repository-dispatch

Repository Dispatch

Creates a repository dispatch event.

This is a custom event you can describe which can in turn be used to trigger a workflow on the target repo.

Inputs

Input	Required	Default	Description
token	true		A GitHub Personal Access Token which can access the target repo
owner	true		The owner of the repo to send the dispatch event to (eg ubio)
repository	true		The name of the repo to send the dispatch event to (eg my-repo)
event	true		The event type
payload	false	{}	JSON payload with data that your target action or worklow may use

Example Usage

Usage (build action):

- name: Run
  uses: ubio/github-actions/repository-dispatch@master
  with:
    token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
    owner: "github-owner"
    repository: "repo-name"
    event: "your-event"
    payload: '{"extra":"info"}'

Usage (optimised):

- name: Run
  uses: docker://automationcloud/repository-dispatch:latest
  with:
    token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
    owner: "github-owner"
    repository: "repo-name"
    event: "your-event"
    payload: '{"extra":"info"}'