Fix broken daily due to manual action triggers. and attempt to improve them (#9134)

The daily CI was broken by #9119 seems that for cron scheduled tasks, these ifs aren't evaluated to false.
But also it turns out that workflow_dispatch is only able to run CI on branches in the main repo (not on PRs).
this is an attempt to overcome that by being able to checkout from any repo we want.

.github/workflows/daily.yml

@@ -9,36 +9,24 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      valgrind:
+      skipjobs:
-        description: 'with valgrind'
+        description: 'jobs to skip'
-        default: '1'
+        default: 'valgrind,tls,freebsd,iothreads'
-      tls:
+      skiptests:
-        description: 'with tls'
+        description: 'tests to skip'
-        default: '1'
+        default: 'redis,modules,sentinel,cluster'
-      iothreads:
-        description: 'with io threads'
-        default: '1'
-      freebsd:
-        description: 'with freebsd'
-        default: '1'
-      redistests:
-        description: 'with redis tests'
-        default: '1'
-      moduleapi:
-        description: 'with module api tests'
-        default: '1'
-      sentinel:
-        description: 'with sentinel tests'
-        default: '1'
-      cluster:
-        description: 'with cluster tests'
-        default: '1'
       test_args:
         description: 'extra test arguments'
         default: ''
       cluster_test_args:
         description: 'extra cluster / sentinel test arguments'
         default: ''
+      use_repo:
+        description: 'repo owner and name'
+        default: 'redis/redis'
+      use_git_ref:
+        description: 'git branch or sha to use'
+        default: 'unstable'
 
 
 jobs:
@@ -48,22 +36,30 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'redis/redis'
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: make REDIS_CFLAGS='-Werror -DREDIS_TEST'
     - name: testprep
       run: sudo apt-get install tcl8.6 tclx
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.sentinel != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'sentinel')
       run: ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: unittest
       run: ./src/redis-server test all
@@ -73,22 +69,30 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'redis/redis'
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: make MALLOC=libc
     - name: testprep
       run: sudo apt-get install tcl8.6 tclx
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.sentinel != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'sentinel')
       run: ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
 
   test-ubuntu-no-malloc-usable-size:
@@ -96,22 +100,30 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'redis/redis'
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: make MALLOC=libc CFLAGS=-DNO_MALLOC_USABLE_SIZE
     - name: testprep
       run: sudo apt-get install tcl8.6 tclx
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.sentinel != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'sentinel')
       run: ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
 
   test-ubuntu-32bit:
@@ -119,7 +131,15 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'redis/redis'
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libc6-dev-i386
@@ -127,28 +147,36 @@ jobs:
     - name: testprep
       run: sudo apt-get install tcl8.6 tclx
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: |
         make -C tests/modules 32bit # the script below doesn't have an argument, we must build manually ahead of time
         ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.sentinel != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'sentinel')
       run: ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: unittest
       run: ./src/redis-server test all
 
   test-ubuntu-tls:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && github.event.inputs.tls != '0'
+    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'tls')
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: |
         make BUILD_TLS=yes
@@ -157,49 +185,66 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get install tcl8.6 tclx tcl-tls
         ./utils/gen-test-certs.sh
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: |
         ./runtest --accurate --verbose --tls --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
         ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: |
         ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose --tls ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
         ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.sentinel != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'sentinel')
       run: |
         ./runtest-sentinel --tls ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
         ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: |
         ./runtest-cluster --tls ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
         ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
 
   test-ubuntu-io-threads:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && github.event.inputs.iothreads != '0'
+    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'iothreads')
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: |
         make
     - name: testprep
       run: sudo apt-get install tcl8.6 tclx
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --config io-threads 4 --config io-threads-do-reads yes --accurate --verbose --tags network --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster --config io-threads 4 --config io-threads-do-reads yes ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
 
   test-valgrind:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && github.event.inputs.valgrind != '0'
+    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'valgrind')
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: make valgrind REDIS_CFLAGS='-Werror -DREDIS_TEST'
     - name: testprep
@@ -207,10 +252,10 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install tcl8.6 tclx valgrind -y
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --valgrind --verbose --clients 1 --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: ./runtest-moduleapi --valgrind --no-latency --verbose --clients 1 ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: unittest
       run: |
@@ -219,10 +264,18 @@ jobs:
 
