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Triggering based on commit author

Let's consider a GitHub Actions workflow like this (based on this one):

name: CI
'on':
  push:
    branches:
      - master
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - master
  workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
  lint:
    ...

  unit-test:
    ...

Currently, this workflow is triggered on every commit, no matter which user authored the commit.

Would it be possible to configure the workflow so it gets triggered only when the author is not a given one (i.e. user1)? How?

Solution

  • Thanks to @jonrsharpe's feedback I have fixed the workflow this way:

    name: CI
'on':
  push:
    branches:
      - master
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - master
  workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
  lint:
    if: github.actor != 'user1'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    ...

  unit-test:
    if: github.actor != 'user1'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    ...

    It is not optimal (as the if clause has to be repeated in every job) but suffices for my case.