PR: troubleshooting the PR not being created

.github/workflows/pr_from_upstream.yml

@@ -45,44 +45,41 @@ jobs:
           
       - name: Sync from Upstream Repository
         env:
-          BRANCH_NAME: "sync-${{ github.run_id }}"  # Temporary branch name for the PR
+          BRANCH_NAME: "feat/update-from-upstream"
         run: |
           echo "Syncing from upstream repository ${{ env.UPSTREAM_REPO }} on branch ${{ env.TARGET_BRANCH }}"
       
           echo "BRANCH_NAME=${BRANCH_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       
-          # Fetch and delete the branch if it exists locally
           git fetch origin
-          if git rev-parse --verify "$BRANCH_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists locally. Deleting it."
-            git branch -D "$BRANCH_NAME"
-          fi
       
-          # Check if the branch exists on the remote and delete it if it does
-          if git ls-remote --heads origin "$BRANCH_NAME" | grep "$BRANCH_NAME"; then
-            echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists on the remote. Deleting it."
-            git push origin --delete "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          # Switches or creates update branch
+          if git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$BRANCH_NAME"; then
+            git checkout "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          else
+            git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
           fi
       
           # Fetch changes from the upstream repository without merging
           git fetch "${{ env.UPSTREAM_REPO }}" "${{ env.TARGET_BRANCH }}"
       
-          # Create a new branch and apply the upstream changes
-          git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
-          git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
-      
           # Check if there are any changes to commit
-          if git diff --exit-code origin/${{ env.TARGET_BRANCH }}; then
+          if git diff --exit-code "origin/${{ env.TARGET_BRANCH }}"; then
             echo "No changes detected from upstream. Exiting without creating PR."
+            echo "SKIP_PR=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            git add -A
+            git commit -m "Updating ${{ github.event.repository.name }} with upstream changes"
+            echo "SKIP_PR=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
       
       - name: Push changes to new branch
-        if: success()
+        if: success() && env.SKIP_PR == 'false'
         run: |
           git push origin "${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}"
       
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        if: success()
+        if: success() && env.SKIP_PR == 'false'
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7.0.5
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.generate-rekku-token.outputs.token || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -129,3 +126,4 @@ jobs:
                 git push origin ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}
                 ```
           base: ${{ env.TARGET_BRANCH }}
+