.github/workflows/deploy_to_hf.yml

# This updates the hf backend
name: Deploy Backend to Hugging Face

on:
  
  workflow_dispatch:

  
  schedule:
    # Runs at 2 am karachi time
    - cron: '0 21 * * *'

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        # We don't need the full history, just the latest code
        with:
          lfs: true
          #tells the checkout to handle your LFS model file, LFS is a github shipping service which handles large model files

      - name: Create Clean Deployment Branch
        run: |
          # This sequence creates a single, clean commit

          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
          
          git checkout --orphan deploy-branch
          rm -f "AQI Predictor Report Final.pdf"
          git add -A
          git commit -m "Automated backend deployment for $(date +%F)"

      - name: Push to Hugging Face Space
        env:
          
          HF_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HF_TOKEN }}
        run: |
          # This is the same push command from your script
          git remote add space "https://Qar-Raz:${HF_TOKEN}@huggingface.co/spaces/Qar-Raz/AQI_Predictor_Qamar"
          git push --force space deploy-branch:main