Create release branch #47

	name: Create release branch

	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	inputs:
	patch_version:
	description: Patch version (integer)
	required: true
	commit_hash:
	description: Commit hash to branch from (most likely the changelog cutoff commit)
	required: true

	env:
	NODE_ENV: production
	RELEASE_VERSION: "${{ format('{0}.{1}', github.ref_name, github.event.inputs.patch_version) }}"

	jobs:
	create_release:
	name: Create release branch
	runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
	timeout-minutes: 30
	steps:
	- name: Check branch
	run: echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" \| grep -Pq '^v3\.\d+$'
	- name: Check out code
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0
	submodules: true
	ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.commit_hash }}
	- name: Install Go and Dependencies
	uses: ./.github/actions/install-go-and-deps
	- name: Build Mage
	uses: ./.github/actions/build-mage
	- name: Install Node and Dependencies
	uses: ./.github/actions/install-node-and-deps
	- name: Update version information
	run: echo "${RELEASE_VERSION}" \| tools/bin/mage version:files
	- name: Update submodules
	id: update_submodules
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --remote
	- name: Prepare release branch
	run: \|
	git config user.name "The Things Bot"
	git config user.email "github@thethingsindustries.com"
	git checkout -b "release/${RELEASE_VERSION}"
	git add .
	git commit -m "all: Bump to version ${RELEASE_VERSION#v}"
	git push --set-upstream origin "release/${RELEASE_VERSION}"
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

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