🩹 [Patch]: Action-Test workflow cannot be tested via schedule or workflow_dispatch events

[MariusStorhaug]

Problem

The Action-Test workflow, which uses the Publish-PSModule action, cannot be reliably triggered or tested using schedule or workflow_dispatch events. When triggered by these events, the workflow fails with the following error from the init.ps1 script:

Exception: /home/runner/work/Publish-PSModule/Publish-PSModule/scripts/init.ps1:82
Line |
 82 |          throw 'GitHub event does not contain pull_request data. This  …
    |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    | GitHub event does not contain pull_request data. This script must be run
    | from a pull_request event.

Root Cause

The script expects the workflow to be triggered by a pull_request event and fails when event context is missing, as with scheduled or manual (workflow_dispatch) runs.

Expected Improvement

• Refactor the workflow and/or the Publish-PSModule action to allow tests to be executed using schedule or workflow_dispatch events, e. g.:
  • Detect event type and skip PR-only logic when appropriate
  • Fall back to mock PR data for testing
  • Update docs to clarify which events can be used for testing

References

This issue affects scheduled runs in the Action-Test workflow that use the Publish-PSModule action.

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Job context: Publish-PSModule/scripts/init.ps1:82 (ref)

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Please investigate and propose a solution to make testability possible from all relevant workflow triggers.