exit job when no new paths are found

.github/workflows/ensembl_rapid_release.yml

@@ -68,11 +68,15 @@ jobs:
             /\.gff3\.gz$/ {print dir "/" $NF}
           ' "${{env.SCRAPE}}" | grep -vFf "${{env.EXISTING_ACCESSIONS}}" > "${{env.PATHS}}"
 
-          cat "${{env.PATHS}}"
-
           rm "${{env.SCRAPE}}"
           rm "${{env.EXISTING_ACCESSIONS}}"
 
+          # Check if the output file is empty
+          if [ ! -s "${{env.PATHS}}" ]; then
+              echo "Any new path found. Exiting.."
+              exit 0
+          fi
+
       - name: Map GFF3 paths to TSV file
         run: |
           # Map the filtered GFF3 paths to TSV file

.github/workflows/ncbi_all.yml

@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ jobs:
               echo -e "${accession}\t${base_path}/${dir_to_cd}" >> "${{env.DIRS}}"
 
             done < "${{env.PATHS}}"
+                      # Check if the output file is empty
+            if [ ! -s "${{env.PATHS}}" ]; then
+                echo "Any new path found. Exiting.."
+                exit 0
+            fi
 
             rm "${{env.PATHS}}"