Support to open pull request to another repo (#70)

* support custom token and repo
* print post url if there's error
* update as comments
* Update README.md

Co-authored-by: Vanessasaurus <814322+vsoch@users.noreply.github.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ represented by the pull requests that fixed them. Critical items to know are:
 Versions correspond with GitHub releases that can be referenced with @ using actions.
 
 ## [master](https://github.com/vsoch/pull-request-action/tree/master) (master)
+  - bugfix of missing from branch with scheduled run (1.0.16)
   - forgot to add assignees (1.0.15)
   - output and environment variables for PR number and return codes (1.0.5)
   - added support for reviewer (individual and team) assignments (1.0.4)

README.md

@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: pull-request-action
-        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@1.0.6
+        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           BRANCH_PREFIX: "update/"
           PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: "master"
 ```
 
+**Important**: Make sure to use a stable [release](https://github.com/vsoch/pull-request-action/releases) instead of a branch for your workflow.
+
+
 ## Environment Variable Inputs
 
 Unlike standard actions, this action just uses variables from the environment.
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ Unlike standard actions, this action just uses variables from the environment.
 | Name | Description | Required | Default |
 |------|-------------|----------|---------|
 | BRANCH_PREFIX | the prefix to filter to. If the branch doesn't start with the prefix, it will be ignored | false | "" |
+| PULL_REQUEST_REPOSITORY | Choose another repository instead of default GITHUB_REPOSITORY for the PR  | false | |
+| PULL_REQUEST_TOKEN | [Personal Access Token(PAT)](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token) only if you define a different repository with PULL_REQUEST_REPOSITORY | false | |
 | PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH | open pull request against this branch | false | master |
 | PULL_REQUEST_FROM_BRANCH | if a branch isn't found in your GitHub payload, use this branch | false | |
 | PULL_REQUEST_BODY | the body for the pull request | false | |
@@ -68,6 +73,8 @@ an issue or PR, they are ignored otherwise.
 The `GITHUB_TOKEN` secret is required to interact and authenticate with the GitHub API to open
 the pull request. The example is [deployed here](https://github.com/vsoch/pull-request-action-example) with an example opened (and merged) [pull request here](https://github.com/vsoch/pull-request-action-example/pull/1) if needed.
 
+If you want to create a pull request to another repository, for example, a pull request to the upstream repository, you need to define PULL_REQUEST_REPOSITORY and PULL_REQUEST_TOKEN. The PULL_REQUEST_TOKEN is one [Personal Access Token(PAT)](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token), which can be save in the [encrypted secrets](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/encrypted-secrets#creating-encrypted-secrets-for-a-repository)
+
 ## Outputs
 
 The action sets a few useful output and environment variables. An output can
@@ -114,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
             PR_BRANCH_FROM=release-v$(cat VERSION)
             export "PULL_REQUEST_FROM_BRANCH=${PR_BRANCH_FROM}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: pull-request-action
-        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@1.0.6
+        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: "master"

examples/assignees-example.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: pull-request-action
-        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@1.0.3
+        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           BRANCH_PREFIX: "update/"

examples/branch-from-environment.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "PULL_REQUEST_FROM_BRANCH=${BRANCH_FROM}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Open Pull Request
-      uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@1.0.6
+      uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: "master"

examples/custom-body-example.yml

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set PR body
         run: echo "PULL_REQUEST_BODY=${{steps.set-pr-body.outputs.result}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: pull-request-action
-        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@1.0.10
+        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           BRANCH_PREFIX: "hotfix-"

examples/outputs-example.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: pull-request-action
         id: pull_request
-        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@1.0.6
+        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           BRANCH_PREFIX: "update/"

examples/push-example.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: pull-request-action
-        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@add/support-null-branch
+        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           BRANCH_PREFIX: "update/"

examples/release-example.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         git push --force "https://${{ github.actor }}:${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" "HEAD:${{ steps.data.outputs.suite_update_branch }}"
 
     - name: Open a PR to the default branch
-      uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@1.0.2
+      uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         PULL_REQUEST_FROM_BRANCH: "${{ steps.data.outputs.suite_update_branch }}"

examples/reviewers-example.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: pull-request-action
-        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@1.0.4
+        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           BRANCH_PREFIX: "update/"

pull-request.py

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def open_pull_request(title, body, target, source, is_draft=False, can_modify=Tr
     print("Data for opening pull request: %s" % data)
     response = requests.post(PULLS_URL, json=data, headers=HEADERS)
     if response.status_code != 201:
+        print(f"pull request url is {PULLS_URL}")
         abort_if_fail(response, "Unable to create pull request")
 
     return response
@@ -268,14 +269,17 @@ def add_reviewers(entry, reviewers, team_reviewers):
 API_VERSION = "v3"
 BASE = "https://api.github.com"
 
+PR_TOKEN = os.environ.get("PULL_REQUEST_TOKEN") or get_envar("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+PR_REPO = os.environ.get("PULL_REQUEST_REPOSITORY") or get_envar("GITHUB_REPOSITORY")
+
 HEADERS = {
-    "Authorization": "token %s" % get_envar("GITHUB_TOKEN"),
+    "Authorization": "token %s" % PR_TOKEN,
     "Accept": "application/vnd.github.%s+json;application/vnd.github.antiope-preview+json;application/vnd.github.shadow-cat-preview+json"
     % API_VERSION,
 }
 
 # URLs
-REPO_URL = "%s/repos/%s" % (BASE, get_envar("GITHUB_REPOSITORY"))
+REPO_URL = "%s/repos/%s" % (BASE, PR_REPO)
 ISSUE_URL = "%s/issues" % REPO_URL
 PULLS_URL = "%s/pulls" % REPO_URL
 
@@ -394,7 +398,7 @@ def main():
     if not from_branch:
         print("PULL_REQUEST_FROM_BRANCH is not set, checking branch in payload.")
         with open(check_events_json(), "r") as fd:
-            from_branch = json.loads(fd.read()).get("ref")
+            from_branch = json.loads(fd.read()).get("ref", "")
         from_branch = from_branch.replace("refs/heads/", "").strip("/")
     else:
         print("PULL_REQUEST_FROM_BRANCH is set.")