Update image version

Update dependency GitPython to v3.0.4

.github/workflows/create-pull-request-multi.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+name: create-pull-request workflow
 on:
   repository_dispatch:
     types: [create-pull-request-multi]
-name: create-pull-request workflow
 jobs:
   createPullRequest:
     name: Testing on ${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -10,23 +10,36 @@ jobs:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: Create report file
+      - name: Create report file
-      if:  matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest' || matrix.platform == 'macos-latest'
+        if:  matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest' || matrix.platform == 'macos-latest'
-      run: touch report.txt
+        run: date +%s > report.txt
-    - name: Create report file (windows)
+      - name: Create report file (windows)
-      if:  matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
+        if:  matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
-      run: type NUL > report.txt
+        run: echo %DATE% %TIME% > report.txt
-    - name: Create Pull Request
+      - name: Create Pull Request
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@multi-platform-release
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@multi-platform-release
-      env:
+        env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        COMMIT_MESSAGE: Add report file
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE: Add report file
-        PULL_REQUEST_BODY: This PR is auto-generated by [create-pull-request](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request).
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: peter-evans@users.noreply.github.com
-        PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: '[Example] Add report file'
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME: Peter Evans
-        PULL_REQUEST_LABELS: report, automated pr
+          PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: '[Example] Add report file'
-        PULL_REQUEST_ASSIGNEES: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_BODY: |
-        PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS: peter-evans
+            New report
-        PULL_REQUEST_MILESTONE: 1
+            - Contains *today's* date
-        PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: example-patches
+            - Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1]
-        BRANCH_SUFFIX: 'timestamp'
+
+            [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
+          PULL_REQUEST_LABELS: report, automated pr
+          PULL_REQUEST_ASSIGNEES: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_MILESTONE: 1
+          PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: example-patches
+          BRANCH_SUFFIX: 'random'
+      - name: Check output environment variable
+        if:  matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest' || matrix.platform == 'macos-latest'
+        run: echo "Pull Request Number - $PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER"
+      - name: Check output environment variable (windows)
+        if:  matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
+        run: echo Pull Request Number - %PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER%

.github/workflows/create-pull-request.yml

@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
+name: create-pull-request workflow
 on:
   repository_dispatch:
     types: [create-pull-request]
-name: create-pull-request workflow
 jobs:
   createPullRequest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: Create report file
+      - name: Create report file
-      run: touch report.txt
+        run: date +%s > report.txt
-    - name: Create Pull Request
+      - name: Create Pull Request
-      uses: ./
+        uses: ./
-      env:
+        env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        COMMIT_MESSAGE: Add report file
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE: Add report file
-        PULL_REQUEST_BODY: This PR is auto-generated by [create-pull-request](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request).
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: peter-evans@users.noreply.github.com
-        PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: '[Example] Add report file'
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME: Peter Evans
-        PULL_REQUEST_LABELS: report, automated pr
+          PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: '[Example] Add report file'
-        PULL_REQUEST_ASSIGNEES: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_BODY: |
-        PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS: peter-evans
+            New report
-        PULL_REQUEST_MILESTONE: 1
+            - Contains *today's* date
-        PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: example-patches
+            - Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1]
-        BRANCH_SUFFIX: short-commit-hash
+
+            [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
+          PULL_REQUEST_LABELS: report, automated pr
+          PULL_REQUEST_ASSIGNEES: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_MILESTONE: 1
+          PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: example-patches
+          BRANCH_SUFFIX: short-commit-hash
+      - name: Check output environment variable
+        run: echo "Pull Request Number - $PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER"

.github/workflows/dockerhub-description.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Update Docker Hub Description
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - master
+jobs:
+  dockerHubDescription:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Docker Hub Description
+      uses: peter-evans/dockerhub-description@v2.1.0
+      env:
+        DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+        DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}
+        DOCKERHUB_REPOSITORY: peterevans/create-pull-request

Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM alpine:3.10.2
+FROM alpine:3.10.3
 
 LABEL maintainer="Peter Evans <mail@peterevans.dev>"
 LABEL repository="https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request"

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Create Pull Request
+# <img width="24" height="24" src="logo.svg"> Create Pull Request
 [![GitHub Marketplace](https://img.shields.io/badge/Marketplace-Create%20Pull%20Request-blue.svg?colorA=24292e&colorB=0366d6&style=flat&longCache=true&logo=data:image/png;base64,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)](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/create-pull-request)
 
 A GitHub action to create a pull request for changes to your repository in the actions workspace.
@@ -10,109 +10,249 @@ The changes will be automatically committed to a new branch and a pull request c
 Create Pull Request action will:
 
 1. Check for repository changes in the Actions workspace. This includes untracked (new) files as well as modified files.
-2. Commit all changes to a new branch. The commit will be made using the name and email of the `HEAD` commit author.
+2. Commit all changes to a new branch, or update an existing pull request branch.
 3. Create a pull request to merge the new branch into the currently active branch executing the workflow.
 
-Note: Modifying a repository during workflows is not good practice in general.
-However, this action opens up some interesting possibilities when used carefully.
-This action is experimental and may not work well for some use cases.
-
 ## Usage
 
 Linux
 ```yml
-    - name: Create Pull Request
+      - name: Create Pull Request
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.3.1
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.5.4
-      env:
+        env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
 Multi platform - Linux, MacOS, Windows (beta)
 ```yml
-    - name: Create Pull Request
+      - name: Create Pull Request
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.2.1-multi
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.5.4-multi
-      env:
+        env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
-#### Environment variables
+**Note**: If you want pull requests created by this action to trigger an `on: pull_request` workflow then you must use a Personal Access Token instead of the default `GITHUB_TOKEN`.
+See [this issue](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/issues/48) for further details.
 
-These variables are all optional. If not set, a default value will be used.
+### Environment variables
 
-- `COMMIT_MESSAGE` - The message to use when committing changes.
+These variables are *all optional*. If not set, sensible default values will be used.
-- `PULL_REQUEST_TITLE` - The title of the pull request.
+
-- `PULL_REQUEST_BODY` - The body of the pull request.
+| Name | Description | Default |
-- `PULL_REQUEST_LABELS` - A comma separated list of labels.
+| --- | --- | --- |
-- `PULL_REQUEST_ASSIGNEES` - A comma separated list of assignees (GitHub usernames).
+| `COMMIT_MESSAGE` | The message to use when committing changes. | `Auto-committed changes by create-pull-request action` |
-- `PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS` - A comma separated list of reviewers (GitHub usernames) to request a review from.
+| `COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL` | The email address of the commit author. | For `push` events, the HEAD commit author. Otherwise, <GITHUB_ACTOR>@users.noreply.github.com, where `GITHUB_ACTOR` is the GitHub user that initiated the event. |
-- `PULL_REQUEST_TEAM_REVIEWERS` - A comma separated list of GitHub teams to request a review from.
+| `COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME` | The name of the commit author. | For `push` events, the HEAD commit author. Otherwise, <GITHUB_ACTOR>, the GitHub user that initiated the event. |
-- `PULL_REQUEST_MILESTONE` - The number of the milestone to associate this pull request with.
+| `PULL_REQUEST_TITLE` | The title of the pull request. | `Auto-generated by create-pull-request action` |
-- `PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH` - The branch name. See **Branch naming** below for details.
+| `PULL_REQUEST_BODY` | The body of the pull request. | `Auto-generated pull request by [create-pull-request](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request) GitHub Action` |
-- `BRANCH_SUFFIX` - The branch suffix type. Valid values are `short-commit-hash` (default) and `timestamp`. See **Branch naming** below for details.
+| `PULL_REQUEST_LABELS` | A comma separated list of labels. | none |
+| `PULL_REQUEST_ASSIGNEES` | A comma separated list of assignees (GitHub usernames). | none |
+| `PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS` | A comma separated list of reviewers (GitHub usernames) to request a review from. | none |
+| `PULL_REQUEST_TEAM_REVIEWERS` | A comma separated list of GitHub teams to request a review from. | none |
+| `PULL_REQUEST_MILESTONE` | The number of the milestone to associate this pull request with. | none |
+| `PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH` | The branch name. See **Branch naming** below for details. | `create-pull-request/patch` |
+| `PULL_REQUEST_BASE` | Overrides the base branch. **Use with caution!** | Defaults to the currently checked out branch. |
+| `BRANCH_SUFFIX` | The branch suffix type. Valid values are `short-commit-hash`, `timestamp`, `random` and `none`. See **Branch naming** below for details. | `short-commit-hash` |
+
+**Output environment variables**
+
+- `PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER` - The number of the pull request created.
+
+**Debug environment variables**
 
