From a644d30228d1d5a003e95f6875c433d3c4db38f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Ditomaso <dan.ditomaso@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 13:20:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add github action to release to stable (#590)

* feat: added github action workflow to release to stable

* updated trigger logic
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 .../workflows/update-stable-from-master.yml   | 50 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/update-stable-from-master.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-stable-from-master.yml b/.github/workflows/update-stable-from-master.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c77f1c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-stable-from-master.yml
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+name: Update Stable Branch from Master on Latest Release
+
+on:
+  release:
+      types: [released]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write 
+
+jobs:
+  update-stable-branch:
+    name: Update Stable Branch from Master
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Fetch latest master and stable branches
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin master:master
+          git fetch origin stable:stable || echo "Stable branch not found remotely, will create."
+
+      - name: Get latest master commit SHA
+        id: get_master_sha
+        run: echo "MASTER_SHA=$(git rev-parse master)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Check out stable branch
+        run: |
+          if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/stable; then
+            git checkout stable
+            git pull origin stable # Sync with remote stable if it exists
+          else
+            echo "Creating local stable branch based on master HEAD."
+            git checkout -b stable ${{ env.MASTER_SHA }}
+          fi
+
+      - name: Reset stable branch to latest master
+        run: git reset --hard ${{ env.MASTER_SHA }}
+
+      - name: Force push stable branch
+        run: git push origin stable --force
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