auto retry if release fails

Author: danoli3

.github/workflows/auto-retry.yml

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+name: Cron Retry Failed Workflows
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 */5 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  retry-failed:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Re-run failed workflow runs on the current branch
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        if: github.repository == 'openframeworks/apothecary' && github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/bleeding' || contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/'))
+        with:
+          script: |
+            // Remove 'refs/heads/' from the branch name
+            const branch = process.env.GITHUB_REF.replace('refs/heads/', '');
+            console.log("Current branch:", branch);
+            
+            // List all workflow runs for the branch with 'failure' status
+            const runsResponse = await github.rest.actions.listWorkflowRunsForRepo({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              branch: branch,
+              status: 'failure',
+              per_page: 50  // Adjust as needed
+            });
+            const failedRuns = runsResponse.data.workflow_runs;
+            console.log(`Found ${failedRuns.length} failed workflow runs.`);
+            
+            if (failedRuns.length === 0) {
+              console.log("No failed workflow runs found. Nothing to re-run.");
+              return;
+            }
+            
+            // Iterate over each failed workflow run and trigger a re-run using the API
+            for (const run of failedRuns.slice(0, 5)) { // Limit to 5 runs
+              console.log(`Re-running workflow run id: ${run.id} (${run.name})`);
+              try {
+                await github.rest.actions.reRunWorkflow({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  run_id: run.id
+                });
+              } catch (error) {
+                console.error(`Failed to re-run run ${run.id}: ${error.message}`);
+              }
+              await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000)); // 1-second delay
+            }