Add step summary for PR checkout failures#13308
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[WIP] Update compiler to report checkout failure gracefully
Add step summary for PR checkout failures
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| // Write to step summary to provide context about the failure | ||
| const summaryContent = `## ❌ Failed to Checkout PR Branch |
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@copilot move to .md file in actions/setup/md and render file
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Done in 82eac8d. Moved the error message content to actions/setup/md/pr_checkout_failure.md and updated the code to load and render the template using renderTemplate from messages_core.cjs.
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Update compiler to gracefully report PR checkout failures
This PR addresses the issue where checking out a PR branch fails (typically when the PR is closed) without a clear user-facing message.
Plan
checkout_pr_branch.cjsto write a step summary when checkout failsChanges
Modified Files:
actions/setup/js/checkout_pr_branch.cjs- Load and render markdown template for PR checkout failureactions/setup/js/checkout_pr_branch.test.cjs- Updated tests to mock template file reading and renderingactions/setup/md/pr_checkout_failure.md- New markdown template with error message contentWhat was changed:
actions/setup/md/pr_checkout_failure.mdrenderTemplatefrommessages_core.cjsfor consistent template rendering{error_message}placeholder for dynamic error contentValidation:
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