@copilot i wa to always commit to the same samples branch. Also, can you add a parameter to pick the git sha for the sample to use. Also also I want to trigger on a release. Don't force push, just add a new commit.

@copilot i wa to always commit to the same samples branch. Also, can you add a parameter to pick the git sha for the sample to use. Also also I want to trigger on a release. Don't force push, just add...

Done in caadc2e. Here's what changed:

• Fixed branch — always pushes to samples instead of a versioned branch
• sha input — added to workflow_dispatch; the checkout step uses ref: ${{ inputs.sha || github.sha }}
• Release trigger — added release: [published]
• No force push — the publish step now clones the existing samples branch (or inits a new one), rsyncs the generated output over it, and pushes a regular commit, preserving history

@copilot please add a dry run support if triggers by PR so we can test. Do everything except the push.

@copilot please add a dry run support if triggers by PR so we can test. Do everything except the push.

Done in 990137c. Two ways to trigger a dry run:

1. Open a PR that touches samples/** — the new pull_request trigger fires automatically and the publish step skips the push, listing all generated files instead.
2. workflow_dispatch — a new dry_run boolean input lets you run manually without pushing.

In both cases everything up to and including dotnet cake --target=samples-generate executes normally; only the final git push is skipped.

@copilot we also need to run this if a PR touches this workflow file. Same with a push. If this file or a sample changes

@copilot we also need to run this if a PR touches this workflow file. Same with a push. If this file or a sample changes

Done in 0086bd7. Both push and pull_request triggers now include .github/workflows/samples.yml in their path filters alongside samples/**.

@copilot i currently have a samples branch for some other work. Please update the workflow to use docs-samples for now

@copilot i currently have a samples branch for some other work. Please update the workflow to use docs-samples for now

Done in 4a0177f — BRANCH_NAME is now docs-samples.