⚙️ [Maintenance]: Implement PR Supersedence for Font Data Updater by Copilot · Pull Request #147 · PSModule/GoogleFonts

Copilot · 2026-02-08T11:01:06Z

The font data updater now automatically closes older Auto-Update pull requests when a new update is created, similar to Dependabot's supersedence behavior. This keeps your repository tidy by ensuring only the most recent font data update PR remains open.

Fixes 🌞 [Other]: Implement PR Supersedence for Font Data Updater #146

PR Supersedence Behavior

When the font data updater creates a new Auto-Update PR, it now automatically:

Retrieves the newly created PR (with retry logic for API timing)
Searches for any existing open Auto-Update* PRs
Posts a comment on each explaining it has been superseded
Closes each superseded PR

The comment posted on superseded PRs references the new PR number:

This PR has been superseded by #[NEW_PR_NUMBER] and will be closed automatically.

The font data has been updated in the newer PR. Please refer to #[NEW_PR_NUMBER] for the most current changes.

Documentation

A new scripts/README.md documents:

How the font data updater works
The PR supersedence behavior and lifecycle
Manual execution steps via GitHub Actions
Configuration options
Troubleshooting guidance

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MariusStorhaug · 2026-02-09T08:05:11Z

@copilot Remember to put all scripts from workflows into powershell scripts in the scripts folder and call these files from the task in the workflow.

Also, change the 'on': to on:.

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Copilot · 2026-02-09T08:08:13Z

@copilot Remember to put all scripts from workflows into powershell scripts in the scripts folder and call these files from the task in the workflow.

Also, change the 'on': to on:.

Done! The changes have been implemented in commit a4857ab:

✅ Moved the PowerShell script from the workflow into scripts/Close-SupersededPRs.ps1
✅ Changed 'on': to on: in the workflow YAML
✅ Added checkout step to the workflow so it can access the script file
✅ Updated documentation to reference the new script structure

The workflow now calls scripts/Close-SupersededPRs.ps1 using the Script: parameter.

The Update-FontsData.ps1 script already closes superseded Auto-Update PRs immediately after creating a new one, making the separate cleanup workflow (triggered on PR merge) redundant.

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Pull request overview

Implements Dependabot-like PR supersedence for the font data updater so that when a new auto-update PR is created, older open Auto-Update* PRs are automatically commented on and closed. Adds documentation for the updater workflow and its supersedence behavior (Fixes #146).

Changes:

Add logic to scripts/Update-FontsData.ps1 to locate the newly created PR, find other open Auto-Update* PRs, comment on them, and close them.
Add scripts/README.md documenting the updater workflow, configuration, and troubleshooting.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File	Description
scripts/Update-FontsData.ps1	Adds post-PR-creation logic to comment on and close superseded `Auto-Update*` PRs.
scripts/README.md	Documents the updater script’s behavior, including PR supersedence and operational details.

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Copilot · 2026-02-10T09:53:04Z

scripts/Update-FontsData.ps1

+                        Run gh pr comment $pr.number --repo 'PSModule/GoogleFonts' --body $comment
+
+                        # Close the PR
+                        Run h pr close $pr.number --repo 'PSModule/GoogleFonts'


Typo in command invocation: Run h pr close ... calls h instead of gh, which will fail with “command not found” and abort the workflow when trying to close superseded PRs. Update it to invoke the GitHub CLI (gh pr close).

Suggested change

Run h pr close $pr.number --repo 'PSModule/GoogleFonts'

Run gh pr close $pr.number --repo 'PSModule/GoogleFonts'

scripts/README.md

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Implement PR supersedence for font data updater

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Add documentation for font data updater and PR supersedence

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Fix linting issues (trailing whitespace and YAML syntax)

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Address code review feedback: add PR references and fix YAML syntax

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Fix documentation to match implementation

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Add retry logic for PR retrieval and improve comment formatting

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Fix control flow and update documentation line references

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Improve retry logic with progressive delays

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Copilot AI changed the title ~~[WIP] Implement PR supersedence for font data updater~~ Implement PR supersedence for font data updater Feb 8, 2026

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Refactor: Move workflow script to separate file and fix on: syntax

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Copilot finished work on behalf of MariusStorhaug February 9, 2026 08:08

Remove redundant Cleanup-FontsData-PRs workflow and script

ff274e9

The Update-FontsData.ps1 script already closes superseded Auto-Update PRs immediately after creating a new one, making the separate cleanup workflow (triggered on PR merge) redundant.

Update scripts README to remove references to deleted cleanup workflow

6fc574a

Refactor: Update PR handling logic to use GitHub CLI and improve outp…

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Fix: Use Run command for GitHub CLI PR comments and closure

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Fix: Update comment formatting in README for PR supersedence notifica…

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Merge branch 'main' into copilot/implement-font-data-pr-supersedence

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MariusStorhaug marked this pull request as ready for review February 10, 2026 09:49

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MariusStorhaug changed the title ~~Implement PR supersedence for font data updater~~ 🚀 [Feature]: Implement PR Supersedence for Font Data Updater Feb 10, 2026

MariusStorhaug added the Minor Feature updates that are backwards compatible label Feb 10, 2026

MariusStorhaug changed the title ~~🚀 [Feature]: Implement PR Supersedence for Font Data Updater~~ ⚙️ [Maintenance]: Implement PR Supersedence for Font Data Updater Feb 10, 2026

MariusStorhaug added NoRelease Do not create a release and removed Minor Feature updates that are backwards compatible labels Feb 10, 2026

Fix: Update README to clarify customization of PR supersedence closur…

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MariusStorhaug merged commit 57437c4 into main Feb 10, 2026
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MariusStorhaug deleted the copilot/implement-font-data-pr-supersedence branch February 10, 2026 10:11

	Run h pr close $pr.number --repo 'PSModule/GoogleFonts'
	Run gh pr close $pr.number --repo 'PSModule/GoogleFonts'

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