buildPDFs.yml

name: Build LaTeX PDFs
on: 
  push: 
    paths:
        - '**.tex'
  workflow_dispatch:
  
jobs:
  build_latex:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Set up Git repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Initialize and update submodules  #initialize and update submodules
        run: |
          git submodule init
          git submodule update
      - name: Compile LaTeX document    
        uses: xu-cheng/texlive-action@v2
        with:
          scheme: full
          run: |            #runs build.py with submodule location and loopthrough examfolders and build pdf
            cd exercise
            cp ../course_template/exerciseClass.cls ./
            python3 build.py
            cd ..

            cd lecture
            cp ../course_template/lectureClass.cls ./
            python3 build.py
            cd ..
            

            
      - name: Upload PDF file
        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3 #actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: github-pages
          path: built/


  deploy:
    needs: build_latex

    # Grant GITHUB_TOKEN the permissions required to make a Pages deployment
    permissions:
      pages: write      # to deploy to Pages
      id-token: write   # to verify the deployment originates from an appropriate source

    # Deploy to the github-pages environment
    environment:
      name: github-pages
      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}

    # Specify runner + deployment step
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
        id: deployment
        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4 # or specific "vX.X.X" version tag for this action