enforce_branch_name.yml

name: PR Branch Name Check

on:
  pull_request_target:
    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]

permissions:
  issues: write

jobs:
  check-source-branch:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check PR source branch
        env:
          IS_FORK: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
          HEAD_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
        run: |
          # Check if PR is from a fork
          if [[ "${IS_FORK}" == "true" ]]; then
            # Check if PR is from the master/main branch of a fork
            if [[ "${HEAD_REF}" == "master" || "${HEAD_REF}" == "main" ]]; then
              echo "ERROR: Pull requests from the master/main branch of forks are not allowed, because it prevents maintainers from contributing to your PR"
              echo "Please create a feature branch in your fork and submit the PR from that branch instead."
              exit 1
            fi
          fi

      - name: Leave comment if PR is from master/main branch of fork d
        if: ${{ failure() }}
        uses: actions/github-script@v6
        with:
          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          script: |
            github.rest.issues.createComment({
              issue_number: context.issue.number,
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              body: '⚠️ **ERROR:** Pull requests from the `master`/`main` branch of forks are not allowed, because it prevents maintainers from contributing to your PR. Please create a feature branch in your fork and submit the PR from that branch instead.'
            })