gitlab-sync-branches.yml

# This workfow makes sure the gitlab-mirror branch is always in sync with the master branch

name: GitLab Sync Branches

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  sync-branches:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: ${{ vars.RUN_CI == 'true' }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
          token: ${{ secrets.GH_CI_TOKEN }}
      - name: Setup Git User
        run: |
          git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
          git config user.email "sa-github-api@dfinity.org"
      # Normally this would fail, as branch protection rules only allow merging via a PR
      # But we gave sa-github-api a custom role that allows bypassing branch rules and use its PAT for this job
      - name: Update mirroring branch
        run: |
          git fetch origin master mirroring
          git checkout -B mirroring
          git rebase --onto master origin/mirroring
          git push origin mirroring --force-with-lease