Fix for checkIfStepActive custom config (#3987)

* Fix for checkIfStepActive custom config

* convert JSONObjects to LinkedHashMap

* fix null pointer

Co-authored-by: Raman Susla<“raman_susla@epam.com”>

cmd/checkIfStepActive.go

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func checkIfStepActive(utils piperutils.FileUtils) error {
 	projectConfig, err := initializeConfig(&pConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Entry().Errorf("Failed to load project config: %v", err)
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to load project config failed")
 	}
 
 	stageConfigFile, err := checkStepActiveOptions.openFile(checkStepActiveOptions.stageConfigFile, GeneralConfig.GitHubAccessTokens)

vars/piperExecuteBin.groovy

@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ static boolean checkIfStepActive(Map parameters = [:], Script script, String pip
         step = "_"
     }
     flags += " --stage ${stage} --step ${step}"
+    flags += getCustomDefaultConfigsArg()
+    flags += getCustomConfigArg(script)
     piperGoUtils.unstashPiperBin()
     def returnCode = script.sh(returnStatus: true, script: "${piperGoPath} checkIfStepActive ${flags}")
     return (returnCode == 0)

vars/piperInitRunStageConfiguration.groovy

@@ -66,9 +66,14 @@ void call(Map parameters = [:]) {
         throw new Exception("checkIfStepActive finished with error")
     }
 
-    script.commonPipelineEnvironment.configuration.runStage = script.readJSON file: ".pipeline/stage_out.json"
-    script.commonPipelineEnvironment.configuration.runStep = script.readJSON file: ".pipeline/step_out.json"
-
+    def stagesJSONObject = script.readJSON file: ".pipeline/stage_out.json"
+    def stepsJSONObject = script.readJSON file: ".pipeline/step_out.json"
+    if (stagesJSONObject) {
+        script.commonPipelineEnvironment.configuration.runStage = new LinkedHashMap(stagesJSONObject)
+    }
+    if (stepsJSONObject) {
+        script.commonPipelineEnvironment.configuration.runStep = new LinkedHashMap(stepsJSONObject)
+    }
     // Retaining this groovy code as some additional checks for activating-deactivating a stage seems to be done.
     script.commonPipelineEnvironment.configuration.runStage.each {stage ->
         String currentStage = stage.getKey()