Github Reusable Workflow jobs.<job_id>.needs with input parameter-CodePudding

I use reusable workflows and then execute it throw the workflow

Template.yml:

name: Reusable workflow
on:
  workflow_call:
    inputs:
      jobName:
        required: true
        type: string
      jobDependencies:
        required: true
        type: string
jobs:
  deployNotebook:
    name: Deployment ${{ inputs.jobName }} env
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: ${{ inputs.jobDependencies }}
    steps:
      - name: Deployment of Job
        run: echo Hello world

Workflow.yml:

name: Workflow which use Template    
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
  validation:
    name: Workflow validation
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Deployment of Notebook
        shell: pwsh
        run: Write-Host 'Workflow successfully parsed'
  dev:
    uses: ./.github/workflows/Template.yml
    with: 
      jobName: 'dev'
      jobDependencies: 'validation'
  test:
    uses: ./.github/workflows/Template.yml
    with: 
      jobName: 'test'
      jobDependencies: 'dev'

When I run this I receive error:

Unrecognized named-value: 'inputs'. Located at position 1 within expression: inputs.jobDependencies

At the same time ${{ inputs.jobName }} working fine. If I commented out ${{ inputs.jobDependencies }} everything working fine.

How can I use jobs.<job_id>.needs with an inputs provided from outside?

CodePudding user response：

Have found workaround with IF statement outside the template, meant in Workflow.yml

Same thing with Needs, which could be used just outside template