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Add weekly data update GitHub Action #101

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name: Update Package Data

on:
schedule:
# Run weekly on Mondays at 6:00 UTC
- cron: '0 6 * * 1'
workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual trigger

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

steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4

- name: Download data and check hash
id: check-hash
run: |
# Download the data file
curl -L -o fred_data.xlsx "https://osf.io/2tbvd/download"

# Calculate hash
NEW_HASH=$(sha256sum fred_data.xlsx | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
echo "new_hash=$NEW_HASH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

# Read stored hash if it exists
HASH_FILE="inst/extdata/snapshot/data_hash.txt"
if [ -f "$HASH_FILE" ]; then
OLD_HASH=$(cat "$HASH_FILE")
else
OLD_HASH=""
fi
echo "old_hash=$OLD_HASH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

# Check if hash changed
if [ "$NEW_HASH" = "$OLD_HASH" ]; then
echo "data_changed=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "Data unchanged (hash: $NEW_HASH)"
else
echo "data_changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "Data changed! Old: $OLD_HASH, New: $NEW_HASH"
fi

- name: Early exit if no changes
if: steps.check-hash.outputs.data_changed == 'false'
run: echo "No data changes detected. Exiting."

- name: Set up R
if: steps.check-hash.outputs.data_changed == 'true'
uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
with:
use-public-rspm: true

- name: Set up R Dependencies
if: steps.check-hash.outputs.data_changed == 'true'
uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
with:
extra-packages: any::devtools, any::rsconnect

- name: Update offline data
if: steps.check-hash.outputs.data_changed == 'true'
run: |
R -e "
# Install package locally to have access to update function
devtools::load_all()

# Set to online mode and update all data
Sys.setenv(FRED_OFFLINE = 'FALSE')
Sys.setenv(FRED_SUPPRESS_STARTUP_MENU = 'TRUE')

# Update all offline data files
update_offline_data()
"

- name: Save new hash
if: steps.check-hash.outputs.data_changed == 'true'
run: |
echo "${{ steps.check-hash.outputs.new_hash }}" > inst/extdata/snapshot/data_hash.txt

- name: Commit and push changes
if: steps.check-hash.outputs.data_changed == 'true'
run: |
git config --local user.email "actions@github.com"
git config --local user.name "GitHub Actions"
git add inst/extdata/snapshot/
git commit -m "Update offline data [automated]" || echo "No changes to commit"
git push origin HEAD:${{ github.ref_name }}

- name: Deploy to Shiny
if: steps.check-hash.outputs.data_changed == 'true' && github.ref_name == 'main'
run: |
R -e "
rsconnect::setAccountInfo(name='forrt-replications', token=${{secrets.SHINYAPPS_TOKEN}}, secret=${{secrets.SHINYAPPS_SECRET}})
rsconnect::deployApp(appName = 'fred_explorer', appDir = './inst/fred_explorer', forceUpdate = TRUE)
"
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