Skip search update when db missing

[VatsalSy]

Summary

• Avoid attempting a commit/push when the search database was not cloned or copied

Changes Made

• Guard the update-search workflow to exit early if assets/js/search_db.json is missing

Testing

• Not run (workflow change only)

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Guards the update-search GitHub Actions workflow so it won’t attempt to commit/push when the search database artifact isn’t present, avoiding unnecessary git operations when the search repo wasn’t available.

Changes:

• Add an early-exit check in the “Commit and push changes” step when assets/js/search_db.json is missing.

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📝 Walkthrough

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Enhanced automated build pipeline reliability with improved error handling to prevent failed operations when expected resources are unavailable.

Walkthrough

A GitHub Actions workflow was modified to add a conditional guard that skips committing and pushing changes when the search_db.json file is missing, preventing attempted git operations on non-existent files.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Workflow Guard Condition .github/workflows/update-search.yml	Added conditional check in the "Commit and push changes" step to skip git operations when assets/js/search_db.json is missing, improving error handling.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Poem

🐰 A guard now stands with watchful eye,
Before the files take to the sky,
"Does search_db.json exist?" it cries,
No phantom pushes—just truth and ties! ✨

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and specifically describes the main change: adding a guard to skip search updates when the database file is missing, which aligns with the workflow modification in the changeset.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is directly related to the changeset, explaining the purpose (avoiding commit/push when search database is missing) and the change made (guarding the workflow to exit early).
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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✨ Finishing touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Post copyable unit tests in a comment
• Commit unit tests in branch fix-search-workflow-missing-db

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