Workflow - try to check status

Author: ElizabethSamuel-MSFT

.github/workflows/autogen-docs.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '45 10 * * TUE'
     - cron: '45 10 * * THU'
-    - cron: '27 18 * * FRI'
+    - cron: '33 19 * * FRI'
 jobs:
   autogen-docs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Undoing script file chmod"
           chmod -x ./GenerateDocs.sh
-      - name: Commit and push changes
+      - name: Determine changes
         run: |
-          echo "Committing and pushing changes to autogen-docs branch"
+          echo "Determining if there are any changes"
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email [email protected]
           git checkout -b autogen-docs
           git add ../.
+          echo "GIT_STATUS=git status" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: Commit and push changes if any
+        if: ${{ ! contains(steps.determine-changes.outputs.GIT_STATUS, 'nothing to commit, working tree clean') }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Committing and pushing changes to autogen-docs branch"
           git commit -m "Automatically generated docs"
           git push --set-upstream origin autogen-docs