readme.yml

name: Modular README.md

on:
  push:
    branches: 
      - main
    pull_request:
      types:  [open, synchronize]


jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout source code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - run: sed -i '/<!-- _README:START -->/,/<!-- _README:END -->/d' README.md
      - run: echo '<!-- _README:START -->' >> README.md
      - run: cat _README.md >> README.md
      - run: echo '<!-- _README:END -->' >> README.md
      - run: git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace

      - name: pull-request
        uses: repo-sync/pull-request@v2
        with:
          destination_branch: "main"
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: commit
        run: |
          git config --global user.email youremail
          git config --global user.name yourusername
          git diff --quiet || (git add . git commit -m "README update Automation" -a)
      - name: Push changes
        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}