add auto-merge condition

Author: clnoll

airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/README.md

@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ E.G.: running Poe tasks on the modified internal packages of the current branch:
 
 | Version | PR                                                         | Description                                                                                                                  |
 | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| 4.24.3  | [#42040](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/42040) | Always send regression test approval status check.                                                              |
+| 4.24.3  | [#42040](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/42040) | Always send regression test approval status check; skip on auto-merge PRs.                                                   |
 | 4.24.2  | [#41676](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/41676) | Send regression test approval status check when skipped.                                                                     |
 | 4.24.1  | [#41642](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/41642) | Use the AIRBYTE_GITHUB_REPO environment variable to run airbyte-ci in other repos.                                           |
 | 4.24.0  | [#41627](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/41627) | Require manual regression test approval for certified connectors                                                             |

airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/hacks.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import asyncclick as click
 from connector_ops.utils import ConnectorLanguage  # type: ignore
 from pipelines import consts
-from pipelines.helpers.github import update_commit_status_check
+from pipelines.helpers.github import is_automerge_pull_request, update_commit_status_check
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from dagger import Container
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def do_regression_test_status_check(ctx: click.Context, status_check_name: str,
     run_url = ctx.obj["gha_workflow_run_url"]
     should_send = ctx.obj.get("ci_context") == consts.CIContext.PULL_REQUEST
 
-    if any(
+    if is_automerge_pull_request(ctx.obj["pull_request"]) and any(
         [
             (connector.language == ConnectorLanguage.PYTHON and connector.support_level == "certified")
             for connector in ctx.obj["selected_connectors_with_modified_files"]

airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/helpers/github.py

@@ -220,3 +220,10 @@ def create_or_update_github_pull_request(
         logger.info(f"Added label {label} to pull request")
 
     return pull_request
+
+
+def is_automerge_pull_request(pull_request: Optional[github_sdk.PullRequest.PullRequest]) -> bool:
+    labels = [label.name for label in pull_request.get_labels()] if pull_request else []
+    if labels and "auto-merge" in labels:
+        return True
+    return False