 The following parameters are available for debugging and troubleshooting.
 
 - `DEBUG_EVENT` - If present, outputs the event data that triggered the workflow.
 - `SKIP_IGNORE` - If present, the `ignore_event` function will be skipped.
 
-#### Branch naming
+### Branch naming
 
-The variable `PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH` defaults to `create-pull-request/patch`.
+For branch naming there are two strategies. Always create a new branch each time there are changes to be committed, OR, create a fixed-name pull request branch that will be updated with any new commits until it is merged or closed.
-Commits will be made to a branch with this name and suffixed with the short SHA1 commit hash.
 
-e.g.
+#### Strategy A - Always create a new pull request branch (default)
-```
-create-pull-request/patch-fcdfb59
-create-pull-request/patch-394710b
-```
 
-Alternatively, branches can be suffixed with a timestamp by setting the environment variable `BRANCH_SUFFIX` to the value `timestamp`. This option must be used if multiple pull requests will be created during the execution of a workflow.
+For this strategy there are three options to suffix the branch name.
+The branch name is defined by the variable `PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH` and defaults to `create-pull-request/patch`. The following options are values for `BRANCH_SUFFIX`.
 
-e.g.
+- `short-commit-hash` (default) - Commits will be made to a branch suffixed with the short SHA1 commit hash. e.g. `create-pull-request/patch-fcdfb59`, `create-pull-request/patch-394710b`
-```
-create-pull-request/patch-1569322532
-create-pull-request/patch-1569322552
-```
 
-#### Ignoring files
+- `timestamp` - Commits will be made to a branch suffixed by a timestamp. e.g. `create-pull-request/patch-1569322532`, `create-pull-request/patch-1569322552`
+
+- `random` - Commits will be made to a branch suffixed with a random alpha-numeric string. This option should be used if multiple pull requests will be created during the execution of a workflow. e.g. `create-pull-request/patch-6qj97jr`, `create-pull-request/patch-5jrjhvd`
+
+#### Strategy B - Create and update a pull request branch
+
+To use this strategy, set `BRANCH_SUFFIX` to the value `none`. The variable `PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH` defaults to `create-pull-request/patch`. Commits will be made to this branch and a pull request created. Any subsequent changes will be committed to the *same* branch and reflected in the existing pull request.
+
+### Ignoring files
 
 If there are files or directories you want to ignore you can simply add them to a `.gitignore` file at the root of your repository. The action will respect this file.
 
-## Example
+## Examples
 
 Here is an example that sets all the main environment variables.
 
 ```yml
+name: create-pull-request workflow
 on:
   repository_dispatch:
     types: [create-pull-request]
-name: create-pull-request workflow
 jobs:
   createPullRequest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: Create report file
+      - name: Create report file
-      run: touch report.txt
+        run: date +%s > report.txt
-    - name: Create Pull Request
+      - name: Create Pull Request
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.3.1
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.5.4
-      env:
+        env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        COMMIT_MESSAGE: Add report file
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE: Add report file
-        PULL_REQUEST_BODY: This PR is auto-generated by [create-pull-request](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request).
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: peter-evans@users.noreply.github.com
-        PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: '[Example] New report'
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME: Peter Evans
-        PULL_REQUEST_LABELS: report, automated pr
+          PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: '[Example] Add report file'
-        PULL_REQUEST_ASSIGNEES: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_BODY: |
-        PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS: peter-evans
+            New report
-        PULL_REQUEST_MILESTONE: 1
+            - Contains *today's* date
-        PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: example-patches
+            - Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1]
-        BRANCH_SUFFIX: short-commit-hash
+
+            [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
+          PULL_REQUEST_LABELS: report, automated pr
+          PULL_REQUEST_ASSIGNEES: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_MILESTONE: 1
+          PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: example-patches
+          BRANCH_SUFFIX: short-commit-hash
+      - name: Check output environment variable
+        run: echo "Pull Request Number - $PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER"
 ```
 
