Add delay option

source/app/action/index.mjs

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ async function wait(seconds) {
       retries,
       "retries.delay":retries_delay,
       "output.action":_action,
+      delay,
       ...config
     } = metadata.plugins.core.inputs.action({core})
     const q = {...query, ...(_repo ? {repo:_repo} : null), template}
@@ -449,6 +450,13 @@ async function wait(seconds) {
       }
     }
 
+    //Delay
+    if (delay) {
+      info.break()
+      info("Delay before ending job", `${delay}s`)
+      await new Promise(solve => setTimeout(solve, delay*1000))
+    }
+
     //Success
     info.break()
     console.log("Success, thanks for using metrics!")

source/plugins/core/metadata.yml

@@ -285,3 +285,12 @@ inputs:
     description: Use pre-built image from GitHub registry
     type: boolean
     default: yes
+
+  # Time to wait (in seconds) at the end of job
+  # Use this to avoid triggering abuse mechanics on large workflows
+  delay:
+    description: Use this to avoid triggering abuse mechanics on large workflows
+    type: number
+    default: 0
+    min: 0
+    max: 3600