JSONmerge.yml

name: Merge JSON Files

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '1 */6 * * *'  # run the task at the first minute of every 6th hour.
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  merge_json:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
        with:
          python-version: '3.x'  # Use the Python version required for your script

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: pip install -r requirements.txt  # If you have any requirements

      - name: Run Python script
        run: python json_merger.py
        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}  # Ensure the script runs in the correct directory

      - name: Commit changes
        run: |
          git config --local user.email "actions@github.com"
          git config --local user.name "GitHub Actions"
          git add data/merged_data.json || git commit -m "Create merged_data.json"
          git commit -m "Merge and update JSON files"
          git pull origin main || echo "No remote changes to pull"
          git push