Pr creating cherrypick (#15385)

* Raise PR for protected branch

* Update .github/workflows/cherry-pick-commit.yml

Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

* Update .github/workflows/README.md

Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

Author: vineethkuttan

.github/workflows/README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This directory contains GitHub Actions workflows for the React Native Windows re
 
 **File:** `cherry-pick-commit.yml`
 
-Cherry-picks a specific commit into a target branch.
+Cherry-picks a specific commit into a target branch. You can choose to either apply the cherry-pick directly to the target branch or create a Pull Request for review.
 
 **Usage:**
 
@@ -18,14 +18,23 @@ Cherry-picks a specific commit into a target branch.
 4. Enter the required inputs:
    - **Commit SHA or ID**: The full commit hash or short SHA of the commit to cherry-pick
    - **Target branch name**: The branch where you want to cherry-pick the commit
+   - **Create a PR instead of direct cherry-pick**: Check this box to create a Pull Request instead of directly applying the cherry-pick
+
+**Workflow Options:**
+
+- **Direct Cherry-pick** (checkbox unchecked): The commit will be cherry-picked and pushed directly to the target branch
+- **Pull Request** (checkbox checked): Creates a new branch with the cherry-picked commit and opens a Pull Request to the target branch for review
 
 **Example:**
 
 - Commit ID: `d1a95351e5203a6c0651cf73885cd7ea99e7d2b9`
 - Target branch: `0.79-stable`
+- Create PR: ✅ (checked) - Creates a PR for review
+- Create PR: ❌ (unchecked) - Applies cherry-pick directly
 
 **Notes:**
 
 - The workflow will fail if there are merge conflicts during cherry-pick
 - If conflicts occur, you'll need to resolve them manually
-- The commit will be pushed directly to the target branch after successful cherry-pick
+- When creating a PR, the branch name will be automatically generated as `cherry-pick-<commit-id>-to-<target-branch>`, where `<commit-id>` is the full commit hash (e.g., `cherry-pick-d1a95351e5203a6c0651cf73885cd7ea99e7d2b9-to-0.79-stable`). This may result in long branch names.
+- When creating a PR, the title and description will include details about the original commit and target branch

.github/workflows/cherry-pick-commit.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ name: Cherry-pick Commit to Branch
         description: 'Target branch name to cherry-pick into'
         required: true
         type: string
+      create_pr:
+        description: 'Create a PR instead of direct cherry-pick'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -51,6 +56,16 @@ jobs:
           git checkout "${{ github.event.inputs.target_branch }}"
           git pull origin "${{ github.event.inputs.target_branch }}"
 
+      - name: Create cherry-pick branch (if creating PR)
+        if: github.event.inputs.create_pr == 'true'
+        working-directory: ./repo
+        run: |
+          COMMIT_ID="${{ github.event.inputs.commit_id }}"
+          SHORT_COMMIT_ID="${COMMIT_ID:0:8}"
+          BRANCH_NAME="cherry-pick-$SHORT_COMMIT_ID-to-${{ github.event.inputs.target_branch }}"
+          git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          echo "CHERRY_PICK_BRANCH=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Cherry-pick commit
         working-directory: ./repo
         run: |
@@ -68,16 +83,51 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Push changes
+      - name: Push changes directly to target branch
+        if: github.event.inputs.create_pr == 'false'
         working-directory: ./repo
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           COMMIT_ID="${{ github.event.inputs.commit_id }}"
           TARGET_BRANCH="${{ github.event.inputs.target_branch }}"
 
-          echo "📤 Pushing cherry-picked commit to $TARGET_BRANCH"
+          echo "📤 Pushing cherry-picked commit directly to $TARGET_BRANCH"
           REPO_URL="https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com"
           REPO_URL="${REPO_URL}/${{ github.repository }}.git"
           git push "$REPO_URL" "$TARGET_BRANCH"
           echo "✅ Successfully cherry-picked $COMMIT_ID to $TARGET_BRANCH"
+
+      - name: Push cherry-pick branch and create PR
+        if: github.event.inputs.create_pr == 'true'
+        working-directory: ./repo
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          COMMIT_ID="${{ github.event.inputs.commit_id }}"
+          TARGET_BRANCH="${{ github.event.inputs.target_branch }}"
+          BRANCH_NAME="${CHERRY_PICK_BRANCH}"
+
+          echo "📤 Pushing cherry-pick branch $BRANCH_NAME"
+          REPO_URL="https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com"
+          REPO_URL="${REPO_URL}/${{ github.repository }}.git"
+          git push "$REPO_URL" "$BRANCH_NAME"
+
+          echo "📋 Creating Pull Request"
+          ORIGINAL_COMMIT_MSG=$(git log --format=%s -n 1 "$COMMIT_ID")
+          PR_TITLE="Cherry-pick $COMMIT_ID to $TARGET_BRANCH: $ORIGINAL_COMMIT_MSG"
+          PR_BODY="This PR cherry-picks commit $COMMIT_ID to the $TARGET_BRANCH branch.
+
+          **Original commit:** $COMMIT_ID
+          **Target branch:** $TARGET_BRANCH
+          **Original commit message:** $ORIGINAL_COMMIT_MSG
+
+          Please review the changes before merging."
+
+          gh pr create \
+            --title "$PR_TITLE" \
+            --body "$PR_BODY" \
+            --base "$TARGET_BRANCH" \
+            --head "$BRANCH_NAME"
+
+          echo "✅ Successfully created PR for cherry-pick of $COMMIT_ID to $TARGET_BRANCH"