sync-readmes.yml

name: Sync shared files across branches

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - dev
    paths:
      - README.md
      - README_FR.md
      - versions.json
      - compile-all.sh
      - .github/workflows/**

jobs:
  sync:
    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip sync]') }}
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout source branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Configure git
        run: |
          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"

      - name: Sync shared files to all branches
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        run: |
          SOURCE_BRANCH="${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}"
          TARGETS=("main")
          SHARED_FILES=("README.md" "README_FR.md" "versions.json" "compile-all.sh" ".github/workflows/")

          for target in "${TARGETS[@]}"; do
            if [ "$target" = "$SOURCE_BRANCH" ]; then
              continue
            fi

            if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/remotes/origin/"$target"; then
              git checkout "$target"
              git checkout "$SOURCE_BRANCH" -- "${SHARED_FILES[@]}"
              if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
                git commit -m "chore: sync shared files from $SOURCE_BRANCH [skip sync]"
                git push origin "$target"
              fi
            fi
          done