repository-dispatch

Create a repository dispatch event using the GitHub Apps Token.

Use GitHub Actions

Also available on GitHub Actions. Use in combination with actions/create-github-app-token as follows.

jobs:
  dispatch:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Generate token
        id: generate-token
        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
        with:
          app-id: ${{ secrets.MY_GITHUB_APPS_ID }}
          private-key: ${{ secrets.MY_GITHUB_APPS_PRIVATE_KEY }}
          owner: owner          # need for other repository dispatch
          repositories: name    # need for other repository dispatch
      - name: Repository Dispatch
        uses: otakakot/repository-dispatch@v1.0.0
        with:
          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
          repository: owner/name
          event-type: event-type
          client-payload: '{"payload": "xxxxxxxxxx"}'

CLI Go Install

go install github.com/otakakot/repository-dispatch@latest

Usage

Please specify GitHub Apps Token or GitHub Apps ID & GitHub Apps Private Key.

Specify GitHub Apps Token

repository-dispatch --token ${TOKEN} --event-type ${EVENT_TYPE} --repository-owner ${REPOSITORY_OWNER} --repository-name ${REPOSITORY_NAME} --client-payload "${CLIENT_PAYLOAD}"

Specify GitHub Apps ID & GitHub Apps Private Key

repository-dispatch --id ${ID} --private-key ${PRIVATE_KEY} --event-type ${EVENT_TYPE} --repository-owner ${REPOSITORY_OWNER} --repository-name ${REPOSITORY_NAME} --client-payload "${CLIENT_PAYLOAD}"