test-failed-job.yml

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  failed-job:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      output1: ${{ steps.step1.outputs.test }}
    steps:
      - name: failed-step-with-output
        run: |
          echo "This job will always fail"
          echo "test=hello" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          exit 1
  
  dependent-job:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: failed-job
    if: ${{ always() }}
    steps:
      - name: dependent-step
        run: echo "This job is dependent on failed-job"
  
  dependent-job-2:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: failed-job
    if: ${{ always() }}
    steps:
      - name: dependent-step
        if: ${{ needs.failed-job.outputs.output1 == 'hello' }}
        run: echo "This job is dependent on failed-job"
          
  dependent-job-3:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: failed-job
    if: ${{ always() && needs.failed-job.outputs.output1 == 'hello' }}
    steps:
      - name: dependent-step
        run: echo "This job is dependent on failed-job"

  dependent-job-4:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: failed-job
    if: ${{ always() }}
    steps:
      - name: dependent-step
        if: ${{ needs.failed-job.result == 'failed' }}
        run: |
            echo "This job should fail"
            exit 1
      - name: this-not-fail
        run: echo "do not fail"