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Add failure notification to Python unit test workflow
SuperRitchie May 5, 2026
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Fix notification issue creation repo target
SuperRitchie May 5, 2026
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38 changes: 35 additions & 3 deletions .github/workflows/testsPython.yml
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###############################################################################
name: Python Unit Tests

permissions:
contents: read
issues: write

on:
workflow_dispatch: # Allows the workflow to be manually triggered from the GitHub Actions tab
pull_request: #
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# on the test results.
notifications:
needs: python-unit-tests
if: ${{ always() }}
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Notify on test results
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
NOTIFY_USER: ${{ vars.NOTIFY_USER || github.actor }}
run: |
echo "## Python Unit Test Result" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
echo "" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
echo "Result: ${{ needs.python-unit-tests.result }}" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"

if [ "${{ needs.python-unit-tests.result }}" == "success" ]; then
echo "success notifications go here"
echo "Python unit tests passed. No failure notification needed."
echo "Python unit tests passed. No failure notification needed." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
else
echo "failure notifications go here"
fi
echo "::error title=Python unit tests failed::The Python unit test job failed. Please inspect the workflow logs."

cat > issue_body.md <<EOF
The Python unit test job failed.

Repository: ${{ github.repository }}
Branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
Commit: ${{ github.sha }}
Workflow run: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}

Please inspect the failed job logs.
EOF

gh issue create \
--repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
--title "Python unit tests failed in workflow run #${{ github.run_number }}" \
--body-file issue_body.md \
--assignee "$NOTIFY_USER"

echo "Failure notification issue created and assigned to @$NOTIFY_USER." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
fi