Use smarter way to obtain the exact run upon workflow dispatches#10
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A workflow run can be timestamped slightly before the dispatch response. Since GitGitGadget uses that response's `Date` header as the polling lower bound, the run can be excluded. Allow five seconds of leeway so the dispatched run remains eligible for polling. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
GitGitGadget must identify the workflow run created by each dispatch. The old response omitted that identity, forcing a time-based poll that is sensitive to clock skew. GitHub's workflow dispatch API can now return the run ID when `return_run_details` is set; see https://github.blog/changelog/2026-02-19-workflow-dispatch-api-now-returns-run-ids/. Use those details directly when available. Retain polling for responses without run details, using the existing clock-skew leeway. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
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Way better than polling.
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Previously, when we triggered runs via
workflow_dispatch, we had to poll workflow runs to know which run was triggered. That fragile strategy is no longer necessary.This is a companion of git-for-windows/gfw-helper-github-app#197.