branch.yaml

name: Create Branch if Not Present

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main  # Change this to your base branch

jobs:
  create-branch:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Check if branch exists
        id: check-branch
        run: |
          BRANCH_NAME=main  # Change this to the branch you want to create
          API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/branches/${BRANCH_NAME}"
          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$API_URL")
          echo "::set-output name=branch_exists::$(if [ $RESPONSE -eq 200 ]; then echo 'true'; else echo 'false'; fi)"

      - name: Create branch if not present
        if: steps.check-branch.outputs.branch_exists == 'false'
        run: |
          BRANCH_NAME=main  # Change this to the branch you want to create
          git checkout -b $BRANCH_NAME
          git push origin $BRANCH_NAME