action.yml

name: Dispatch another workflow and wait for its completion

description: 'Dispatch another workflow and wait for its completion'

inputs:
  workflow:
    description: 'The workflow YAML file name to call'
    required: true
  token:
    description: 'A GitHub token for gh api calls'
    required: true
  inputs:
    description: 'The target workflow input in JSON format'
    required: false

runs:
  using: composite
  steps:
    - name: Dispatch workflow and wait
      shell: bash
      env:
        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
      run: |
        dispatchDate=$(date -Iseconds)
        workflowFile=${{ inputs.workflow }}

        if [ '${{ inputs.inputs }}' ]; then
          runUrl=$(echo '${{ inputs.inputs }}' | gh workflow run $workflowFile -r ${{ github.ref_name }} --json)
        else
          runUrl=$(gh workflow run $workflowFile -r ${{ github.ref_name }})
        fi

        # `gh workflow run` (gh CLI >= 2.87.0) prints the created run URL when the host returns it.
        # Older gh/GHES hosts return nothing here, so fall back to locating the run by dispatch time.
        if [ -z "$runUrl" ]; then
          sleep 60
          run_data=$(gh api repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/actions/workflows/$workflowFile/runs?event=workflow_dispatch&created=>=$dispatchDate)
          currentWorkflowRunId=$(echo "$run_data" | jq -r '.workflow_runs[0].id')
          runUrl=$(gh api repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/actions/runs/$currentWorkflowRunId --jq '.html_url')
        else
          currentWorkflowRunId=${runUrl##*/}
        fi

        echo "::notice file=$workflowFile,title=Dispatched workflow run::$runUrl"

        if ! gh run watch $currentWorkflowRunId --exit-status; then
          echo "::error file=$workflowFile::The Dispatched workflow has not completed successfully"
          exit 1
        fi

        echo "::notice file=$workflowFile,title=The Dispatched workflow:: Completed successfully"