Fix expected file comparer to handle missing files better in MaD workflows

Author: tamasvajk

misc/scripts/library-coverage/compare.py

@@ -37,17 +37,26 @@ def compare_folders(folder1, folder2, output_file):
         # check if files exist in both folder1 and folder 2
         if not utils.check_file_exists(f"{folder1}/{generated_output_rst}"):
             expected_files += f"- {generated_output_rst} doesn't exist in folder {folder1}\n"
+            utils.subprocess_check_output(
+                ["touch", f"{folder1}/{generated_output_rst}"])
         if not utils.check_file_exists(f"{folder2}/{generated_output_rst}"):
             expected_files += f"- {generated_output_rst} doesn't exist in folder {folder2}\n"
+            utils.subprocess_check_output(
+                ["touch", f"{folder2}/{generated_output_rst}"])
         if not utils.check_file_exists(f"{folder1}/{generated_output_csv}"):
             expected_files += f"- {generated_output_csv} doesn't exist in folder {folder1}\n"
+            utils.subprocess_check_output(
+                ["touch", f"{folder1}/{generated_output_csv}"])
         if not utils.check_file_exists(f"{folder2}/{generated_output_csv}"):
             expected_files += f"- {generated_output_csv} doesn't exist in folder {folder2}\n"
+            utils.subprocess_check_output(
+                ["touch", f"{folder2}/{generated_output_csv}"])
+
+        return_md += f"\n### {lang}\n\n"
 
         if expected_files != "":
             print("Expected files are missing", file=sys.stderr)
-            return_md += f"\n### {lang}\n\n#### Expected files are missing for {lang}\n{expected_files}\n"
-            continue
+            return_md += f"#### Expected files are missing for {lang}\n{expected_files}\n"
 
         # compare contents of files
         cmp1 = compare_files(
@@ -57,7 +66,7 @@ def compare_folders(folder1, folder2, output_file):
 
         if cmp1 != "" or cmp2 != "":
             print("Generated file contents are not matching", file=sys.stderr)
-            return_md += f"\n### {lang}\n\n#### Generated file changes for {lang}\n\n"
+            return_md += f"#### Generated file changes for {lang}\n\n"
             if cmp1 != "":
                 return_md += f"- Changes to {generated_output_rst}:\n```diff\n{cmp1}```\n\n"
             if cmp2 != "":