feat(actions): implement adaptive auto-refresh for workflow runs list (#38329)

### Description This PR implements an optimized, adaptive client-side auto-refresh mechanism for the Gitea Actions workflow runs list page. It allows users to see workflow progress updates dynamically without having to reload the page. Fixes https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/37457 --------- Signed-off-by: wxiaoguang <wxiaoguang@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: wxiaoguang <wxiaoguang@gmail.com>
2026-07-13 04:30:45 +00:00 · 2026-07-12 17:44:37 +05:30
parent 65c5a5ff7b
commit b998c3c1aa
9 changed files with 282 additions and 107 deletions
--- a/models/actions/run.go
+++ b/models/actions/run.go
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ func GetRunByRepoAndID(ctx context.Context, repoID, runID int64) (*ActionRun, er
 	return &run, nil
 }

+func GetRunsByRepoAndID(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, runIDs []int64) ([]*ActionRun, error) {
+	var runs []*ActionRun
+	err := db.GetEngine(ctx).In("id", runIDs).Where("repo_id=?", repoID).Find(&runs)
+	return runs, err
+}
+
 func GetRunByRepoAndIndex(ctx context.Context, repoID, runIndex int64) (*ActionRun, error) {
 	run, has, err := db.Get[ActionRun](ctx, builder.Eq{"repo_id": repoID, "`index`": runIndex})
 	if err != nil {
--- a/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	stdCtx "context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"slices"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	repo_model "gitea.dev/models/repo"
 	"gitea.dev/models/unit"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/actions"
+	"gitea.dev/modules/base"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/container"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/log"
@@ -42,9 +44,9 @@ const (
 )

 type WorkflowInfo struct {
-	Entry    git.TreeEntry
-	ErrMsg   string
-	Workflow *act_model.Workflow
+	EntryName string
+	ErrMsg    string
+	Workflow  *act_model.Workflow
 }

 type workflowBadge struct {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ func (w WorkflowInfo) DisplayName() string {
 	if w.Workflow != nil && w.Workflow.Name != "" {
 		return w.Workflow.Name
 	}
-	return w.Entry.Name()
+	return w.EntryName
 }

 // MustEnableActions check if actions are enabled in settings
@@ -99,9 +101,22 @@ func List(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
-	curWorkflowRepoID := ctx.FormInt64("scoped_workflow_source_repo_id")
-	ctx.Data["CurWorkflowRepoID"] = curWorkflowRepoID
-	scopedNames := prepareScopedWorkflows(ctx, curWorkflowID, curWorkflowRepoID)
+
+	data := prepareWorkflowList(ctx, curWorkflowID)
+	if data.partialRefresh {
+		// TODO: at the moment, the "partial refresh" depends on some heavy git&db operations (especially finding & parsing the workflow files)
+		// If it becomes a real problem in the future, maybe some "caches" can be used to optimize.
+		if !data.preparePartialRefreshRuns(ctx) {
+			return
+		}
+		if !data.prepareCommon(ctx, workflows) {
+			return
+		}
+		ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, "repo/actions/runs_list")
+		return
+	}
+
+	scopedNames := prepareScopedWorkflows(ctx, curWorkflowID, data.scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID)
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
@@ -109,16 +124,22 @@ func List(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
-	prepareWorkflowDispatchTemplate(ctx, workflows, curWorkflowID, curWorkflowRepoID)
+	prepareWorkflowDispatchTemplate(ctx, workflows, curWorkflowID, data.scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID)
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}

-	prepareWorkflowList(ctx, workflows, otherWorkflows, len(scopedNames) > 0)
-	if ctx.Written() {
+	if !data.prepareFullPageRuns(ctx, otherWorkflows) {
+		return
+	}
+	if !data.prepareCommon(ctx, workflows) {
+		return
+	}
+	if !data.prepareFullPageTemplate(ctx) {
 		return
 	}

+	ctx.Data["HasWorkflowsOrRuns"] = len(workflows) > 0 || len(otherWorkflows) > 0 || len(data.ActionRuns) > 0 || len(scopedNames) > 0
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplListActions)
 }

