add repo-dispatch action with test

work in progress

Author: dennisvang

.github/actions/repo-dispatch/action.yml

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+name: repository-dispatch
+description: creates repository_dispatch event in target repository
+inputs:
+  secret-token:
+    description: fine-grained personal access token with content write permission for the target repo
+    required: true
+  secret-token-2:
+    description: another secret
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-what-your-workflow-does/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#masking-a-value-in-a-log
+      name: mask secret token
+      run: echo "::add-mask::$SECRET_TOKEN"
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        SECRET_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.secret-token }}
+
+    - name: mask secret token
+      run: echo "::add-mask::${{ inputs.secret-token2 }}"
+      shell: bash
+
+    - shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "${{ inputs.secret-token }}"
+        echo "${{ inputs.secret-token-2 }}"

.github/workflows/test-repo-dispatch.yml

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+# This workflow tests the reusable repo-dispatch action
+
+name: test repo-dispatch action
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  dispatch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout so we can use local action
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: test action
+        uses: ./.github/actions/repo-dispatch
+        with:
+          secret-token: my-secret-token
+          secret-token-2: my-secret-token-2