Fix commits with only filesToDelete

create-or-update-files.js

@@ -165,35 +165,37 @@ module.exports = function (octokit, opts) {
           }
         }
 
-        for (const batch of chunk(Object.keys(change.files), batchSize)) {
-          await Promise.all(
-            batch.map(async (fileName) => {
-              const properties = change.files[fileName] || "";
-
-              const contents = properties.contents || properties;
-              const mode = properties.mode || "100644";
-              const type = properties.type || "blob";
-
-              if (!contents) {
-                return reject(`No file contents provided for ${fileName}`);
-              }
-
-              const fileSha = await createBlob(
-                octokit,
-                owner,
-                repo,
-                contents,
-                type,
-              );
-
-              treeItems.push({
-                path: fileName,
-                sha: fileSha,
-                mode: mode,
-                type: type,
-              });
-            }),
-          );
+        if (hasFiles) {
+          for (const batch of chunk(Object.keys(change.files), batchSize)) {
+            await Promise.all(
+              batch.map(async (fileName) => {
+                const properties = change.files[fileName] || "";
+
+                const contents = properties.contents || properties;
+                const mode = properties.mode || "100644";
+                const type = properties.type || "blob";
+
+                if (!contents) {
+                  return reject(`No file contents provided for ${fileName}`);
+                }
+
+                const fileSha = await createBlob(
+                  octokit,
+                  owner,
+                  repo,
+                  contents,
+                  type,
+                );
+
+                treeItems.push({
+                  path: fileName,
+                  sha: fileSha,
+                  mode: mode,
+                  type: type,
+                });
+              }),
+            );
+          }
         }
 
         // no need to issue further requests if there are no updates, creations and deletions

create-or-update-files.test.js

@@ -442,6 +442,29 @@ test("success (fileToDelete exists)", async () => {
   await expect(run(body)).resolves.toEqual(mockSecondCommitList);
 });
 
+test("success (fileToDelete exists, no content provided)", async () => {
+  mockGetRef(branch, `sha-${branch}`, false);
+  mockGetRef(base, `sha-${base}`, true);
+  mockGetContents("wow-this-file-disappeared", `sha-${base}`, true);
+  mockCreateTreeWithDeleteOnly(`sha-${base}`);
+  mockCommitSecond(`sha-${base}`);
+  mockCreateRefSecond(branch);
+
+  const changes = [
+    {
+      message: "This is the second commit",
+      filesToDelete: ["wow-this-file-disappeared"],
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const body = {
+    ...validRequest,
+    changes,
+  };
+
+  await expect(run(body)).resolves.toEqual(mockSecondCommitList);
+});
+
 test("failure (fileToDelete is missing)", async () => {
   mockGetRef(branch, `sha-${branch}`, false);
   mockGetRef(base, `sha-${base}`, true);
@@ -658,6 +681,32 @@ function mockCreateTreeWithIgnoredDelete(baseTree) {
   m.reply(200, body);
 }
 
+function mockCreateTreeWithDeleteOnly(baseTree) {
+  // The order here is important. Removals must be applied before creations
+  const expectedBody = {
+    tree: [
+      {
+        path: "wow-this-file-disappeared",
+        sha: null,
+        mode: "100644",
+        type: "commit",
+      },
+    ],
+    base_tree: baseTree,
+  };
+
+  const m = nock("https://api.github.com").post(
+    `/repos/${owner}/${repo}/git/trees`,
+    expectedBody,
+  );
+
+  const body = {
+    sha: "fffff6bbf5ab983d31b1cca28e204b71ab722764",
+  };
+
+  m.reply(200, body);
+}
+
 function mockCreateTreeWithDelete(baseTree) {
   // The order here is important. Removals must be applied before creations
   const expectedBody = {