Unable to store output in "table" format

[Jiri-Stary]

Currently there is no way to store output in table format.

I am running few different scanners in my workflow an would like to control when i show the output to the user.
Currently there is no way how to store the output to a text file in table format.

[kzantow]

Hi @Jiri-Stary -- sorry for the delay here; you're right, today if you use the table output format, this defaults to output to the log instead of a file, however there is a workaround if you really want this output to a file, you can use the GRYPE_FILE environment variable, e.g.:

      - uses: anchore/scan-action@main
        id: scan-table-to-file
        with:
          image: alpine:3.15
          fail-build: false
          severity-cutoff: medium
          output-format: table
        env:
          GRYPE_FILE: table.out

Example run here: https://github.com/kzantow-anchore/scan-action-test/actions/runs/10924951451/job/30325259711#step:5:9

[kzantow]

Developer note: we may want to support multiple outputs and/or template output, which also could help improve this experience, but we probably won't change the default behavior here; also, adding an output-file property explicitly should cause table output to a file instead of the console.