN" '!$boolean')
                  echo "BOOLEAN_VALUE is $BOOLEAN_VALUE"
                  echo "NOT_BOOLEAN_VALUE is $NOT_BOOLEAN_VALUE"
                  if [ "$NOT_BOOLEAN_VALUE" = "false" ]; then
                    echo "The NOT_BOOLEAN_VALUE is false"
                  else
                    echo "The NOT_BOOLEAN_VALUE is not false"
                  fi