daily-post.yml

name: Daily Thesis Post

# Posts the next pending item from content-queue.json at 10 AM ET (14:00 UTC).
# Commits the updated queue back so posted status is tracked in git.

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 14 * * *"
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      dry_run:
        description: "Preview only, no post"
        required: false
        default: false
        type: boolean

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  post:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

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

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: "22"
          cache: npm

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Post next queued item
        env:
          X_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.X_API_KEY }}
          X_API_SECRET: ${{ secrets.X_API_SECRET }}
          X_SOVREN_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.X_SOVREN_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
          X_SOVREN_ACCESS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.X_SOVREN_ACCESS_SECRET }}
        run: |
          if [ "${{ inputs.dry_run }}" == "true" ]; then
            node scripts/daily-post.js --dry-run
          else
            node scripts/daily-post.js
          fi

      - name: Commit queue update
        if: inputs.dry_run != 'true'
        run: |
          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
          if git diff --quiet scripts/content-queue.json; then
            echo "No queue changes to commit (no post was due or post failed)"
          else
            git add scripts/content-queue.json
            git commit -m "post: mark queued item as posted [automated]"
            git push
          fi