Add "Run" prefix for unnamed action steps (#36624)

Steps defined with `run:` or `uses:` without an explicit `name:` now
display with a "Run <cmd>" prefix in the Actions log UI, matching GitHub
Actions behavior.

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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9fde83f5-c43a-4732-ac55-0f4e1fbc1314"
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Signed-off-by: wxiaoguang <wxiaoguang@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: wxiaoguang <wxiaoguang@gmail.com>

models/actions/task.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/subtle"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	runnerv1 "code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go/runner/v1"
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2"
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/jobparser"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
@@ -214,6 +216,20 @@ func GetRunningTaskByToken(ctx context.Context, token string) (*ActionTask, erro
 	return nil, errNotExist
 }
 
+func makeTaskStepDisplayName(step *jobparser.Step, limit int) (name string) {
+	if step.Name != "" {
+		name = step.Name // the step has an explicit name
+	} else {
+		// for unnamed step, its "String()" method tries to get a display name by its "name", "uses",
+		// "run" or "id" (last fallback), we add the "Run " prefix for unnamed steps for better display
+		// for multi-line "run" scripts, only use the first line to match GitHub's behavior
+		// https://github.com/actions/runner/blob/66800900843747f37591b077091dd2c8cf2c1796/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/ScriptHandler.cs#L45-L58
+		runStr, _, _ := strings.Cut(strings.TrimSpace(step.Run), "\n")
+		name = "Run " + util.IfZero(strings.TrimSpace(runStr), step.String())
+	}
+	return util.EllipsisDisplayString(name, limit) // database column has a length limit
+}
+
 func CreateTaskForRunner(ctx context.Context, runner *ActionRunner) (*ActionTask, bool, error) {
 	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -293,9 +309,8 @@ func CreateTaskForRunner(ctx context.Context, runner *ActionRunner) (*ActionTask
 	if len(workflowJob.Steps) > 0 {
 		steps := make([]*ActionTaskStep, len(workflowJob.Steps))
 		for i, v := range workflowJob.Steps {
-			name := util.EllipsisDisplayString(v.String(), 255)
 			steps[i] = &ActionTaskStep{
-				Name:   name,
+				Name:   makeTaskStepDisplayName(v, 255),
 				TaskID: task.ID,
 				Index:  int64(i),
 				RepoID: task.RepoID,

models/actions/task_step.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 // ActionTaskStep represents a step of ActionTask
 type ActionTaskStep struct {
 	ID        int64
-	Name      string `xorm:"VARCHAR(255)"`
+	Name      string `xorm:"VARCHAR(255)"` // the step name, for display purpose only, it will be truncated if it is too long
 	TaskID    int64  `xorm:"index unique(task_index)"`
 	Index     int64  `xorm:"index unique(task_index)"`
 	RepoID    int64  `xorm:"index"`

models/actions/task_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package actions
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/jobparser"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestMakeTaskStepDisplayName(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		jobStep  *jobparser.Step
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "explicit name",
+			jobStep: &jobparser.Step{
+				Name: "Test Step",
+			},
+			expected: "Test Step",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "uses step",
+			jobStep: &jobparser.Step{
+				Uses: "actions/checkout@v4",
+			},
+			expected: "Run actions/checkout@v4",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "single-line run",
+			jobStep: &jobparser.Step{
+				Run: "echo hello",
+			},
+			expected: "Run echo hello",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multi-line run block scalar",
+			jobStep: &jobparser.Step{
+				Run: "\n  echo hello  \r\n  echo world  \n  ",
+			},
+			expected: "Run echo hello",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "fallback to id",
+			jobStep: &jobparser.Step{
+				ID: "step-id",
+			},
+			expected: "Run step-id",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "very long name truncated",
+			jobStep: &jobparser.Step{
+				Name: strings.Repeat("a", 300),
+			},
+			expected: strings.Repeat("a", 252) + "…",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "very long run truncated",
+			jobStep: &jobparser.Step{
+				Run: strings.Repeat("a", 300),
+			},
+			expected: "Run " + strings.Repeat("a", 248) + "…",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := makeTaskStepDisplayName(tt.jobStep, 255)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
+}