update_submodules.yml

name: Update Submodules

on:
  repository_dispatch:
    types: [update-submodule]

jobs:
  update_submodule:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Log Payload
        run: |
          echo "Received Payload:"
          echo "================="
          echo "Submodule: ${{ github.event.client_payload.submodule }}"
          echo "Environment: ${{ github.event.client_payload.environment }}"
          echo "Commit: ${{ github.event.client_payload.commit }}"

      - name: Checkout Repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
        with:
          submodules: true
          fetch-depth: 0
          ref: main

      - name: Identify the submodule to update
        id: submodule
        run: |
          echo "SUBMODULE=${{ github.event.client_payload.submodule }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo "COMMIT=${{ github.event.client_payload.commit }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          # If the environment payload is production, we are going to main branch, else we are going to develop branch
          if [[ ${{ github.event.client_payload.environment }} == "production" ]]; then
            echo "TARGET_BRANCH=main" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          else
            echo "TARGET_BRANCH=staging" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          fi

      - name: Update submodule
        run: |
          # Checkout the target branch in the platform repo
          git checkout ${TARGET_BRANCH}
          # Setup the configuration for the git user
          git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
          git config --global user.email "support@novicell.dk"
          # Update the submodule
          git submodule update --remote -- ${SUBMODULE}
          # Enter the submodule
          cd ${SUBMODULE}
          # Checkout submodule to commit hash
          git checkout ${COMMIT}
          cd -
          # Add the submodule changes
          git add ${SUBMODULE}
          # Commit the submodule changes
          git commit -m "Updated ${SUBMODULE} submodule to commit ${COMMIT} on branch ${TARGET_BRANCH}"
          # Push the submodule changes
          git push origin ${TARGET_BRANCH}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}