start-gh-release.yml

name: Watch for and start GitHub Release

on:
  pull_request_target:
    branches:
      - main
    types:
      - closed

jobs:
  get-source-branch-name:
    # GHA does not provide short name for branch being merged in. This shortens it so we can validate it with startsWith()
    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      sourceName: ${{ steps.sourceName.outputs.sourceName }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Remove 'refs/heads/' from GITHUB_HEAD_REF
        shell: bash
        id: sourceName
        run: echo "sourceName=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF#refs/heads/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

  start-release:
    needs: [ get-source-branch-name ]
    if: startsWith(needs.get-source-branch-name.outputs.sourceName, 'release-')
    uses: ./.github/workflows/tag-create-github-release.yml
    secrets: inherit