create-milestones.yml

name: Create Milestone

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      due_date:
        description: "Provide the due date for the milestone (format: YYYY-MM-DD)"
        required: false
        default: ""
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 12 * * 3' # Every Wednesday at noon UTC

permissions:
  issues: write
  contents: read

jobs:
  create-milestone:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Create Milestone
        run: |
          #!/bin/bash

          # Explicitly set the timezone to UTC
          export TZ=UTC

          echo "Debug: Manually Entered Due Date: ${{ github.event.inputs.due_date }}"

          # Get the input date from workflow_dispatch (if provided) or use default logic
          if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.due_date }}" ]; then
            # Use the provided date from workflow_dispatch input
            DUE_DATE="${{ github.event.inputs.due_date }}"
            echo "Manual input provided. Using input date: $DUE_DATE"
          else
            # No manual input, use the default: 2 weeks from now
            DUE_DATE=$(date -u -d '2 weeks' '+%Y-%m-%d')
            echo "No manual input. Using default date 2 weeks from now: $DUE_DATE"
          fi
          
          # Set the date format for the milestone title and due date
          DATE=$(date -u -d "$DUE_DATE" '+%B %-d, %Y')  # Human-readable date
          DATE_ISO8601=$(date -u -d "$DUE_DATE" '+%Y-%m-%dT23:59:59Z')  # ISO8601 format

          # Prepare the description for the milestone
          DESCRIPTION="The release is scheduled for $DATE, and PRs should be submitted and made mergeable by EOD $DATE. This means they should have tests passing and merge conflicts resolved. The description for the PR must include details of what is included in the PR and how to test it, and preferably new tests supporting the update.\n\nAny PRs submitted after the deadline will not be included in the release but go in the next release. This includes PRs with tests failing, no description, no screenshots/video demonstrating the update, sufficient Cypress tests, no link to associated JIRA ticket, etc. If no mergeable PRs are submitted for a release, there will be no release that week (unless there is a need for an out-of-cycle release)."

          # Debugging outputs
          echo "Debug: Human-readable Date: $DATE"
          echo "Debug: ISO8601 Date: $DATE_ISO8601"
          echo "Debug: Description content: $DESCRIPTION"

          # Prepare the JSON payload for the API request
          PAYLOAD="{\"title\":\"$DATE Release\", \"description\":\"$DESCRIPTION\", \"due_on\":\"$DATE_ISO8601\", \"state\":\"open\"}"

          # Debugging the JSON payload
          echo "Debug: Payload: $PAYLOAD"

          # Perform the curl request and capture the response
          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "%{http_code}" -o response_body.txt -X POST \
            -H "User-Agent: GitHub-API-Request" \
            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/milestones \
            -d "$PAYLOAD")

          # Capture HTTP status code and response body
          HTTP_STATUS=$(tail -n1 <<< "$RESPONSE")
          RESPONSE_BODY=$(cat response_body.txt)

          # Debugging the HTTP status and response body
          echo "Debug: HTTP Status: $HTTP_STATUS"
          echo "Debug: Response Body: $RESPONSE_BODY"

          # If the request fails, exit with an error
          if [[ "$HTTP_STATUS" -ge 400 ]]; then
            echo "Error: Failed to create a milestone."
            exit 1
          fi

          echo "Milestone created successfully."
          echo "Response body: $RESPONSE_BODY"