@@ -127,7 +148,7 @@ func List(ctx *context.Context) {
 func prepareOtherWorkflows(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo, scopedNames container.Set[string], curWorkflowID string) []string {
 	listed := make(container.Set[string], len(workflows))
 	for _, w := range workflows {
-		listed.Add(w.Entry.Name())
+		listed.Add(w.EntryName)
 	}

 	var other []string
@@ -193,7 +214,7 @@ func prepareWorkflowTemplate(ctx *context.Context, commit *git.Commit) (workflow

 	workflows = make([]WorkflowInfo, 0, len(entries))
 	for _, entry := range entries {
-		workflow := WorkflowInfo{Entry: *entry}
+		workflow := WorkflowInfo{EntryName: entry.Name()}
 		content, err := actions.GetContentFromEntry(entry)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("GetContentFromEntry", err)
@@ -404,7 +425,7 @@ func prepareWorkflowDispatchTemplate(ctx *context.Context, workflowInfos []Workf
 		curWorkflow = loadScopedWorkflowModel(ctx, repo, curWorkflowRepoID, curWorkflowID)
 	} else {
 		for _, workflowInfo := range workflowInfos {
-			if workflowInfo.Entry.Name() == curWorkflowID {
+			if workflowInfo.EntryName == curWorkflowID {
 				if workflowInfo.Workflow == nil {
 					log.Debug("CurWorkflowID %s is found but its workflowInfo.Workflow is nil", curWorkflowID)
 					return
@@ -452,71 +473,66 @@ func prepareWorkflowDispatchTemplate(ctx *context.Context, workflowInfos []Workf
 	ctx.Data["Tags"] = tags
 }

-func prepareWorkflowList(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo, otherWorkflows []string, hasScopedWorkflows bool) {
-	actorID := ctx.FormInt64("actor")
-	status := ctx.FormInt("status")
-	workflowID := ctx.FormString("workflow")
-	scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID := ctx.FormInt64("scoped_workflow_source_repo_id")
-	branch := ctx.FormString("branch")
-	page := ctx.FormInt("page")
-	if page <= 0 {
-		page = 1
-	}
-
-	// if status or actor query param is not given to frontend href, (href="/<repoLink>/actions")
-	// they will be 0 by default, which indicates get all status or actors
-	ctx.Data["CurActor"] = actorID
-	ctx.Data["CurStatus"] = status
-	ctx.Data["CurBranch"] = branch
-	if actorID > 0 || status > int(actions_model.StatusUnknown) || branch != "" {
-		ctx.Data["IsFiltered"] = true
-	}
-
+func (data *actionRunListData) prepareFullPageRuns(ctx *context.Context, otherWorkflows []string) bool {
 	opts := actions_model.FindRunOptions{
 		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
-			Page:     page,
+			Page:     max(ctx.FormInt("page"), 1),
 			PageSize: convert.ToCorrectPageSize(ctx.FormInt("limit")),
 		},
 		RepoID:         ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
-		WorkflowID:     workflowID,
-		WorkflowRepoID: scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID,
-		TriggerUserID:  actorID,
+		WorkflowID:     data.workflowID,
+		WorkflowRepoID: data.scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID,
+		TriggerUserID:  data.actorID,
 	}

 	// Constrain scoped vs repo-level only for a listed workflow, whose link carries scoped_workflow_source_repo_id.
-	if workflowID != "" && !slices.Contains(otherWorkflows, workflowID) {
-		opts.IsScopedRun = optional.Some(scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID > 0)
+	if data.workflowID != "" && !slices.Contains(otherWorkflows, data.workflowID) {
+		opts.IsScopedRun = optional.Some(data.scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID > 0)
 	}

 	// if status is not StatusUnknown, it means user has selected a status filter
-	if actions_model.Status(status) != actions_model.StatusUnknown {
-		opts.Status = []actions_model.Status{actions_model.Status(status)}
+	if data.status != actions_model.StatusUnknown {
+		opts.Status = []actions_model.Status{data.status}
 	}
-	if branch != "" {
-		opts.Ref = string(git.RefNameFromBranch(branch))
+	if data.branch != "" {
+		opts.Ref = string(git.RefNameFromBranch(data.branch))
 	}

 	runs, total, err := db.FindAndCount[actions_model.ActionRun](ctx, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("FindAndCount", err)
-		return
+		return false
 	}
+	data.pager = context.NewPagination(total, opts.PageSize, opts.Page, 5)
+	data.pager.AddParamFromRequest(ctx.Req)
+	data.ActionRuns = runs
+	return true
+}

