README.md

dispatch-and-wait

A GitHub Action that triggers a workflow and waits for it to succeed before proceeding. Largely based off of Trigger Workflow and Wait.

Arguments

Name	Required	Default	Description
owner	true	N/A	Owner of the repo where the workflow is to be triggered.
repo	true	N/A	The repo where the workflow is to be triggered.
token	true	N/A	An access token with write permissions to repo.
event_type	true	N/A	The event type parameter to be passed in the repository dispatch request.
client_payload	false	"{}"	The client payload parameter to be passed in the repository dispatch request. Should be in the format '{"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}'.
wait_time	false	10	Time to wait between workflow status checks, in seconds.
max_time	false	60	Maximum time to wait for the workflow to finish before exiting, in seconds.

Example usages

Basic use with user-added secret called ACCESS_TOKEN:

- uses: felixp8/[email protected]
  with:
    owner: username
    repo: reponame
    token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
    event_type: ping

Use with default GITHUB_TOKEN and optional inputs:

- uses: felixp8/[email protected]
  with:
    owner: username
    repo: reponame
    token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
    event_type: ping
    client_payload: '{"ref": "master"}'
    wait_time: 5
    max_time: 120