keep-awake.yaml

name: Keep Streamlit App Alive via Commit

on:
  schedule:
    # Runs every 30 minutes
    - cron: '*/30 * * * *'
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  keep-alive:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    permissions:
      contents: write
    
    steps:
      - name: Checkout streamlit-prod branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          ref: streamlit-prod # Ensures we are on the correct branch

      - name: Configure Git
        run: |
          git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
          git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'

      - name: Create Dummy Commit
        run: |
          # The --allow-empty flag is crucial as it creates a commit even if there are no changes.
          git commit --allow-empty -m "feat: Keep-alive commit"

      - name: Push Dummy Commit
        run: |
          # Pushes the commit to the streamlit-prod branch to trigger a redeployment.
          git push origin streamlit-prod