#63 - Support for reusable workflows - workflow_call - workflow_dispatch - forgejo/runner

diem commented

2023-07-20 08:33:08 +00:00

Hello,
First of all thanks for the awesome work.
I've found out that forgejo-runner doesn't support "reusable workflows" (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows) , which I believe is really helpful reducing code duplication across many repositories in a Forgejo instance.

I couldn't find any roadmap of planned features for the runner, so I'm filling this issue as feature request. Please let me know if there are better methods for tracking it.

example:

reusable.yml

name: Reusable workflow example

on:
  workflow_call:
    inputs:
      config-path:
        required: true
        type: string
    secrets:
      token:
        required: true

jobs:
  reusable:
    runs-on: docker
    steps:
    - run: |
        echo == config-path: ${{ inputs.config_path }}
        echo == repo-token: ${{ secrets.token }}

caller.yml

on: [ workflow_dispatch ]
jobs:
  call-workflow-passing-data:
    uses: ./reusable.yml
    with:
      config-path: ./somewhere/myconfig
    secrets:
      token: ${{ secrets.MYTOKEN}}

Hello, First of all thanks for the awesome work. I've found out that forgejo-runner doesn't support "reusable workflows" (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows) , which I believe is really helpful reducing code duplication across many repositories in a Forgejo instance. I couldn't find any roadmap of planned features for the runner, so I'm filling this issue as feature request. Please let me know if there are better methods for tracking it. example: reusable.yml ``` name: Reusable workflow example on: workflow_call: inputs: config-path: required: true type: string secrets: token: required: true jobs: reusable: runs-on: docker steps: - run: | echo == config-path: ${{ inputs.config_path }} echo == repo-token: ${{ secrets.token }} ``` caller.yml ``` on: [ workflow_dispatch ] jobs: call-workflow-passing-data: uses: ./reusable.yml with: config-path: ./somewhere/myconfig secrets: token: ${{ secrets.MYTOKEN}} ```

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earl-warren added the

Kind/Feature

label 2023-07-20 08:39:18 +00:00

earl-warren commented

2023-07-20 08:40:40 +00:00

Owner

Although it is not really the same, I found local actions a useful substitute to this missing feature.

https://forgejo.org/docs/v1.20/user/actions/#local-actions

Although it is not really the same, I found local actions a useful substitute to this missing feature. https://forgejo.org/docs/v1.20/user/actions/#local-actions

diem commented

2023-07-20 09:17:53 +00:00

Author

@earl-warren Thanks for the heads up.
I'm working around it to see if it works in my case until the feature is implemented. Have to get around strategy: matrix but should be doable with few lines copy&paste (way better than copying a few workflows to almost every repository).

@earl-warren Thanks for the heads up. I'm working around it to see if it works in my case until the feature is implemented. Have to get around `strategy: matrix` but should be doable with few lines copy&paste (way better than copying a few workflows to almost every repository).

earl-warren commented

2023-07-20 09:20:04 +00:00

Owner

It would be great to have documentation for strategy: matrix if you can spare the time to update the documentation with that.

It would be great to [have documentation](https://forgejo.org/docs/v1.20/user/actions/) for `strategy: matrix` if you can spare the time to [update the documentation with that](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/website/src/branch/main/src/pages/docs/v1.20/user/actions.md).

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earl-warren commented

2024-03-11 15:42:26 +00:00

Owner

There are fixes in ACT v1.20.0 which will be in the runner 3.4.0 release that should help. Tests should be written to https://code.forgejo.org/forgejo/end-to-end/actions to run a scenario that shows it actually works.

earl-warren commented

2024-03-24 13:42:27 +00:00

Owner

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/28163 is needed server side.

earl-warren changed title from ~~Support for reusable workflows~~ to Support for reusable workflows - workflow_call

2024-03-24 13:43:45 +00:00

earl-warren changed title from ~~Support for reusable workflows - workflow_call~~ to Support for reusable workflows - workflow_call - workflow_dispatch

2024-03-24 13:44:10 +00:00

Support for reusable workflows - workflow_call - workflow_dispatch #63