schedule-rc.yml

name: Schedule RC

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 3 * * *"
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:

  cut-release-candidate:
    name: Cut RC
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 30
    environment: PUSH_TO_RC_BRANCH
    steps:
      - name: Create GitHub App Token
        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
        id: app-token
        with:
          app-id: ${{ vars.PUSH_TO_RC_BRANCH_APP_ID }}
          private-key: ${{ secrets.PUSH_TO_RC_BRANCH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
      - name: Cut Release Candidate
        shell: bash
        run: |
          git config --global user.email "infra+github-automation@dfinity.org"
          git config --global user.name "IDX GitHub Automation"

          RC_BRANCH_NAME="rc--$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M')"
          git switch --force-create "$RC_BRANCH_NAME" HEAD
          git push --force --set-upstream origin "$RC_BRANCH_NAME"