why do we need to pull a $RUNNER_TOKEN

[jpmolinamatute]

Hello,

excellent docker image, I'm reading through the code, and I found this piece of code

        RUNNER_TOKEN="$(curl -XPOST -fsSL \
            -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
            "https://api.github.com/${SCOPE}/${_PATH}/actions/runners/registration-token" |
            jq -r '.token')"

the reason why I asked is that, if we need to go to GitHub anyways either to create a $GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN or getting $RUNNER_TOKEN, I think is easier to get $RUNNER_TOKEN

[tcardonne]

Hello,

GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN doesn't expire whereas RUNNER_TOKEN expires in 1 hour.

By calling the API to dynamically generate this token in the entrypoint script, we ensure that even if the container restarts, it won't fail because the token is expired.

Hope this clarifies.

[jpmolinamatute]

yes, it does, thanks for the explanation