error when files exist and action auto re-run

[vvssttkk]

problem -- https://github.com/quantum-ods/qmlcourse/actions/runs/3864122481/jobs/6586729459 (more https://github.com/quantum-ods/qmlcourse/actions/workflows/cd-stage.yml)

but when run with

- name: push diagrams
  uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4.16.0
  with:
    commit_message: auto-generate `**.svg` for `**.plantuml`
    branch: ${{ env.PUBLISH_BRANCH }}

created some folder with files and after new updating another files (which are pushed) and run same workflow get Please move or remove them before you switch branches.

so, how resolve this problem when files not be updating each times

[stefanzweifel]

The problem is, that actions/checkout checked out the repo with the branch 438-generate-picture-from-puml.
Internally the action does a git checkout --branch {name} which then leads to the error you encountered.

You could add the following step before holowinski/plantuml-github-action@main, to checkout the repository to the right branch.

- run: git checkout -b ${{ env.PUBLISH_BRANCH }}

Or add the skip_checkout: true-option to the git-auto-commit step.

  - name: push diagrams
    uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4.16.0
    with:
      commit_message: auto-generate `**.svg` for `**.plantuml`
      branch: ${{ env.PUBLISH_BRANCH }}
      # file_pattern: '**.svg'
      push_options: --dry-run  # '--force'
      add_options: '-f'
+     skip_dirty_check : true

[stefanzweifel]

Not sure, if you're using GitHub Actions here, but you could also use a dedicated Action for this:

• https://github.com/JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action
• https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-gh-pages