ci: fix test release mode

.github/workflows/notify-consumers-on-release.yml

@@ -3,23 +3,48 @@ name: Notify consumers on contract release
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      test_tag:
+        description: "Simulated release tag for test runs (for example: v2.1.4)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      dry_run:
+        description: "When true, do not dispatch to consumer repos; log only"
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 jobs:
   notify-consumers:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.test_tag }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         consumer:
           - owner: chaithubk
             repo: medtech-vitals-publisher
     steps:
+      - name: Validate tag input
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Tag is empty. Provide workflow_dispatch input 'test_tag' or run on release event."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Dry run notice
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.dry_run }}
+        run: |
+          echo "::warning::Dry run enabled. No consumer dispatches will be sent."
+
       - name: Dispatch contract-release-published to ${{ matrix.consumer.owner }}/${{ matrix.consumer.repo }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || !inputs.dry_run }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CONSUMER_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
           CONSUMER_OWNER: ${{ matrix.consumer.owner }}
           CONSUMER_REPO: ${{ matrix.consumer.repo }}
-          TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
         run: |
           echo "Notifying $CONSUMER_OWNER/$CONSUMER_REPO of release $TAG"
           gh api repos/$CONSUMER_OWNER/$CONSUMER_REPO/dispatches \
@@ -31,5 +56,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Log dispatch result
         if: always()
         run: |
-          echo "Release tag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          echo "Release URL: ${{ github.event.release.html_url }}"
+          echo "Event name: ${{ github.event_name }}"
+          echo "Release tag: $TAG"
+          echo "Release URL: ${{ github.event.release.html_url || 'n/a (workflow_dispatch)' }}"

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      actions: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -53,6 +54,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "::warning::Running in test_mode=true. Governance checks, tag creation, and GitHub release steps are skipped."
 
+      - name: Trigger notify workflow (test mode)
+        if: ${{ inputs.test_mode }}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          gh workflow run notify-consumers-on-release.yml \
+            --ref "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
+            -f test_tag="${{ steps.read_version.outputs.tag }}" \
+            -f dry_run=false
+          echo "Triggered notify-consumers-on-release.yml with real dispatch for tag ${{ steps.read_version.outputs.tag }}"
+
       - name: Build release notes from changelog
         run: |
           python3 scripts/extract_release_notes.py --version "${{ steps.read_version.outputs.version }}" --output release-notes.md