Don't update probe jsons if only the probeinterface version number has changed

.github/workflows/check_for_changes_in_NP_jsons.yml

@@ -24,13 +24,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.10' 
 
-      #  Clone dev version of probeinterface
-      - name: Clone external repository
+      # we just the release probeinterface to get the version number
+      - name: Install probeinterface and matplotlib
         run: |
+          pip install probeinterface matplotlib
+          PROBEINTERFACE_VERSION=$(pip show probeinterface | grep Version | awk '{print $2}')
+          pip uninstall probeinterface --yes
           git clone https://github.com/spikeinterface/probeinterface ./probeinterface
+          cd probeinterface
+          git fetch
+          git checkout tags/$PROBEINTERFACE_VERSION
+          cd ..
+          pip install ./probeinterface
 
-      - name: Install probeinterface and matplotlib
-        run: pip install ./probeinterface matplotlib
 
       - name: Generate full NP library
         run: |
@@ -40,8 +46,11 @@ jobs:
       # Check for any new probes
       - name: Run local script
         run: |
-          rsync -av --include='*/' --include='*.json' --exclude='*' scripts/neuropixels_library_generated/ imec/
-          rm -r scripts/neuropixels_library_generated/
+          cd scripts/
+          python check_for_json_changes_in_NP_probes.py
+          rm -r neuropixels_library_generated/
+          cd ..
+
           rm -r ./probeinterface
 
       - name: Commit changes if any

scripts/check_for_json_changes_in_NP_probes.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+
+old_dir = Path('../imec')
+new_dir = Path('./neuropixels_library_generated')
+
+for temp_probe_directory in new_dir.iterdir():
+
+    probe_name = str(temp_probe_directory.name)
+
+    temp_probe_json_path = temp_probe_directory / (probe_name + '.json')
+    old_probe_json_path = old_dir / probe_name / (probe_name + '.json')
+
+    if old_probe_json_path.is_file():
+        with open(temp_probe_json_path, 'r') as f1, open(old_probe_json_path, 'r') as f2:
+            # Read in json files
+            lines1 = f1.readlines()
+            lines2 = f2.readlines()
+
+        # We don't want to update the probes just because of a probeinterface version update.
+        # The probeinterface version is stored on the 3rd line of the json file, so we only
+        # compare the json files from line 3 and down.
+        if lines1[3:] == lines2[3:]:
+            continue
+        else:
+            shutil.copy(f"{temp_probe_json_path}", f"../imec/{probe_name}")