Add create-branch.yml GitHub Actions workflow #462
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- Triggers on workflow_dispatch with mandatory 'name' string input - Has contents: write permissions - Creates and pushes new branch with user-provided name - Includes error handling for existing branches - Adds workflow summary with branch details - Passes actionlint validation Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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This PR adds a new GitHub Actions workflow that allows users to create and push new branches to the repository through the GitHub Actions interface.
Features
The new
create-branch.ymlworkflow provides:workflow_dispatchto allow on-demand executionnamestring parameter for the branch namecontents: writepermission to create and push branchesImplementation Details
The workflow follows GitHub Actions best practices:
actions/checkout@v5with full git history (fetch-depth: 0)Usage
Users can trigger this workflow from the Actions tab by:
This addresses the need for a simple, user-friendly way to create branches without requiring local git operations or direct repository access.
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