create_html_pages.yml

# Create updated html pages for documentation
name: Create HTML

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
      - feature/create-html-workflow

jobs:
  run_tests:
    name: Create HTML Pages
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check out repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install MATLAB
        uses: matlab-actions/setup-matlab@v2
        with:
          release: R2023b # R2020a This is necessary to create the pages for types
      
      - name: Create pages
        uses: matlab-actions/run-command@v2
        with:
          command: |
            addpath(genpath('tools'));
            matnwb_setup;
            matnwb_generateDocs;
            matnwb_exportTutorials(ExportFormat=".html",RunLivescript=false);

      - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          ref: gh-pages
          path: gh-pages

      - name: Push to gh-pages
        run: |
          mkdir -p gh-pages/docs
          cp -r docs/html gh-pages/docs/
          cd gh-pages

          git config user.name "${{ github.workflow }} by ${{ github.actor }}"
          git config user.email "<>"

          # Only proceed with commit and push if changes are detected
          if [[ $(git add . --dry-run | wc -l) -gt 0 ]]; then
            git add .
            git commit -m "Update html pages"
            git push -f
          else
            echo "Nothing to commit"
          fi