From 094dba37231421f052ec3c5ea128c12d556ece6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Sundell <erik.sundell87@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 12:30:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] implement orphan branch approach to prevent git history
 bloat

---
 .../deploy-report-pages/action.yml                | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/playwright-gh-pages/deploy-report-pages/action.yml b/playwright-gh-pages/deploy-report-pages/action.yml
index e360b47e..bf3aac3e 100644
--- a/playwright-gh-pages/deploy-report-pages/action.yml
+++ b/playwright-gh-pages/deploy-report-pages/action.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,18 @@ runs:
         comment-tag: gf-playwright-test-results
         message: ${{ steps.generate-table.outputs.table }}
 
+    - name: Validate pages branch safety
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [[ "$PAGES_BRANCH" == "main" || "$PAGES_BRANCH" == "master" ]]; then
+          echo "ERROR: Cannot deploy to main/master branch with force_orphan - this would destroy repository history!"
+          echo "Please use a dedicated branch like 'gh-pages' for Pages deployment."
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "✅ Pages branch '$PAGES_BRANCH' is safe for orphan deployment"
+      env:
+        PAGES_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.pages-branch }}
+
     - name: Push the new files to github pages
       uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@4f9cc6602d3f66b9c108549d475ec49e8ef4d45e # v4.0.0
       with:
@@ -95,6 +107,7 @@ runs:
         github_token: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
         publish_dir: all-reports
         destination_dir: ${{ steps.timestampid.outputs.timestamp }}/${{ steps.set-initiator.outputs.job_initiator }}
+        force_orphan: true
 
 
     - name: Checkout code
@@ -119,7 +132,7 @@ runs:
           echo "No changes to commit"
         else
           git commit -m "Delete folders older than $RETENTION_DAYS days"
-          git push origin $PAGES_BRANCH
+          git push -f origin $PAGES_BRANCH
         fi
       env:
         RETENTION_DAYS: ${{ inputs.retention-days }}

From 538b01bc6edcc3314e05cb312ae4b8e31ff3eb30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Sundell <erik.sundell87@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 14:10:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] update feedback text

---
 playwright-gh-pages/deploy-report-pages/action.yml | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/playwright-gh-pages/deploy-report-pages/action.yml b/playwright-gh-pages/deploy-report-pages/action.yml
index bf3aac3e..6763dcbb 100644
--- a/playwright-gh-pages/deploy-report-pages/action.yml
+++ b/playwright-gh-pages/deploy-report-pages/action.yml
@@ -92,11 +92,10 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         if [[ "$PAGES_BRANCH" == "main" || "$PAGES_BRANCH" == "master" ]]; then
-          echo "ERROR: Cannot deploy to main/master branch with force_orphan - this would destroy repository history!"
+          echo "ERROR: Cannot deploy to main/master branch"
           echo "Please use a dedicated branch like 'gh-pages' for Pages deployment."
           exit 1
         fi
-        echo "✅ Pages branch '$PAGES_BRANCH' is safe for orphan deployment"
       env:
         PAGES_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.pages-branch }}