check_validated_by_qc_code.yml

name: Check if outputs are validated by a qc program in another branch

on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main
      - dev

jobs:
  check_if_outputs_are_qced:
  
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    permissions: 
        issues: write
        contents: write
        pull-requests: write
        discussions: write
        
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
        
      - name: Current branch
        id: get-branch
        run: echo "::set-output name=BRANCH_NAME::$(echo ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF})"
       
      - name: Check qc branch exists
        id: qc-branch-exists
        run: |
          echo $BRANCH_NAME
          QC_BRANCH_NAME="${BRANCH_NAME}_qc"
          echo $QC_BRANCH_NAME
          git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin $QC_BRANCH_NAME >/dev/null 2>&1
          EXIT_CODE=$?
          if [[ $EXIT_CODE == '0' ]]; then
            echo "A qc branch called '$QC_BRANCH_NAME' exists in the remote repository"
          elif [[ $EXIT_CODE == '2' ]]; then
            echo "A qc branch called '$QC_BRANCH_NAME' does not exist in the remote repository"
            echo "Please investigate why the qc branch doesn't exist."
            echo "For e.g. has the qc programmer sync-ed their code to the remote repository?"
            exit 1
          fi
        env:
          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ steps.get-branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}
      - name: Get checksum for prod
        run: |
          git diff --name-only dev .hashes/