deploy.yml

name: Deploy Flask to GitHub Pages

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main  # Run the workflow on changes to the main branch

permissions:
  contents: write  # Allow writing to the repository (used for artifacts)
  pages: write     # Required for GitHub Pages deployments

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    # Step 1: Checkout the repository
    - name: Checkout code
      uses: actions/checkout@v4

    # Step 2: Set up Python
    - name: Set up Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
      with:
        python-version: 3.9

    # Step 3: Install dependencies
    - name: Install dependencies
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        pip install -r requirements.txt

    # Step 4: Run flask freeze
    - name: Freeze Flask App
      run: |
        python app.py  # Generate static files in the './build' directory

    # Step 5: Deploy GitHub Pages
    - name: Upload artifact for Pages
      uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
      with:
        path: ./build  # Specify the folder containing static files

  deploy:
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      id-token: write   # Required for OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication
      pages: write      # Required for GitHub Pages deployments
    steps:
    - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
      uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4