Re-run failed Github Actions Job after updating code related to that job

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I have a workflow that runs about 4 jobs. Job #4 tends to have lots of bugs upon updates. For rapid testing's sake, I would like to be able to update the code related to job #4, then re-run only job #4. I know GHA allows you to do this like so...

failed job rerun

...but this only just re-runs the job on the same commit (i.e. my new code doesn't get implemented in this re-run of failed job #4.

A similar question can be found here, but this is for open PRs. I would like to do this on a branch without having a PR just yet.

How can I update code, push it to a branch, then re-run my failed job using the updated code?

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As you already mentioned, the re-run feature only allows re-running the SAME commit. There is no way around that in a single repository.

Using the push trigger should be just as fast as using re-run. If you need to trigger a specific event, there is not really an option available.

You could take a look at nektos/act, which enables you to run GitHub Actions on your local machine within a docker container. This would be way faster than actually running it in the GitHub repository.

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