`Running job` message is short on details
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Description
I'm self-hosting a runner in an organization. The organization has a lot of repositories many of which have workflows with the same name.
I'd expect a log item to tell me which repository and preferably something about a job that would let me get back to the job, that could be a PR / commit reference, or a run number or something, picking a random thing, if I had this https://github.com/actions/runner/actions/runs/5896017791, I'd be happy.
Effectively, what I'm seeing is:
Running job: CodeQL-Build
But that's really not helpful, that happens a lot in a lot of places.
Note that this information can't be confidential because the runner has to be trusted and itself has this information.
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Research direction
Start in src/Runner.Listener/JobDispatcher.cs around line 370, where the Running job message is emitted. Trace the job metadata available at that point and determine which repository and run or job identifier can be included. Done means the message distinguishes workflows with the same name and provides a useful path back to the run.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- ci-cd
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100