Midnight Commit

Automated Daily Commits with GitHub Actions - Overview

This GitHub Actions workflow performs a daily commit to the repository at midnight UTC. It updates a file with a commit number, starting from 1 and incrementing with each commit made on subsequent days.

Workflow

The workflow is defined in .github/workflows/commit.yml and is scheduled to run daily at midnight UTC using a cron job. The main steps include:

1. Checkout Repository: Clones the repository to the runner.
2. Create File and Commit:
   • Checks if the file commit_number.md exists in the root directory.
   • If the file does not exist, it creates it and writes an initial message and commit number.
   • If the file exists, it reads the current commit number, increments it, and updates the file.
   • Configures Git with the specified user name and email.
   • Adds the file to the Git index, commits the changes, and pushes the commit to the repository.

File Structure

• .github/workflows/commit.yml: Defines the GitHub Actions workflow.
• commit_number.md: The file updated and committed by the workflow.

Configuration

• Schedule: The workflow runs daily at midnight UTC (0 0 * * *).
• GitHub Token: The workflow uses the GITHUB_TOKEN secret to authenticate and push changes.

Example commit_number.md Output

Hello, my name is Bishwa Shah.
Commit number: 1
This is part of an **automated daily commit** performed by a **GitHub Actions workflow**.