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Adding release checks for multiple versions #3

Adding release checks for multiple versions

Adding release checks for multiple versions #3

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: Set environment variables
run: |
echo "TARGET_BRANCH=${{ github.base_ref }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "PR_TITLE=${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "PR_LABELS=${{ github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "BASE_SHA=${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "HEAD_SHA=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
- name: Validate release branch
run: |
# First check if it's a release branch
if [[ ! "$TARGET_BRANCH" =~ ^${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH_PREFIX }} ]]; then
# Not a release branch, no need for release validation
exit 0
fi
# Check if PR has release label
if [[ ! "$PR_LABELS" =~ "release" ]]; then
echo "::error::PRs targeting release branches must have the 'release' label"
exit 1
fi
# Extract version from branch name (e.g., v2 from release/v2)
BRANCH_VERSION=$(echo "$TARGET_BRANCH" | sed "s|${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH_PREFIX }}||")
# Check if trying to merge to an older release branch
if [[ "$BRANCH_VERSION" != "${{ env.CURRENT_RELEASE }}" ]]; then
# Check for special label that allows merging to older releases
if ! [[ "$PR_LABELS" =~ "allow-older-release" ]]; then
echo "::error::Merging to older release branches (release/$BRANCH_VERSION) is not allowed. Current release is ${{ env.CURRENT_RELEASE }}."
echo "::error::If this is intentional, add the 'allow-older-release' label to the PR."
exit 1
fi
fi
# Additional validation for release PRs
# Check if PR title follows release format
if ! [[ "$PR_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 "$BASE_SHA" "$HEAD_SHA" | grep -q "CHANGELOG.md"; then
echo "::error::CHANGELOG.md must be updated for releases"
exit 1
fi