value for inputs through Github UI for caller workflows

[Mr-Saikiran]

Github Actions

How to inject values to inputs from Github UI instead of with

Body

My current re-usable workflow is something like this.

callable.yaml

name: Called Workflow

on:
  workflow_call:
    inputs:
      env:
        type: string
        description: 'environment'
        default: 'dev'
        required: true

jobs:
  echo:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    defaults:
        run:
          shell: bash
          working-directory: ./
    steps:
      - name: echo environment
        run: |
          echo ${{ inputs.env }}

caller.yaml

name: Build/Deploy

on:
    workflow_dispatch:
          
permissions:
    id-token: write
    contents: read
    packages: read
    
jobs:
  caller-workflow:
    uses: org/repo/.github/workflows/callable.yaml
    secrets: inherit
    with:
        env: dev

but I want to use UI inputs from my caller workflow instead of with:

can I use something like this and pass inputs through UI.

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      environment:
        type: choice
        required: true
        default: 'qa'
        options: 
          - qa
          - dev

[Mr-Saikiran]

After some research I found it can help me this way.

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      environment:
        type: choice
        required: true
        default: 'qa'
        options:
          - qa
          - dev

permissions:
  id-token: write
  contents: read
  packages: read

jobs:
  caller-workflow:
    uses: org/repo/.github/workflows/callable.yaml@main
    secrets: inherit
    with:
      env: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment }}

[almonte05]

Das

[Abdulrahmansi]

on:
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
environment:
type: choice
required: true
default: 'qa'
options:
- qa
- dev

permissions:
id-token: write
contents: read
packages: read

jobs:
caller-workflow:
uses: org/repo/.github/workflows/callable.yaml@main
secrets: inherit
with:
env: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment }}

[Abdulrahmansi]

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