   test-valgrind-no-malloc-usable-size:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && github.event.inputs.valgrind != '0'
+    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'valgrind')
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: make valgrind CFLAGS="-DNO_MALLOC_USABLE_SIZE"
     - name: testprep
@@ -230,10 +283,10 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install tcl8.6 tclx valgrind -y
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: /runtest --valgrind --verbose --clients 1 --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: ./runtest-moduleapi --valgrind --no-latency --verbose --clients 1 ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
 
   test-centos7-jemalloc:
@@ -242,7 +295,15 @@ jobs:
     container: centos:7
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: |
         yum -y install gcc make
@@ -250,25 +311,33 @@ jobs:
     - name: testprep
       run: yum -y install which tcl tclx
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.sentinel != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'sentinel')
       run: ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
 
   test-centos7-tls:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && github.event.inputs.tls != '0'
+    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'tls')
     container: centos:7
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: |
         yum -y install centos-release-scl epel-release
@@ -279,22 +348,22 @@ jobs:
         yum -y install tcl tcltls tclx
         ./utils/gen-test-certs.sh
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: |
         ./runtest --accurate --verbose --tls --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
         ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: |
         ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose --tls ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
         ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.sentinel != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'sentinel')
       run: |
         ./runtest-sentinel --tls ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
         ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: |
         ./runtest-cluster --tls ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
         ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
@@ -304,27 +373,43 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'redis/redis'
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: make
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --accurate --verbose --no-latency --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
       run: ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
 
   test-freebsd:
     runs-on: macos-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && github.event.inputs.freebsd != '0'
+    if: github.repository == 'redis/redis' && !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'freebsd')
     timeout-minutes: 14400
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: test
       uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v0.1.4
       with:
@@ -333,17 +418,25 @@ jobs:
         prepare: pkg install -y bash gmake lang/tcl86 lang/tclx
         run: >
           gmake &&
-          if [ ${{github.event.inputs.redistests}} != '0' ] ; then ./runtest --accurate --verbose --no-latency --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}} ; fi &&
+          if [[ "${{github.event.inputs.skiptests}}" == *'redis'* ]] ; then ./runtest --accurate --verbose --no-latency --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}} ; fi &&
-          if [ ${{github.event.inputs.moduleapi}} != '0' ] ; then MAKE=gmake ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}} ; fi &&
+          if [[ "${{github.event.inputs.skiptests}}" == *'mnodules'* ]] ; then MAKE=gmake ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}} ; fi &&
-          if [ ${{github.event.inputs.sentinel}} != '0' ] ; then ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}} ; fi &&
+          if [[ "${{github.event.inputs.skiptests}}" == *'sentinel'* ]] ; then ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}} ; fi &&
-          if [ ${{github.event.inputs.cluster}} != '0' ] ; then ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}} ; fi
+          if [[ "${{github.event.inputs.skiptests}}" == *'cluster'* ]] ; then ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}} ; fi
 
   test-alpine-jemalloc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'redis/redis'
     container: alpine:latest
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: |
           apk add build-base
@@ -351,15 +444,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: testprep
       run: apk add tcl procps tclx
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
       run: ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
 
   test-alpine-libc-malloc:
@@ -367,7 +460,15 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'redis/redis'
     container: alpine:latest
     steps:
+    - name: prep
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REPOSITORY=${{github.event.inputs.use_repo}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GITHUB_HEAD_REF=${{github.event.inputs.use_git_ref}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+        ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
     - name: make
       run: |
           apk add build-base
@@ -375,13 +476,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: testprep
       run: apk add tcl procps tclx
     - name: test
-      if: github.event.inputs.redistests != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: module api test
-      if: github.event.inputs.moduleapi != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'modules')
       run: ./runtest-moduleapi --verbose ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
     - name: sentinel tests
       run: ./runtest-sentinel ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
     - name: cluster tests
-      if: github.event.inputs.cluster != '0'
+      if: !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}