🔍 Check for Plugin Updates #79

	name: Check Upstream Plugin Releases

	on:
	schedule:
	- cron: '0 2 * * *'
	workflow_dispatch:

	jobs:
	check-releases:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Set up Python
	uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: '3.x'

	- name: Install jq
	run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y jq

	- name: Detect new plugin releases and create issues
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
	run: \|
	REPOS=(
	"AliceFord/vSMR"
	"KingfuChan/RDF"
	"VATSIMCanada/Slots-Plugin"
	"rpuig2001/CDM"
	"DrFreas/VCH"
	"quassbutreally/EuroScope-CCDS-R"
	"VFPC/VFPC"
	)

	VERSION_FILE=".github/dependency_versions.json"
	if [ ! -f "$VERSION_FILE" ]; then
	echo "{}" > "$VERSION_FILE"
	fi

	for repo in "${REPOS[@]}"; do
	key=$(echo "$repo" \| cut -d/ -f2)
	latest_tag=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest" \| jq -r '.tag_name // empty')
	if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
	latest_tag="v0.0.0"
	fi

	prev_tag=$(jq -r --arg key "$key" '.[$key].message // "v0.0.0"' "$VERSION_FILE")

	if [ "$latest_tag" != "$prev_tag" ] && [ "$latest_tag" != "v0.0.0" ]; then
	echo "New release detected for $repo: $latest_tag"

	gh issue create \
	--title "Incorporate $repo $latest_tag" \
	--label dependencies \
	--body "Plugin: \`$repo\`
	Version: \`$latest_tag\`

	Please update the DLL and modify \`.github/dependency_versions.json\` accordingly.
	[Release notes](https://github.com/$repo/releases/tag/$latest_tag)" \|\| echo "Issue may already exist"

	else
	echo "No update needed for $repo ($prev_tag)"
	fi
	done

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