feat: Add setup-jq

[rbarker-dev]

Description

This pull request adds support for installing and configuring the jq command-line tool in the GitHub Actions workflow. It introduces new inputs to control jq installation and version, updates documentation, and adds tests to verify the setup. These changes make it easier to ensure a specific version of jq is available in CI jobs.

New jq setup feature:

• Added setup-jq and jq-version inputs to action.yml, allowing users to opt-in to installing jq and specify its version (defaulting to 1.8.1). The installation is supported on Linux and macOS for amd64 and arm64, with SHA256 verification. (action.yml [1] [2]
• Implemented logic in the composite action to download, verify, and install the requested jq version. (action.yml action.ymlR485-R542)

Documentation updates:

• Updated README.md to document the new jq setup options, including usage notes and a table describing the new inputs. (README.md [1] [2]

Workflow and test improvements:

• Modified .github/workflows/test.yml to support setup-jq in the main test job and added two new jobs: one to test default jq setup and another to test installing a custom jq version. (.github/workflows/test.yml [1] [2]
• Enhanced the workflow verification steps to confirm that jq is installed and reports the expected version. (.github/workflows/test.yml .github/workflows/test.ymlR121-R126)

These changes provide robust, configurable support for jq in CI pipelines, improving developer experience and build reproducibility.

Related Issue(s)

• Closes Add setup JQ step #68

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Pull request overview

Adds opt-in jq installation (setup-jq, jq-version) to the composite action for Linux (apt) and macOS (brew) runners, updates the README, and adds verification/test jobs. It also "cleans" the existing gomplate step by removing its env: indirection and inlining ${{ inputs.gomplate-version }} directly into the bash script.

Changes:

• New setup-jq / jq-version inputs and install logic in action.yml, plus documentation in README.md.
• New CI jobs test-setup-jq and test-setup-jq-custom-version, and added jq (and task) verification to the existing test-all job.
• Replaced env-var indirection in the gomplate setup steps with direct ${{ inputs.* }} interpolation in bash.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
action.yml	Adds setup-jq/jq-version inputs and install steps; reverts gomplate steps to inline ${{ inputs.* }} in bash.
README.md	Documents the new jq inputs and behavior.
.github/workflows/test.yml	Enables jq in the all-features job and adds default/custom-version jq test jobs.

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Pull request overview

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 4 comments.