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Create Release Branch #16

Create Release Branch

Create Release Branch #16

name: Create Release Branch
on:
push:
tags:
- 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.0' # Trigger on minor release tags (e.g. v1.54.0)
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
tag:
description: 'The minor release tag (e.g. v1.54.0)'
required: true
type: string
jobs:
create-release-branch:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: write # Allow pushing the release branch
steps:
- name: Determine tag
id: determine-tag
run: |
if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" ]; then
TAG=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
else
TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
fi
if ! [[ "$TAG" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.0$ ]]; then
echo "Error: Tag $TAG is not in the expected format: vX.Y.0"
exit 1
fi
echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
- name: Define branch name from tag
id: define-branch
run: |
TAG=${{ steps.determine-tag.outputs.tag }}
echo "branch=release/${TAG%.0}.x" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
- name: Checkout dd-trace-java at tag
uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # 5.0.0
with:
ref: ${{ steps.determine-tag.outputs.tag }}
- name: Check if branch already exists
id: check-branch
run: |
BRANCH=${{ steps.define-branch.outputs.branch }}
if git ls-remote --heads origin "$BRANCH" | grep -q "$BRANCH"; then
echo "creating_new_branch=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
echo "Branch $BRANCH already exists - skipping creation"
else
echo "creating_new_branch=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
echo "Branch $BRANCH does not exist - creating it now"
fi
- name: Create and push release branch
if: steps.check-branch.outputs.creating_new_branch == 'true'
run: |
git checkout -b "${{ steps.define-branch.outputs.branch }}"
git push -u origin "${{ steps.define-branch.outputs.branch }}"