get-shit-done/.github/workflows/auto-branch.yml

name: Auto-Branch from Issue Label

on:
  issues:
    types: [labeled]

permissions:
  contents: write
  issues: write

jobs:
  create-branch:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 2
    if: >-
      contains(fromJSON('["bug", "enhancement", "priority: critical", "type: chore", "area: docs"]'),
      github.event.label.name)
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2

      - name: Create branch
        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
        with:
          script: |
            const label = context.payload.label.name;
            const issue = context.payload.issue;
            const number = issue.number;

            // Generate slug from title
            const slug = issue.title
              .toLowerCase()
              .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
              .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '')
              .substring(0, 40);

            // Map label to branch prefix
            const prefixMap = {
              'bug': 'fix',
              'enhancement': 'feat',
              'priority: critical': 'fix',
              'type: chore': 'chore',
              'area: docs': 'docs',
            };
            const prefix = prefixMap[label];
            if (!prefix) return;

            // For priority: critical, use fix/critical-NNN-slug to avoid
            // colliding with the hotfix workflow's hotfix/X.Y.Z naming.
            const branch = label === 'priority: critical'
              ? `fix/critical-${number}-${slug}`
              : `${prefix}/${number}-${slug}`;

            // Check if branch already exists
            try {
              await github.rest.git.getRef({
                owner: context.repo.owner,
                repo: context.repo.repo,
                ref: `heads/${branch}`,
              });
              core.info(`Branch ${branch} already exists`);
              return;
            } catch (e) {
              if (e.status !== 404) throw e;
            }

            // Create branch from main HEAD
            const mainRef = await github.rest.git.getRef({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              ref: 'heads/main',
            });

            await github.rest.git.createRef({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              ref: `refs/heads/${branch}`,
              sha: mainRef.data.object.sha,
            });

            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              issue_number: number,
              body: `Branch \`${branch}\` created.\n\n\`\`\`bash\ngit fetch origin && git checkout ${branch}\n\`\`\``,
            });