From 5c80e71448de77e9b6f8e595d32528622520fc23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: IhsenBouallegue <bouallegueihsen@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:28:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(config): add comprehensive prepare release workflow for
 visualization and analysis

---
 .../{release.yml => prepare-release.yml}      | 36 ++++++++++++++-----
 .github/workflows/release-analysis.yml        |  6 +---
 .github/workflows/release-visualization.yml   |  6 +---
 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
 rename .github/workflows/{release.yml => prepare-release.yml} (53%)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
similarity index 53%
rename from .github/workflows/release.yml
rename to .github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 9d0863f36a..291b79378c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Prepare Release (Visualization/Analysis)
+name: Prepare Release - Visualization/Analysis
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       prefix: ${{ steps.version.outputs.prefix }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -46,18 +47,35 @@ jobs:
           echo "new_version=${NEW_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "prefix=${{ inputs.repository == 'Visualization' && 'vis' || 'ana' }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Commit and tag changes
+      - name: Create release branch and commit changes
         run: |
+          # Create a new branch
+          git checkout -b release/${{ steps.version.outputs.prefix }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
+          
+          # Stage and commit changes
           git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
           git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
           git add -A
           git commit -m "Releasing ${{ steps.version.outputs.prefix }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }} [skip ci]"
+          
+          # Create tag (will be pushed with the merge)
           git tag "${{ steps.version.outputs.prefix }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
-          git push --follow-tags
+          
+          # Push branch
+          git push origin release/${{ steps.version.outputs.prefix }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
 
-      - name: Trigger release workflow
-        run: |
-          gh workflow run "Release ${{ inputs.repository }}" \
-            --ref "${{ steps.version.outputs.prefix }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
+      - name: Create release pull request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        with:
+          title: "Release ${{ inputs.repository }} ${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
+          body: |
+            Automated PR for releasing ${{ inputs.repository }} version ${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
+            
+            This PR was automatically created by the release workflow.
+            After merging, the tag `${{ steps.version.outputs.prefix }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}` will trigger the release workflow.
+          branch: release/${{ steps.version.outputs.prefix }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
+          base: main
+          labels: release
+          delete-branch: true
+
+      # The appropriate release workflow will be triggered after the PR is merged
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/release-analysis.yml
index 34c9ddd80b..2313f58228 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-analysis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-# WARNING: Do not change the name of this workflow as it is referenced by the release.yml workflow
-name: Release Analysis
+name: Release - Analysis
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    # This workflow is triggered by the release.yml workflow after version updates
-    # The tag-based trigger is kept for backward compatibility
   push:
     tags: 'ana-*.*.*'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-visualization.yml b/.github/workflows/release-visualization.yml
index 582b4214c1..c6f9510261 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-visualization.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-visualization.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-# WARNING: Do not change the name of this workflow as it is referenced by the release.yml workflow
-name: Release Visualization
+name: Release - Visualization
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    # This workflow is triggered by the release.yml workflow after version updates
-    # The tag-based trigger is kept for backward compatibility
   push:
     tags: 'vis-*.*.*'