Core: Add trimWhitespace to getInput (#802)

* Add option to not trim whitespace from inputs

* Fix typos

* Add doc clarification

* Rename options

packages/core/__tests__/core.test.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const testEnvVars = {
   INPUT_BOOLEAN_INPUT_FALSE2: 'False',
   INPUT_BOOLEAN_INPUT_FALSE3: 'FALSE',
   INPUT_WRONG_BOOLEAN_INPUT: 'wrong',
+  INPUT_WITH_TRAILING_WHITESPACE: '  some val  ',
 
   // Save inputs
   STATE_TEST_1: 'state_val',
@@ -165,6 +166,22 @@ describe('@actions/core', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('getInput trims whitespace by default', () => {
+    expect(core.getInput('with trailing whitespace')).toBe('some val')
+  })
+
+  it('getInput trims whitespace when option is explicitly true', () => {
+    expect(
+      core.getInput('with trailing whitespace', {trimWhitespace: true})
+    ).toBe('some val')
+  })
+
+  it('getInput does not trim whitespace when option is false', () => {
+    expect(
+      core.getInput('with trailing whitespace', {trimWhitespace: false})
+    ).toBe('  some val  ')
+  })
+
   it('getInput gets non-required boolean input', () => {
     expect(core.getBooleanInput('boolean input')).toBe(true)
   })

packages/core/src/core.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import * as path from 'path'
 export interface InputOptions {
   /** Optional. Whether the input is required. If required and not present, will throw. Defaults to false */
   required?: boolean
+
+  /** Optional. Whether leading/trailing whitespace will be trimmed for the input. Defaults to true */
+  trimWhitespace?: boolean
 }
 
 /**
@@ -88,6 +91,10 @@ export function getInput(name: string, options?: InputOptions): string {
     throw new Error(`Input required and not supplied: ${name}`)
   }
 
+  if (options && options.trimWhitespace === false) {
+    return val
+  }
+
   return val.trim()
 }