submodules-link-check.yml

name: Check Broken Submodules Links

on:
  pull_request:
   types:
    - opened
    - synchronize
    - reopened
  merge_group:

jobs:
  check-links:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          submodules: true

      - name: Find and Check Linux File Links
        run: |
          # Create a temporary file to store broken links
          tmpfile=$(mktemp)
          
          # Find all symbolic links in the repository and check if they are broken
          find . -type l  -not -path './submodules/*' | while read -r link; do
            if [ ! -e "$link" ]; then
              echo "$link" >> "$tmpfile"
            fi
          done

          # Check if there are broken links and print them
          if [ -s "$tmpfile" ]; then
            echo "Broken links found:"
            cat "$tmpfile"
            exit 1  # Set a non-zero exit code to mark the workflow as failed
          else
            echo "No broken links found."
          fi

          # Clean up the temporary file
          rm "$tmpfile"