feat(actions): List workflows that were executed once but got removed from the default branch (#37835)

docs/guideline-backend.md

@@ -56,3 +56,8 @@ Endpoints returning lists must
 
 - support pagination (`page` & `limit` options in query)
 - set `X-Total-Count` header via **SetTotalCountHeader** ([example](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/7aae98cc5d4113f1e9918b7ee7dd09f67c189e3e/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go#L444))
+
+### Knowledge
+
+- Partially database table migration must use `SyncWithOptions(IgnoreDrop...)`
+- Template variables with "camelCase" or "snake_case" are used for restoring the form values from a submitted form

models/actions/run_list.go

@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ func GetStatusInfoList(ctx context.Context, lang translation.Locale) []StatusInf
 	return statusInfoList
 }
 
+// GetRunWorkflowIDs returns all distinct WorkflowIDs that have at least
+// one ActionRun in the given repo.
+func GetRunWorkflowIDs(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) ([]string, error) {
+	ids := make([]string, 0, 10)
+	return ids, db.GetEngine(ctx).Table("action_run").
+		Where(builder.Eq{"repo_id": repoID}).
+		Distinct("workflow_id").
+		Cols("workflow_id").
+		Asc("workflow_id").
+		Find(&ids)
+}
+
 // GetActors returns a slice of Actors
 func GetActors(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) ([]*user_model.User, error) {
 	actors := make([]*user_model.User, 0, 10)

models/actions/run_list_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package actions
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestGetRunWorkflowIDs(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	ids, err := GetRunWorkflowIDs(t.Context(), 4)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"artifact.yaml", "test.yaml"}, ids)
+
+	ids, err = GetRunWorkflowIDs(t.Context(), 999999)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, ids)
+}

options/locale/locale_en-US.json

@@ -3759,6 +3759,8 @@
   "actions.runners.reset_registration_token_confirm": "Would you like to invalidate the current token and generate a new one?",
   "actions.runners.reset_registration_token_success": "Runner registration token reset successfully",
   "actions.runs.all_workflows": "All Workflows",
+  "actions.runs.other_workflows": "Other workflows",
+  "actions.runs.other_workflows_tooltip": "Workflows that were executed in this repository but do not exist on the default branch.",
   "actions.runs.workflow_run_count_1": "%d workflow run",
   "actions.runs.workflow_run_count_n": "%d workflow runs",
   "actions.runs.commit": "Commit",

routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go

@@ -90,12 +90,16 @@ func List(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
+	otherWorkflows := prepareOtherWorkflows(ctx, workflows, curWorkflowID)
+	if ctx.Written() {
+		return
+	}
 	prepareWorkflowDispatchTemplate(ctx, workflows, curWorkflowID)
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	prepareWorkflowList(ctx, workflows)
+	prepareWorkflowList(ctx, workflows, otherWorkflows)
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
@@ -103,6 +107,31 @@ func List(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplListActions)
 }
 
+// prepareOtherWorkflows surfaces historical runs whose workflow file no longer
+// exists on the default branch (renamed, removed, or only on other branches).
+func prepareOtherWorkflows(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo, curWorkflowID string) []string {
+	listed := make(container.Set[string], len(workflows))
+	for _, w := range workflows {
+		listed.Add(w.Entry.Name())
+	}
+
+	var other []string
+	if ctx.Repo.Repository.NumActionRuns > 0 {
+		ids, err := actions_model.GetRunWorkflowIDs(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("GetRunWorkflowIDs", err)
+			return nil
+		}
+		other = container.FilterSlice(ids, func(id string) (string, bool) {
+			return id, id != "" && !listed.Contains(id)
+		})
+	}
+
+	ctx.Data["OtherWorkflows"] = other
+	ctx.Data["CurWorkflowIsListed"] = curWorkflowID == "" || listed.Contains(curWorkflowID)
+	return other
+}
+
 func WorkflowDispatchInputs(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ref := ctx.FormString("ref")
 	if ref == "" {
@@ -253,7 +282,7 @@ func prepareWorkflowDispatchTemplate(ctx *context.Context, workflowInfos []Workf
 	ctx.Data["Tags"] = tags
 }
 
