move release branch creation to GHA

Author: rerpha

.github/workflows/create-release-branches.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'The release version in X.x.m format e.g. 12.3.2'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      remote:
+        description: 'Update submodules to latest version from remote. Defaults to false, appropriate for a normal release'
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+      tag:
+        description: "Commit to branch release from. Defaults to 'HEAD', appropriate for a normal release. May need to set specific TAG here for patch release"
+        default: "HEAD"
+        type: string
+      create_epics_branches:
+        description: 'Create release branches for EPICS and submodules'
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+      create_ibex_gui_branch:
+        description: 'Create release branch for IBEX GUI'
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+      create_script_gen_branch:
+        description: 'Create release branch for the Script Generator'
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+      create_uktena_branch:
+        description: 'Create release branch for Uktena Python distribution'
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+
+jobs:
+  create_release_branches:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      VERSION: ${github.event.inputs.version}
+      REMOTE: ${github.event.inputs.remote}
+      TAG: ${github.event.inputs.tag}
+      EPICS: ${github.event.inputs.create_epics_branches}
+      IBEX_GUI: ${github.event.inputs.create_ibex_gui_branch}
+      SCRIPT_GENERATOR: ${github.event.inputs.create_script_gen_branch}
+      UKTENA: ${github.event.inputs.create_uktena_branch}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - run: python -m pip install -r release_scripts/requirements.txt
+      - run: python --version ${github.event.inputs.version}

release_scripts/Jenkinsfile_branches

@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@
 EPICS_REPO_URL = "https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/EPICS.git"
 IBEX_REPO_URL = "https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/ibex_gui.git"
 UKTENA_URL = "https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/uktena.git"
-JSON_BOURNE_URL = "https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/JSON_bourne.git"
 
 EPICS_DIR = "EPICS"
 IBEX_DIR = "IBEX"
 SCRIPT_GEN_DIR = "SCRIPT_GEN"
 UKTENA_DIR = "UKTENA"
-JSON_BOURNE_DIR = "JSON_bourne"
 
 INSTETC_TEMPLATE_LOCAL_PATH = os.path.join(
     "INSTETC", "INSTETC-IOC-01App", "Db", "svn-revision.db.tmpl"
@@ -266,8 +264,3 @@ def push(self, submodules: bool = False) -> None:
         uktena = ReleaseBranch()
         uktena.create(UKTENA_URL, UKTENA_DIR, f"Release_{args.version}")
         uktena.push()
-
-    if os.getenv("JSON_BOURNE") == "true":
-        json_bourne = ReleaseBranch()
-        json_bourne.create(JSON_BOURNE_URL, JSON_BOURNE_DIR, f"Release_{args.version}")
-        json_bourne.push()

release_scripts/branches.py

@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-# Used for Python on Linux Jenkins node.
-
-###### Requirements without Version Specifiers ######
 GitPython
-
-###### Requirements with Version Specifiers ######