RFR: 1797: Add support for /backport pull request command

Zhao Song zsong at openjdk.org
Wed Feb 1 21:02:23 UTC 2023


This patch introduces support for the /backport command in pull requests. (ErikJ and ErikH proposed the idea and came up with this implementation.)

Usage of /backport in pull request:

Syntax: `/backport <repo> [<branch>] ` ` /backport disable <repo> [<branch>]` (default branch is master)

1. If the `/backport` command is used in an **open** pull request, it adds a label `Backport=repo:branch` to the PR. If the PR is later integrated, the PR bot scans for backport labels and begins the backporting process. To cancel the backport, the user can use `/backport disable repo master` to remove the label before the PR is integrated.
2.  If the `/backport` command is used in an **integrated** PR, it creates the backport branch and comments on the PR. This process is similar to using the /backport command in commits. (This feature was implemented in [SKARA-1495](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/SKARA-1495) by guoxiong li, but the usage was not documented on the[ wiki page](https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/SKARA/Pull+Request+Commands), so seems like few people use this command)
3.  If the `/backport` command is used in a **closed** (not integrated) PR, the user will receive an error message stating that the command cannot be used in a closed but not integrated PR.

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Commit messages:
 - fix test
 - SKARA-1797

Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/skara/pull/1466/files
 Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=skara&pr=1466&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/SKARA-1797
  Stats: 299 lines in 5 files changed: 284 ins; 3 del; 12 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/skara/pull/1466.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/skara pull/1466/head:pull/1466

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/skara/pull/1466


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