Trigger GitHub Action

trigger-action.sh

trigger-action(){
  WORKFLOW_FILE=${1:-mirror.yml}
  MY_BRANCH=${2:-`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`}
  TARGET_REPO=${3:-department-of-veterans-affairs/abd-vro}
  echo "Triggering Mirror https://github.com/$TARGET_REPO/actions/workflows/$WORKFLOW_FILE"
  gh workflow run --repo "$TARGET_REPO" "$WORKFLOW_FILE" --ref "$MY_BRANCH"
  # Alternatives:
  # curl -XPOST -u "$GITHUB_USERNAME:$GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://api.github.com/repos/department-of-veterans-affairs/abd-vro/actions/workflows/mirror.yml/dispatches --data "{\"ref\": \"$MY_BRANCH\"}"
  # gh api /repos/$TARGET_REPO/actions/workflows/$WORKFLOW_FILE/dispatches --input - <<< "{\"ref\": \"$MY_BRANCH\"}"

  sleep 2 # to give GH time to initiate the action
  MIRROR_JSON=$(gh run list --repo "$TARGET_REPO" -w "$WORKFLOW_FILE" -L 1 --json databaseId,headBranch,status,url --jq ".[] | select((.headBranch == \"$MY_BRANCH\") and (.status != \"completed\"))")
  [ "$MIRROR_JSON" ] || { echo "An active $WORKFLOW_FILE action was not found for branch $MY_BRANCH!"; return 3; }
  echo $MIRROR_JSON | jq

  MIRROR_RUN_ID=$(echo $MIRROR_JSON | jq '.databaseId')
  echo "Waiting for action $MIRROR_RUN_ID to complete ..."
  sleep 3 # allow time to read the screen before next line clears it
  gh run watch $MIRROR_RUN_ID --repo "$TARGET_REPO"
  MIRROR_RUN_URL=$(echo $MIRROR_JSON | jq '.url')
  echo $MIRROR_JSON | jq
}

# Example usage
MY_BRANCH=${1:-`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`}
trigger-action mirror.yml "$MY_BRANCH"
trigger-action secrel.yml "$MY_BRANCH" department-of-veterans-affairs/abd-vro-internal