Import filters file from another repository

[Tchekda]

Hello, Inside our organization, we use a centralized repository for all our reusable Github actions. (OUR_ORG/pipelines in the example). One of those reusable workflows uses the paths-filter action, and we want to have a file in OUR_ORG/pipelines with the default filters for all our projects. (The file is in .github/file-filters.yml in the example)

• When we set filters: ./github/file-filters.yml, it doesn't work because that file doesn't exist inside the repository from which the reusable workflow is called.
• When we set filters: OUR_ORG/pipelines/./github/file-filters.yml, it doesn't work either, seems like it doesn't understand that it is a repository reference and tries to load the path locally.

Not being able to load a centralized filter file is preventing us from having a pipeline that would work the same way across all our repositories. Is there a way to do something on our end to make this happen or does it need to be fixed on your side ?

[ElviaSober]

Hi,

Your syntax doesn't seem to be fully correct in the examples that you have given. You can check here: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows#creating-a-reusable-workflow for the syntax.

In short,

• The examples you gave should have .github/ instead of ./github/ and all workflows should be in a .github/workflows/ directory (requirement from github, see the link above).
• When you put the full path as your second example, you should put the branch reference in the end: filters: OUR_ORG/pipelines/.github/workflows/file-filters.yml@main. Instead of that you could checkout the OUR_ORG/pipelines repository in a previous step in the same job and then you should be able to use .github/workflows/file-filters.yml

[Tchekda]

Hello, Sorry to bring it back after 1 year, finally got some time to work on it ;) I tried your second suggestion and it still doesn't work... The config file is available at ORG/pipelines/.github/path-filter.yml on the main branch and I am getting the following error on the app repo

Error: Configuration file 'ORG/pipelines/.github/file-filters.yml@main' not found