copy_probe_features.yml

name: Sync neuropixels_probe_features from ProbeTable

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 * * 1' # Every Monday at 00:00 UTC
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  copy-file:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - name: Checkout current repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v4

    - name: Copy file from external repo
      run: |
        # Download the file directly
        curl -o src/probeinterface/resources/neuropixels_probe_features.json \
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/billkarsh/ProbeTable/refs/heads/main/Tables/probe_features.json

    - name: Commit changes if any
      id: commit
      run: |
        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"

        git add src/probeinterface/resources/neuropixels_probe_features.json

        # Only commit if there are changes
        if git diff --staged --quiet; then
          echo "No changes to commit"
          echo "changes=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
        else
          git commit -m "Update neuropixels_probe_features from ProbeTable"
          echo "changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
        fi

    - name: Make PR with updated probe features
      if: steps.commit.outputs.changes == 'true'
      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
      with:
        title: "Update Neuropixels probe features"
        body: "This PR updates the probe features JSON file from the ProbeTable repository."
        branch-suffix: short-commit-hash
        base: "main"