Update external-pr-sync.yml

Author: ammarwa

.github/workflows/external-pr-sync.yml

@@ -12,17 +12,30 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Get Current PR Body
         id: current_pr
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          # Fetching fresh PR body via gh cli is more reliable than event payload for 'edited'
-          PR_BODY=${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
-          # Make body safe for multiline output
-          PR_BODY="${PR_BODY//'%'/'%25'}"
-          PR_BODY="${PR_BODY//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
-          PR_BODY="${PR_BODY//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
+          # Use the PR body directly from the event payload
+          # This is the body as it was when the 'opened' or 'edited' event was triggered.
+          RAW_PR_BODY="${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}"
+
+          # Handle cases where the body might be null (e.g., an empty PR description)
+          # In bash, an unset or null variable in quotes becomes an empty string,
+          # but it's good practice to be explicit or test.
+          # If RAW_PR_BODY is null from the JSON payload, it will be treated as an empty string here by bash.
+          # For more robust null handling if needed elsewhere: PR_BODY_FOR_SCRIPT="${RAW_PR_BODY:-}"
+          PR_BODY_FOR_SCRIPT="$RAW_PR_BODY"
+
+          echo "PR Body from event payload (first 500 chars):"
+          echo "${PR_BODY_FOR_SCRIPT:0:500}" # Print a snippet for logging
+          echo "-------------------"
+
+          # If you need to pass this body to subsequent steps via GITHUB_OUTPUT,
+          # the multiline escaping is still crucial.
+          ESCAPED_PR_BODY="${RAW_PR_BODY//'%'/'%25'}"
+          ESCAPED_PR_BODY="${ESCAPED_PR_BODY//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
+          ESCAPED_PR_BODY="${ESCAPED_PR_BODY//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
+
           echo "PR_BODY_CONTENT<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "$PR_BODY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$ESCAPED_PR_BODY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Extract Remote PR URL and Info