I want to run a dependent workflow only when the previous workflow is trigger by a release event

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I have a job that builds an image when a release is published or when manually triggered. When it completes, a deploy job runs.

I only want the deploy job to run, when the build job is triggered by a release. The workflow_run documentation shows that the branch can be specified. How can I specify the deploy workflow to run only when the build workflow was triggered by a release event? I do not want to create a duplicate build job that only has the workflow_dispatch trigger.

Step 1

name: build
on:
  release:
    types: [ published ]
  workflow_dispatch:

Step 2

name: deploy
on:
  workflow_run:
     workflows: [ build ]
     types:
        - completed

Note: A solution is included at the end of the thread that combines both workflows into one. I have not discovered a way to make this work with two separate workflows. If you do, please add that solution to this thread as that was the original question.

[jge162]

you could use types

documentation

name: deploy
on:
  workflow_run:
    workflows: [build]
    types:
      - completed

[jge162]

No, github.event_name will not be set to 'release' in the deploy workflow if the deploy workflow is triggered by a workflow_run event, you cannot use github.event_name to check if the workflow_run event was triggered by a release event.

Here is modified example you can use. It’s pseudo code though. I have not tested this version.

name: Release Deploy Workflow

on:
  release:
    types: [created]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      # <- Build the code ->
      - name: Build code
        run: |
          # <- Replace this with your build script ->
          echo "Building code..."
      # <- Set an output variable with the release information ->
      - name: Set output variable
        id: set-output
        run: echo "::set-output name=release-info::1.0.0"

  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: build
    # <- Pass the release information as an input to the deploy job ->
    inputs:
      release-info: ${{ needs.build.outputs.release-info }}
    steps:
      # <- Checkout the source code for deployment ->
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: jge162/Action-workflows@1.1.1
      # <- Run a deployment script to deploy the code, using the release information from the input ->
      - name: Deploy code
        run: |
          # Replace this with your deployment script        
 that uses the release information 
          release_info=${{ inputs.release-info }}
          echo "Deploying code for release 
 $release_info..."

[participator]

Thanks, your examples are helpful. To make this work, it seems like your are suggesting that I combine my two workflows into one workflow. This workflow will have two jobs: one for build and one for release. The build job can run anytime the workflow is triggered (release or workflow_dispatch). The release job will only run when the workflow was trigger with a release (if ${{ github_event_name == 'release' }}).

[jge162]

No problem. Hope it works for you.

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Would you write a new answer, so that I can mark it as the answer?

[jge162]

Thanks, your examples are helpful. To make this work, it seems like your are suggesting that I combine my two workflows into one workflow. This workflow will have two jobs: one for build and one for release. The build job can run anytime the workflow is triggered (release or workflow_dispatch). The release job will only run when the workflow was trigger with a release (if ${{ github_event_name == 'release' }}).

Yes

name: Release Deploy Workflow

on:
  release:
    types: [created]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      # <- Build the code ->
      - name: Build code
        run: |
          # <- Replace this with your build script ->
          echo "Building code..."
      # <- Set an output variable with the release information ->
      - name: Set output variable
        id: set-output
        run: echo "::set-output name=release-info::1.0.0"

  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: build
    # <- Pass the release information as an input to the deploy job ->
    inputs:
      release-info: ${{ needs.build.outputs.release-info }}
    steps:
      # <- Checkout the source code for deployment ->
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: jge162/Action-workflows@1.1.1
      # <- Run a deployment script to deploy the code, using the release information from the input ->
      - name: Deploy code
        run: |
          # Replace this with your deployment script        
 that uses the release information 
          release_info=${{ inputs.release-info }}
          echo "Deploying code for release 
 $release_info..."