Document use of output variables from the task

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[jikuma]

You can use the below PowerShell script to convert the output of one task to be used in another rest API task

# Create a 'UnitTestMissing' label
$unitTestMissingLabel = New-Object -TypeName psobject
$unitTestMissingLabel | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name name -Value 'UnitTestMissing'

#Convert String Output to Json
#Step 1: Remove quote around the string
$issue = '$(githubget.Output)'.Substring(1, '$(githubget.Output)'.Length-2)

#Step 2 : Remove escape sequence from string
$issueJsonString = $issue -replace '\\', ''

#Convert to json
$issueJson= ($issueJsonString | ConvertFrom-Json)

#Start creating patch json by selecting label property
$issuePatchJson = $issueJson | Select-Object -Property labels
$issuePatchJson.labels += $unitTestMissingLabel

#Convert Patch obj to json
$issuePatchString = ($issuePatchJson  | ConvertTo-Json -Compress)

# Create a VSTS variable OutputVar to be used in another step
Write-Host '##vso[task.setvariable variable=OutputVar]'$issuePatchString