From b0078e3915a8b5be8e906de10130492e746eb04b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Georgia Monahan <georgia@expensify.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:57:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add a comment when the build begins

---
 .github/workflows/testBuild.yml | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml b/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml
index 1bba3e96735a..5fcf39f680ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,23 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+  postGitHubCommentBuildStarted:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [validateActor, getBranchRef]
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.validateActor.outputs.READY_TO_BUILD) }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Add build start comment
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ github.token }}
+          script: |
+            github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: process.env.PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER,
+              body: `🚧 @${{ github.actor }} has triggered a test build...`
+            })
+
   buildAndroid:
     name: Build Android app for testing
     uses: ./.github/workflows/buildAndroid.yml

From d2035b921d0e47b939f337248c15d31748521244 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Georgia Monahan <georgia@expensify.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:59:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Add workflow URL

---
 .github/workflows/testBuild.yml | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml b/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml
index 5fcf39f680ce..7edca4d48a3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml
@@ -70,12 +70,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ github.token }}
           script: |
+            const workflowUrl = `https://github.com/${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}/actions/runs/${context.runId}`;
             github.rest.issues.createComment({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               issue_number: process.env.PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER,
-              body: `🚧 @${{ github.actor }} has triggered a test build...`
-            })
+              body: `🚧 @${{ github.actor }} has triggered a test build. You can view the [workflow run here](${workflowUrl}).`
+            });
 
   buildAndroid:
     name: Build Android app for testing

From b60b268b217d501f9f8153da4e033c69f2c4e555 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Georgia Monahan <georgia@expensify.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:59:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] capitalize URL

---
 .github/workflows/testBuild.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml b/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml
index 7edca4d48a3c..035879bf9727 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testBuild.yml
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ github.token }}
           script: |
-            const workflowUrl = `https://github.com/${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}/actions/runs/${context.runId}`;
+            const workflowURL = `https://github.com/${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}/actions/runs/${context.runId}`;
             github.rest.issues.createComment({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               issue_number: process.env.PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER,
-              body: `🚧 @${{ github.actor }} has triggered a test build. You can view the [workflow run here](${workflowUrl}).`
+              body: `🚧 @${{ github.actor }} has triggered a test build. You can view the [workflow run here](${workflowURL}).`
             });
 
   buildAndroid: