{"id":451,"date":"2023-02-18T15:06:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T15:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premsvmm.com\/?p=451"},"modified":"2023-02-18T15:08:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T15:08:01","slug":"github-script-to-wait-for-another-workflow-to-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premsvmm.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/18\/github-script-to-wait-for-another-workflow-to-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Github script to wait for another workflow to complete"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are situations where one workflow must be finished before another workflow can begin. An example of this is when we require a Docker image to be constructed before moving forward with the deployment of the image to the test automation environment and executing the suite of tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Workflow 1: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
on: [ push ]\njobs:\n  cancel-previous-job:\n    name: Cancel previous workflow\n    if: always()\n    timeout-minutes: 1\n    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n    steps:\n      - name: Cancel previous workflow\n        uses: styfle\/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1\n        if: github.ref != 'refs\/heads\/master'\n        with:\n          all_but_latest: true\n          access_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\n          workflow_id: ${{ github.event.workflow.id }}\n  job1:\n    name: Test Job 1\n    needs: [ cancel-previous-job ]\n    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n    steps:\n      - name: Checkout code\n        uses: actions\/checkout@v2\n      - name: Run single command\n        run: |\n          sleep 30\n          echo "Job executed"<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Workflow 2:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
on: [ push ]\njobs:\n  cancel-previous-job:\n    name: Cancel previous workflow\n    if: always()\n    timeout-minutes: 1\n    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n    steps:\n      - name: Cancel previous workflow\n        uses: styfle\/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1\n        if: github.ref != 'refs\/heads\/master'\n        with:\n          all_but_latest: true\n          access_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\n          workflow_id: ${{ github.event.workflow.id }}\n  job2:\n    name: Test Job 2s\n    needs: [ cancel-previous-job ]\n    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n    steps:\n      - name: Checkout code\n        uses: actions\/checkout@v2\n      - name: Get Build Image Workflow Status\n        env:\n          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}\n          BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}\n          WORKFLOW: workflow_1.yml\n        run: |\n          echo "WORKFLOW_STATUS=$(sh .\/.github\/actions\/status.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV\n      - name: Check Workflow Status\n        run: echo $WORKFLOW_STATUS<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Script : <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
#!\/bin\/sh\nget_workflow_status_value() {\n  URI="https:\/\/api.github.com"\n  API_HEADER="Accept: application\/vnd.github.v3+json"\n  AUTH_HEADER="Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}"\n  branch_name=${BRANCH}\n  workflow_file=${WORKFLOW}\n  workflow_response=$(curl -sSD build_image_workflow_response_header.txt -H "${AUTH_HEADER}" -H "${API_HEADER}" "${URI}\/repos\/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}\/actions\/workflows\/$workflow_file\/runs?branch=$branch_name&per_page=1" | jq '.')\n\n  echo "$workflow_response" > build_image_workflow_response_body.txt\n  cat build_image_workflow_response_header.txt >> build_image_workflow_log.txt\n  cat build_image_workflow_response_body.txt >> build_image_workflow_log.txt\n\n  workflow_details=$(echo "$workflow_response" | jq --raw-output '{conclusion: .workflow_runs[0].conclusion, status: .workflow_runs[0].status}')\n  workflow_status=$(echo "$workflow_details" | jq --raw-output '.status')\n  while [ "$workflow_status" != "completed" ]\n  do\n    sleep 1m\n    workflow_response=$(curl -sSD build_image_workflow_response_header.txt -H "${AUTH_HEADER}" -H "${API_HEADER}" "${URI}\/repos\/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}\/actions\/workflows\/$workflow_file\/runs?branch=$branch_name&per_page=1" | jq '.')\n\n    echo "$workflow_response" > build_image_workflow_response_body.txt\n    cat build_image_workflow_response_header.txt >> build_image_workflow_log.txt\n    cat build_image_workflow_response_body.txt >> build_image_workflow_log.txt\n\n    workflow_details=$(echo "$workflow_response" | jq --raw-output '{conclusion: .workflow_runs[0].conclusion, status: .workflow_runs[0].status}')\n    workflow_status=$(echo "$workflow_details" | jq --raw-output '.status')\n  done\n  workflow_conclusion=$(echo "$workflow_details" | jq --raw-output '.conclusion')\n}\n\nget_workflow_status_value\necho $workflow_conclusion<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Example  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Job 2 waits till Job 1 completes another workflow<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Example Github Repo :<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/github.com\/premsvmm\/workflow-wait-example<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There are situations where one workflow must be finished before another workflow can begin. An example of this is when we require a Docker image to be constructed before moving forward with the deployment of the image to the test automation environment and executing the suite of tests. Workflow 1: Workflow 2: Script : Example …<\/p>\n
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