comparing the checksum of the CodeExamples.md file to see if it has been changed before commiting

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -200,23 +200,13 @@ jobs:
           path: 'ocean.js'
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
-      - name: Create code examples file
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        env:
-          cache-name: cache-node-modules
-        with:
-          path: ~/.npm
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-lint-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-lint-${{ env.cache-name }}-
-      - run: npm run create:guide
-
       - name: setup git config
         run: |
           # setup the username and email. I tend to use 'GitHub Actions Bot' with no email by default
           git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
           git config user.email "<>"
 
-      - name: Commit if there are changes
+      - name: Create Guide & Commit if there are changes
         run: npm run commit:guide
 
 

scripts/commitChanges.sh

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # Check if the CodeExamples.md file has been changed
-FILE=CodeExamples.md
+original=$(md5sum CodeExamples.md)
-# Timeframe for the comparison
+echo $original
-OLDTIME=60
+npm run create:guide
-# Get current and file times
+new=$(md5sum CodeExamples.md)
-CURTIME=$(date +%s)
+echo $new
-FILETIME=$(stat $FILE -c %Y)
-TIMEDIFF=$(expr $CURTIME - $FILETIME)
 
-# Check if file older
+# Check if file has changed
-if [ $TIMEDIFF -gt $OLDTIME ]; then
+if [ "$new" = "$original" ]; then
     echo "CodeExamples.md file has not been changed"
 else
     echo "CodeExamples.md file has been changed. Committing changes"