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A on.workflow_run.workflows containing + not supported #3763
Description
Describe the bug
A on.workflow_run.workflows value containing + fails with Encountered an issue parsing workflow trigger(s) "c++" in a workflow, even though such a workflow name is allowed.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Create the following workflow in
.github/workflows/workflow_run.yml:
name: Workflow Run Issue
on:
workflow_run:
workflows: ['C++']
types:
- completed
jobs:
job:
name: job
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- run: true
shell: bash- Merge this to your default branch. Make sure you have another workflow that gets triggered on
pushevent on your default branch before you push this workflow to the default branch. - You will see in the Actions tab an
Unknown eventof anUnknown workflow:
- Click on that action run and you will see an annotation saying:
Encountered an issue parsing workflow trigger(s) "c++" in a workflow ".github/workflows/workflow_run.yml".
Expected behavior
The workflow_run should work with workflow names that contain +.
Runner Version and Platform
2.322.0
What's not working?
Encountered an issue parsing workflow trigger(s) "c++" in a workflow ".github/workflows/workflow_run.yml".
Activity
EnricoMi commentedon Mar 21, 2025
The issue is that the
workflowsvalues are treated as glob patterns and special characters have to be escaped:https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#filter-pattern-cheat-sheet
https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/50835
github/docs#37022
In the particular case above,
"C\+\+"does work.This is not an action runner issue, will raise with Github support.
conguy67-ops commentedon Oct 9, 2025
Encountered an issue parsing workflow trigger(s) "c++" in a workflow ".github/workflows/workflow_run.yml".
conguy67-ops commentedon Oct 9, 2025
Encountered an issue parsing workflow trigger(s) "c++" in a workflow ".github/workflows/workflow_run.yml".
fix(deploy): escape the + so the E2E trigger actually matches (#245 c…