Dispatch GitHub Event

index.js

#!/usr/bin/env node
const { red, cyan, green } = require("chalk");
const argv = require("yargs").argv;
const { Octokit } = require("@octokit/rest");

/**
 * A simple script that triggers GitHub workflows.
 */

(async () => {
    try {
        const owner = "webiny";
        const repo = "webiny-js";
        const token = argv.token || process.env.GH_TOKEN;
        if (!token) {
            throw new Error(`GitHub token is missing.`);
        }

        const octokit = new Octokit({
            auth: token
        });

        console.log(cyan(`Triggering ${green(argv.event)} worfklow...`));

        await octokit.repos.createDispatchEvent({
            owner,
            repo,
            event_type: argv.event,
            client_payload: typeof argv.payload === "string" ? JSON.parse(argv.payload) : {}
        });

        console.log(green("GitHub workflow successfully triggered."));
        console.log(green("See https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js/actions for action details."));
    } catch (e) {
        console.log(red("Something went wrong:"));
        console.log(red(e.message));
    }
})();

package.json

{
  "name": "dispatch-github-event",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "bin": "./index.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "@octokit/rest": "^18.7.2",
    "chalk": "^4.1.0",
    "yargs": "^12.0.1"
  }
}