using workflow inputs/outputs

.github/workflows/_build.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 name: Go
 
-on: workflow_call
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      go_versions:
+        type: string
+        description: Go versions to run workflow on
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: go-versions
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go_version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.go-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
+        go_version: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.go_versions) }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 

.github/workflows/_go-versions.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 name: Go
 
-on: workflow_call
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    outputs:
+      go_versions:
+        description: "The golang version matrix"
+        value: ${{ jobs.go-versions.outputs.matrix }}
 
 jobs:
   go-versions:

.github/workflows/_test.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 name: "Unit Tests"
 
-on: workflow_call
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      go_versions:
+        type: string
+        description: Go versions to run workflow on
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: go-versions
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go_version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.go-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
+        go_version: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.go_versions) }}
     name: Go ${{ matrix.go_version }} unit tests
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2

.github/workflows/pull_request.yml

@@ -16,5 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_golangci-lint.yml
   call-build:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_build.yml
+    needs: go-versions
+    with:
+      go_versions: ${{ needs.go-versions.outputs.go_versions }}
   call-test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_test.yml
+    needs: go-versions
+    with:
+      go_versions: ${{ needs.go-versions.outputs.go_versions }}