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Delete Branches by Prefix #5

Delete Branches by Prefix

Delete Branches by Prefix #5

name: Delete Branches by Prefix
on:
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
branch-prefix:
description: 'Branch prefix to match (e.g., "update--0.24.2-rc.89-" or "benchmark--0.25.0-")'
required: true
type: string
dry-run:
description: 'Dry run (show branches that would be deleted without deleting)'
required: true
type: boolean
default: true
jobs:
delete-branches:
name: 'Delete branches with prefix ${{ inputs.branch-prefix }} | Dry run: ${{ inputs.dry-run }}'
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0
token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- name: Collect branches
id: collect-branches
run: |
# Get branches and convert to space-separated list
BRANCHES=$(git branch -r | grep "origin/${{ inputs.branch-prefix }}" | sed 's/origin\///' | xargs)
echo "branches=$BRANCHES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
- name: Display collected branches
run: |
echo "Branches matching prefix '${{ inputs.branch-prefix }}':"
for branch in ${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}; do
echo " - $branch"
done
echo "End of branch list"
- name: Delete branches
if: ${{ inputs.dry-run == false && steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches != '' }}
run: |
echo "Deleting branches..."
git push origin --delete ${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}
echo "Branch deletion complete"
- name: Dry run message
if: ${{ inputs.dry-run == true }}
run: |
echo "DRY RUN - No branches were deleted"
echo "The above branches would have been deleted if this wasn't a dry run"