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180 changes: 180 additions & 0 deletions scripts/cleanup-branches.ts
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/**
* @license
* Copyright 2026 Google LLC
* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
*/

import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
import * as readline from 'node:readline/promises';
import * as process from 'node:process';

function runCmd(cmd: string): string {
return execSync(cmd, {
encoding: 'utf-8',
stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'ignore'],
}).trim();
}

async function main() {
try {
runCmd('gh --version');
} catch {
console.error(
'Error: "gh" CLI is required but not installed or not working.',
);
process.exit(1);
}

try {
runCmd('git --version');
} catch {
console.error('Error: "git" is required.');
process.exit(1);
}

console.log('Fetching remote branches from origin...');
let allBranchesOutput = '';
try {
// Also fetch to ensure we have the latest commit dates
console.log(
'Running git fetch to ensure we have up-to-date commit dates and prune stale branches...',
);
runCmd('git fetch origin --prune');

// Get all branches with their commit dates
allBranchesOutput = runCmd(
"git for-each-ref --format='%(refname:lstrip=3) %(committerdate:unix)' refs/remotes/origin",
);
} catch {
console.error('Failed to fetch branches from origin.');
process.exit(1);
}

const THIRTY_DAYS_IN_SECONDS = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60;
const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);

const remoteBranches: { name: string; lastCommitDate: number }[] =
allBranchesOutput
.split(/\r?\n/)
.map((line) => {
const parts = line.split(' ');
if (parts.length < 2) return null;
const date = parseInt(parts.pop() || '0', 10);
const name = parts.join(' ');
return { name, lastCommitDate: date };
})
.filter((b): b is { name: string; lastCommitDate: number } => b !== null);

console.log(`Found ${remoteBranches.length} branches on origin.`);

console.log('Fetching open PRs...');
let openPrsJson = '[]';
try {
openPrsJson = runCmd(
'gh pr list --state open --limit 5000 --json headRefName',
);
} catch {
console.error('Failed to fetch open PRs.');
process.exit(1);
}

const openPrs = JSON.parse(openPrsJson);
const openPrBranches = new Set(
openPrs.map((pr: { headRefName: string }) => pr.headRefName),
);

const protectedPattern =
/^(main|master|next|release[-/].*|hotfix[-/].*|v\d+.*|HEAD|gh-readonly-queue.*)$/;
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do we actually need to keep "release" branches? Once we have the release tagged, I don't think the branch matters.


const branchesToDelete = remoteBranches.filter((branch) => {
if (protectedPattern.test(branch.name)) {
return false;
}
if (openPrBranches.has(branch.name)) {
return false;
}

const ageInSeconds = now - branch.lastCommitDate;
if (ageInSeconds < THIRTY_DAYS_IN_SECONDS) {
return false; // Skip branches pushed to recently
}

return true;
});

if (branchesToDelete.length === 0) {
console.log('No remote branches to delete.');
return;
}

console.log(
'\nThe following remote branches are NOT release branches, have NO active PR, and are OLDER than 30 days:',
);
console.log(
'---------------------------------------------------------------------',
);
branchesToDelete.forEach((b) => console.log(` - ${b.name}`));
console.log(
'---------------------------------------------------------------------',
);
console.log(`Total to delete: ${branchesToDelete.length}`);

const rl = readline.createInterface({
input: process.stdin,
output: process.stdout,
});

const answer = await rl.question(
`\nDo you want to delete these ${branchesToDelete.length} remote branches from origin? (y/N) `,
);
rl.close();

if (answer.toLowerCase() === 'y') {
console.log('Deleting remote branches...');
// Delete in batches to avoid hitting command line length limits
const batchSize = 50;
for (let i = 0; i < branchesToDelete.length; i += batchSize) {
const batch = branchesToDelete.slice(i, i + batchSize).map((b) => b.name);
const branchList = batch.join(' ');
console.log(`Deleting remote batch ${Math.floor(i / batchSize) + 1}...`);
try {
execSync(`git push origin --delete ${branchList}`, {
stdio: 'inherit',
});
} catch {
console.warn('Batch failed, trying to delete branches individually...');
for (const branch of batch) {
try {
execSync(`git push origin --delete ${branch}`, {
stdio: 'pipe',
});
} catch (err: unknown) {
const error = err as { stderr?: Buffer; message?: string };
const stderr = error.stderr?.toString() || '';
if (!stderr.includes('remote ref does not exist')) {
console.error(
`Failed to delete branch "${branch}":`,
stderr.trim() || error.message,
);
}
}
}
}
}

console.log('Cleaning up local tracking branches...');
try {
execSync('git remote prune origin', { stdio: 'inherit' });
} catch {
console.error('Failed to prune local tracking branches.');
}
console.log('Cleanup complete.');
} else {
console.log('Operation cancelled.');
}
}

main().catch((e) => {
console.error(e);
process.exit(1);
});
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