update_publications.yml

name: Auto-Update Publications

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 * * 0' # Runs automatically every Sunday at midnight
  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering from the GitHub interface

jobs:
  update-data:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
        with:
          python-version: '3.x'

      - name: Run Python Script
        run: python update_pubs.py

      - name: Commit and Push changes
        run: |
          git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
          git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
          
          git add _data/publications.json
          
          # Generate the current date in YYYY-MM-DD format
          CURRENT_DATE=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
          
          # Only commit if there are actual changes to prevent empty commits
          git diff --quiet && git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m "Automated publication update from DBLP: $CURRENT_DATE"
          
          git push