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Documentation Freshness Check #1

Documentation Freshness Check

Documentation Freshness Check #1

Workflow file for this run

name: Documentation Freshness Check
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 0 1 * *' # Run monthly on the 1st at midnight
workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual trigger
jobs:
check_freshness:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
with:
fetch-depth: 0 # Need full history for git log
- uses: actions/setup-python@v4
with:
python-version: '3.x'
- name: Create scripts directory
run: mkdir -p .github/scripts
- name: Copy Python script
run: |
cat > .github/scripts/check_freshness.py << 'EOL'
import os
import subprocess
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
FRESHNESS_PERIOD = timedelta(days=180) # 6 months
IGNORED_FILES = ["_index.md"] # Add any files to ignore
now = datetime.now()
def get_last_modified_time(file_path):
result = subprocess.run(
['git', 'log', '-1', '--format=%ct', file_path],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
text=True
)
if not result.stdout.strip():
return now # Return current time for new files
timestamp = int(result.stdout.strip())
return datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp)
def check_freshness(directory):
stale_files = []
for root, _, files in os.walk(directory):
for file in files:
if file.endswith(".md"):
relative_path = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, file), start=directory)
if file in IGNORED_FILES:
continue
last_modified = get_last_modified_time(os.path.join(root, file))
time_diff = now - last_modified
if time_diff > FRESHNESS_PERIOD:
stale_files.append((relative_path, last_modified))
return stale_files
docs_directory = "docs/content/master" # Crossplane docs directory
stale_docs = check_freshness(docs_directory)
sorted_stale_docs = sorted(stale_docs, key=lambda x: x[1])
if sorted_stale_docs:
issue_body = "## Stale Documentation Alert\n\n"
issue_body += "The following documentation files have not been modified in the last 6 months:\n\n"
for doc, mod_time in sorted_stale_docs:
issue_body += f"- `{doc}` (Last Modified: {mod_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')})\n"
issue_body += "\nPlease review these documents to ensure they are up-to-date and accurate."
with open("issue_body.txt", "w") as f:
f.write(issue_body)
with open("has_stale.txt", "w") as f:
f.write("true")
else:
with open("has_stale.txt", "w") as f:
f.write("false")
EOL
- name: Run freshness check
run: python3 .github/scripts/check_freshness.py
- name: Check for stale docs
id: check
run: |
HAS_STALE=$(cat has_stale.txt)
echo "has_stale=$HAS_STALE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
- name: Create Issue
if: steps.check.outputs.has_stale == 'true'
uses: actions/github-script@v6
with:
script: |
const fs = require('fs');
const issueBody = fs.readFileSync('issue_body.txt', 'utf8');
await github.rest.issues.create({
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
title: '📚 Documentation Freshness Check Results',
body: issueBody,
labels: ['documentation', 'maintenance']
});