main.yml

name: python script

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  # Trigger manually once, and it will loop

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  update-timestamp:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Run every 5 minutes in a loop
        run: |
          git config user.name "brutal-45"
          git config user.email "creatorsports81@gmail.com"
          
          # Run for 5 hours (60 iterations x 5 minutes = 300 minutes)
          for i in {1..60}; do
            TIMESTAMP_FILE="updates.txt"
            echo "Last checked: $(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")" > "$TIMESTAMP_FILE"
            git add "$TIMESTAMP_FILE"
            
            if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
              git commit -m "python script: $(date -u)"
              git push origin HEAD
            fi
            
            echo "Waiting 5 minutes..."
            sleep 300
          done