updated configs

Author: admirerr

.github/workflows/update-contributors.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: main
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: 🏆 Update contributors list
@@ -192,82 +192,59 @@ jobs:
           echo "has_changes=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi
 
-    - name: 💾 Create Pull Request
+    - name: 💾 Commit and Push to Main
       if: steps.changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true'
-      id: create_pr
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        commit-message: "🏆 Auto-update contributor statistics"
-        committer: "github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
-        author: "github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
-        branch: update-contributors-${{ github.run_number }}
-        delete-branch: true
-        title: "🏆 Update Contributor Statistics"
-        body: |
-          ## 🏆 Automated Contributor Statistics Update
-          
-          This PR automatically updates:
-          - 👥 Contributors list in README.md
-          - 📊 Language statistics  
-          - 📅 Last modified date in HALL_OF_FAME.md
-          
-          ### Changes
-          - Updated contributor avatars and information
-          - Refreshed language file counts
-          - Updated timestamp
-          
-          **Auto-generated by GitHub Actions** 🤖
-          ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('**Triggered by PR #{0}** by @{1}', github.event.pull_request.number, github.event.pull_request.user.login) || '**Triggered by push to main**' }}
-        labels: |
-          documentation
-          automated
-          bot
-        assignees: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-
-    - name: 🔄 Enable Auto-Merge
-      if: steps.changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true' && steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-number != ''
-      env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
-        PR_NUMBER="${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
-        echo "🔄 Attempting to enable auto-merge for PR #$PR_NUMBER..."
-        
-        # Try to enable auto-merge (will fail if not enabled in repo settings)
-        if gh pr merge $PR_NUMBER --auto --squash 2>/dev/null; then
-          echo "✅ Auto-merge enabled for PR #$PR_NUMBER"
+        echo "⚙️  Configuring git..."
+        git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+        git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+
+        echo "📦 Adding changed files..."
+        git add README.md HALL_OF_FAME.md
+
+        echo "💬 Creating commit..."
+        git commit -m "🏆 Auto-update contributor statistics [skip ci]"
+
+        echo "🚀 Pushing to main..."
+        if git push origin main; then
+          echo "✅ Successfully pushed to main!"
         else
-          echo "⚠️  Could not enable auto-merge. Please enable 'Allow auto-merge' in repository settings."
-          echo "📋 PR created: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/$PR_NUMBER"
+          echo "❌ Failed to push to main"
+          echo ""
+          echo "⚠️  If you're seeing branch protection errors, you need to:"
+          echo "1. Create a Personal Access Token (PAT) with 'repo' scope"
+          echo "2. Add it as a repository secret named 'PAT_TOKEN'"
+          echo "3. The workflow will automatically use it to bypass branch protection"
+          exit 1
         fi
 
-    - name: 📋 Generate summary
+    - name: 📋 Generate summary (with changes)
       if: steps.changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true'
       run: |
         echo "🏆 Contributors Update Summary"
         echo "=============================="
         echo ""
-        echo "📊 Action Taken:"
-        echo "  ✅ Created PR with contributor updates"
-        
-        if [ -n "${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}" ]; then
-          echo "  🔗 PR #${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
-          echo "  📎 URL: ${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
+        echo "✅ Successfully updated contributor statistics!"
+        echo ""
+        echo "📊 Updated files:"
+        echo "  - README.md (contributor list)"
+        if [ -f "HALL_OF_FAME.md" ]; then
+          echo "  - HALL_OF_FAME.md (last modified date)"
         fi
-        
+        echo ""
         if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]; then
-          echo "  📅 Triggered by: PR #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
-          echo "  👤 Contributor: @${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}"
+          echo "📅 Triggered by: PR #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+          echo "👤 New contributor: @${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}"
         else
-          echo "  📅 Triggered by: Push to main"
+          echo "📅 Triggered by: ${{ github.event_name }}"
         fi
         echo ""
-        echo "🎉 Please review and merge the PR to apply contributor updates!"
+        echo "🎉 Changes pushed directly to main branch!"
 
     - name: 📋 Generate summary (no changes)
       if: steps.changes.outputs.has_changes == 'false'
       run: |
         echo "🏆 Contributors Update Summary"
         echo "=============================="
         echo ""
-        echo "ℹ️ No changes needed - contributors list is already up to date"
+        echo "ℹ️  No changes needed - contributors list is already up to date"