get_version.yml

name: Get latest V8 stable version

on:
  schedule:
  - cron: '0 */12 * * *'
  push:
    branches: [ master ]
    paths:
    - 'get_version.py'
    - '.github/workflows/get_version.yml'

jobs:

  version_finder:
    name: Get version number
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      with:
        token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
    - run: |
        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
        pip install pandas
        version=$(python ./get_version.py)
        
        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
          git pull
          echo $version > V8_VERSION
          
          if ( git update-index -q --refresh && git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- ); then
            echo "V8 version is already up to date"
            exit 0
          fi

          git config --global user.name 'V8 version finder'
          git config --global user.email 'v8_version_finder@localhost'
          git commit -am "Update V8_VERSION to $version"
          git push
        else
          echo "Failed to retrieve V8 version"
          exit 1
        fi