generate_config.yml

name: Generate Config json File (Execute it only upon repository initialisation)

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - '**'

permissions: write-all

jobs:
    create-config:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest

        steps:
            - name: Checkout content
              uses: actions/checkout@v4
            
            - name: Create config.json
              run: |
                echo '{
                  "publicProps": {
                    "title": "Add a title for your lesson/project",
                    "baseURL": "${{ github.event.repository.name }}",
                    "repoName": "${{ github.event.repository.name }}",
                    "repoOwner": "esciencecenter-digital-skills",
                    "organization": "Netherlands eScience Center",
                    "categoryOrder": ["Category1", "Category2"]
                  }
                }' > config.json

            - name: Commit and push config.json
              run: |
                git config --global user.email "action@github.com"
                git config --global user.name "GitHub Action"
                git add config.json
                git commit -m "Create config.json" || exit 0   # Exits gracefully if there's nothing to commit
                git push

            - name: Disable this workflow once it has been run once on instantiation
              shell: bash
              run: |
                gh workflow disable -R $GITHUB_REPOSITORY "${{ github.workflow }}"
              env:
                GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}