Set up the Github autoMergeRequest on each retry/rebase if it is not already set up.

[PJ-Schulz]

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To merge a branch with Renovate with "platformAutomerge": true in Github, the target branch needs to have branch protection on the target branch enabled. Otherwise, Renovate won't add a autoMergeRequest to the Pull Request.

The autoMergeRequest is only executed if branch protection exists when opening the pull request. If the pull request was opened at a time when there was no branch protection on the target branch, the autoMergeRequest will not be initiated. Even if branch protection is added in the meantime and a retry/rebase is performed, the autoMergeRequest is still not executed and the PullRequest will not be automerged.

To check this, you can use the command gh pr view <number> --json autoMergeRequest .

Maybe it is useful to add the autoMergeRequest on a retry/rebase if it is not setup.

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Here are some log snipped from my Self Hosted Renovate:

Successful automerge

DEBUG: GitHub-native automerge: success...PrNo: 28 (repository=MyOrg/iiot-misc-renovate-testing-service, baseBranch=teleport-v15, branch=renovate/teleport-v15-dependencies)

Error with a PR which renovate wants to merge, but can't because the autoMergeRequest is no set

DEBUG: GitHub-native automerge: fail (repository=MyOrg/iiot-misc-renovate-testing-service, baseBranch=teleport-v15, branch=renovate/teleport-v15-dependencies)
       "prNumber": 34,
       "errors": [
         {
           "type": "UNPROCESSABLE",
           "path": ["enablePullRequestAutoMerge"],
           "locations": [{"line": 6, "column": 3}],
           "message": "Pull request Pull request is in unstable status"
         }
       ]

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PS: i used the image: renovate/renovate:37.281-full for self hosting

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[rarkins]

Please provide the full logs for a run where the branch is rebased and you'd want it re-enqueued but it's not