-	for _, run := range runs {
-		run.Repo = ctx.Repo.Repository
-	}
+type actionRunListData struct {
+	actorID                    int64
+	status                     actions_model.Status
+	workflowID                 string
+	workflowDisplayName        string
+	scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID int64
+	branch                     string
+	refreshRunIDs              []int64
+	partialRefresh             bool
+	pager                      *context.Pagination

-	if err := actions_model.RunList(runs).LoadTriggerUser(ctx); err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("LoadTriggerUser", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := loadIsRefDeleted(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, runs); err != nil {
-		log.Error("LoadIsRefDeleted", err)
-	}
+	// the following fields are used by the template
+	RefreshLink             template.URL
+	RefreshIntervalMs       int64
+	ActionRuns              []*actions_model.ActionRun
+	IsFiltered              bool
+	WorkflowNames           map[string]string
+	RunErrors               map[int64]string
+	CurWorkflow             string
+	CanWriteRepoUnitActions bool
+}

+func (data *actionRunListData) processActionRuns(ctx *context.Context) bool {
 	// Check for each run if there is at least one online runner that can run its jobs
-	runErrors := make(map[int64]string)
 	runners, err := db.Find[actions_model.ActionRunner](ctx, actions_model.FindRunnerOptions{
 		RepoID:        ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
 		IsOnline:      optional.Some(true),
@@ -524,28 +540,30 @@ func prepareWorkflowList(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo, otherWo
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("FindRunners", err)
-		return
+		return false
 	}
-	for _, run := range runs {
+
+	data.RunErrors = make(map[int64]string)
+	for _, run := range data.ActionRuns {
 		if !run.Status.In(actions_model.StatusWaiting, actions_model.StatusRunning, actions_model.StatusBlocked) {
 			continue
 		}
 		jobs, err := actions_model.GetLatestAttemptJobsByRepoAndRunID(ctx, run.RepoID, run.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("GetRunJobsByRunID", err)
-			return
+			return false
 		}
 		for _, job := range jobs {
 			if !job.Status.In(actions_model.StatusWaiting, actions_model.StatusBlocked) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if err := actions.ValidateWorkflowContent(job.WorkflowPayload); err != nil {
-				runErrors[run.ID] = ctx.Locale.TrString("actions.runs.invalid_workflow_helper", err.Error())
+				data.RunErrors[run.ID] = ctx.Locale.TrString("actions.runs.invalid_workflow_helper", err.Error())
 				break
 			}
 			if job.CallUses != "" {
 				if _, err := actions_service.ResolveUses(ctx, job.CallUses); err != nil {
-					runErrors[run.ID] = ctx.Locale.TrString("actions.runs.invalid_reusable_workflow_uses", err.Error())
+					data.RunErrors[run.ID] = ctx.Locale.TrString("actions.runs.invalid_reusable_workflow_uses", err.Error())
 					break
 				}
 			}
@@ -558,54 +576,132 @@ func prepareWorkflowList(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo, otherWo
 					}
 				}
 				if !hasOnlineRunner {
-					runErrors[run.ID] = ctx.Locale.TrString("actions.runs.no_matching_online_runner_helper", strings.Join(job.RunsOn, ","))
+					data.RunErrors[run.ID] = ctx.Locale.TrString("actions.runs.no_matching_online_runner_helper", strings.Join(job.RunsOn, ","))
 					break
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	ctx.Data["RunErrors"] = runErrors
+	return true
+}

-	ctx.Data["Runs"] = runs
+func (data *actionRunListData) fillRefreshMeta(ctx *context.Context) bool {
+	hasActiveRuns := false
+	var actionRunIDs []int64
+	for _, run := range data.ActionRuns {
+		if !hasActiveRuns && run.Status.In(actions_model.StatusWaiting, actions_model.StatusRunning, actions_model.StatusBlocked) {
+			hasActiveRuns = true
+		}
+		actionRunIDs = append(actionRunIDs, run.ID)
+	}
+	data.RefreshIntervalMs = util.Iif[int64](hasActiveRuns, 3*1000, 12*1000)
+	if !setting.IsProd {
+		data.RefreshIntervalMs = util.Iif[int64](hasActiveRuns, 1000, 2*1000) // faster in dev mode to make debug easier
+	}
+	if len(data.ActionRuns) == 0 {
+		data.RefreshIntervalMs = 0
+	}
+	// Only refresh the items on the current page, do not keep loading "new" items.
+	// Otherwise, when end users are browsing the list page, they will just keep seeing "new" items coming in
+	// and "old" items disappearing, they won't be able to focus on an item that they are interested in, which is a bad user experience.
+	data.RefreshLink = templates.QueryBuild(setting.AppSubURL+ctx.Req.RequestURI, "run_ids", strings.Join(base.Int64sToStrings(actionRunIDs), ","))
+	return true
+}

