Add auto-merge workflow for small content changes - 2 files or less#4108
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Add auto-merge workflow for small content changes - 2 files or less#4108jakebayliss wants to merge 10 commits intomainfrom
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds a GitHub Actions workflow to automatically merge small content changes, specifically targeting PRs with 2 or fewer files changed in the content/ and public/ directories. The workflow aims to streamline the review process for minor content updates by eliminating manual approval steps.
Key changes:
- Implements auto-detection of small content-only changes
- Adds automated PR commenting for transparency
- Enables automatic squash merging for eligible PRs
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@wicksipedia I've opened a new pull request, #4378, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you. |
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@wicksipedia I've opened a new pull request, #4379, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you. |
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Addresses review feedback to extract the `maxFiles` PowerShell variable
to a job-level environment variable, making it properly accessible
throughout the workflow.
**Changes:**
- Added `MAX_FILES: 2` as job-level environment variable in
`detect-small-changes` job
- Updated PowerShell script to read from `$env:MAX_FILES` instead of
hardcoded value
- Fixed comment step to use `${{ env.MAX_FILES }}` (previously
referenced undefined `$maxFiles` in GitHub Actions context)
- Exposed as job output for potential cross-job usage
**Before:**
```yaml
run: |
$maxFiles = 2
# ...later in different step
message: |
- Maximum ${{ $maxFiles }} file... # ❌ undefined in Actions context
```
**After:**
```yaml
env:
MAX_FILES: 2
outputs:
max-files: ${{ env.MAX_FILES }}
steps:
run: |
$maxFiles = [int]$env:MAX_FILES
# ...later in different step
message: |
- Maximum ${{ env.MAX_FILES }} file... # ✅ properly scoped
```
- Affected routes: N/A (GitHub Actions workflow only)
- [ ] If adding a new page, I have followed the [📃 New
Webpage](https://github.com/SSWConsulting/SSW.Website/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&projects=&template=new_webpage.yml&title=%F0%9F%93%84+%7B%7B+TITLE+%7D%7D+)
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…ng (#4379) Restructured the auto-merge workflow to ensure comments are posted reliably in all scenarios, including when the merge step fails with an exception. **Changes:** - Created a new `comment-result` job that runs separately from the `auto-merge` job - Job uses `if: always()` to ensure it runs even when the auto-merge job fails - Split comments into two conditional steps based on `needs.auto-merge.result`: - `Comment merge success` - Runs only when merge succeeds, includes "This PR was automatically merged as a small content change." - `Comment merge failure` - Runs only when merge fails, shows error message only **Before:** ```yaml # Comments were steps within the auto-merge job - name: Comment merge result if: always() with: message: | ${{ steps.auto-merge-pr.outcome == 'success' && '✅ **Auto-merge completed successfully!**' || '❌ **Auto-merge failed**' }} This PR was automatically merged as a small content change. ``` **After:** ```yaml # Comments are now in a separate job that acts as a catch-all comment-result: name: Comment Merge Result needs: [detect-small-changes, auto-merge] if: always() && needs.detect-small-changes.outputs.is-small-change == 'true' steps: - name: Comment merge success if: needs.auto-merge.result == 'success' with: message: | ✅ **Auto-merge completed successfully!** This PR was automatically merged as a small content change. - name: Comment merge failure if: needs.auto-merge.result == 'failure' with: message: | ❌ **Auto-merge failed** - Please check the workflow logs for details. ``` **Benefits:** - Failure comments now post even if the auto-merge job encounters an exception - Better separation of concerns between merging and status reporting - More reliable feedback to PR authors in all scenarios - Affected routes: N/A (workflow change only) - [ ] If adding a new page, I have followed the [📃 New Webpage](https://github.com/SSWConsulting/SSW.Website/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&projects=&template=new_webpage.yml&title=%F0%9F%93%84+%7B%7B+TITLE+%7D%7D+) issue template - [ ] If updating the livestream banner, I have tested and followed the steps in [Wiki - Testing the live banner](https://github.com/SSWConsulting/SSW.Website/wiki/Testing-the-live-banner) - [ ] Include Done Video or screenshots <!-- START COPILOT CODING AGENT TIPS --> --- 💬 We'd love your input! Share your thoughts on Copilot coding agent in our [2 minute survey](https://gh.io/copilot-coding-agent-survey). --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: wicksipedia <600044+wicksipedia@users.noreply.github.com>
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@wicksipedia I tested this against a repo of mine. It will work, but only triggers when the user moves the PR from 
Figure: workflow working on private repo |
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Closing this - We've decided to go for an approach that uses agentic workflows instead |
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Small content changes require users to open GitHub, mark the created PR as Ready, get others to review, wait for builds, etc. We should be able to auto-approve/merge these small PRs.
As per my conversation with Uly, we will start off by auto-approving PR with <= 2 files changed. This allows for a rule and an image for example.
Fixed #3965
Created POC repo to test the auto-merge:
