4 - Workflow Templates
In this lab you will reuse workflow templates.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
References:
4.1 Create a reusable workflow
- For a workflow to be reusable, the
on must include the workflow_call event
- Open the workflow file job-dependencies.yml
- Edit the file and update the workflow to run on workflow call event
on:
workflow_call:
- Commit the changes into a new
feature/lab04 branch
- Go to
Code and select the feature/lab04 from the branches drop down list
- Open the workflow file reusable-workflow-template.yml
- Edit the file and copy the following YAML content at the end of the file:
call_dependencies_workflow_job:
needs: call_reusable_workflow_job
uses: <YOUR_USER_ACCOUNT>/gh-abcs-actions/.github/workflows/job-dependencies.yml@main
- Update the workflow to run on push events
on:
push:
branches: [main]
workflow_dispatch:
- Commit the changes into the same
feature/lab04 branch
- Open a new pull request from
Pull requests
Make sure it is your repository pull request to not propose changes to the upstream repository. From the drop-down list choose the base repository to be yours.
- Complete the pull request and delete the source branch
- Go to
Actions and see the details of your running workflow
4.2 Final
job-dependencies.yml
```YAML
name: 02-2. Dependencies
on:
workflow_dispatch:
push:
branches:
- main
workflow_call:
jobs:
initial:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- run: echo "This job will be run first."
fanout1:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: initial
steps:
- run: echo "This job will run after the initial job, in parallel with fanout2."
fanout2:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: initial
steps:
- run: echo "This job will run after the initial job, in parallel with fanout1."
fanout3:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: fanout1
steps:
- run: echo "This job will run after the initial job, in parallel with fanout2."
fanin:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: [fanout1, fanout2]
steps:
- run: echo "This job will run after fanout1 and fanout2 have finished."
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
strategy:
matrix:
configuration: [debug, release]
steps:
- run: echo "This job builds the cofiguration $."
test:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: build
steps:
- run: echo "This job will be run after the build job."
ring01:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: test
steps:
- run: echo "This job will be run after the test job."
ring02:
runs-on: macos-latest
needs: test
steps:
- run: echo "This job will be run after the test job."
ring03:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: test
steps:
- run: echo "This job will be run after the test job."
ring04:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: [ring01,ring02,ring03]
steps:
- run: echo "This job will be run after the ring01,ring02,ring03 jobs."
prod:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: [ring04]
steps:
- run: echo "This job will be run after the ring04 job."
```
reusable-workflow-template.yml
```YAML
name: 04-1. Call Reusable Workflow Templates
on:
push:
branches: [main]
workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
call_greet_everyone_workflow_job:
uses: githubabcs/gh-abcs-actions/.github/workflows/greet-everyone.yml@main
with:
name: 'Reusable Workflow Templates'
call_reusable_workflow_job:
uses: githubabcs/gh-abcs-actions/.github/workflows/super-linter.yml@main
call_demo_workflow_job:
needs: call_greet_everyone_workflow_job
uses: githubabcs/gh-abcs-actions/.github/workflows/github-actions-demo.yml@main
call_dependencies_workflow_job:
needs: call_reusable_workflow_job
uses: /gh-abcs-actions/.github/workflows/job-dependencies.yml@main
```
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