From fdda243c27e7272e9784c58148c59037ddb83c5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timna Brown <24630902+brown9804@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:22:42 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Update README with new last updated date
Updated last updated date and refined instructions for updating profile text and visitor counter.
---
README.md | 30 +++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76c6f57..20c12fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ Costa Rica
[](https://github.com/)
[brown9804](https://github.com/brown9804)
-Last updated: 2025-05-13
+Last updated: 2026-02-11
----------
> This repository holds the public **GitHub profile content** for *Microsoft Cloud Sandbox - Unofficial* and a small **GitHub Actions automation** that refreshes the visitor/view counter badge.
+> E.g
+>
+
+
## What this is for
- **Profile hub**: the content in `profile/README.md` is intended to be displayed on the GitHub profile page (when this repository is the special `.github` repo for an organization).
@@ -27,23 +31,15 @@ Last updated: 2025-05-13
## How to update
-### Update the profile text
-
-Edit `profile/README.md`.
-
-### Refresh the visitor counter badge / metrics
-
-- Run the workflow manually from GitHub: **Actions** → **Use Visitor Counter Logic** → **Run workflow**.
-- Or let it run automatically on the configured cron schedule.
-
-## Secrets / permissions
-
-The workflow expects a repository secret named `TRAFFIC_TOKEN` so it can read repository traffic insights.
-
-## Notes
+- Update the profile text. Edit `profile/README.md`.
+- Refresh the visitor counter badge / metrics:
+ - Run the workflow manually from GitHub: **Actions** → **Use Visitor Counter Logic** → **Run workflow**.
+ - Or let it run automatically on the configured cron schedule.
+- Secrets / permissions: The workflow expects a repository secret named `TRAFFIC_TOKEN` so it can read repository traffic insights.
-- The workflow uses an external tool repo (`brown9804/github-visitor-counter`) to generate the badge and `metrics.json`.
-- Manual edits to `metrics.json` are not recommended because the workflow will replace it on the next run.
+> [!NOTE]
+> - The workflow uses an external tool repo (`brown9804/github-visitor-counter`) to generate the badge and `metrics.json`.
+> - Manual edits to `metrics.json` are not recommended because the workflow will replace it on the next run.
From 9d1ca2650083083c6f5a0f55917dd076b43f89bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timna Brown <24630902+brown9804@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:23:30 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Add script to update last modified date in Markdown files
This script updates the last modified date in Markdown files that have been changed in the last commit. It also adds and commits the changes automatically.
---
.github/update_date.py | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 49 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 .github/update_date.py
diff --git a/.github/update_date.py b/.github/update_date.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab86df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/update_date.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+# Get the list of modified files
+result = subprocess.run(['git', 'diff', '--name-only', 'HEAD~1'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+modified_files = result.stdout.decode('utf-8').split()
+
+# Debugging: Print the list of modified files
+print("Modified files:", modified_files)
+
+# Filter for Markdown files
+modified_md_files = [f for f in modified_files if f.endswith('.md')]
+
+# Debugging: Print the list of modified Markdown files
+print("Modified Markdown files:", modified_md_files)
+
+# Current date
+current_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+
+# Function to update the last modified date in a file
+def update_date_in_file(file_path):
+ with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+ lines = file.readlines()
+
+ updated = False
+ with open(file_path, 'w') as file:
+ for line in lines:
+ if line.startswith('Last updated:'):
+ file.write(f'Last updated: {current_date}\n')
+ updated = True
+ else:
+ file.write(line)
+ if not updated:
+ file.write(f'\nLast updated: {current_date}\n')
+
+# Check if there are any modified Markdown files
+if not modified_md_files:
+ print("No modified Markdown files found.")
+ exit(0)
+
+# Update the date in each modified Markdown file
+for file_path in modified_md_files:
+ print(f"Updating file: {file_path}") # Debugging: Print the file being updated
+ update_date_in_file(file_path)
+
+# Add and commit changes
+subprocess.run(['git', 'add', '-A'])
+subprocess.run(['git', 'commit', '-m', 'Update last modified date in Markdown files'])
From ecb8545579d8275bf669dfec696998179ee19254 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timna Brown <24630902+brown9804@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:23:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Fix formatting in README.md
Correct formatting issues in README.md
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20c12fc..28284c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Last updated: 2026-02-11
> This repository holds the public **GitHub profile content** for *Microsoft Cloud Sandbox - Unofficial* and a small **GitHub Actions automation** that refreshes the visitor/view counter badge.
> E.g
->
+

## What this is for
From 09b105dc3616d6f269bbd751e65dfa1c704d2a66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timna Brown <24630902+brown9804@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:24:18 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Add workflow to update last modified date in Markdown
---
.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 48 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 .github/workflows/update-md-date.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml b/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b2a19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Update Last Modified Date
+
+on:
+ pull_request:
+ branches:
+ - main
+
+permissions:
+ contents: write
+ pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+ update-date:
+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+ steps:
+ - name: Checkout PR branch
+ uses: actions/checkout@v4
+ with:
+ fetch-depth: 0
+ ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+
+ - name: Set up Python
+ uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+ with:
+ python-version: '3.x'
+
+ - name: Install dependencies
+ run: pip install python-dateutil
+
+ - name: Configure Git
+ run: |
+ git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+ git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+
+ - name: Update last modified date in Markdown files
+ run: python .github/workflows/update_date.py
+
+ - name: Pull (merge) remote changes, commit, and push if needed
+ env:
+ TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+ run: |
+ BRANCH="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
+ git pull origin "$BRANCH" || echo "No merge needed"
+ git add -A
+ git commit -m "Update last modified date in Markdown files" || echo "No changes to commit"
+ git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+ git push origin HEAD:"$BRANCH"
From d308147f7ed1784532cee1ef2a4d4523b8ffc657 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timna Brown <24630902+brown9804@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:25:58 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Fix badge comment syntax in README.md