abp/.github/workflows/auto-merge-forward.yml

name: Auto-merge forward

# Push to a rel-x.y branch opens a merge PR into the next newer rel-* line,
# or into dev when this line is the newest. Merge of that PR retriggers the
# next hop, so a bug-fix on rel-1.0 flows rel-1.0 -> rel-1.1 -> ... -> dev.
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - 'rel-*'
  workflow_dispatch:

concurrency:
  group: auto-merge-forward-${{ github.ref_name }}
  cancel-in-progress: false

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  forward:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
      pull-requests: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Resolve forward target
        id: target
        run: |
          set -euo pipefail
          SOURCE="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
          if [[ ! "$SOURCE" =~ ^rel-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
            echo "Not a rel-x.y branch ($SOURCE); skipping."
            echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
            exit 0
          fi

          git fetch origin --prune

          mapfile -t RELS < <(
            git ls-remote --heads origin 'rel-*' \
              | awk '{print $2}' \
              | sed 's|refs/heads/||' \
              | grep -E '^rel-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$' \
              | sort -t. -k1.5,1n -k2,2n
          )

          TARGET="dev"
          found=0
          for branch in "${RELS[@]}"; do
            if [[ "$found" -eq 1 ]]; then
              TARGET="$branch"
              break
            fi
            if [[ "$branch" == "$SOURCE" ]]; then
              found=1
            fi
          done

          if [[ "$found" -eq 0 ]]; then
            echo "::error::Source branch $SOURCE was not listed among origin rel-* heads."
            exit 1
          fi

          if ! git rev-parse --verify "origin/$TARGET" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
            echo "::error::Target branch origin/$TARGET does not exist."
            exit 1
          fi

          if git merge-base --is-ancestor "origin/$SOURCE" "origin/$TARGET"; then
            echo "origin/$SOURCE is already an ancestor of origin/$TARGET; nothing to forward."
            echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
            exit 0
          fi

          echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          echo "source=$SOURCE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          echo "target=$TARGET" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          echo "Auto-merge forward: $SOURCE -> $TARGET"          

      - name: Merge into forward branch
        if: steps.target.outputs.skip != 'true'
        id: merge
        run: |
          set -euo pipefail
          SOURCE="${{ steps.target.outputs.source }}"
          TARGET="${{ steps.target.outputs.target }}"
          FORWARD_BRANCH="auto-merge-forward/${SOURCE}-to-${TARGET}-${{ github.run_number }}"

          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"

          git checkout -B "$FORWARD_BRANCH" "origin/$TARGET"
          if git merge --no-edit "origin/$SOURCE"; then
            echo "conflict=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          else
            git merge --abort
            git checkout -B "$FORWARD_BRANCH" "origin/$SOURCE"
            echo "conflict=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
            echo "::warning::Merge conflict forwarding ${SOURCE} to ${TARGET}. PR left open for manual resolution."
          fi

          git push origin "$FORWARD_BRANCH"
          echo "branch=$FORWARD_BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"          

      - name: Create pull request
        if: steps.target.outputs.skip != 'true'
        id: pr
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
        run: |
          set -euo pipefail
          SOURCE="${{ steps.target.outputs.source }}"
          TARGET="${{ steps.target.outputs.target }}"
          FORWARD_BRANCH="${{ steps.merge.outputs.branch }}"
          CONFLICT="${{ steps.merge.outputs.conflict }}"

          BODY="Automated forward merge of \`${SOURCE}\` into \`${TARGET}\`."
          if [[ "$CONFLICT" == "true" ]]; then
            BODY+=$'\n\n**Merge conflict:** this branch is \`${SOURCE}\` as-is. Resolve against \`${TARGET}\` before merging.'
          fi

          URL="$(gh pr create \
            --base "$TARGET" \
            --head "$FORWARD_BRANCH" \
            --title "Auto-merge forward ${SOURCE} → ${TARGET}" \
            --body "$BODY")"
          echo "url=$URL" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          echo "Created $URL"          

      # BOT_SECRET, not github.token: a merge performed with the default token produces a push
      # that triggers no workflow, which would stop the chain at the first hop.
      - name: Approve and auto-merge
        if: steps.target.outputs.skip != 'true' && steps.merge.outputs.conflict != 'true'
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SECRET }}
        run: |
          set -euo pipefail
          FORWARD_BRANCH="${{ steps.merge.outputs.branch }}"
          gh pr review "$FORWARD_BRANCH" --approve
          gh pr merge "$FORWARD_BRANCH" --merge --auto --delete-branch