Fix GitHub Actions versions and add configurable Telegram group send gate

.github/workflows/hermes_open_project_recommendation.yaml

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout osscameroon-website
-        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GA_WORKFLOW_DEPLOYMENTS_TOKEN }}
           repository: osscameroon/osscameroon-website
           path: osscameroon-website
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.8
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.8
 

.github/workflows/jobsika_social_media_message_scheduler.yaml

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Send message
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.8
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.8
 

.github/workflows/notify_on_broken_link_detected.yaml

@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ jobs:
     name: notify
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install the broken link checker
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          sh /.github/workflows/notify_on_broken_link_detected/install_deps.sh
+          sh ./.github/workflows/notify_on_broken_link_detected/install_deps.sh
       - name: Check the websites
         shell: bash
         run: |

.github/workflows/notify_on_issue_open.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     name: notify
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: osscameroon/global-github-actions
       - name: notify telegram when issue is a created

.github/workflows/notify_on_pull_request_open.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     name: notify
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: osscameroon/global-github-actions
       - name: notify telegram when pull request is a created

.github/workflows/recommend_yotas_issues.yaml

@@ -5,19 +5,31 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    env:
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED || 'true' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES || '5' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES || '1' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR || 'skip' }}
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./.github/workflows/recommend_yotas_issues
 
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: get yotas issues
         shell: bash
         run: |
           GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }} ./get_yotas_issues.sh > yotas_issues_message
 
+      - name: check if osscameroon group allows bot posting
+        id: telegram_send_gate_yotas_issues
+        env:
+          TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}
+          TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/telegram_send_gate.sh"
+
       - name: send custom message with to osscameroon channel
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
@@ -26,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           message_file: ./.github/workflows/recommend_yotas_issues/yotas_issues_message
 
       - name: send custom message with to osscameroon group
+        if: ${{ steps.telegram_send_gate_yotas_issues.outputs.telegram_send_gate == 'true' }}
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
           to: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}

.github/workflows/report_a_quiz.yaml

@@ -6,15 +6,29 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    env:
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED || 'true' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES || '5' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES || '1' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR || 'skip' }}
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./.github/workflows/report_quiz
 
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: check if osscameroon group allows bot posting
+        id: telegram_send_gate_quiz
+        env:
+          TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}
+          TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/telegram_send_gate.sh"
+
       - name: Send Quiz message to the channel
+        if: ${{ steps.telegram_send_gate_quiz.outputs.telegram_send_gate == 'true' }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
           ./report_quiz.sh ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }} ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }} ${{ secrets.QUIZAPI_KEY }}

.github/workflows/report_contributions.yaml

@@ -6,16 +6,21 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    env:
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED || 'true' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES || '5' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES || '1' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR || 'skip' }}
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./.github/workflows/report_contributions
 
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.8
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -26,6 +31,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }} ./get_contribution_report.sh > contributions_report_message
 
+      - name: check if osscameroon group allows bot posting
+        id: telegram_send_gate_contributions
+        env:
+          TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}
+          TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/telegram_send_gate.sh"
+
       - name: send contribution report to osscameroon channel
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
@@ -35,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           message_file: ./.github/workflows/report_contributions/contributions_report_message
 
       - name: send contribution report to osscameroon group
+        if: ${{ steps.telegram_send_gate_contributions.outputs.telegram_send_gate == 'true' }}
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
           to: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}

.github/workflows/report_jobs.yaml

@@ -7,21 +7,34 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    env:
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED || 'true' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES || '5' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES || '1' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR || 'skip' }}
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./.github/workflows/report_jobs
 
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: get available jobs
         shell: bash
         run: |
           ./report_jobs.sh > report_jobs &&
           cat report_jobs
 
+      - name: check if remotejobs group allows bot posting
+        id: telegram_send_gate_jobs
+        env:
+          TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_REMOTEJOBS_GROUP_ID }}
+          TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/telegram_send_gate.sh"
+
       - name: send jobs report to osscameroon group
+        if: ${{ steps.telegram_send_gate_jobs.outputs.telegram_send_gate == 'true' }}
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
           to: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_REMOTEJOBS_GROUP_ID }}

.github/workflows/report_jokes.yaml

@@ -7,16 +7,21 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    env:
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED || 'true' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES || '5' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES || '1' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR || 'skip' }}
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./.github/workflows/report_jokes
 
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.11
 
@@ -26,7 +31,15 @@ jobs:
           python main.py > report_joke && \
           cat report_joke
 
+      - name: check if osscameroon group allows bot posting
+        id: telegram_send_gate_jokes
+        env:
+          TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}
+          TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/telegram_send_gate.sh"
+
       - name: send joke report to osscameroon group
+        if: ${{ steps.telegram_send_gate_jokes.outputs.telegram_send_gate == 'true' }}
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
           to: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}

.github/workflows/report_news.yaml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build And Send
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Send the news api message to osscameroon channel
         env:
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com" && \
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]" && \
-          git add $REPORT_HASH_FILE && \
-          git commit -m 'update report_news.hash' && \
-          git push origin main
+          if ! git diff --quiet $REPORT_HASH_FILE; then \
+            git add $REPORT_HASH_FILE && \
+            git commit -m 'update report_news.hash' && \
+            git push origin main; \
+          else \
+            echo "No hash changes detected, skip commit."; \
+          fi

.github/workflows/report_number_of_yotas.yaml

@@ -6,16 +6,28 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    env:
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED || 'true' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES || '5' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES || '1' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR || 'skip' }}
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./.github/workflows/members_yotas
     name: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: get number of yotas of each member
         run: python extract.py > members_yotas_message
 
+      - name: check if osscameroon group allows bot posting
+        id: telegram_send_gate_yotas
+        env:
+          TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}
+          TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/telegram_send_gate.sh"
+
       - name: send custom message to osscameroon channel
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
@@ -25,9 +37,10 @@ jobs:
           message_file: ./.github/workflows/members_yotas/members_yotas_message
 
       - name: send custom message to osscameroon telegram group
+        if: ${{ steps.telegram_send_gate_yotas.outputs.telegram_send_gate == 'true' }}
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
           to: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}
           token: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
           format: MarkdownV2
-          message_file: ./.github/workflows/members_yotas/members_yotas_message
+          message_file: ./.github/workflows/members_yotas/members_yotas_message

.github/workflows/report_open_projects.yaml

@@ -5,19 +5,31 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    env:
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ENABLED || 'true' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_LOOKBACK_MESSAGES || '5' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_MIN_HUMAN_MESSAGES || '1' }}
+      TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR: ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_SEND_GATE_ON_ERROR || 'skip' }}
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./.github/workflows/report_open_projects
 
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: get contribution report
         shell: bash
         run: |
           ./get_open_projects.sh > open_projects_message
 
+      - name: check if osscameroon group allows bot posting
+        id: telegram_send_gate_open_projects
+        env:
+          TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}
+          TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/telegram_send_gate.sh"
+
       - name: send open projects report to osscameroon channel
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
@@ -27,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           message_file: ./.github/workflows/report_open_projects/open_projects_message
 
       - name: send open projects report to osscameroon group
+        if: ${{ steps.telegram_send_gate_open_projects.outputs.telegram_send_gate == 'true' }}
         uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.1
         with:
           to: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_OSSCAMEROON_GROUP_ID }}