FIX: PR formatting check incorrectly passes for templates with unclosed HTML comments #222
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Issue
The PR formatting check workflow was incorrectly allowing PRs with just the PR template (no meaningful content) to pass validation. This happened because:
<!--in the Summary section that starts a long comment block<!--...-->) using the regex/<!--[\s\S]*?-->/g<!--remained in the content and was counted toward the minimum 10-character requirement"Short\n\n\n<!--"has 12 charactersRoot Cause
In the PR template, after the Summary section there's an unclosed HTML comment:
The regex
/<!--[\s\S]*?-->/gmatches only the first complete comment but leaves the unclosed<!--which gets counted as meaningful content.Fix
Updated the HTML comment removal regex from:
To:
This pattern removes both:
<!-- comment --><!-- commentTesting
Validated the fix with multiple scenarios:
This ensures PRs must have genuinely meaningful summaries rather than just template placeholders.
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