rebase-pr

To merge a pull request with linear git history and signed commits, you can automate a local rebase-merge workflow that rebases the feature branch onto main and performs a fast-forward merge. This avoids merge commits while preserving commit signatures.

Yes, you can validate pull request readiness against the GitHub API by checking CI status, resolved review threads, and approvals before rebasing. This ensures the feature branch is fully cleared before merging into the main branch.

Handling rebase conflicts when merging a feature branch involves resolving the conflicts locally during the rebase onto the latest main branch. The workflow pauses conflict resolution, then runs post-rebase CI checks before pushing to origin/main.

Yes, a rebase merge workflow preserves GPG signed commits during the fast-forward merge process. This is crucial for repositories with strict security and compliance requirements that mandate commit signatures.

You need to run post-rebase CI checks before pushing to origin/main because rebasing onto the latest main branch can introduce new conflicts or break tests. Validating CI status post-rebase ensures the main branch remains stable.

Yes, the automated rebase workflow cleans up both local and remote branches after a successful fast-forward merge to origin/main. It removes the merged feature branch locally and deletes the corresponding remote branch to keep the repository clean.