validate-json.yml

name: Validate devices.json

on:
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - 'devices.json'

jobs:
  validate-json:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

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

      - name: Validate devices.json
        run: |
          # Install jq (a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor)
          sudo apt-get install jq
          
          # Validate the JSON file using jq
          jq empty devices.json
        continue-on-error: true

      - name: Comment on PR if validation fails
        if: failure()
        run: |
          COMMENT="Hey! It looks like the devices.json file is invalid. Please ensure the file is properly formatted. You can validate it using [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/)."
          
          # Get the pull request number
          PR_NUMBER=$(jq --raw-output .pull_request.number < $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)

          # Comment on the PR using GitHub API
          curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}" \
            -X POST \
            -d '{"body": "'"$COMMENT"'"}' \
            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{github.repository}}/issues/$PR_NUMBER/comments"