update_feed.yml

name: Update Feed
# on:
#   push:
#     branches: [ "main" ]
#   pull_request:
#     branches: [ "main" ]
on:
  schedule:
    - cron:  '0 1 * * *'  # daily update
  workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
  update_feed:
    permissions:
      contents: write
      pull-requests: write
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: Set up Python 3.12
      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
      with:
        python-version: "3.12"
        # cache: 'pip'   # needs a requirements.txt
    - name: Run update script
      run: python ./src/update_feed.py
    - name: commit updates (if available)
      run: |
        git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
        git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"

        today=$(date +%F)
        branch="update-$today"
        git checkout -b $branch
        git add .
        if [ -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
          echo "No updates available"
          exit 0
        fi
        git commit -m "new update"
        git push -u origin $branch
        gh pr create --title "Update $today" --base main --head $branch --body 'Created by Github action' 
        gh pr merge --auto --squash