[Feature] determine branch-name when tag is pushed/triggers workflow

[arauchberger]

Is this feature missing in the latest version?

• I'm using the latest release

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

when the workflow is triggered by a created/pushed tag it's hard to find the branch-name the tag is created on.

Describe the solution you'd like?

i suggest the following approach via git log ... (works at least for me):

if [[ $GITHUB_REF == *"/tags/"* ]]; then
  IS_TAG=true
  TAG_NAME=$(basename $GITHUB_REF)
  BRANCH_NAME=$(git log -1 --format='%D' $GITHUB_SHA | sed -e 's/.*origin\/\(.*\)/\1/')
else
  IS_TAG=false
  TAG_NAME=''
  BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }} # whether it's a pull_reguest or not

Describe alternatives you've considered?

No response

Anything else?

i'm not good in opening/handling PR's on foreign GitHub-projects, that's why i just write this suggestion to still contribute 'a little bit'.

i like your gh-action!
thanks

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[arauchberger]

hi @jackton1,
i see you fixed this. so the the current_branch is also detected if the wf is triggered by a tag.
one more question:
i experienced that my workaround works only if the tag is set on the latest/head-commit. if you tag an older commit the branch still can not be detected.
will this be an issue for you too?

[jackton1]

@arauchberger It would be helpful if you can include an example application which explains the issue you are seeing.. No, I don’t think it should be an issue.