adding id support

Author: benc-uk

.github/workflows/build-test.yaml

@@ -18,16 +18,24 @@ jobs:
     - name: Invoke echo 1 workflow using this action
       uses: ./
       with:
-        workflow: Message Echo 1        
+        workflow: Message Echo 1
         token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
         inputs: '{"message": "blah blah"}'
 
     - name: Invoke echo 2 workflow using this action
       uses: ./
       with:
-        workflow: Message Echo 2        
+        workflow: Message Echo 2
         token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
 
+    - name: Invoke echo 1 workflow by id
+      uses: ./
+      with:
+        workflow: '1854247'
+        use-workflow-id: 'true'
+        token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
+        inputs: '{"message": "Mango jam"}'
+
     - name: Update repo with build
       uses: mikeal/publish-to-github-action@master
       env:

action.yaml

@@ -7,16 +7,20 @@ inputs:
     required: true
   token: 
     description: 'GitHub token with repo write access, can NOT use secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN, see readme'
-    required: true    
+    required: true
+  use-workflow-id:
+    description: 'When true the workflow input is treated as an id rather than name'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
   inputs:
     description: 'Inputs to pass to the workflow, must be a JSON string.'
-    required: false    
+    required: false
   ref:
     description: 'The reference of the workflow run. The reference can be a branch, tag, or a commit SHA'
     required: false
   repo:
     description: 'Repo owner & name, slash separated, only set if invoking a workflow in a different repo'
-    required: false    
+    required: false 
 
 runs:
   using: 'node12'

src/main.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
   try {
     // Required inputs
     const token = core.getInput('token')
-    const workflowName = core.getInput('workflow')
+    const workflowReference = core.getInput('workflow')
+    const workflowIdFlag = core.getInput('use-workflow-id') || 'false'
     // Optional inputs, with defaults
     const ref = core.getInput('ref')   || github.context.ref
     const repo = core.getInput('repo') || `${github.context.repo.owner}/${github.context.repo.repo}`
@@ -21,25 +22,33 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     // Get octokit client for making API calls
     const octokit = github.getOctokit(token)
 
-    // List workflows via API
-    const listResp = await octokit.request(`GET /repos/${repo}/actions/workflows`, {
-      ref: ref,
-      inputs: inputs
-    })
-    if(listResp.status != 200) throw new Error(`Got HTTP ${listResp.status} calling list workflows API 💩`)
-
-    // Debug response if ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG is enabled
-    core.debug(listResp.data)
+    let workflowId = ''
+    if(workflowIdFlag !== 'true') {
+      // List workflows via API
+      const listResp = await octokit.request(`GET /repos/${repo}/actions/workflows`, {
+        ref: ref,
+        inputs: inputs
+      })
+      if(listResp.status != 200) throw new Error(`Got HTTP ${listResp.status} calling list workflows API 💩`)
+
+      // Debug response if ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG is enabled
+      core.debug(listResp.data)
+
+      // Locate workflow by name as we need it's id
+      const foundWorkflow = listResp.data.workflows.find((wf: Record<string, string>) => {
+        return wf['name'] === workflowReference
+      })
+      if(!foundWorkflow) throw new Error(`Unable to find workflow named '${workflowReference}' in ${repo} 😥`)
+
+      workflowId = foundWorkflow.id
+    } else {
+      workflowId = workflowReference
+    }
 
-    // Locate workflow by name as we need it's id
-    const workflowFind = listResp.data.workflows.find((wf: Record<string, string>) => {
-      return wf['name'] === workflowName
-    })
-    if(!workflowFind) throw new Error(`Unable to find workflow named '${workflowName}' in ${repo} 😥`)
-    console.log(`Workflow id is: ${workflowFind.id}`)
+    console.log(`Workflow id is: ${workflowId}`)
 
     // Call workflow_dispatch API
-    const dispatchResp = await octokit.request(`POST /repos/${repo}/actions/workflows/${workflowFind.id}/dispatches`, {
+    const dispatchResp = await octokit.request(`POST /repos/${repo}/actions/workflows/${workflowId}/dispatches`, {
       ref: ref,
       inputs: inputs
     })