-func prepareWorkflowList(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo) {
+func prepareWorkflowList(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo, otherWorkflows []string) {
 	actorID := ctx.FormInt64("actor")
 	status := ctx.FormInt("status")
 	workflowID := ctx.FormString("workflow")
@@ -367,7 +396,7 @@ func prepareWorkflowList(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo) {
 	pager := context.NewPagination(total, opts.PageSize, opts.Page, 5)
 	pager.AddParamFromRequest(ctx.Req)
 	ctx.Data["Page"] = pager
-	ctx.Data["HasWorkflowsOrRuns"] = len(workflows) > 0 || len(runs) > 0
+	ctx.Data["HasWorkflowsOrRuns"] = len(workflows) > 0 || len(otherWorkflows) > 0 || len(runs) > 0
 
 	ctx.Data["CanWriteRepoUnitActions"] = ctx.Repo.Permission.CanWrite(unit.TypeActions)
 }

templates/admin/navbar.tmpl

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<div class="ui fluid vertical menu">
 		<div class="header item">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.settings"}}</div>
 
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsAdminDashboard .PageIsAdminSelfCheck}}open{{end}}>
+		<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsAdminDashboard .PageIsAdminSelfCheck}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.maintenance"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsAdminDashboard}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin">
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 				</a>
 			</div>
 		</details>
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsAdminUsers .PageIsAdminBadges .PageIsAdminEmails .PageIsAdminOrganizations .PageIsAdminAuthentications}}open{{end}}>
+		<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsAdminUsers .PageIsAdminBadges .PageIsAdminEmails .PageIsAdminOrganizations .PageIsAdminAuthentications}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.identity_access"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsAdminAuthentications}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/auths">
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 				</a>
 			</div>
 		</details>
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsAdminRepositories (and .EnablePackages .PageIsAdminPackages)}}open{{end}}>
+		<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsAdminRepositories (and .EnablePackages .PageIsAdminPackages)}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.assets"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
 				{{if .EnablePackages}}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		</details>
 		<!-- Webhooks and OAuth can be both disabled here, so add this if statement to display different ui -->
 		{{if and (not DisableWebhooks) .EnableOAuth2}}
-			<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsAdminDefaultHooks .PageIsAdminSystemHooks .PageIsAdminApplications}}open{{end}}>
+			<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsAdminDefaultHooks .PageIsAdminSystemHooks .PageIsAdminApplications}}open{{end}}>
 				<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.integrations"}}</summary>
 				<div class="menu">
 					<a class="{{if .PageIsAdminApplications}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/applications">
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 			{{end}}
 		{{end}}
 		{{if .EnableActions}}
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables}}open{{end}}>
+		<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.actions"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/actions/runners">
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 			</div>
 		</details>
 		{{end}}
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsAdminConfig}}open{{end}}>
+		<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsAdminConfig}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.config"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsAdminConfigSummary}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/config">
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 		<a class="{{if .PageIsAdminNotices}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/notices">
 			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.notices"}}
 		</a>
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsAdminMonitorStats .PageIsAdminMonitorCron .PageIsAdminMonitorQueue .PageIsAdminMonitorTrace}}open{{end}}>
+		<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsAdminMonitorStats .PageIsAdminMonitorCron .PageIsAdminMonitorQueue .PageIsAdminMonitorTrace}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.monitor"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsAdminMonitorStats}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/monitor/stats">

templates/org/settings/navbar.tmpl

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		</a>
 		{{end}}
 		{{if .EnableActions}}
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsOrgSettingsActionsGeneral .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsSecrets .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables}}open{{end}}>
+		<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsOrgSettingsActionsGeneral .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsSecrets .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.actions"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsOrgSettingsActionsGeneral}}active {{end}}item" href="{{.OrgLink}}/settings/actions">

templates/repo/actions/list.tmpl

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 		{{if .HasWorkflowsOrRuns}}
 		<div class="flex-container">
 			<div class="flex-container-nav">
-				<div class="ui fluid vertical menu flex-items-block">
+				<div class="ui fluid vertical menu">
 					<a class="item {{if not $.CurWorkflow}}active{{end}}" href="?actor={{$.CurActor}}&status={{$.CurStatus}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.all_workflows"}}</a>
 					{{range .workflows}}
-						<a class="item {{if eq .Entry.Name $.CurWorkflow}}active{{end}}" href="?workflow={{.Entry.Name}}&actor={{$.CurActor}}&status={{$.CurStatus}}">
+						<a class="item flex-text-block {{if eq .Entry.Name $.CurWorkflow}}active{{end}}" href="?workflow={{.Entry.Name}}&actor={{$.CurActor}}&status={{$.CurStatus}}">
 							<span class="gt-ellipsis">{{.DisplayName}}</span>
 
