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+name: automatically check for updates
+
+on:
+  push:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 */12 * * *"
+
+jobs:
+  Check_for_update:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: install jq
+        run: |
+          apt update
+          apt install jq -y
+      - name: update hitster gameset database
+        run: |
+          wget https://hitster.jumboplay.com/hitster-assets/gameset_database.json
+          rm -f gameset_database.json.*
+      - name: git commit
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "${{ secrets.GIT_USERNAME }}"
+          git config user.email "${{ secrets.GIT_USEREMAIL }}"
+          updated_on=$(cat "./gameset_database.json" | jq -r ".updated_on")
+          mtime=$(date -d "@${updated_on}")
+          git add .
+          export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=$mtime
+          export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=$mtime
+          if [ -n "$(git diff --staged)" ]; then git commit --date "$mtime" -m "Updated on: $updated_on" && git push; fi