sync.yml

name: 'Upstream Sync'

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 4 * * 1-5'   
  workflow_dispatch:  


jobs:
  sync_latest_from_upstream:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: Sync latest commits from upstream repo  
    steps:
    - name: Checkout target repo
      uses: actions/checkout@v4
      with:
        fetch-depth: 0
        token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
        persist-credentials: false
    - name: Merge from upstream
      env:
        UPSTREAM: YoYoGames/GameMaker-Manual
      run: |
        git config --global user.name "github-actions"
        git config --global user.email "github-actions@users.noreply.github.com"

        git --version

        # Add upstream remote and fetch
        git remote add upstream "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}@github.com/${UPSTREAM}.git"
        git remote -v
        git fetch upstream

        # Merge from upstream/develop with merge strategy to keep translation in case of conflicts
        git merge -X ours upstream/develop

        # this is dangerous but will essentially remove any files not staged in the merge
        # this is useful since the merge strategy `-X ours` will not handle files where
        # they have been deleted on only one branch
        # Only use this you're sure that the failing merges fall under this category and are acceptable
        # git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | xargs git rm

        git show-ref
    - name: Push changes
      uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
      with:
        github_token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
        branch: ${{ github.ref }}