Record index in check's external_id

README.md

@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ To remove the additional status check, call this GitHub Action with an authentic
 For more details the issue, see [here](https://github.com/peter-murray/workflow-application-token-action#readme).
 Always leave the additional input `cleanup-token` at its default.
 
-Nevertheless, this is a optional cosmetic enhancement and this GitHub action works fine without.
+> [!Tip]
+> This is only an optional cosmetic enhancement and this GitHub action works fine without.
 
 ```yaml
 name: scripts
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   parsiphae:
     name: Run Parsiphae on scripts
-    if: github.event_name != 'check_run' || startsWith(github.event.check_run.name, 'Parsiphae') # Adjust to check name
+    if: github.event_name != 'check_run' || github.event.check_run.external_id == join(github.workflow, '-0')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
@@ -129,3 +130,6 @@ jobs:
           cache: # Optional
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 ```
+
+> [!Note]
+> This procedure only works reasonably well if `parsiphae-action` is only called once in the workflow file.

__tests__/cleanup.test.ts

@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ jest.mock('@actions/github', () => {
     },
     context: {
       eventName: 'check_run',
+      workflow: 'workflow.yml',
       payload: {
         action: 'completed',
         check_run: {
           head_sha: 'abc123',
+          external_id: 'workflow.yml-0',
           name: 'Patch Validator',
           html_url: 'https://example.com/check_run',
           conclusion: 'success',
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ describe('cleanup', () => {
     github.context.eventName = 'check_run'
     github.context.payload.action = 'completed'
     github.context.payload.check_run.conclusion = 'failure'
-    github.context.payload.check_run.name = 'Wrong name'
+    github.context.payload.check_run.external_id = 'workflow.yml-1'
 
     const result = await workflow()
 
@@ -114,14 +116,14 @@ describe('cleanup', () => {
     expect(core.summary.addHeading).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(core.summary.addRaw).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(core.summary.write).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(core.setFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith('This action is only intended to be run on the "CheckName" check run')
+    expect(core.setFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith('This action is only intended to be run on the first check run of the workflow only')
   })
 
   it('should delete workflow runs and set exit code if the event is check_run and action is completed', async () => {
     github.context.eventName = 'check_run'
     github.context.payload.action = 'completed'
     github.context.payload.check_run.conclusion = 'success'
-    github.context.payload.check_run.name = 'CheckName'
+    github.context.payload.check_run.external_id = 'workflow.yml-0'
     listWorkflowRunsForRepoMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
       data: {
         workflow_runs: [{ id: 1, event: 'push' }],
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ describe('cleanup', () => {
     github.context.eventName = 'check_run'
     github.context.payload.action = 'completed'
     github.context.payload.check_run.conclusion = 'failure'
-    github.context.payload.check_run.name = 'CheckName: some file'
+    github.context.payload.check_run.external_id = 'workflow.yml-0'
     deleteWorkflowRunMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Delete error'))
 
     const result = await workflow()

__tests__/main.test.ts

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ jest.mock('@actions/github', () => {
         repo: 'repo',
       },
       sha: 'sha',
+      workflow: 'workflow.yml',
     },
   }
 })
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ describe('action', () => {
       repo: 'repo',
       name: 'Testing: fail.d',
       head_sha: 'sha',
+      external_id: 'workflow.yml-0',
       started_at: expect.any(String),
       completed_at: expect.any(String),
       conclusion: 'failure',

src/cleanup.ts

@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ import { setTimeout } from 'timers/promises'
 export async function workflow(): Promise<boolean> {
   // Only for completed check runs
   if (github.context.eventName !== 'check_run' || github.context.payload.action !== 'completed') return false
-  const octokit = github.getOctokit(core.getInput('cleanup-token'))
-  const checkName = core.getInput('check-name')
 
   // Check if the triggering check run is the correct one
-  if (!github.context.payload.check_run.name.startsWith(checkName)) {
+  if (github.context.payload.check_run.external_id !== `${github.context.workflow}-0`) {
     // This workflow run here will then be also deleted by the correctly triggered run
-    core.setFailed(`This action is only intended to be run on the "${checkName}" check run`)
+    core.setFailed('This action is only intended to be run on the first check run of the workflow only')
     return true
   }
 
+  const octokit = github.getOctokit(core.getInput('cleanup-token'))
+
   // Let all running workflows finish
   let status: boolean
   do {

src/main.ts

@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ For more details on Parsiphae, see [Lehona/Parsiphae@${parVer}](${link}).`
           ...github.context.repo,
           name: checkRunName,
           head_sha: github.context.sha,
+          external_id: `${github.context.workflow}-${idx}`,
           started_at: startedAt.toISOString(),
           completed_at: new Date().toISOString(),
           conclusion: numErr ? 'failure' : 'success',