Push commits via API in github actions

.github/workflows/release-generate-notes.yml

@@ -27,14 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./scripts
         run: python3 generateReleaseNotes.py
 
-      - name: setup git config
-        run: |
-          # setup the username and email.
-          git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
-          git config user.email "<[email protected]>"
-
       - name: Commit changes
-        run: |
-          # Commit and push
-          git commit -am "Update release notes"
-          git push
+        uses: flex-development/[email protected]
+        with:
+          message: "Update release notes"

.github/workflows/release-start.yml

@@ -33,24 +33,18 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: 3.12.1
 
-    - name: setup git config
-      run: |
-        # setup the username and email.
-        git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
-        git config user.email "<[email protected]>"
-
       # override vName with new version
     - name: Create release branch
       run: git checkout -b release/${{ inputs.release_version_name }}
 
     - name: Run Python script to update release branch version
       run: python scripts/updateVersionName.py ${{ inputs.release_version_name }}
 
-    - name: Push
-      run: |
-        git add .
-        git commit -m "Update version to ${{ inputs.release_version_name }}"
-        git push origin release/${{ inputs.release_version_name }}
+    - name: Commit and Push Changes
+      uses: flex-development/[email protected]
+      with:
+        message: 'Update version to ${{ inputs.release_version_name }}'
+        ref: 'release/${{ inputs.release_version_name }}'
 
   update_version:
     # The type of runner that the job will run on
@@ -65,23 +59,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: 3.12.1
 
-      - name: setup git config
-        run: |
-          # setup the username and email.
-          git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
-          git config user.email "<[email protected]>"
-
       - name: Create release branch
         run: git checkout -b update_version_to${{ inputs.development_version_name }}
 
       - name: Run Python script to update base branch version
         run: python scripts/updateVersionName.py ${{ inputs.development_version_name }}
 
       - name: Commit and Push Changes
-        run: |
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "Update version to ${{ inputs.development_version_name }}"
-          git push origin update_version_to${{ inputs.development_version_name }}
+        uses: flex-development/[email protected]
+        with:
+          message: 'Update version to ${{ inputs.development_version_name }}'
+          ref: 'update_version_to${{ inputs.development_version_name }}'
 
       - name: create pull request
         run: gh pr create -B develop -H update_version_to${{ inputs.development_version_name }} --title 'Merge update_version_to${{ inputs.development_version_name }} into develop' --body 'Created by Github action'