Add a tests workflow upon a release in the action repo

.github/workflows/tests.yml

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+name: Run urlchecker-action tests
+on: 
+  repository_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: urlchecker-action test 1 = test file_types & force_pass
+      uses: urlstechie/[email protected]
+      with:
+        # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
+        file_types: .md      
+
+        # choose if the force pass or not 
+        force_pass: true
+
+
+    - name: urlchecker-action test 2 = test file_types & print_all & force_pass
+      uses: urlstechie/[email protected]
+      with:
+        # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
+        file_types: .md,.py,.rst
+
+        # Choose whether to include file with no URLs in the prints.
+        print_all: false
+
+        # choose if the force pass or not 
+        force_pass: true
+
+
+    - name: urlchecker-action test 3 test subfolder & file_types & print_all & timeout & retry_count & force_pass
+      uses: urlstechie/[email protected]
+      with:
+        # A subfolder or path to navigate to in the present or cloned repository
+        subfolder: test_action
+
+        # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
+        file_types: .md,.py,.rst
+
+        # Choose whether to include file with no URLs in the prints.
+        print_all: false
+
+        # The timeout seconds to provide to requests, defaults to 5 seconds
+        timeout: 5
+
+        # How many times to retry a failed request (each is logged, defaults to 1)
+        retry_count: 3
+
+        # choose if the force pass or not 
+        force_pass: true
+
+
+    - name: urlchecker-action test 4 = test file_types & print_all & timeout & retry_count & white_listed_urls & white_listed_patterns & white_listed_files & force_pass
+      uses: urlstechie/[email protected]
+      with:
+        # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
+        file_types: .md,.py,.rst
+
+        # Choose whether to include file with no URLs in the prints.
+        print_all: false
+
+        # The timeout seconds to provide to requests, defaults to 5 seconds
+        timeout: 5
+
+        # How many times to retry a failed request (each is logged, defaults to 1)
+        retry_count: 3
+
+        # A comma separated links to exclude during URL checks
+        white_listed_urls: https://superkogito.github.io/figures/fig2.html, https://superkogito.github.io/figures/fig4.html
+
+        # A comma separated patterns to exclude during URL checks
+        white_listed_patterns: https://superkogito.github.io/tables
+
+        # A comma separated list of file patterns (direct paths work as well) to exclude
+        white_listed_files: README.md
+
+        # choose if the force pass or not 
+        force_pass: true
+
+
+    - name: urlchecker-action test 5 = test file_types & print_all & timeout & retry_count & white_listed_urls & white_listed_patterns & white_listed_files & save & force_pass
+      uses: urlstechie/[email protected]
+      with:
+        # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
+        file_types: .md,.py,.rst
+
+        # Choose whether to include file with no URLs in the prints.
+        print_all: false
+
+        # The timeout seconds to provide to requests, defaults to 5 seconds
+        timeout: 5
+
+        # How many times to retry a failed request (each is logged, defaults to 1)
+        retry_count: 3
+
+        # A comma separated links to exclude during URL checks
+        white_listed_urls: https://superkogito.github.io/figures/fig2.html, https://superkogito.github.io/figures/fig4.html
+
+        # A comma separated patterns to exclude during URL checks
+        white_listed_patterns: https://superkogito.github.io/tables
+
+        # A comma separated list of file patterns (direct paths work as well) to exclude
+        white_listed_files: README.md
+
+        # choose if the force pass or not 
+        force_pass: true
+
+        # save results to csv file
+        save: results.csv