Only commiting if there are changes

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
 
   create_guide:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [lint, test_unit, test_integration, build, coverage]
+    needs: [test_unit, test_integration]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
@@ -216,14 +216,30 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
           git config user.email "<>"
 
-      - name: commit
+      - name: Commit if there are changes
         run: |
-          # Stage the file, commit and push
+          # Check if the file has been changed
-          git status
+          # Input file
-          branch=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF#refs/heads/}
+          FILE=CodeExamples.md
-          git checkout -b ${branch}
+          # Timeframe for the comparison
-          git status
+          OLDTIME=60
-          git add CodeExamples.md
+          # Get current and file times
-          git commit -m "Updating CodeExamples.md" --untracked-files=no
+          CURTIME=$(date +%s)
-          echo Pushing changes to branch: ${branch}
+          FILETIME=$(stat $FILE -c %Y)
-          git push origin HEAD:${branch} --force > /dev/null 2>&1
+          TIMEDIFF=$(expr $CURTIME - $FILETIME)
+
+          # Check if file older
+          if [ $TIMEDIFF -gt $OLDTIME ]; then
+            echo "CodeExamples.md file has not been changed"
+          else
+            echo "CodeExamples.md file has been changed. Committing changes"
+            # Stage the file, commit and push
+            git status
+            git add CodeExamples.md
+            git commit -m "Updating CodeExamples.md"
+            branch=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF#refs/heads/}
+            echo Pushing changes to branch: ${branch}
+            git push origin HEAD:${branch} --force > /dev/null 2>&1
+          fi
+
+