ci: workflow to update snapshots

.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,30 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: lts/iron
 
+      - name: Set the branch name
+        id: set_branch
+        run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.head_ref }}
+          echo "Branch name is: $BRANCH_NAME"
+
+          # Check for remote branch
+          REMOTE_BRANCH=$(git ls-remote --heads https://[email protected]/chintankavathia/ngx-datatable-snapshots.git $BRANCH_NAME)
+
+          echo "Remote branch lookup result: $REMOTE_BRANCH"
+
+          if [ -n "$REMOTE_BRANCH" ]; then
+            echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists"
+            echo "branch=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME does not exist, defaulting to main"
+            echo "branch=main" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
       - name: Clone Snapshot Repository
         run: |
           git clone https://[email protected]/chintankavathia/ngx-datatable-snapshots.git temp_snapshots
+          cd temp_snapshots
+          git checkout ${{ env.branch }}
         env:
           SNAPSHOT_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNAPSHOT_REPO_TOKEN }}
 

.github/workflows/update_snapshots.yml

@@ -44,33 +44,44 @@ jobs:
           cd snapshot-repo
           git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
           git config user.email "[email protected]"
-          # Automatically generate branch name
-          BRANCH_NAME="snapshot-update-${{ github.run_id }}"
-          git checkout -b $BRANCH_NAME
+
+          # Ensure remote is set up correctly
+          git remote set-url origin https://${SNAPSHOT_REPO_TOKEN}@github.com/chintankavathia/ngx-datatable-snapshots.git
+
+          # Fetch remote branches to avoid the "no upstream branch" error
+          git fetch origin
+
+          BRANCH_NAME=${GITHUB_REF##refs/heads/}
+
+          # Check if the branch exists on the remote (origin)
+          if git ls-remote --heads origin "$BRANCH_NAME" | grep -q "$BRANCH_NAME"; then
+            # If the branch exists remotely, just checkout the branch
+            git checkout "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          else
+            # If the branch doesn't exist remotely, create and checkout the branch, then push
+            git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+            git push --set-upstream origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          fi
 
       - name: Copy generated snapshots
         run: |
-          rsync -av --delete playwright/snapshots/ snapshot-repo/
+          rsync -av --delete playwright/snapshots/ snapshot-repo/snapshots
 
-      - name: Commit and push changes
+      - name: Commit and push changes to snapshot repo
         working-directory: snapshot-repo
         run: |
           git add .
-          # Automatically generate commit message
           COMMIT_MESSAGE="Update Playwright snapshots (Run ID: ${{ github.run_id }})"
-          git commit -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"
+          git commit -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" || echo "No changes to commit"
+
+          # Ensure remote is set up correctly
+          git remote set-url origin https://${{ secrets.SNAPSHOT_REPO_TOKEN }}@github.com/chintankavathia/ngx-datatable-snapshots.git
+
           git push origin $BRANCH_NAME
 
-      - name: Create pull request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.SNAPSHOT_REPO_TOKEN }}
-          repository: chintankavathia/ngx-datatable-snapshots.git
-          base: main
-          head: $BRANCH_NAME
-          # Automatically generate title and body
-          title: 'Update Playwright Snapshots (Run ID: ${{ github.run_id }})'
-          body: |
-            This PR updates the Playwright snapshots generated by workflow run ID: ${{ github.run_id }}.
-            - Base branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-            - Commit: ${{ github.sha }}
+      - name: Create a pull request
+        run: |
+          git remote set-url origin https://${{ secrets.SNAPSHOT_REPO_TOKEN }}@github.com/chintankavathia/ngx-datatable-snapshots.git
+          # We need to re-auth in order to create PR
+          echo "${{ secrets.SNAPSHOT_REPO_TOKEN }}" | gh auth login --with-token
+          gh pr create --base main --head ${{ BRANCH_NAME }} --title "Update Playwright snapshots" --body "Automated PR to update snapshots based on run ID ${{ github.run_id }}."