Merge pull request #706 from bedroge/software_overview_check

Fix check in CI for detecting changes in software-specific pages

Author: ocaisa

.github/workflows/update_available_software.yml

@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           . venv/bin/activate
           pip install -r scripts/available_software/requirements.txt
 
-          # copy current JSON data, so we can compare after updating it
-          json_file=docs/available_software/data/eessi_api_metadata_software.json
-          json_file_orig=${json_file}.orig
-          cp ${json_file} ${json_file_orig}
-
           # download https://eessi.io/api_data/data/eessi_api_metadata_software.json
           # to where it's expected by docs/available_software/macros.py and scripts/available_software/available_software.py
           cd docs/available_software/data
@@ -48,18 +43,17 @@ jobs:
           git status
 
           # determine whether pull request should be opened:
-          # if JSON files in docs/available_software/data have been updated, then a PR should be opened
-          json_data_changed=$(python scripts/available_software/check_json_updates.py ${json_file_orig} ${json_file})
-          if [[ ${json_data_changed} == "no changes" ]]; then
-            echo "JSON file ${json_file} has not been changed, no need to open PR"
-            echo "json_data_changed=no" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "JSON file ${json_file} has been changed, PR should be opened"
+          # if detailed software pages in docs/available_software/detail have been updated, then a PR should be opened
+          if [[ $(git status --porcelain ./docs/available_software/detail) ]]; then
+            echo "Software pages have been changed, PR should be opened"
             echo "json_data_changed=yes" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "Software pages have not been changed, no need to open PR"
+            echo "json_data_changed=no" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
           # remove original JSON file, or it'll end up in the PR being opened
-          rm -f ${json_file_orig}
+          rm -f docs/available_software/data/eessi_api_metadata_software.json
 
       - name: create pull request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@271a8d0340265f705b14b6d32b9829c1cb33d45e # v7.0.8