Filter for workflows that have started after the trigger time

Author: anchal-physics

.github/workflows/test_reusable_workflow.yml

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
 
         run: |
           echo "Triggering ${{ inputs.workflow_file }} in ${{ inputs.target_repo }} on ref ${{ inputs.ref }}..."
+          export TRIGGER_TIME=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+          echo "TRIGGER_TIME=$TRIGGER_TIME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
           curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
@@ -79,15 +81,21 @@ jobs:
           echo "Waiting up to $WAIT_TIMEOUT seconds for workflow run to appear..."
 
           WAIT_ITER=$((WAIT_TIMEOUT / POLL_FREQ))
-          sleep 10 # Sleep for a while to get the new workflow started
+          sleep 3 # Sleep for a while to get the new workflow started
           for ((i=0; i<WAIT_ITER; i++)); do
             set +e
 
             RESPONSE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $GH_TOKEN" \
                 "https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/workflows/$WORKFLOW_FILE/runs?branch=$REF&event=workflow_dispatch")
 
-            RUN_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.workflow_runs | sort_by(.created_at) | last | .id' 2>/dev/null)
-
+            RUN_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r --arg trigger_time "$TRIGGER_TIME" '
+            if (.workflow_runs | type == "array") then
+                .workflow_runs
+                | map(select(.created_at > $trigger_time))
+                | sort_by(.created_at)
+                | last
+                | .id
+            else empty end')
             set -e
 
             if [[ "$RUN_ID" != "null" && -n "$RUN_ID" ]]; then