update-submodules.yml

name: Update Submodules

on:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  update-submodules:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      # Checkout the repository including submodules
      - name: Checkout repository with submodules
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          submodules: recursive

      # Set Git committer identity
      - name: Set Git committer identity
        run: |
          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"

      # Pull the latest changes for each submodule using merge strategy and resolve conflicts automatically
      - name: Pull latest changes for submodules (auto resolve conflicts)
        run: |
          git submodule foreach 'git fetch && git merge -X theirs || true'

      # Commit and push changes
      - name: Commit and push changes
        env:
          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.wk_token }}  # Use the PAT secret for authentication
        run: |
          if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
            git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
            git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
            git add .
            git commit -m "Update submodules with merged changes"
            git push https://$TOKEN@github.com/WatermelonKatanaDevs/WatermelonKatana.git HEAD
          else
            echo "No changes in submodules to commit."
          fi