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fix: retry major-tag move (transient 422 after release merge) #24

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27 changes: 19 additions & 8 deletions .github/workflows/release-please.yml
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Expand Up @@ -83,11 +83,22 @@ jobs:
run: |
set -euo pipefail
ref="tags/v${MAJOR}"
# Update the ref if it exists, otherwise create it.
if gh api "repos/${REPO}/git/refs/${ref}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
gh api -X PATCH "repos/${REPO}/git/refs/${ref}" -F sha="${SHA}" -F force=true >/dev/null
echo "Moved tag v${MAJOR} -> ${SHA}"
else
gh api -X POST "repos/${REPO}/git/refs" -f ref="refs/tags/v${MAJOR}" -f sha="${SHA}" >/dev/null
echo "Created tag v${MAJOR} -> ${SHA}"
fi
move_tag() {
# Update the ref if it exists, otherwise create it.
if gh api "repos/${REPO}/git/refs/${ref}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
gh api -X PATCH "repos/${REPO}/git/refs/${ref}" -F sha="${SHA}" -F force=true >/dev/null
echo "Moved tag v${MAJOR} -> ${SHA}"
else
gh api -X POST "repos/${REPO}/git/refs" -f ref="refs/tags/v${MAJOR}" -f sha="${SHA}" >/dev/null
echo "Created tag v${MAJOR} -> ${SHA}"
fi
}
# The release commit can briefly 422 ("Reference does not exist") right
# after the release PR merges (object not yet ref-able), so retry.
for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
if move_tag; then exit 0; fi
echo "tag move attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in 5s"
sleep 5
done
echo "::error::failed to move major tag v${MAJOR} after retries"
exit 1