@Luca-Timo is on main's review-bypass list so he can self-merge small
bugfixes without waiting for a maintainer review. The bypass list alone
is binary (he can merge anything), so this adds a complementary required
status check that fails when a bypass user's PR exceeds a configured
line-count threshold — blocking merge for genuine features while leaving
small bugfixes flowing.
How it works:
- Trigger: pull_request_target (so the workflow runs in the base repo's
context with permissions to write a check status — script never
executes PR code, so fork-PR-attack-safe).
- For PRs authored by a bypass user (default: @Luca-Timo):
- linesChanged = additions + deletions
- If ≤ LINE_LIMIT (300): check = success → bypass works → self-merge OK
- If > LINE_LIMIT: check = failure → required-check gate blocks merge
regardless of bypass; needs a maintainer review.
- For everyone else: check = success ("not applicable"). They go through
the normal review path and are unaffected.
Both constants (LINE_LIMIT, BYPASS_USERS) are at the top of the workflow
for easy tuning.
After this lands on main, a separate API step adds 'bypass-size-gate' to
the main branch's required_status_checks list so the gate is actually
enforced. Until that's in place the check runs but doesn't block.
Paul Nothaft