chore: Add source branch input to the release workflow, tag release, sync to private repo (#20121)

Author: rmch91

Diff for: .github/workflows/minor-release.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-name: Minor Release
+name: Release snapshot (creates a snapshot from the develop branch or from the input-provided source)
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
+      source:
+        description: 'Source to release from (e.g., release-2211.20.0). By default, the develop branch is used.'
+        required: false
       version:
         description: 'Release version (e.g., 2211.20.0 or 2211.20.0-1)'
-        required: false
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: develop 
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.source || 'develop' }}
 
       - name: Configure Git
         run: |
@@ -96,4 +99,31 @@ jobs:
           git add .
           git commit -m "Release ${{ env.version }}"
           git push origin "${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}"
-  
+        
+      - name: Tag the release
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin "${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}"
+          git checkout "${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}"
+
+          TAG="${{ env.version }}"
+
+          # Check if tag already exists
+          if git rev-parse "refs/tags/$TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag $TAG already exists. Skipping creation."
+          else
+            git tag -a "$TAG" -m "$TAG"
+            git push origin "$TAG"
+            echo "Created and pushed tag: $TAG"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Sync branch to a private repo
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PR_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Triggering repo-sync.yml with branch: ${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}"
+          
+          curl -X POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer $GH_TOKEN" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/repo-sync.yml/dispatches \
+            -d "{\"ref\":\"${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}\",\"inputs\":{\"branch_to_sync\":\"${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}\"}}"