sync_submodules.yml

name: Update Submodules

# on:
#   workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual triggering
#   schedule:
#     - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Execute at midnight every day
on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      master
  permissions:
    contents: write

jobs:
  check_update_submodule_branch:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      submodule_branch_exists: ${{ steps.check_update_submodule_branch.outputs.submodule_branch_exists }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout respository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Check if update-submodule branch exists
        id: check_update_submodule_branch
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        run: |
          branch_name="update-submodules"
          api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/Cloud-Scythe-Labs/reascript-rs/branches/${branch_name}"
          response=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "$api_url")
          if [[ "$response" == "200" ]]; then
            echo "Branch $branch_name already exists"
            echo "::set-output name=submodule_branch_exists::true"
          else
            echo "Branch $branch_name does not exist"
            echo "::set-output name=submodule_branch_exists::false"
          fi
      
  update_submodule:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: check_update_submodule_branch
    if: ${{ needs.check_update_submodule_branch.outputs.submodule_branch_exists == 'false' }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: true # Make sure to check out the sub-module

      - name: Update submodule
        run: |
          git submodule update --init --recursive
          git submodule update --remote --recursive

      - name: Check if changes were made and create pull request if found
        id: check_and_create_pull_request
        run: |
          git config --global user.email "cloudscythelabs@gmail.com"
          git config --global user.name "Cloud Scythe Labs"
          git remote set-url origin "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.REASCRIPT_PULL_REQUEST }}@github.com/Cloud-Scythe-Labs/reascript-rs.git"
          git checkout -b update-submodules
          git add -u
          git commit -m "Update Submodules"
          git push origin update-submodules
          pull_request_res=$(curl -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.REASCRIPT_PULL_REQUEST }}" \
            -d '{
                  "title": "Update Submodules",
                  "body": "automated update of the reaper submodules.",
                  "head": "update-submodules",
                  "base": "master"
                }' \
            https://api.github.com/repos/Cloud-Scythe-Labs/reascript-rs/pulls)
          if [[ "$pull_request_res" =~ "nothing to commit" ]]; then
            exit 0
          fi