-	workflowNames := make(map[string]string, len(workflows))
-	workflowDisplayName := workflowID
+func (data *actionRunListData) fillWorkflowNames(workflows []WorkflowInfo) bool {
+	data.WorkflowNames = make(map[string]string, len(workflows))
+	data.workflowDisplayName = data.workflowID
 	for _, wf := range workflows {
 		displayName := wf.DisplayName()
-		workflowNames[wf.Entry.Name()] = displayName
-		if wf.Entry.Name() == workflowID {
-			workflowDisplayName = displayName
+		data.WorkflowNames[wf.EntryName] = displayName
+		if wf.EntryName == data.workflowID {
+			data.workflowDisplayName = displayName
 		}
 	}
-	ctx.Data["WorkflowNames"] = workflowNames
-	// A scoped workflow has no repo-level badge on this repo (the badge endpoint reads is_scoped_run=false runs),
-	// so don't offer the "create status badge" entry for it.
-	if scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID == 0 {
-		prepareWorkflowBadgeTemplate(ctx, workflowID, workflowDisplayName)
+	return true
+}
+
+func prepareWorkflowList(ctx *context.Context, curWorkflowID string) *actionRunListData {
+	data := &actionRunListData{}
+	data.actorID = ctx.FormInt64("actor")
+	data.status = actions_model.Status(ctx.FormInt("status"))
+	data.workflowID = ctx.FormString("workflow")
+	data.scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID = ctx.FormInt64("scoped_workflow_source_repo_id")
+	data.branch = ctx.FormString("branch")
+	data.refreshRunIDs = ctx.FormStringInt64s("run_ids")
+	data.partialRefresh = ctx.Req.Form.Has("run_ids")
+
+	data.IsFiltered = data.actorID > 0 || data.status != actions_model.StatusUnknown || data.branch != ""
+	data.CurWorkflow = curWorkflowID
+	data.CanWriteRepoUnitActions = ctx.Repo.Permission.CanWrite(unit.TypeActions)
+	return data
+}
+
+func (data *actionRunListData) preparePartialRefreshRuns(ctx *context.Context) bool {
+	runs, err := actions_model.GetRunsByRepoAndID(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, data.refreshRunIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("GetRunsByRepoAndID", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	data.ActionRuns = runs
+	return true
+}
+
+func (data *actionRunListData) prepareCommon(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo) bool {
+	for _, run := range data.ActionRuns {
+		run.Repo = ctx.Repo.Repository
 	}

+	if err := actions_model.RunList(data.ActionRuns).LoadTriggerUser(ctx); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("LoadTriggerUser", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	if err := loadIsRefDeleted(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, data.ActionRuns); err != nil {
+		log.Error("LoadIsRefDeleted", err)
+	}
+
+	if !data.processActionRuns(ctx) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if !data.fillRefreshMeta(ctx) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if !data.fillWorkflowNames(workflows) {
+		return false
+	}
+	ctx.Data["ActionRunListData"] = data
+	return true
+}
+
+func (data *actionRunListData) prepareFullPageTemplate(ctx *context.Context) bool {
+	// A scoped workflow has no repo-level badge on this repo (the badge endpoint reads is_scoped_run=false runs),
+	// so don't offer the "create status badge" entry for it.
+	if data.scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID == 0 {
+		prepareWorkflowBadgeTemplate(ctx, data.workflowID, data.workflowDisplayName)
+	}
+
+	// fill template data
 	actors, err := actions_model.GetActors(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetActors", err)
-		return
+		return false
 	}
 	ctx.Data["Actors"] = shared_user.MakeSelfOnTop(ctx.Doer, actors)

-	ctx.Data["StatusInfoList"] = actions_model.GetStatusInfoList(ctx, ctx.Locale)
-
 	runBranches, err := actions_model.GetRunBranches(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetRunBranches", err)
-		return
+		return false
 	}
 	ctx.Data["RunBranches"] = runBranches

