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63 changes: 63 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/back-merge-pr.yml
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# Opens a PR from main → development after changes land on main (back-merge).
#
# Permissions: default GITHUB_TOKEN needs repo Settings → Actions → General →
# "Workflow permissions" = read and write (to create pull requests). If your org
# restricts this, create a fine-grained PAT with contents:read + pull-requests:write,
# store it as repo secret GH_TOKEN, and set GH_TOKEN on the "Open back-merge PR" step to:
# env:
# GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}

name: Back-merge main to development

on:
push:
branches: [main]
workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
contents: read
pull-requests: write

jobs:
open-back-merge-pr:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0

- name: Open back-merge PR if needed
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
run: |
set -euo pipefail
git fetch origin development main

main_SHA=$(git rev-parse origin/main)
DEV_SHA=$(git rev-parse origin/development)

if [ "$main_SHA" = "$DEV_SHA" ]; then
echo "main and development are at the same commit; nothing to back-merge."
exit 0
fi

EXISTING=$(gh pr list --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
--base development \
--head main \
--state open \
--json number \
--jq 'length')

if [ "$EXISTING" -gt 0 ]; then
echo "An open PR from main to development already exists; skipping."
exit 0
fi

gh pr create --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
--base development \
--head main \
--title "chore: back-merge main into development" \
--body "Automated back-merge after changes landed on \`main\`. Review and merge to keep \`development\` in sync."

echo "Created back-merge PR main → development."
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