 This configuration will create pull requests that look like this:
 
-![Pull Request Example](pull-request-example.png?raw=true)
+![Pull Request Example](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/blob/master/pull-request-example.png?raw=true)
+
+
+### Example workflow to automate periodic dependency updates
+
+This example workflow executes once a week and will create a pull request for any dependency updates. This pattern will work well for updating any kind of static content from an external source.
+
+```yml
+name: Update Dependencies
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '0 10 * * 1'
+jobs:
+  update-deps:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: '10.x'
+      - name: Update dependencies
+        id: vars
+        run: |
+          npm install -g npm-check-updates
+          ncu -u
+          npm install
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.5.4
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE: update dependencies
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: peter-evans@users.noreply.github.com
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME: Peter Evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: Automated Dependency Updates
+          PULL_REQUEST_BODY: This is an auto-generated PR with dependency updates.
+          PULL_REQUEST_LABELS: dep-updates, automated pr
+          PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: dep-updates
+          BRANCH_SUFFIX: none
+```
+
+### Example usage with "on: pull_request" workflows
+
+The following is an example workflow for a use-case where [autopep8 action](https://github.com/peter-evans/autopep8) runs as both a check on pull requests and raises a further pull request to apply code fixes. This is a pattern that would work well for any automated code linting and fixing.
+
+How it works:
+
+1. When a pull request is raised the workflow executes as a check
+2. If autopep8 makes any fixes a pull request will be raised for those fixes to be merged into the current pull request branch. The workflow then deliberately causes the check to fail.
+3. When the pull request containing the fixes is merged the workflow runs again. This time autopep8 makes no changes and the check passes.
+4. The original pull request can now be merged.
+
+```yml
+name: autopep8
+on: pull_request
+jobs:
+  autopep8:
+    if: startsWith(github.head_ref, 'autopep8-patches') == false
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - name: autopep8
+        id: autopep8
+        uses: peter-evans/autopep8@v1.1.0
+        with:
+          args: --exit-code --recursive --in-place --aggressive --aggressive .
+      - name: Set autopep8 branch name
+        id: vars
+        run: echo ::set-output name=branch-name::"autopep8-patches/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF"
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        if: steps.autopep8.outputs.exit-code == 2
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.5.4
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE: autopep8 action fixes
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: peter-evans@users.noreply.github.com
+          COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME: Peter Evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: Fixes by autopep8 action
+          PULL_REQUEST_BODY: This is an auto-generated PR with fixes by autopep8.
+          PULL_REQUEST_LABELS: autopep8, automated pr
+          PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS: peter-evans
+          PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.branch-name }}
+          BRANCH_SUFFIX: none
+      - name: Fail if autopep8 made changes
+        if: steps.autopep8.outputs.exit-code == 2
+        run: exit 1
+```
+
+### Dynamic configuration using variables
+
+The following examples show how configuration for the action can be dynamically defined in a previous workflow step.
+
+The recommended method is to use `set-output`. Note that the step where output variables are defined must have an id.
+
+```yml
+      - name: Set output variables
+        id: vars
+        run: |
+          echo ::set-output name=pr_title::"[Test] Add report file $(date +%d-%m-%Y)"
+          echo ::set-output name=pr_body::"This PR was auto-generated on $(date +%d-%m-%Y) \
+            by [create-pull-request](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request)."
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.5.4
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.pr_title }}
+          PULL_REQUEST_BODY: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.pr_body }}
+```
+
+Since the action reads environment variables from the system, it's technically not necessary to explicitly pass them as long as they exist in the environment. So the following method using `set-env` *also* works, but explicitly passing the configuration parameters using the previous method is perferred for its clarity.
+
+```yml
+      - name: Set environment variables
+        run: |
+          echo ::set-env name=PULL_REQUEST_TITLE::"[Test] Add report file $(date +%d-%m-%Y)"
+          echo ::set-env name=PULL_REQUEST_BODY::"This PR was auto-generated on $(date +%d-%m-%Y) \
+            by [create-pull-request](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request)."
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v1.5.4
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+```
 
