python_linter.yml

name: X17-Surface Python Linter

# Controls when the action will run. 
# Workflow runs when manually triggered using the UI, or when a push or pull request is made to the main branch
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: write  # Grant write access to repository contents

jobs:
  format:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v4

    - name: Set up Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
      with:
        python-version: '3.x'

    - name: Install Black
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        pip install black

    - name: Run Black to format code
      run: black .

    - name: Commit changes if there are any
      run: |
        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
        git diff --exit-code || (git add . && git commit -m "Auto-format code using Black" && git push)
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Use GitHub token for authentication