action-dispatch.yml

name: action-dispatch

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  # push:
  #   branches:
  #     - '*'
  # pull_request:
  #   branches:
  #     - '*'

run-name: ${{ github.actor }} is testing out Actions 🚀

jobs:
  trigger:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Generate token from GitHub App
        id: generate-token
        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
        with:
          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
          owner: ERGO-Code
          repositories: tests

      - name: Trigger the automated test in another repo
        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v4
        with:
          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
          repository: ERGO-Code/tests
          event-type: highs-mip-tests
          client-payload: |
            {
              "repository": "${{ github.repository }}",
              "ref": "${{ github.ref }}",
              "sha": "${{ github.sha }}"
            }

      - name: my-step
        run: echo "${{ github.actor }} Hello automations!"