action.yml

name: 'Workflow Dispatcher'
description: 'Trigger a GitHub Action Workflow in a separate repo, show the link and wait for it to finish.'
author: 'Aditya Kar'
branding:
  icon: 'fast-forward'
  color: 'blue'
inputs:
  owner:
    description: 'Owner of the GitHub repo'
    required: true
  repo:
    description: 'Name of the GitHub repo'
    required: true
  token:
    description: 'Access token (PAT) for the repo'
    required: true
  event_type:
    description: 'The event type of the repository dispatch'
    required: true
  client_payload:
    description: 'Payload for the repository dispatch event'
    default: "{}"
    required: false
  wait_time:
    description: 'How long to wait between polls (seconds)'
    default: "10"
    required: false
  max_time:
    description: 'Maximum amount of time to wait for workflow (seconds)'
    default: "600"
    required: false
outputs:
  workflow-id:
    description: "ID of the triggered workflow"
    value: ${{ steps.dispatch.outputs.workflow-id }}
  conclusion:
    description: "Result of the triggered workflow"
    value: ${{ steps.dispatch.outputs.conclusion }}
runs:
  using: "composite"
  steps:
    - id: dispatch
      run: |
        ${{ github.action_path }}/dispatcher.sh
      shell: bash
      env:
        INPUT_EVENT_TYPE: ${{ inputs.event_type }}
        INPUT_OWNER: ${{ inputs.owner }}
        INPUT_REPO: ${{ inputs.repo }}
        INPUT_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
        INPUT_CLIENT_PAYLOAD: ${{ inputs.client_payload }}
        INPUT_WAIT_TIME: ${{ inputs.wait_time }}
        INPUT_MAX_TIME: ${{ inputs.max_time }}