Fix act not found when installed as github cli extension

Signed-off-by: Sanjula Ganepola <sanjulagane@gmail.com>

package.json

@@ -685,6 +685,11 @@
     "configuration": {
       "title": "GitHub Local Actions",
       "properties": {
+        "githubLocalActions.actCommand": {
+          "markdownDescription": "The base `nektos/act` command to be called. By default, this will be `act` (requires the binary to be on your `PATH`). If the binary is not on your `PATH`, the command can be fully qualified. If `act` is installed as a GitHub CLI extension, this command should be set to `gh act`.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": "act"
+        },
         "githubLocalActions.dockerDesktopPath": {
           "type": "string",
           "markdownDescription": "The path to your Docker Desktop executable (used for Windows and MacOS). To start Docker Engine from the `Components` view, this application will be launched. Refer to the default path based on OS:\n\n* **Windows**: `C:/Program Files/Docker/Docker/Docker Desktop.exe`\n\n* **MacOS**: `/Applications/Docker.app`",

src/act.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as path from "path";
 import sanitize from "sanitize-filename";
 import { ExtensionContext, ShellExecution, TaskGroup, TaskPanelKind, TaskRevealKind, tasks, TaskScope, Uri, window, workspace, WorkspaceFolder } from "vscode";
 import { ComponentsManager } from "./componentsManager";
+import { ConfigurationManager, Section } from "./configurationManager";
 import { componentsTreeDataProvider, historyTreeDataProvider } from './extension';
 import { HistoryManager, HistoryStatus } from './historyManager';
 import { SecretManager } from "./secretManager";
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ export interface CommandArgs {
 }
 
 export class Act {
-    private static base: string = 'act';
+    static command: string = 'act';
+    static githubCliCommand: string = 'act';
     context: ExtensionContext;
     storageManager: StorageManager;
     secretManager: SecretManager;
@@ -305,10 +307,11 @@ export class Act {
         } catch (error: any) { }
 
         // Build command with settings
+        const actCommand = ConfigurationManager.get<string>(Section.actCommand) || Act.command;
         const settings = await this.settingsManager.getSettings(workspaceFolder, true);
         const command =
             `set -o pipefail; ` +
-            `${Act.base} ${commandArgs.options}` +
+            `${actCommand} ${commandArgs.options}` +
             (settings.secrets.length > 0 ? ` ${Option.Secret} ${settings.secrets.map(secret => secret.key).join(` ${Option.Secret} `)}` : ``) +
             (settings.secretFiles.length > 0 ? ` ${Option.SecretFile} "${settings.secretFiles[0].path}"` : ` ${Option.SecretFile} ""`) +
             (settings.variables.length > 0 ? ` ${Option.Variable} ${settings.variables.map(variable => (variable.value ? `${variable.key}=${variable.value}` : variable.key)).join(` ${Option.Variable} `)}` : ``) +
@@ -386,6 +389,12 @@ export class Act {
                 group: TaskGroup.Build,
                 execution: new ShellExecution(command)
             });
+
+            if (command.includes('gh-act')) {
+                ConfigurationManager.set(Section.actCommand, Act.command);
+            } else {
+                ConfigurationManager.set(Section.actCommand, Act.githubCliCommand);
+            }
         }
     }
 }

src/configurationManager.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ConfigurationTarget, workspace } from 'vscode';
+import { Act } from './act';
 
 export enum Platform {
     windows = 'win32',
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ export enum Platform {
 }
 
 export enum Section {
+    actCommand = 'actCommand',
     dockerDesktopPath = 'dockerDesktopPath'
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +32,11 @@ export namespace ConfigurationManager {
 
             ConfigurationManager.set(Section.dockerDesktopPath, dockerDesktopPath);
         }
+
+        let actCommand = ConfigurationManager.get<string>(Section.actCommand);
+        if (!actCommand) {
+            ConfigurationManager.set(Section.actCommand, Act.command);
+        }
     }
 
     export function getSearchTerm(section: Section): string {