Check run result is pushed to any workflow, rather than the executing workflow

[jwgmeligmeyling]

Github Actions run within a Workflow Run. Each Workflow Run is associated with its own Check Suite. Whenever we post a Check Run, a Check Suite is created unless a Check Suite for that application already exists. However, when multiple workflows are triggered for an event (or multiple events trigger multiple runs of the same workflow) , multiple possible Workflow Runs and thus multiple Check Suites will be available. Unfortunately, there is no way for us to pick a Check Suite when creating a new Check Run. This is a limitation in the Github Checks API. As a result, currently results generated during workflows on a pull_request event might end up at the push workflow, if both events are used together.

(The interesting part about this image is that the "build-test PMD" run was created during "build-test on: pull request".

See also: https://github.community/t/specify-check-suite-when-creating-a-checkrun/118380?u=jwgmeligmeyling

Split off from #2

[sparksp]

I'm seeing a similar problem with one of my actions, however I have multiple workflow files and the check run is not always associated the correct workflow (usually the first one in the list - since push events happen before pull_requests it tends to be a push event). So I'm watching this and your discourse discussion with interest.