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Adding release checks for multiple versions #1

Adding release checks for multiple versions

Adding release checks for multiple versions #1

name: Release Branch Check
on:
pull_request:
branches:
- 'release/**'
- 'main'
types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
env:
RELEASE_BRANCH_PREFIX: 'release/'
CURRENT_RELEASE: 'v2'
jobs:
validate-release-branch:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Validate release branch
run: |
# First check if it's a release branch
if [[ ! "${{ github.base_ref }}" =~ ^${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH_PREFIX }} ]]; then
echo "::error::Releases are only allowed to branches starting with '${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH_PREFIX }}'. Current target branch: ${{ github.base_ref }}"
exit 1
fi
# Extract version from branch name (e.g., v2 from release/v2)
BRANCH_VERSION=$(echo "${{ github.base_ref }}" | sed "s|${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH_PREFIX }}||")
# Check if trying to merge to an older release branch
if [[ "$BRANCH_VERSION" != "${{ env.CURRENT_RELEASE }}" ]]; then
# Check for special label that allows merging to older releases
if ! [[ "${{ github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name }}" =~ "allow-older-release" ]]; then
echo "::error::Merging to older release branches (release/$BRANCH_VERSION) is not allowed. Current release is ${{ env.CURRENT_RELEASE }}."
echo "::error::If this is intentional, add the 'allow-older-release' label to the PR."
exit 1
fi
fi
# Additional validation for release PRs
if [[ "${{ github.base_ref }}" =~ ^${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH_PREFIX }} ]]; then
# Check if PR title follows release format
if ! [[ "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" =~ ^Release\ \[[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}\]$ ]]; then
echo "::error::Release PR title must follow format: 'Release [YYYY-MM-DD]'"
exit 1
fi
# Check if CHANGELOG.md has been updated
if ! git diff --name-only ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} | grep -q "CHANGELOG.md"; then
echo "::error::CHANGELOG.md must be updated for releases"
exit 1
fi
fi