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@copilot I didn't realize opening and closing a PR would be a viable solution here - can it be the same PR (or issue) that's closed/open/modified? If we could edit or open/close the same PR it would be even less of a hassle. Also, this process doesn't appear to require human intervention, so we can run it every 59 days and forget about the buffer window |
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Yes, great suggestions! I've updated the workflow to:
The workflow now:
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- bump a couple other action refs - whitespace cleanup
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| # 1. Runs on the first day of every month | ||
| # 2. Checks if the keep-alive PR exists | ||
| # 3. If PR doesn't exist, creates it with a persistent branch | ||
| # 4. Reopens the PR (if closed) and immediately closes it again | ||
| # 5. This activity prevents workflow deactivation |
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This and the PR_BODY below don't indicate that an empty commit is being pushed.
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| GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }} | ||
| shell: bash | ||
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| # Skip keep-alive if repository has been active in last 30 days |
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| # Skip keep-alive if repository has been active in last 30 days | |
| # Determine if the repository has been active in the last 30 days. |
Or remove this comment entirely, as the step name already indicates it.
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| echo "Days since last activity: $days_diff" |
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| echo "Days since last activity: $days_diff" | |
| echo "Days since last activity: $days_diff" |
| gh pr create \ | ||
| --draft \ | ||
| --head "$branch_name" \ | ||
| --base ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }} \ |
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The step above has a fallback to main, which doesn't appear here. Is it redundant?
| pr_state=$(gh pr view "$pr_number" --json state --jq '.state') | ||
| echo "PR #$pr_number is $pr_state" | ||
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| if [ "$pr_state" = "CLOSED" ]; then |
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I'm no bash expert, but this looks like an assignment to me. According to https://stackoverflow.com/a/4277753, the typical syntax uses double brackets:
if [[ "$pr_state" == "CLOSED" ]]| if [ "$pr_state" = "CLOSED" ]; then | ||
| echo "Reopening PR #$pr_number" | ||
| gh pr reopen "$pr_number" | ||
| sleep 2 |
GitHub disables scheduled workflows after 60 days of repository inactivity. This workflow prevents deactivation.
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keep-alive-workflowbranchWhy empty commits
Empty commits generate activity without modifying repository content. The draft PR is reopened/closed to register activity.
Fully automated. No human intervention required.
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