[FEATURE]: Git Co-Author - GitHub actions #892
Description
Feature summary
Problem to fix when commits are sqashed.
Feature description
this is a common problem - when commits are squashed during PR merges - credit for original contributors gets lot.
git co-author is for that
https://www.dormant.ninja/git-co-author-script/
draft co author - github CI
name: Add Co-Authors
on:
pull_request:
types: [closed]
jobs:
add-coauthors:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v3
- name: Add co-authors
run: |
# Extract contributors and append as co-authors (refer script)
# Define the base branch (e.g., main or master)
BASE_BRANCH=main
# Find the merge base (divergence point) between the current branch and the base branch
MERGE_BASE=$(git merge-base HEAD $BASE_BRANCH)
# Extract contributors from the commits starting at the merge base up to HEAD
CONTRIBUTORS=$(git log $MERGE_BASE..HEAD --format='%aN <%aE>' | sort | uniq)
# Output or append contributors as Co-authored-by lines
for CONTRIBUTOR in $CONTRIBUTORS; do
echo "Co-authored-by: $CONTRIBUTOR"
doneMotivation
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