Workflow to Cleanup Branches by richarddushime · Pull Request #565 · forrtproject/forrtproject.github.io

richarddushime · 2025-12-22T15:31:04Z

Description

Fixes #542
an automated workflow to keep the repository clean by removing old and stale branches.

Staging Aggregate Branches: Keeps only the latest 2 staging-aggregate-* branches.
Merged Branches: Deletes any branch that has been merged into master (excluding protected branches like staging etc.).
Stale Branches: Deletes any branch with no activity for 1 months.
Safety Check: Branches with OPEN PRs are automatically skipped, even if stale.

1. Auto-Generated Branch Cleanup

Removes old ga-data-update-* branches (keeps 1 most recent)
Removes old staging-aggregate-* branches (keeps 2 most recent)
Deletes branches with no commits for 1+ month AND no open PR
dry_run option for testing (doesn't delete, just reports)

Type of Change

New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)

How Has This Been Tested?

Tested Locally
Manual review / previewed on staging.forrt.org content/webpage changes
Not Tested yet

Checklist for Developers:

I have attempted to stay aligned to related code in this repository rather than reinventing the wheel.
I have performed a self-review of my own code.
I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas.
I have made corresponding changes to the documentation.
My changes generate no new warnings.

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Pull request overview

This PR adds an automated workflow to clean up stale and old branches in the repository to maintain repository hygiene. The workflow runs weekly on Sundays and can also be triggered manually with a dry-run option.

Changes:

Adds a new GitHub Actions workflow file that performs three types of branch cleanup: old staging-aggregate branches (keeping only 10 most recent), merged branches (already merged into master), and stale branches (no activity for 6 months with no open PRs)

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richarddushime · 2026-02-05T17:20:58Z

On hold
I will fix it once this #617 is merged because there is some potential conflicts

LukasWallrich · 2026-02-10T14:55:00Z

Aggressively remove ga and staging branches - but with careful pattern matching

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LukasWallrich · 2026-02-10T16:13:56Z

✅ Staging Deployment Status

This PR has been successfully deployed to staging as part of an aggregated deployment.

Deployed at: 2026-02-10 19:52:25 UTC
Staging URL: https://staging.forrt.org

The staging site shows the combined state of all compatible open PRs.

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richarddushime · 2026-02-10T17:03:51Z

@LukasWallrich I went deeply and also removed some branches that were mentioned in the workflows as protected like main, production , because we do not use them anyways

Now Good to Go

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