branch.name.validation.yml

name: Branch Name Validation

on:
    create:
        # Trigger this workflow only when a branch or tag is created
        branches:
            - '*'
        tags:
            - '*'

jobs:
    branch_name_validation:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest

        steps:
            -   name: Check Branch Name
                id: check_branch
                run: |
                    ref="${GITHUB_REF}"
                    if [[ "$ref" =~ ^refs/heads/ ]]; then
                        branch_name="${ref#refs/heads/}"
                        if ! [[ "$branch_name" =~ ^(main|(release/[0-9\.]+)|(issue/[0-9]+)|(suggestion/[0-9]+)|(feature/[a-z0-9\-]+)|(dev/[a-z0-9\-]+))$ ]]; then
                            echo "Invalid branch name: $branch_name"
                            echo "Allowed patterns: main, release/x.y.z, issue/123, suggestion/123, feature/feature-name, dev/branch-name"
                            exit 1
                        fi
                    else
                        echo "Skipping tag event: $ref"
                    fi