rajbos / rajbos/github-fork-updater

Check if the changes are present already in the fork

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Dominant language
PowerShell
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Forks
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Description

I have seen issues where the fork had added commits, then send in a PR to the parent. After the PR has been accepted, the github-fork-updater still finds upstream changes (as does the GitHub UI btw), and then generates an update issue. The delta view will show no updates, since the commit is already in the fork....

No sure how to check this and prevent the issue from being created.

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Research direction

No file or test is named; start by tracing the fork/upstream comparison that produces the update issue and reproduce the case where the commit already exists in the fork. Done means the updater recognizes that state and does not create an issue when the delta view has no updates.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github, powershell
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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