history-clear.yml

# #
#   @type               github workflow
#
#   Clears the repository history
# #

name: "🧱 History › Clear"
run-name: "🧱 History › Clear"

# #
#   triggers
# #

on:

    # #
    #   Trigger > Workflow Dispatch
    # #

    workflow_dispatch:  # Manually trigger the workflow

    # #
    #   Trigger > Cron Schedule
    # #

    schedule:
        - cron: '0 0 * * *'

# #
#   environment variables
# #

env:
    BOT_NAME_1:           EuropaServ
    BOT_NAME_DEPENDABOT:  dependabot[bot]

# #
#   jobs
# #

jobs:
    reset-history:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest

        steps:
        - name: "Checkout the current repository"
          uses: actions/checkout@v2
          with:
                fetch-depth: 0  # Ensure that the entire history is fetched

        - name: "Configure Git author identity"
          run: |
                git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
                git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"

        - name: "Remove Git history"
          run: |
                # Create a new orphan branch
                git checkout --orphan temp-branch

                # Add all files to the new branch
                git add -A

                # Commit the files to the new branch
                git commit -m "Initial commit with current files only"

                # Delete the old main branch
                git branch -D main

                # Rename the new orphan branch to main
                git branch -m main

                # Force push the new main branch to the remote repository
                git push -f origin main

        - name: "Clean up references"
          run: |
                # Remove remote-tracking references to deleted branches (optional)
                git fetch origin --prune