Create release branch #6

	name: "Create release branch"

	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	inputs:
	release_version:
	required: true
	type: string
	default: '0.0'
	source_branch:
	required: false
	type: string
	default: 'main'
	branch_prefix:
	required: false
	type: string
	default: 'release-'
	update:
	type: boolean
	default: false
	dry_run:
	type: boolean
	default: false


	defaults:
	run:
	shell: bash

	permissions:
	contents: read

	jobs:
	create:
	name: Create release branch
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	permissions:
	contents: write
	steps:
	- name: Checkout NIC repo
	uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
	with:
	ref: ${{ inputs.source_branch }}

	- name: Create new release branch
	run: \|
	branch="${{ inputs.branch_prefix }}${{ inputs.release_version }}"
	if git rev-parse --verify remotes/origin/${branch}; then
	git checkout ${branch}
	git pull
	if ${{ inputs.update }}; then
	echo "Updating from ${{ inputs.source_branch }}."
	git merge -Xtheirs ${{ inputs.source_branch }} -m "chore: Merge branch ${{ inputs.source_branch }} into ${branch}"
	else
	echo "UPDATE not requested. Not making any changes"
	fi
	else
	git checkout -b ${branch}
	fi

	echo "Pushing to branch $branch"
	if ! ${{ inputs.dry_run }}; then
	git push origin "${branch}"
	else
	echo "DRY RUN not making any changes"
	git push --dry-run origin "${branch}"
	fi
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

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