auto-commit.yml

name: Daily Auto Commit

on:
  schedule:
    # This will be read from config.yml, default is 8 AM UTC daily
    - cron: '0 8 * * *'
  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual trigger

jobs:
  auto-commit:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}

      - name: Read configuration
        id: config
        run: |
          # Install yq for YAML parsing
          sudo wget -qO /usr/local/bin/yq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest/download/yq_linux_amd64
          sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq

          # Read config values
          USERNAME=$(yq eval '.github_username' config.yml)
          EMAIL=$(yq eval '.github_email' config.yml)
          MIN_COMMITS=$(yq eval '.min_commits' config.yml)
          MAX_COMMITS=$(yq eval '.max_commits' config.yml)
          COMMIT_MSG=$(yq eval '.commit_message' config.yml)
          ACTIVITY_FILE=$(yq eval '.activity_file' config.yml)
          MIN_DELAY=$(yq eval '.min_delay' config.yml)
          MAX_DELAY=$(yq eval '.max_delay' config.yml)

          # Export to GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "username=$USERNAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "email=$EMAIL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "min_commits=$MIN_COMMITS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "max_commits=$MAX_COMMITS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "commit_message=$COMMIT_MSG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "activity_file=$ACTIVITY_FILE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "min_delay=$MIN_DELAY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "max_delay=$MAX_DELAY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Configure Git
        run: |
          git config --global user.name "${{ steps.config.outputs.username }}"
          git config --global user.email "${{ steps.config.outputs.email }}"

      - name: Make Random Commits
        run: |
          MIN=${{ steps.config.outputs.min_commits }}
          MAX=${{ steps.config.outputs.max_commits }}
          ACTIVITY_FILE="${{ steps.config.outputs.activity_file }}"
          COMMIT_MSG="${{ steps.config.outputs.commit_message }}"
          MIN_DELAY=${{ steps.config.outputs.min_delay }}
          MAX_DELAY=${{ steps.config.outputs.max_delay }}

          # Generate random number of commits between MIN and MAX
          NUM_COMMITS=$((MIN + RANDOM % (MAX - MIN + 1)))
          echo "Making $NUM_COMMITS commits today"

          for i in $(seq 1 $NUM_COMMITS); do
            # Generate timestamp
            TIMESTAMP=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')

            # Update activity log file
            echo "Activity update - $TIMESTAMP - Commit #$i" >> "$ACTIVITY_FILE"

            # Replace {timestamp} placeholder in commit message
            FINAL_MSG="${COMMIT_MSG/\{timestamp\}/$TIMESTAMP}"

            # Commit changes
            git add .
            git commit -m "$FINAL_MSG" || echo "Nothing to commit"

            # Random sleep between commits (more natural appearance)
            if [ $i -lt $NUM_COMMITS ]; then
              DELAY=$((MIN_DELAY + RANDOM % (MAX_DELAY - MIN_DELAY + 1)))
              echo "Waiting $DELAY seconds before next commit..."
              sleep $DELAY
            fi
          done

      - name: Push changes
        run: |
          git push origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}