Utilize the auto generated github token for comments (#74)

* feat: use autogenerated github token for pull_request comments * update secret token usage Co-authored-by: Gaetan BOGAERT <[email protected]>
convictional · Nov 16, 2022 · f69fa9e · f69fa9e
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ When deploying an app you may need to deploy additional services, this Github Ac
 | `propagate_failure`      | False      | `true`      | Fail current job if downstream job fails. |
 | `trigger_workflow`       | False      | `true`      | Trigger the specified workflow. |
 | `wait_workflow`          | False      | `true`      | Wait for workflow to finish. |
-| `comment_downstream_url` | False      | ''          | A comments API URL to comment the current downstream job URL to. Default: no comment |
+| `comment_downstream_url` | False      | ``          | A comments API URL to comment the current downstream job URL to. Default: no comment |
+| `comment_github_token`   | False      | `${{github.token}}`          | token used for pull_request comments |
 
 
 ## Example

diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Comment API link for commenting the downstream job URL'
     required: false
     default: ''
+  comment_github_token:
+    description: "The Github access token with access to the repository for comment URL. It is recommended you put this token under secrets."
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.token }}
 outputs:
   workflow_id:
     description: The ID of the workflow that was triggered by this action

diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ trigger_workflow() {
 comment_downstream_link() {
   if response=$(curl --fail-with-body -sSL -X POST \
       "${INPUT_COMMENT_DOWNSTREAM_URL}" \
-      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN}" \
+      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${INPUT_COMMENT_GITHUB_TOKEN}" \
       -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json' \
       -d "{\"body\": \"Running downstream job at $1\"}")
   then