-	pager := context.NewPagination(total, opts.PageSize, opts.Page, 5)
-	pager.AddParamFromRequest(ctx.Req)
-	ctx.Data["Page"] = pager
-	ctx.Data["HasWorkflowsOrRuns"] = len(workflows) > 0 || len(otherWorkflows) > 0 || len(runs) > 0 || hasScopedWorkflows
-
-	ctx.Data["CanWriteRepoUnitActions"] = ctx.Repo.Permission.CanWrite(unit.TypeActions)
+	ctx.Data["StatusInfoList"] = actions_model.GetStatusInfoList(ctx, ctx.Locale)
+	ctx.Data["CurActor"] = data.actorID
+	ctx.Data["CurStatus"] = int(data.status) // don't make template use its "String" method, otherwise the query parameter would be wrong
+	ctx.Data["CurBranch"] = data.branch
+	ctx.Data["CurWorkflowRepoID"] = data.scopedWorkflowSourceRepoID
+	ctx.Data["Page"] = data.pager
+	return true
 }

 func prepareWorkflowBadgeTemplate(ctx *context.Context, workflowID, displayName string) {
--- a/templates/base/paginate.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/paginate.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-{{$paginationParams := .Page.GetParams}}
+{{$page := or $.Page ctx.RootData.Page}}
 {{$paginationLink := $.Link}}
+{{if eq $paginationLink nil}}{{$paginationLink = ctx.RootData.Link}}{{end}}
 {{if eq $paginationLink AppSubUrl}}{{$paginationLink = print $paginationLink "/"}}{{end}}
-{{with .Page.Paginater}}
+{{$paginationParams := $page.GetParams}}
+{{with $page.Paginater}}
 	{{if or (eq .TotalPages -1) (gt .TotalPages 1)}}
 		{{$showFirstLast := gt .TotalPages 1}}
 		<div class="center page buttons">
--- a/templates/repo/actions/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/actions/list.tmpl
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 				<div class="ui fluid vertical menu">
 					<a class="item {{if not $.CurWorkflow}}active{{end}}" href="?actor={{$.CurActor}}&status={{$.CurStatus}}&branch={{$.CurBranch}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.all_workflows"}}</a>
 					{{range .workflows}}
-						<a class="item flex-text-block {{if and (eq .Entry.Name $.CurWorkflow) (not $.CurWorkflowScopedRepoID)}}active{{end}}" href="?workflow={{.Entry.Name}}&actor={{$.CurActor}}&status={{$.CurStatus}}&branch={{$.CurBranch}}">
+						<a class="item flex-text-block {{if and (eq .EntryName $.CurWorkflow) (not $.CurWorkflowScopedRepoID)}}active{{end}}" href="?workflow={{.EntryName}}&actor={{$.CurActor}}&status={{$.CurStatus}}&branch={{$.CurBranch}}">
 							<span class="gt-ellipsis" data-tooltip-content="{{.DisplayName}}">{{.DisplayName}}</span>

 							{{if .ErrMsg}}
 								<span class="flex-text-inline tw-shrink-0" data-tooltip-content="{{.ErrMsg}}">{{svg "octicon-alert" 16 "tw-text-red"}}</span>
 							{{end}}

-							{{if $.ActionsConfig.IsWorkflowDisabled .Entry.Name}}
+							{{if $.ActionsConfig.IsWorkflowDisabled .EntryName}}
 								<div class="ui red label tw-shrink-0">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "disabled"}}</div>
 							{{end}}
 						</a>
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@
 				{{end}}

