Merge pull request n1hility#8 from jaikiran/patch-1

Include the event that triggered a particular run of a target job

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: "build-test"
 on: # rebuild any PRs and main branch changes
   pull_request:
   push:
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  repository_dispatch:
 jobs:
   build: # make sure build/ci work properly
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # cancel-previous-runs 
+
+This is just a fork from `n1hility/cancel-previous-runs`, extended to allow additional events be permitted to cancel a run.
+
 This action cancels previous runs for one or more branches/prs associated with a workflow, effectively limiting the resource consumption of the workflow to one per branch.
 
 <p><a href="https://github.com/actions/typescript-action/actions"><img alt="typescript-action status" src="https://github.com/actions/typescript-action/workflows/build-test/badge.svg"></a>
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ Additionally this action can be placed as an early step in your workflow (e.g. a
 
 token - The github token passed from `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}`. Since workflow files are visible in the repository, **DO NOT HARDCODE A TOKEN ONLY USE A REFERENCE**. 
 workflow - The filename of the workflow to limit runs on (only applies to schedule events) 
-
+events - list of additional events (in addition to the default events of `push` and `pull_request`, e.g. you may add `workflow_dispatch` and/or `repository_dispatch`)
 
 ### Schedule Example
 

action.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 name: 'Cancel Previous Workflow Runs'
 description: 'Cancels all previous runs of this workflow'
-author: 'n1hility'
+author: 'n1hility/Joegrundman'
 inputs:
   token:
     description: The GITHUB_TOKEN secret of this github workflow
     required: true
   workflow:
     description: The filename of the workflow to limit runs on (only applies to schedule events)
     required: false
+  events:
+    description: list of events that will also allow cancelling of builds (e.g. workflow_dispatch)
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: 'node12'
   main: 'dist/index.js'