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Check Branch Time #65

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name: Check Branch Time
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 */12 * * *' # Run every 12 hours.
workflow_dispatch: # Allows you to run the check manually from the UI
env:
UPSTREAM_URL: 'https://boringssl.googlesource.com/boringssl'
BRANCH_NAME: 'main'
MAX_TIME_LAG_SECONDS: 86400 # 24 hours
jobs:
check-mirror:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions: read-all
steps:
- name: Checkout GitHub Repository
uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
ref: 'main'
fetch-depth: 0 # Required to accurately count commits and find ancestors
- name: Add and Fetch Upstream Source of Truth
run: |
git remote add upstream ${{ env.UPSTREAM_URL }}
git fetch upstream ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}
- name: Verify Commit Times & Lag
run: |
# Check if the current GitHub HEAD exists in Upstream
GH_HEAD_HASH=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor $GH_HEAD_HASH upstream/${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}; then
echo "::error::GitHub HEAD ($GH_HEAD_HASH) is not an ancestor of Upstream HEAD. Has the mirror diverged or rebased?"
exit 1
fi
# Get the hash of the most recent upstream commit that is older than MAX_TIME_LAG_SECONDS
WANT_COMMIT=$(git rev-list -n 1 --before="${{ env.MAX_TIME_LAG_SECONDS }} seconds ago" upstream/${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }})
# This should not happen.
if [ -z "$WANT_COMMIT" ]; then
echo "::error::Could not find an upstream commit older than ${{ env.MAX_TIME_LAG_SECONDS }} seconds."
exit 1
fi
echo "Latest upstream commit as of ${{ env.MAX_TIME_LAG_SECONDS }} seconds ago: $WANT_COMMIT"
if git merge-base --is-ancestor $WANT_COMMIT $GH_HEAD_HASH; then
echo "GitHub HEAD is up-to-date with upstream as of ${{ env.MAX_TIME_LAG_SECONDS }} seconds ago."
exit 0
else
echo "::error::GitHub HEAD ($GH_HEAD_HASH) is behind the upstream commit from ${{ env.MAX_TIME_LAG_SECONDS }} seconds ago ($WANT_COMMIT)."
echo "The import may be stuck or delayed."
exit 1
fi