GitHub Actions PR workflow development routine

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I'm working on GitHub actions that only get triggered by pull_request events. Wondering if there is a better "dev experience" than what I'm currently doing.

My understanding is that the workflow file must be in the base branch. So in order to test workflow changes, I gotta push code to the base branch, then trigger the workflow via the head branch.

Assume I've already got my-base and my-head branches, with a pull request set up. I trigger the workflow via syncronization events, by pushing to the head branch:

git checkout my-base
git add . && git commit -m "plx work" && git push
git checkout my-head
git merge my-base --no-edit && git push

Is there a better way?

That's not true for the trigger pull_request. It is enough for this trigger to be on the branch associated with your pull request -- no need to put it in the base branch. pull_request_target, however, needs to be in the base branch to name an example. — rethab
– rethab, Commented Jun 24, 2022 at 8:13
Yup, thats work. Thank you. Happy to accept this as an answer. — djfinnoy
– djfinnoy, Commented Jun 24, 2022 at 8:25

rethab · Accepted Answer · 2022-06-25 11:05:20Z

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That's not true for the trigger pull_request. It is enough for this trigger to be on the branch associated with your pull request -- no need to put it in the base branch.

pull_request_target, however, needs to be in the base branch to name an example. –

answered Jun 25, 2022 at 11:05

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