start-beta.yml

name: Start new Beta release

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      mergeBranch:
        description: 'mergeBranch (optional, default="main"): the branch to merge from, useful to perform quick fixes outside of main.'
        default: "main"
        required: false
      overrideNextGa:
        description: "overrideNextGa (optional): set this param if you want to override the nextGa version that is fetched from jira versions, and use a different one."
        required: false
  schedule:
    # Each Monday at 5 AM UTC
    - cron: "0 5 * * 1"

permissions:
  contents: write # To create the new branch and push it

jobs:
  startRelease:
    name: Start new Beta release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Setup git
        run: |
          git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"

      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20.16.0
          cache: "npm"

      - name: Install npm@10.2.4
        run: |
          npm install -g npm@10.2.4

      - name: Install Dependencies
        run: |
          npm -v
          npm ci

      - name: Start Release
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
        run: |
          node scripts/release.js beta \
            --merge-branch="${{ github.event.inputs.mergeBranch || 'main' }}" \
            --next-ga="${{ github.event.inputs.overrideNextGa }}" \
            --submitter="${{ github.actor }}"