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Cut Release Branch #12

Workflow file for this run

name: Cut Release Branch
on:
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
release_type:
description: 'Release Type'
required: true
type: choice
options:
- RC
- Hotfix
jobs:
create-release-branch:
name: Create Release Branch
runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
permissions:
contents: write
steps:
- name: Check out repository
uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- name: Create RC Branch
if: inputs.release_type == 'RC'
env:
RC_PREFIX_DATE: "true" # replace with input if needed
run: |
if [ "$RC_PREFIX_DATE" = "true" ]; then
current_date=$(date +'%Y.%m')
branch_name="release/${current_date}-rc${{ github.run_number }}"
else
branch_name="release/rc${{ github.run_number }}"
fi
git switch main
git switch -c $branch_name
git push origin $branch_name
echo "# :cherry_blossom: RC branch: ${branch_name}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
- name: Create Hotfix Branch
if: inputs.release_type == 'Hotfix'
run: |
latest_tag=$(git tag -l --sort=-creatordate | head -n 1)
if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
echo "::error::No tags found in the repository"
exit 1
fi
branch_name="release/hotfix-${latest_tag}"
echo "🌿 branch name: $branch_name"
if git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/remotes/origin/$branch_name"; then
echo "# :fire: :warning: Hotfix branch already exists: ${branch_name}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
exit 0
fi
git switch -c $branch_name $latest_tag
git push origin $branch_name
echo "# :fire: Hotfix branch: ${branch_name}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY