docs: guide - chaining actions

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# How can I chain actions together ?
Dependencies are materialized at runtime, when your Cue files are parsed and the corresponding DAG gets generated:
```cue
// Prerequisite action that runs when `test` is being called
_dockerCLI: alpine.#Build & {
packages: {
bash: {}
}
}
// Main action
foo: bash.#Run & {
input: _dockerCLI.output // <== CHAINING of action happening here
always: true
script: contents: #"""
echo "bonjour"
"""#
}
```
On above example, `_dockerCLI` gets executed first, as the corresponding DAG shows that it is required for the action `foo` to be processed.
This is the `input-output` model: `foo`'s input is `_dockerCLI`'s output.
We currently don't support explicit dependencies at the moment (one of our top priority). But, if you need one, here is how your can hack your way around it:
```cue
foo: bash.#Run & {
input: _dockerCLI.output
always: true
script: contents: #"""
echo "bonjour"
"""#
}
// Main action
bar: bash.#Run & {
input: _dockerCLI.output
always: true
script: contents: #"""
echo "bonjour"
"""#
env: HACK: "\(test.success)" // <== HACK: CHAINING of action happening here
}
```
`foo` and `bar` are similar actions. I don't want to rely on the `input-output` model but still want to force a dependency between them. The easiest way is to create an environment variable that relies on the other action's success