 				<div class="ui attached segment">
-					{{template "repo/actions/runs_list" .}}
+					{{template "repo/actions/runs_list" dict "ActionRunListData" $.ActionRunListData}}
+					{{template "base/paginate" dict "Page" $.Page}}
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
--- a/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-<div class="flex-divided-list items-with-main run-list">
-	{{if not .Runs}}
+{{$data := .ActionRunListData}}
+<div class="flex-divided-list items-with-main run-list" data-global-init="initActionRunsList"
+		data-action-runs-refresh-link="{{$data.RefreshLink}}"
+		data-action-runs-refresh-interval="{{$data.RefreshIntervalMs}}"
+>
+	{{if not $data.ActionRuns}}
 	<div class="empty-placeholder">
 		{{svg "octicon-no-entry" 48}}
-		<h2>{{if $.IsFiltered}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.no_results"}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.no_runs"}}{{end}}</h2>
+		<h2>{{if $data.IsFiltered}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.no_results"}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.no_runs"}}{{end}}</h2>
 	</div>
 	{{end}}
-	{{range $run := .Runs}}
-		<div class="item tw-items-center">
+	{{range $run := $data.ActionRuns}}
+		<div id="action-run-item-{{$run.ID}}" class="item tw-items-center" data-status="{{$run.Status.String}}">
 			<div class="item-leading">
 				<span data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr (printf "actions.status.%s" $run.Status.String)}}">
 					{{template "repo/icons/action_status" (dict "Status" $run.Status.String "IconVariant" "circle-fill")}}
@@ -15,22 +19,22 @@
 			<div class="item-main">
 				<div class="item-title">
 					{{$title := or $run.Title (ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.empty_commit_message")}}
-					{{ctx.RenderUtils.RenderCommitMessageLinkSubject $title $run.Link $.Repository}}
+					{{ctx.RenderUtils.RenderCommitMessageLinkSubject $title $run.Link $run.Repo}}
 				</div>
 				<div class="item-body">
-					{{$workflowName := index $.WorkflowNames $run.WorkflowID}}
-					<span><b>{{if not $.CurWorkflow}}{{if $workflowName}}{{$workflowName}}{{else}}{{$run.WorkflowID}}{{end}} {{end}}#{{$run.Index}}</b>:</span>
+					{{$workflowName := index $data.WorkflowNames $run.WorkflowID}}
+					<span><b>{{if not $data.CurWorkflow}}{{if $workflowName}}{{$workflowName}}{{else}}{{$run.WorkflowID}}{{end}} {{end}}#{{$run.Index}}</b>:</span>

 					{{- if $run.ScheduleID -}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.scheduled"}}
 					{{- else -}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.commit"}}
-						<a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/commit/{{$run.CommitSHA}}">{{ShortSha $run.CommitSHA}}</a>
+						<a href="{{$run.Repo.Link}}/commit/{{$run.CommitSHA}}">{{ShortSha $run.CommitSHA}}</a>
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.pushed_by"}}
 						<a href="{{$run.TriggerUser.HomeLink}}">{{$run.TriggerUser.GetDisplayName}}</a>
 					{{- end -}}

-					{{$errMsg := index $.RunErrors $run.ID}}
+					{{$errMsg := index $data.RunErrors $run.ID}}
 					{{if $errMsg}}
 						<span class="flex-text-inline" data-tooltip-content="{{$errMsg}}">
 							{{svg "octicon-alert" 16 "tw-text-red"}}
@@ -52,12 +56,12 @@
 					{{svg "octicon-kebab-horizontal"}}
 					<div class="menu flex-items-menu">
 						<a class="item" href="{{$run.Link}}/workflow">{{svg "octicon-play"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.view_workflow_file"}}</a>
-						{{if and $.CanWriteRepoUnitActions (not $run.Status.IsDone)}}
+						{{if and $data.CanWriteRepoUnitActions (not $run.Status.IsDone)}}
 							<a class="item link-action" data-url="{{$run.Link}}/cancel">
 								{{svg "octicon-x"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.cancel"}}
 							</a>
 						{{end}}
-						{{if and $.CanWriteRepoUnitActions $run.Status.IsDone}}
+						{{if and $data.CanWriteRepoUnitActions $run.Status.IsDone}}
 							<a class="item link-action"
 								data-url="{{$run.Link}}/delete"
 								data-modal-confirm="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.delete.description"}}"
@@ -71,4 +75,3 @@
 		</div>
 	{{end}}
 </div>
-{{template "base/paginate" .}}
--- a/templates/repo/actions/workflow_dispatch_inputs.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/actions/workflow_dispatch_inputs.tmpl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	</div>
 {{end}}
 {{range .workflows}}
-	{{if and .ErrMsg (eq .Entry.Name $.CurWorkflow)}}
+	{{if and .ErrMsg (eq .EntryName $.CurWorkflow)}}
 		<div class="ui field">
 			<div>{{svg "octicon-alert" 16 "tw-text-red"}} {{.ErrMsg}}</div>
 		</div>
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-actions.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-actions.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import {createApp} from 'vue';
 import RepoActionView from '../components/RepoActionView.vue';
 import {registerGlobalInitFunc} from '../modules/observer.ts';
 import {html} from '../utils/html.ts';
+import {GET} from '../modules/fetch.ts';
+import {activePageTimerRefresh, createElementFromHTML, protectMorphElements, recoverMorphElements} from '../utils/dom.ts';
+import {Idiomorph} from 'idiomorph';

