main.yml

on:
  schedule:
    # Every day at 8 PM AEST
    - cron: '0 10 * * *'
  # allow manual workflow trigger
  workflow_dispatch:
    
# required to push back to GitHub
permissions:
  contents: write
  
jobs:
  update_data:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
      - name: setup python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v4.5.0
        with:
          python-version: '>=3.10'
          cache: pip
      - name: install requirements
        run: |
          pip install -r requirements.txt
      - name: get data
        run: |
          python get_data.py
      - name: push data back to repository
        run: |
          git config user.name github-actions
          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
          git add .
          # Only push if the return value of git commit is success (0).
          if git commit -m "Update data";
          then
              git push
          fi