workflow_dispatch_wait_test.yaml

name: Workflow Dispatch Wait Tests

on:
  # Manually dispatched workflow action
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      runner:
        description: 'Self hosted gh runner'
        required: true
      minutes:
        description: 'Number of minutes to wait'
        # Number type not supported in workflow dispatch: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/67182
        # Seems to be by design: https://github.blog/changelog/2021-11-10-github-actions-input-types-for-manual-workflows/
        default: '2'

jobs:
  workflow-dispatch-tests:
    runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, "${{ inputs.runner }}"]
    steps:
      - name: Echo input variable and message
        run: |
          echo "Hello, runner: ${{ inputs.runner }}"
      - name: Wait
        run: |
          sleep ${{ inputs.minutes }}m
      - name: Always echo a message
        if: always()
        run: echo "Should not echo if pre-job script failed"