 export function updateWorkflowBadgeFields(form: HTMLElement, branch: string): void {
  const badgeURLParsed = new URL(form.getAttribute('data-badge-url')!);
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ function initWorkflowBadgeForm(form: HTMLElement): void {
 export function initRepositoryActions() {
  registerGlobalInitFunc('initWorkflowBadgeForm', initWorkflowBadgeForm);
  initRepositoryActionsView();
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initActionRunsList', initActionRunsList);
 }

 function initRepositoryActionsView() {
@@ -103,3 +107,28 @@ function initRepositoryActionsView() {
  });
  view.mount(el);
 }
+
+function initActionRunsList(el: HTMLElement) {
+  activePageTimerRefresh({
+    interval: () => Number(el.getAttribute('data-action-runs-refresh-interval')),
+    async callback() {
+      const resp = await GET(el.getAttribute('data-action-runs-refresh-link')!);
+      if (!resp.ok || resp.status !== 200) return;
+
+      const newEl = createElementFromHTML(await resp.text());
+      for (const attr of newEl.attributes) el.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
+      for (const newItem of newEl.querySelectorAll(':scope > .item')) {
+        const oldItem = el.querySelector(`#${newItem.id}`);
+        if (!oldItem) continue;
+
+        // If the end user is operating the row, then don't refresh its content.
+        // Otherwise, there will be more edge cases and inconsistencies, e.g.: dropdown still shows old items but the icon has changed.
+        if (oldItem.querySelector('.ui.dropdown.active')) continue;
+
+        const protectedElems = protectMorphElements(newItem);
+        Idiomorph.morph(oldItem, newItem, {morphStyle: 'outerHTML'});
+        recoverMorphElements(el.querySelector(`#${newItem.id}`)!, protectedElems);
+      }
+    },
+  });
+}
--- a/web_src/js/utils/dom.test.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/utils/dom.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import {
-  createElementFromAttrs,
-  createElementFromHTML,
-  queryElemChildren,
-  querySingleVisibleElem,
+  createElementFromAttrs, createElementFromHTML,
+  queryElemChildren, querySingleVisibleElem,
+  protectMorphElements, recoverMorphElements,
  toggleElem,
 } from './dom.ts';

@@ -54,3 +53,19 @@ test('toggleElem', () => {
  toggleElem(el.children, true);
  expect(el.outerHTML).toEqual('<div><div class="">a</div><div class="">b</div></div>');
 });
+
+test('protectMorphElements', () => {
+  const el = createElementFromHTML('<div><span data-morph-protect="">foo</span></div>');
+  const protectedElems = protectMorphElements(el);
+
+  const span = el.querySelector('span')!;
+  const spanMorphProtectId = span.getAttribute('data-morph-protect');
+  expect(spanMorphProtectId).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(el.outerHTML).toEqual(`<div><span data-morph-protect="${spanMorphProtectId}">foo</span></div>`);
+  span.textContent = 'bar';
+  span.classList.add('new-class');
+  expect(el.outerHTML).toEqual(`<div><span data-morph-protect="${spanMorphProtectId}" class="new-class">bar</span></div>`);
+
+  recoverMorphElements(el, protectedElems);
+  expect(el.outerHTML).toEqual('<div><span data-morph-protect="">foo</span></div>');
+});
--- a/web_src/js/utils/dom.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/utils/dom.ts
@@ -411,3 +411,26 @@ export function activePageTimerRefresh(opts: ActivePageTimerOptions): ActivePage
  timer.start();
  return timer;
 }
+
+type ProtectedMorphElements = Record<string, string>;
+
+export function protectMorphElements(el: Element): ProtectedMorphElements {
+  // Some components like Dropdown manage their internal states and styles.
+  // If morph changes any style or layout, then the Dropdown will stop working.
+  // So, protect such fragile components ahead, then morph, then recover.
+  const ret: ProtectedMorphElements = {};
+  for (const it of el.querySelectorAll('.ui.dropdown, [data-morph-protect]')) {
+    const id = generateElemId();
+    ret[id] = it.outerHTML;
+    it.setAttribute('data-morph-protect', id);
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+export function recoverMorphElements(el: Element, protectedElems: ProtectedMorphElements) {
+  for (const [id, html] of Object.entries(protectedElems)) {
+    const it = el.querySelector(`[data-morph-protect="${CSS.escape(id)}"]`);
+    if (!it) continue;
+    it.outerHTML = html;
+  }
+}