4-release-notes-and-merge.yml

name: Step 4, Generate release notes and merge

# This step triggers after 3-release-pr-opened.yml.
# This workflow updates from step 4 to step 5.

# This will run when a pull request to main is closed (merged).
# Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/events-that-trigger-workflows
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  pull_request:
    types:
      - closed
    branches:
      - main

# Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication
permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  # Get the current step to only run the main job when the learner is on the same step.
  get_current_step:
    name: Check current step number
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - id: get_step
        run: |
          echo "current_step=$(cat ./.github/steps/-step.txt)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
    outputs:
      current_step: ${{ steps.get_step.outputs.current_step }}

  on_release_merged:
    name: On release-v1.0 merged
    needs: get_current_step

    # We will only run this action when:
    # 1. This repository isn't the template repository.
    # 2. The step is currently 4.
    # 3. The pull request was closed through a merge.
    # 4. The pull request head branch is release-v1.0.
    # Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts
    # Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/expressions
    if: >-
      ${{ !github.event.repository.is_template
          && needs.get_current_step.outputs.current_step == 4
          && github.event.pull_request.merged == true
          && github.head_ref == 'release-v1.0' }}

    # We'll run Ubuntu for performance instead of Mac or Windows.
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      # We'll need to check out the repository so that we can edit the README.
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      # Update README from step 4 to step 5.
      - name: Update to step 5
        uses: skills/action-update-step@v2
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          from_step: 4
          to_step: 5