🤖⏩ Synchronize Dev GitHub Action

This GitHub Action attempts to fast-forward the dev branch with the master branch. If it's unable to perform a fast-forward merge, it will create a new branch and open a pull request for manual review.

Inputs

• MAIN: The name of the main branch. Default is main.
• DEVELOP: The name of the development branch. Default is develop.
• BOT_NAME: The name of the bot that will perform the operation.
• BOT_EMAIL: The email of the bot.
• TOKEN: The GitHub token. Please note that this token should have the necessary permissions to perform branch operations.
• VERSION: Only used when creating name of branch for PR. Defaults to version found in package.json

Usage

Here is a sample workflow file on how to use this action:

name: 🤖⏩ Synchronize dev
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  synchronize-dev:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Synchronize Dev Branch
        uses: knerd/sync-dev-action@v1
        with:
          MAIN: 'master'
          DEVELOP: 'dev'
          BOT_NAME: '🤖 workflows[bot]2023'
          BOT_EMAIL: 'devops+bot2023@org.com'
          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}