check-dist.yml

# `dist/index.js` is a special file in Actions.
# When you reference an action with `uses:` in a workflow,
# `index.js` is the code that will run.
# For our project, we generate this file through a build process from other source files.
# We need to make sure the checked-in `index.js` actually matches what we expect it to be.
name: Check dist/

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
    paths-ignore:
      - '**.md'
  pull_request:
    paths-ignore:
      - '**.md'
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  check-dist:
    if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' # Dependabot commits are always followed by a dist folder commit
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Set Node.js 16.x
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: 16.x

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Rebuild the dist/ directory
        run: npm run dist

      - name: Compare the expected and actual dist/ directories
        run: |
          if [ "$(git diff --ignore-space-at-eol dist/ | wc -l)" -gt "0" ]; then
            echo "Detected uncommitted changes after build.  See status below:"
            git diff -a --ignore-space-at-eol
            exit 1
          fi