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Keep scheduled workflows alive (#128)
* Initial plan * Add keep-alive workflow to prevent scheduled workflow deactivation Co-authored-by: TimHess <3947063+TimHess@users.noreply.github.com> * Add error handling to keep-alive workflow Co-authored-by: TimHess <3947063+TimHess@users.noreply.github.com> * Address code review feedback: improve regex, branch handling, and documentation Co-authored-by: TimHess <3947063+TimHess@users.noreply.github.com> * Add comprehensive documentation to keep-alive workflow Co-authored-by: TimHess <3947063+TimHess@users.noreply.github.com> * Simplify keep-alive workflow to reuse same PR every ~59 days Co-authored-by: TimHess <3947063+TimHess@users.noreply.github.com> * run keep-alive every month - bump a couple other action refs - whitespace cleanup * move commit message and pr body to env vars for easier formatting * add step to check for activity in the last 30 days to reduce noise * Clarify why workflow runs every 30 days instead of 60 Co-authored-by: TimHess <3947063+TimHess@users.noreply.github.com> * Reduce verbosity, add draft PR flag, and document empty commits Co-authored-by: TimHess <3947063+TimHess@users.noreply.github.com> * further comment cleanup * Update .github/workflows/keep-alive.yml Co-authored-by: Bart Koelman <104792814+bart-vmware@users.noreply.github.com> * pr feedback & polish - shell vars all lowercase_with_underscores, env vars UPPER_SNAKE - consistent conditional formatting - consistent fallback for branch - reduce verbosity --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: TimHess <3947063+TimHess@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Tim Hess <tim.hess@broadcom.com> Co-authored-by: Bart Koelman <104792814+bart-vmware@users.noreply.github.com>
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‎.github/workflows/build.yml‎

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- name: Git checkout
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uses: actions/checkout@v4
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uses: actions/checkout@v6
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with:
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persist-credentials: false
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- name: Restore packages
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run: dotnet restore --verbosity minimal
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- name: Setup .NET
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uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
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uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
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dotnet-version: 10.0.x
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source-url: ${{ vars.AZURE_ARTIFACTS_FEED_URL }}
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steps:
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- name: Setup .NET
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uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
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uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
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with:
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‎.github/workflows/keep-alive.yml‎

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# Prevents scheduled workflows from being disabled by GitHub after 60 days of repository inactivity.
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name: Keep Scheduled Workflows Alive
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on:
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schedule:
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- cron: "0 0 1 * *"
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workflow_dispatch:
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permissions:
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contents: write
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pull-requests: write
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issues: read
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jobs:
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keep-alive:
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name: Keep repository GitHub Actions active
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runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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timeout-minutes: 5
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steps:
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- name: Git checkout
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uses: actions/checkout@v6
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with:
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persist-credentials: false
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- name: Check for recent activity
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id: check_activity
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env:
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GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
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shell: bash
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run: |
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default_branch="${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
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if [ -z "$default_branch" ]; then
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default_branch="main"
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fi
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echo "Checking activity on branch: $default_branch"
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last_commit_date=$(gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/commits/$default_branch" --jq '.commit.committer.date')
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echo "Last commit date: $last_commit_date"
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last_commit_seconds=$(date -d "$last_commit_date" +%s)
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current_seconds=$(date +%s)
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days_diff=$(( (current_seconds - last_commit_seconds) / 86400 ))
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echo "Days since last activity: $days_diff"
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if [ "$days_diff" -lt 30 ]; then
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echo "Active (< 30 days). No keep-alive needed."
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echo "run_keep_alive=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
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else
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echo "Inactive ($days_diff days). Running keep-alive."
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echo "run_keep_alive=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
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fi
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- name: Ensure keep-alive branch and PR exist
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if: ${{ steps.check_activity.outputs.run_keep_alive == 'true' }}
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env:
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GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
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COMMIT_MSG: |
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chore: keep scheduled workflows alive
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PR_BODY: |
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Draft PR maintained by the keep-alive workflow. Do not merge or delete.
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shell: bash
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run: |
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branch_name="keep-alive-workflow"
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default_branch="${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
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if [ -z "$default_branch" ]; then
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default_branch="main"
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fi
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git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
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git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
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if git ls-remote --heads origin "$branch_name" | grep -q "$branch_name"; then
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echo "Branch exists"
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git fetch origin "$branch_name"
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git checkout "$branch_name"
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git pull origin "$branch_name"
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else
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echo "Creating branch"
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git checkout -b "$branch_name"
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fi
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git commit --allow-empty -m "$COMMIT_MSG"
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git push origin "$branch_name"
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pr_number=$(gh pr list --head "$branch_name" --state all --json number --jq '.[0].number' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
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if [ -z "$pr_number" ]; then
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echo "Creating draft PR"
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gh pr create --draft --head "$branch_name" --base "$default_branch" \
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--title "chore: keep scheduled workflows alive" --body "$PR_BODY"
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pr_number=$(gh pr list --head "$branch_name" --state all --json number --jq '.[0].number')
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echo "Created PR #$pr_number"
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else
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echo "PR #$pr_number exists"
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fi
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echo "pr_number=$pr_number" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
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id: setup
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- name: Reopen and close PR to maintain activity
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if: ${{ steps.check_activity.outputs.run_keep_alive == 'true' }}
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env:
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GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
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shell: bash
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run: |
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pr_number="${{ steps.setup.outputs.pr_number }}"
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if [ -z "$pr_number" ]; then
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echo "Error: PR number not found"
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exit 1
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fi
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pr_state=$(gh pr view "$pr_number" --json state --jq '.state')
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echo "PR #$pr_number is $pr_state"
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if [[ "$pr_state" == "CLOSED" ]]; then
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echo "Reopening PR #$pr_number"
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gh pr reopen "$pr_number"
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fi
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echo "Closing PR #$pr_number"
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gh pr close "$pr_number" --comment "Keep-alive: $(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')"
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echo "Keep-alive completed"

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