lifetime_data.yml

# Runs twice a month to collect fill repository history
# This updates the long-term health data used by the dashboard

name: Lifetime Data Collection

on:
  schedule:
    # Runs at midnight on the 1st and 15th of every month
    - cron: "0 0 1,15 * *"
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  collect-lifetime-data:
    permissions:
      contents: write
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      # Checkout the Data_Updates branch (never push to main)
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          ref: Data_Updates
        
      # Set up Python environment
      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: "3.10"

      # Install project dependencies
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: pip install -r ./docs/requirements.txt
      
      # Run data collection in lifetime mode
      - name: Run lifetime data collection
        env:
           GIT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_TOKEN }}
        run: python -m Backend.dataCollection.collectData --mode lifetime

      # Commit and push updated JSON file
      - name: Commit and push changes
        run: |
          git config user.name "github-actions"
          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
          git add data/lifetime_data.json
          git commit -m "Update lifetime repository data"
          git push origin Data_Updates