 ## License
 
-MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details
+[MIT](LICENSE)

action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: 'Create Pull Request'
+author: 'Peter Evans'
+description: 'Creates a pull request for changes to your repository in the actions workspace'
+runs:
+  using: 'docker'
+  image: 'docker://peterevans/create-pull-request:1.6.0'
+branding:
+  icon: 'git-pull-request'  
+  color: 'gray-dark'

create-pull-request.py

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 ''' Create Pull Request '''
 import json
 import os
+import random
+import string
+import sys
 import time
 from git import Repo
 from github import Github
@@ -16,32 +19,22 @@ def get_github_event(github_event_path):
     return github_event
 
 
-def ignore_event(event_name, event_data):
+def get_head_short_sha1(repo):
-    if event_name == "push":
+    return repo.git.rev_parse('--short', 'HEAD')
-        # Ignore push events on deleted branches
-        # The event we want to ignore occurs when a PR is created but the repository owner decides
-        # not to commit the changes. They close the PR and delete the branch. This creates a 
-        # "push" event that we want to ignore, otherwise it will create another branch and PR on
-        # the same commit.
-        deleted = "{deleted}".format(**event_data)
-        if deleted == "True":
-            print("Ignoring delete branch event.")
-            return True
-        ref = "{ref}".format(**event_data)
-        if not ref.startswith('refs/heads/'):
-            print("Ignoring events for tags and remotes.")
-            return True
-    return False
 
 
-def pr_branch_exists(repo, branch):
+def get_random_suffix(size=7, chars=string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits):
+    return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(size))
+
+
+def remote_branch_exists(repo, branch):
     for ref in repo.remotes.origin.refs:
         if ref.name == ("origin/%s" % branch):
             return True
     return False
 
 
-def get_head_author(event_name, event_data):
+def get_author_default(event_name, event_data):
     if event_name == "push":
         email = "{head_commit[author][email]}".format(**event_data)
         name = "{head_commit[author][name]}".format(**event_data)
@@ -51,24 +44,34 @@ def get_head_author(event_name, event_data):
     return email, name
 
 
-def get_head_short_sha1(repo):
-    return repo.git.rev_parse('--short', 'HEAD')
-
-
 def set_git_config(git, email, name):
     git.config('--global', 'user.email', '"%s"' % email)
     git.config('--global', 'user.name', '"%s"' % name)
 
 
 def set_git_remote_url(git, token, github_repository):
-    git.remote('set-url', 'origin', "https://x-access-token:%s@github.com/%s" % (token, github_repository))
+    git.remote(
+        'set-url', 'origin', "https://x-access-token:%s@github.com/%s" %
+        (token, github_repository))
 
 
-def commit_changes(git, branch, commit_message):
+def checkout_branch(git, remote_exists, branch):
-    git.checkout('HEAD', b=branch)
+    if remote_exists:
+        git.stash('--include-untracked')
+        git.checkout(branch)
+        try:
+            git.stash('pop')
+        except BaseException:
+            git.checkout('--theirs', '.')
+            git.reset()
+    else:
+        git.checkout('HEAD', b=branch)
+
+
+def push_changes(git, branch, commit_message):
     git.add('-A')
     git.commit(m=commit_message)
-    return git.push('--set-upstream', 'origin', branch)
+    return git.push('-f', '--set-upstream', 'origin', branch)
 
 
 def cs_string_to_list(str):
@@ -78,10 +81,7 @@ def cs_string_to_list(str):
     return list(filter(None, l))
 
