AKS/EKS action is failing when called via `workflow_dispatch`

[mvlassis]

Bug Description

Here is a relevant run of the failed action.

To Reproduce

• Trigger a call on the AKS or EKS action via workflow dispatch

Environment

• Branch: main

Relevant Log Output

The workflow is not valid. .github/workflows/deploy-to-eks.yaml (Line: 57, Col: 25): Unrecognized named-value: 'jobs'. Located at position 80 within expression: fromJSON(needs.preprocess-input.outputs.processed_bundle_versions) || fromJSON(jobs.generate-bundle-versions-on-schedule.outputs.bundle_versions) .github/workflows/deploy-to-eks.yaml (Line: 57, Col: 25): Unexpected value '${{ fromJSON(needs.preprocess-input.outputs.processed_bundle_versions) || fromJSON(jobs.generate-bundle-versions-on-schedule.outputs.bundle_versions) }}'

Additional Context

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[mvlassis]

After a bit of troubleshooting with @orfeas-k, we concluded the following:

• A job can only reference a job that it needs, otherwise sequential execution is not guaranteed.
• It is not possible in Github Actions to have a conditional needs for a job. This means that we cannot have the deploy-ckf job depend on either the job that runs on schedule or the one that runs on workflow dispatch.
• Thus, with the current structure we have to change the above 2 jobs to run always, which defeats the purpose of having 2 separate jobs.
• We have decided it makes more sense to have a single job for preprocessing, and put the conditionals inside the run section.