 							{{if .ErrMsg}}
@@ -22,6 +22,23 @@
 							{{end}}
 						</a>
 					{{end}}
+					{{if .OtherWorkflows}}
+						<details class="item"{{if not $.CurWorkflowIsListed}} open{{end}}>
+							<summary data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.other_workflows_tooltip"}}">
+								<span class="flex-text-block">
+									{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.other_workflows"}}
+									<span class="ui label">{{len .OtherWorkflows}}</span>
+								</span>
+							</summary>
+							<div class="menu items-full-width">
+								{{range .OtherWorkflows}}
+									<a class="item {{if eq . $.CurWorkflow}}active{{end}}" href="?workflow={{.}}&actor={{$.CurActor}}&status={{$.CurStatus}}">
+										<span class="gt-ellipsis">{{.}}</span>
+									</a>
+								{{end}}
+							</div>
+						</details>
+					{{end}}
 				</div>
 			</div>
 			<div class="flex-container-main">
@@ -67,7 +84,7 @@
 							</div>
 						</div>
 
-						{{if .AllowDisableOrEnableWorkflow}}
+						{{if and .AllowDisableOrEnableWorkflow .CurWorkflowIsListed $.CurWorkflow}}
 						<button class="ui jump dropdown btn interact-bg tw-p-2">
 							{{svg "octicon-kebab-horizontal"}}
 							<div class="menu">

templates/repo/settings/navbar.tmpl

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
 		{{end}}
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsSecrets .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables .PageIsActionsSettingsGeneral}}open{{end}}>
+		<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsSecrets .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables .PageIsActionsSettingsGeneral}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.actions"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsActionsSettingsGeneral}}active {{end}}item" href="{{.RepoLink}}/settings/actions/general">

templates/user/settings/navbar.tmpl

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		</a>
 		{{end}}
 		{{if .EnableActions}}
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsUserSettingsActionsGeneral .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsSecrets .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables}}open{{end}}>
+		<details class="item" {{if or .PageIsUserSettingsActionsGeneral .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsSecrets .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.actions"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsUserSettingsActionsGeneral}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/user/settings/actions/general">

web_src/css/modules/menu.css

@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@
 .ui.vertical.menu .item > .menu {
   margin: 0.5em -1.14285714em 0;
 }
+
 .ui.vertical.menu .menu .item {
   background: none;
   padding: 0.5em 1.33333333em;

web_src/css/shared/settings.css

@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
-details.toggleable-item {
-  user-select: none !important;
-  padding: 0 !important;
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item {
+  user-select: none;
+  padding: 0;
 }
 
-details.toggleable-item .menu {
-  margin: 4px 0 10px !important;
-}
-
-details.toggleable-item summary {
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item summary {
   display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
+  justify-content: space-between; /* make the "::after" right-aligned */
   align-items: center;
-  padding: 0.92857143em 1.14285714em;
+  padding: 16px 13px; /* match Fomantic menu item padding */
 }
 
-details.toggleable-item summary::marker, /* Chrome, Edge, Firefox */
-details.toggleable-item summary::-webkit-details-marker /* Safari */ {
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item > summary::marker, /* Chrome, Edge, Firefox */
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item > summary::-webkit-details-marker /* Safari */ {
   display: none;
 }
 
-details.toggleable-item summary::after {
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item > summary::after {
   transition: transform 0.25s ease;
   content: "";
   width: 14px;
@@ -32,6 +28,28 @@ details.toggleable-item summary::after {
   border: 1px solid var(--color-body); /* workaround https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1671784 */
 }
 
-details.toggleable-item[open] summary::after {
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item[open] > summary::after {
   transform: rotate(90deg);
 }
+
+/* default toggleable details menu: items don't have menu item padding, don't change background color on hover or active */
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item > .menu {
+  margin: 0 0 10px; /* only need the space between the current details menu and next item */
+}
+
+/* full width toggleable details menu: items have menu item padding, change background color on hover and active */
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item > .menu.items-full-width {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item > .menu.items-full-width > .item {
+  padding: 16px 13px; /* match Fomantic menu item padding */
+}
+
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item > .menu.items-full-width > .item.active {
+  background: var(--color-active);
+}
+
+.ui.vertical.menu > details.item > .menu.items-full-width > .item:hover {
+  background: var(--color-hover); /* ".ui.vertical.menu .menu .item" resets the hover background, so we need to add it again */
+}