Link check cron job #4

	name: Link check cron job

	# the role of this link check workflow is to periodically look for links
	# that have died since last QA. If broken links are found, action still passes
	# and an issue is created

	on:
	workflow_dispatch: #can also run on demand if desired
	schedule:
	- cron: "05 7 13 * *" #run at 7:05 am on the 13th of every month.

	jobs:
	linkChecker:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Link Checker
	id: lychee
	uses: lycheeverse/[email protected]

	- name: Remove files with known issues
	run: \|
	awk '/^###/{printf $0; next} 1' ./lychee/out.md \| awk 'BEGIN {RS="\n\n"; ORS="\n\n"} !/how_to_troubleshoot\|macros\.md\|macros_python\.md\|demystifying_regular_expressions/' > issue_content.md
	# remove all content for failed links in above files (which have necessary content that cause failures)

	- name: Check for remaining issues
	run: \|
	if grep -q "###" issue_content.md
	then
	echo "FILE_HAS_CONTENT=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
	else
	echo "FILE_HAS_CONTENT=0" >> $GITHUB_ENV
	fi

	- name: Create Issue From File
	if: env.FILE_HAS_CONTENT != 0
	uses: peter-evans/create-issue-from-file@v5
	with:
	title: Link Checker Report
	content-filepath: issue_content.md
	labels: bug

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