configure-repository.yml

# When using the Repository Template feature on GitHub, it does not follow the same rules as Composer create-project or ZIP downloads.
# For this reason, we have this script which will configure the repository the first time it is set up in order to normalize it.
name: Configure template repository

on:
  # Run when branch is created (when the repository is generated from the template)
  create:

# Only keep latest run of this workflow and cancel any previous runs
concurrency:
  group: first-time-setup
  cancel-in-progress: true

permissions: 
  actions: write
  checks: write
  contents: write
  
jobs:
  first-time-setup:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    # Ensure is is only run once, when the repository is generated, with a check to ensure it's the master branch
    if: github.run_number == 1 && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Remove files in export-ignore
        run: |
          # Read the .gitattributes file line by line
          while IFS= read -r line; do
              # Check if the line contains 'export-ignore'
              if [[ $line == *"export-ignore"* ]]; then
                  # Extract the path from the line
                  path=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $1}')
                  rm -rf "$path"
              fi
          done < ".gitattributes"

      - name: Commit changed files
        run: |
          git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
          git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
          git add .
          git commit -m "Configure template repository"
          git push