.github/workflows/rerun.yml #4719

	# adapted from https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/67654
	# altered to not rerun if we are not the newest commit in the run's branch (exception for master/main)
	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	inputs:
	run_id:
	required: true

	jobs:
	rerun:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	permissions:
	actions: write # Needed for 'gh run rerun'
	steps:
	- name: Wait for run to finish
	env:
	GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
	GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
	GH_DEBUG: api
	run: \|
	gh run watch ${{ inputs.run_id }} > /dev/null 2>&1

	- name: Rerun failed jobs if the commit is the latest on the branch
	env:
	GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
	GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
	GH_DEBUG: api
	run: \|
	RUN_ID="${{ inputs.run_id }}"
	# Get the run details
	RUN_INFO=$(gh run view $RUN_ID --json headSha,headBranch,event)
	# Extract the commit SHA, branch name, and event type
	COMMIT_SHA=$(echo "$RUN_INFO" \| jq -r '.headSha')
	BRANCH_NAME=$(echo "$RUN_INFO" \| jq -r '.headBranch')
	EVENT_TYPE=$(echo "$RUN_INFO" \| jq -r '.event')

	# Get the latest commit SHA on the branch
	LATEST_COMMIT_SHA=$(gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/commits/$BRANCH_NAME --jq .sha)

	# Compare the SHAs
	if [[ "$COMMIT_SHA" != "$LATEST_COMMIT_SHA" ]] && [[ "$BRANCH_NAME" != "master" && "$BRANCH_NAME" != "main" ]] ; then
	echo "Commit $COMMIT_SHA is not the latest commit on branch $BRANCH_NAME (latest is $LATEST_COMMIT_SHA) and the branch is not master/main. Skipping rerun."
	else
	echo "Commit $COMMIT_SHA is the latest on branch $BRANCH_NAME. Proceeding with rerun."
	gh run rerun ${{ inputs.run_id }} --failed
	fi

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