- update current run instead of creating a new one

   - FIX #40

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./
         if: endsWith(github.ref, 'main') == false
         with:
-          check_name: Example JUnit Test Report
+          update_check: true
           report_paths: '**/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml'
           summary: '<table><thead><tr><th> Application (src/applications) </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> test </td></tr></tbody></table>'
       - name: Test PyTest test import
         uses: ./
         if: endsWith(github.ref, 'main') == false
         with:
-          check_name: Example Pytest Report
+          update_check: true
           report_paths: test_results/python/report.xml
       - name: Install NPM
         run: |

action.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Regular expression for the named test suites'
     required: false
     default: ''
+  update_check:
+    description: 'Defines if the active check should be updated instead'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
   check_name:
     description: 'Check name for test reports.'
     required: false

src/main.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
       return
     }
 
+    const updateCheck = core.getInput('update_check')
     const checkName = core.getInput('check_name')
     const commit = core.getInput('commit')
     const failOnFailure = core.getInput('fail_on_failure') === 'true'
@@ -61,27 +62,57 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
       `ℹ️ Posting status '${status}' with conclusion '${conclusion}' to ${link} (sha: ${head_sha})`
     )
 
-    const createCheckRequest = {
-      ...github.context.repo,
-      name: checkName,
-      head_sha,
-      status,
-      conclusion,
-      output: {
-        title,
-        summary,
-        annotations: testResult.annotations.slice(0, 50)
-      }
-    }
-
-    core.debug(JSON.stringify(createCheckRequest, null, 2))
     core.endGroup()
 
     core.startGroup(`🚀 Publish results`)
 
     try {
       const octokit = github.getOctokit(token)
-      await octokit.rest.checks.create(createCheckRequest)
+
+      if (updateCheck) {
+        const createCheckRequest = {
+          ...github.context.repo,
+          name: checkName,
+          head_sha,
+          status,
+          conclusion,
+          output: {
+            title,
+            summary,
+            annotations: testResult.annotations.slice(0, 50)
+          }
+        }
+
+        core.debug(JSON.stringify(createCheckRequest, null, 2))
+        await octokit.rest.checks.create(createCheckRequest)
+      } else {
+        const ref = head_sha
+        const check_name = github.context.job
+        const filter = 'latest'
+
+        const checks = await octokit.rest.checks.listForRef({
+          ...github.context.repo,
+          ref,
+          check_name,
+          filter
+        })
+
+        const check_run_id = checks.data.check_runs[0].id
+
+        const updateCheckRequest = {
+          ...github.context.repo,
+          check_run_id,
+          output: {
+            title,
+            summary,
+            annotations: testResult.annotations.slice(0, 50)
+          }
+        }
+
+        core.debug(JSON.stringify(updateCheckRequest, null, 2))
+
+        await octokit.rest.checks.update(updateCheckRequest)
+      }
 
       if (failOnFailure && conclusion === 'failure') {
         core.setFailed(