Updated release workflow to take the jira ticket

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ on:
         description: 'Branch to publish development releases'
         required: false
         type: string
+      jira_ticket:
+        description: 'Jira ticket ID (e.g. AST-12345)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
@@ -21,6 +25,10 @@ on:
         description: 'Branch to publish development releases'
         required: false
         type: string
+      jira_ticket:
+        description: 'Jira ticket ID (e.g. AST-12345)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   deleteDevReleases:
@@ -118,10 +126,12 @@ jobs:
           git add .gitattributes
           git commit -m "Ensure LFS tracking for large JAR files" || echo "No changes to commit"
 
-      - name: Clone target repository and push changes
+      - name: Clone target repository and push changes via PR
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ECLIPSE_SITE_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           # Clone the repository
-          git clone https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/CheckmarxDev/ast-eclipse-plugin-update-site.git update-site
+          git clone https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.ECLIPSE_SITE_TOKEN }}@github.com/CheckmarxDev/ast-eclipse-plugin-update-site.git update-site
           cd update-site
 
           # Ensure Git LFS is installed
@@ -143,15 +153,18 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          # Debugging: List files in repository before copying
-          echo "===== Files in com.checkmarx.eclipse.site/target/repository/ BEFORE COPY ====="
+          # Create a feature branch
+          FEATURE_BRANCH="update-site/${{ env.GH_RELEASE_TAG_NAME }}"
+          git checkout -b "$FEATURE_BRANCH"
+
+          echo "===== Files BEFORE COPY ====="
           ls -lh ../com.checkmarx.eclipse.site/target/repository/
 
           # Copy new files without deleting .git directory
           rsync -av --delete --exclude='.git' ../com.checkmarx.eclipse.site/target/repository/ ./
 
           # Debugging: List files in repository after copying
-          echo "===== Files in update-site/ AFTER COPY ====="
+          echo "===== Files AFTER COPY ====="
           ls -lh .
 
           # Dynamically track all .jar files in the plugins/ and features/ directories
@@ -166,13 +179,28 @@ jobs:
           echo "===== Git LFS-tracked files ====="
           git lfs ls-files
 
-          git commit -m "Update Eclipse update site for ${{ env.GH_RELEASE_TAG_NAME }}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git commit -m "Update Eclipse update site for ${{ env.GH_RELEASE_TAG_NAME }} (${{ inputs.jira_ticket }})" || echo "No changes to commit"
 
           # Ensure the correct remote URL
-          git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/CheckmarxDev/ast-eclipse-plugin-update-site.git
-
-          # Push changes
-          git push origin ${{ env.GH_BRANCH_NAME }}
+          git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.ECLIPSE_SITE_TOKEN }}@github.com/CheckmarxDev/ast-eclipse-plugin-update-site.git
+
+          # Push the feature branch
+          git push origin "$FEATURE_BRANCH"
+
+          # Create PR with Jira ID at the end of the title
+          gh pr create \
+            --repo CheckmarxDev/ast-eclipse-plugin-update-site \
+            --base "${{ env.GH_BRANCH_NAME }}" \
+            --head "$FEATURE_BRANCH" \
+            --title "Update Eclipse update site for ${{ env.GH_RELEASE_TAG_NAME }} (${{ inputs.jira_ticket }})" \
+            --body "Automated update of Eclipse update site for release ${{ env.GH_RELEASE_TAG_NAME }}."
+
+          # Squash and merge the PR, then delete the branch
+          gh pr merge \
+            --repo CheckmarxDev/ast-eclipse-plugin-update-site \
+            --squash \
+            --auto \
+            --delete-branch