Create a repository dispatch event

type Github = {

  token: string;

};

/**

 * Create a repository dispatch event

 * You can use this endpoint to trigger a webhook event called `repository_dispatch` when you want activity that happens outside of GitHub to trigger a GitHub Actions workflow or GitHub App webhook.

 */

export async function main(

  auth: Github,

  owner: string,

  repo: string,

  body: {

    client_payload?: { [k: string]: unknown };

    event_type: string;

    [k: string]: unknown;

  }

) {

  const url = new URL(

    `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/dispatches`

  );

  const response = await fetch(url, {

    method: "POST",

    headers: {

      "Content-Type": "application/json",

      Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.token,

    },

    body: JSON.stringify(body),

  });

  if (!response.ok) {

    const text = await response.text();

    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);

  }

  return await response.text();

}