 
-def process_event(event_name, event_data, repo, branch, base):
+def process_event(github_token, github_repository, repo, branch, base, remote_exists):
-    # Fetch required environment variables
-    github_token = os.environ['GITHUB_TOKEN']
-    github_repository = os.environ['GITHUB_REPOSITORY']
     # Fetch optional environment variables with default values
     commit_message = os.getenv(
         'COMMIT_MESSAGE',
@@ -99,17 +99,16 @@ def process_event(event_name, event_data, repo, branch, base):
     pull_request_reviewers = os.environ.get('PULL_REQUEST_REVIEWERS')
     pull_request_team_reviewers = os.environ.get('PULL_REQUEST_TEAM_REVIEWERS')
 
-    # Get the HEAD committer's email and name
+    # Push the local changes to the remote branch
-    author_email, author_name = get_head_author(event_name, event_data)
+    print("Pushing changes.")
-    # Set git configuration
+    push_result = push_changes(repo.git, branch, commit_message)
-    set_git_config(repo.git, author_email, author_name)
+    print(push_result)
-    # Update URL for the 'origin' remote
-    set_git_remote_url(repo.git, github_token, github_repository)
 
-    # Commit the repository changes
+    # If the remote existed then we are using fixed branch strategy.
-    print("Committing changes.")
+    # A PR should already exist and we can finish here.
-    commit_result = commit_changes(repo.git, branch, commit_message)
+    if remote_exists:
-    print(commit_result)
+        print("Updated pull request branch %s." % branch)
+        sys.exit()
 
     # Create the pull request
     print("Creating a request to pull %s into %s." % (branch, base))
@@ -120,6 +119,9 @@ def process_event(event_name, event_data, repo, branch, base):
         base=base,
         head=branch)
     print("Created pull request %d." % pull_request.number)
+    os.system(
+        'echo ::set-env name=PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER::%d' %
+        pull_request.number)
 
     # Set labels, assignees and milestone
     if pull_request_labels is not None:
@@ -136,49 +138,107 @@ def process_event(event_name, event_data, repo, branch, base):
     # Set pull request reviewers and team reviewers
     if pull_request_reviewers is not None:
         print("Requesting reviewers")
-        pull_request.create_review_request(reviewers=cs_string_to_list(pull_request_reviewers))
+        pull_request.create_review_request(
+            reviewers=cs_string_to_list(pull_request_reviewers))
     if pull_request_team_reviewers is not None:
         print("Requesting team reviewers")
-        pull_request.create_review_request(team_reviewers=cs_string_to_list(pull_request_team_reviewers))
+        pull_request.create_review_request(
+            team_reviewers=cs_string_to_list(pull_request_team_reviewers))
 
 
-# Get the JSON event data
+# Fetch environment variables
+github_token = os.environ['GITHUB_TOKEN']
+github_repository = os.environ['GITHUB_REPOSITORY']
+github_ref = os.environ['GITHUB_REF']
 event_name = os.environ['GITHUB_EVENT_NAME']
+# Get the JSON event data
 event_data = get_github_event(os.environ['GITHUB_EVENT_PATH'])
-# Check if this event should be ignored
-skip_ignore_event = bool(os.environ.get('SKIP_IGNORE'))
-if skip_ignore_event or not ignore_event(event_name, event_data):
-    # Set the repo to the working directory
-    repo = Repo(os.getcwd())
 
-    # Fetch/Set the branch name
+# Set the repo to the working directory
-    branch = os.getenv('PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH', 'create-pull-request/patch')
+repo = Repo(os.getcwd())
-    # Set the current branch as the target base branch
+# Get the default for author email and name
-    base = os.environ['GITHUB_REF'][11:]
+author_email, author_name = get_author_default(event_name, event_data)
+# Set commit author overrides
+author_email = os.getenv('COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL', author_email)
+author_name = os.getenv('COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME', author_name)
+# Set git configuration
+set_git_config(repo.git, author_email, author_name)
+# Update URL for the 'origin' remote
+set_git_remote_url(repo.git, github_token, github_repository)
 
