Auto Update Git Submodules to Latest Remote #140

	name: Auto Update Git Submodules to Latest Remote

	on:
	schedule:
	- cron: '0 0 * * *'
	workflow_dispatch:

	jobs:
	update_submodules:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest

	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
	fetch-depth: 0
	submodules: true

	- name: Configure Git for automated commit
	run: \|
	git config user.name "github-actions"
	git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
	git pull

	- name: Update submodules to their latest remote versions
	id: update_step
	run: \|
	echo "Attempting to update submodules to their latest remote versions..."
	git submodule update --init --recursive --remote --merge \|\| { echo "::warning::Submodule update failed for some reason."; }
	if git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
	echo "No submodule changes detected. All submodules are already at their latest remote versions."
	echo "updated=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
	else
	echo "Submodules updated. Committing changes to the main repository..."
	git add .
	git commit -m "chore: Auto-update submodules to latest remote versions"
	echo "updated=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
	fi

	- name: Push changes (if any)
	if: steps.update_step.outputs.updated == 'true'
	run: \|
	echo "Pushing updated submodule references to origin/main..."
	git push origin main

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