Allow _optional_ token to be provided#40
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In #40, a token `input` added - although it _technically works_, GitHub prevents you from actually passing in a `secret` when you want to _use_ it, so in practice it's useless: <img width="482" height="572" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/94907788-30fb-4a81-996e-5ea8bae92ce4" /> Updated to correctly define it as a `secret`. Example execution: - [with a valid token showing it actually works](https://github.com/JackPGreen/backport-test/actions/runs/24395038764/job/71250635521) - [with an invalid token showing it is actually using the token because it fails to authenticate](https://github.com/JackPGreen/backport-test/actions/runs/24395135078)
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When the
github.tokenis used to create the backport, any subsequent action (e.g. one triggered on a new PR) is skipped due to GitHub workflow triggering rules.To workaround this, we should allow the option to provide a non-bot token so GitHub thinks the PR is raised by a "real" user.
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Example execution (without token to prove it doesn't break existing).