-    # Skip if the current branch is a PR branch created by this action
+# Fetch/Set the branch name
-    if not base.startswith(branch):
+branch_prefix = os.getenv(
-        # Fetch an optional environment variable to determine the branch suffix
+    'PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH',
-        branch_suffix = os.getenv('BRANCH_SUFFIX', 'short-commit-hash')
+    'create-pull-request/patch')
-        if branch_suffix == "timestamp":
+# Fetch an optional base branch override
-            # Suffix with the current timestamp
+base_override = os.environ.get('PULL_REQUEST_BASE')
-            branch = "%s-%s" % (branch, int(time.time()))
-        else:
-            # Suffix with the short SHA1 hash
-            branch = "%s-%s" % (branch, get_head_short_sha1(repo))
 
-        # Check if a PR branch already exists for this HEAD commit
+# Set the base branch
-        if not pr_branch_exists(repo, branch):
+if base_override is not None:
-            # Check if there are changes to pull request
+    base = base_override
-            if repo.is_dirty() or len(repo.untracked_files) > 0:
+    checkout_branch(repo.git, True, base)
-                print("Repository has modified or untracked files.")
+elif github_ref.startswith('refs/pull/'):
-                process_event(event_name, event_data, repo, branch, base)
+    # Switch to the merging branch instead of the merge commit
-            else:
+    base = os.environ['GITHUB_HEAD_REF']
-                print("Repository has no modified or untracked files. Skipping.")
+    repo.git.checkout(base)
-        else:
+else:
-            print(
+    base = github_ref[11:]
-                "Pull request branch '%s' already exists for this commit. Skipping." %
+
-                branch)
+# Skip if the current branch is a PR branch created by this action.
-    else:
+# This may occur when using a PAT instead of GITHUB_TOKEN.
+if base.startswith(branch_prefix):
+    print("Branch '%s' was created by this action. Skipping." % base)
+    sys.exit()
+
+# Fetch an optional environment variable to determine the branch suffix
+branch_suffix = os.getenv('BRANCH_SUFFIX', 'short-commit-hash')
+if branch_suffix == "short-commit-hash":
+    # Suffix with the short SHA1 hash
+    branch = "%s-%s" % (branch_prefix, get_head_short_sha1(repo))
+elif branch_suffix == "timestamp":
+    # Suffix with the current timestamp
+    branch = "%s-%s" % (branch_prefix, int(time.time()))
+elif branch_suffix == "random":
+    # Suffix with the current timestamp
+    branch = "%s-%s" % (branch_prefix, get_random_suffix())
+elif branch_suffix == "none":
+    # Fixed branch name
+    branch = branch_prefix
+else:
+    print(
+        "Branch suffix '%s' is not a valid value." %
+        branch_suffix)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# Check if the remote branch exists
+remote_exists = remote_branch_exists(repo, branch)
+
+if remote_exists:
+    if branch_suffix == 'short-commit-hash':
+        # A remote branch already exists for the HEAD commit
         print(
-            "Branch '%s' was created by this action. Skipping." % base)
+            "Pull request branch '%s' already exists for this commit. Skipping." %
+            branch)
+        sys.exit()
+    elif branch_suffix in ['timestamp', 'random']:
+        # Generated branch name clash with an existing branch
+        print(
+            "Pull request branch '%s' already exists. Please re-run." %
+            branch)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+# Checkout branch
+checkout_branch(repo.git, remote_exists, branch)
+
+# Check if there are changes to pull request
+if repo.is_dirty() or len(repo.untracked_files) > 0:
+    print("Repository has modified or untracked files.")
+    process_event(
+        github_token,
+        github_repository,
+        repo,
+        branch,
+        base,
+        remote_exists)
+else:
+    print("Repository has no modified or untracked files. Skipping.")

logo.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="43%" height="43%" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="color: #000000;"><title>git-pull-request</title>
+  <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="3"></circle>
+  <circle cx="6" cy="6" r="3"></circle>
+  <path d="M13 6h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v7"></path>
+  <line x1="6" y1="9" x2="6" y2="21"></line>
+</svg>

requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-GitPython==3.0.2
+GitPython==3.0.4
-PyGithub==1.43.8
+PyGithub==1.44