convert_README_rst_to_md.yml

name: Convert README from RST to Markdown

on: [pull_request, push]

jobs:
  update_readme:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check out repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2  # Automatically checks out the branch that triggered the workflow

      - name: Configure Git
        run: |
          git config user.name "Thomas Weiß"
          git config user.email "thomas.weiss@uni-rostock.de"

      - name: Install Pandoc
        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install pandoc

      - name: Convert README.rst to README.md
        run: pandoc README.rst -f rst -t markdown -o README.md

      - name: Commit changes
        run: |
          git add README.md
          git commit -m "Convert README.rst to README.md"

      # Use GITHUB_TOKEN to push changes directly to the current branch
      - name: Push changes
        run: git push origin HEAD
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Uses the default GitHub Actions token