attempt merging

.github/workflows/create-merge-release-into-dev-pr.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: create-merge-release-into-dev-pr
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  BASE_BRANCH: test-dev
+
 permissions: {}
 jobs:
   setup:
@@ -25,24 +28,50 @@ jobs:
 
         echo "branch=${BRANCH}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-  create-pr:
+  merge-or-create-pr:
     permissions:
-      pull-requests: write # for git push
+      contents: write # for git push
+      pull-requests: write # for creating pull request
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: setup
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Create pull request
-        run: >
-          gh pr create
-          --base "$BASE_BRANCH"
-          --head "$RELEASE_BRANCH"
-          --title "Merge $RELEASE_BRANCH into $BASE_BRANCH"
-          --body 'Created by GitHub action'
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.BASE_BRANCH }} # TODO: DELETE ME
+      - name: Try merging
+        run: |
+          # Fetching the dev and release branches without fetching their complete history
+          # First fetch branches themselves excluding commits reachable by the other branch
+          git fetch --shallow-exclude "$BASE_BRANCH" origin "$RELEASE_BRANCH"
+          git fetch --shallow-exclude "$RELEASE_BRANCH" origin "$BASE_BRANCH"
+          # Resolve bug in git https://stackoverflow.com/a/63879454/96823
+          git repack -d
+          # Get one commit more to connect the history of dev and release branches
+          git fetch --deepen 1 origin "$BASE_BRANCH" "$RELEASE_BRANCH"
+
+          # Create branch without checkout just to have shorter automatic commit message
+          git branch "$RELEASE_BRANCH" origin/"$RELEASE_BRANCH"
+
+          # Required config
+          git config user.name "OpenProject Actions CI"
+          git config user.email "[email protected]"
+
+          if git diff --exit-code --quiet ..."$RELEASE_BRANCH"; then
+            echo "Nothing to merge"
+          else
+            if git merge --no-edit --no-ff "$RELEASE_BRANCH"; then
+              git push "$BASE_BRANCH"
+            else
+              gh pr create \
+                --base "$BASE_BRANCH" \
+                --head "$RELEASE_BRANCH" \
+                --title "Merge $RELEASE_BRANCH into $BASE_BRANCH" \
+                --body 'Created by GitHub action'
+            end
+          end
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          BASE_BRANCH: dev
           RELEASE_BRANCH: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.latest_release_branch }}