kill_idle_cons.yml

# Kill idle connections older than 10 minutes
name: Kill idle connections

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 */3 * * * '  # every 3 hours
  workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
  kill-idle-cons:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      # Set up
      - name: Checkout repository and submodules
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Set up Python version
        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
        with:
          # Consider '3.10' or 'v3.10.0': https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/160
          python-version: '3.9'  # Not sure why 3.9.7 here and 3.9 elsewhere. the .7 works on Mac, but not on Ubuntu

      - name: 'Create env file'
        run: |
          mkdir env
          echo "${{ secrets.ENV_FILE }}" > env/.env

      - name: Create and start virtual environment
        run: |
          python3 -m venv venv
          source venv/bin/activate

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
          pip install --upgrade wheel
          pip install --upgrade setuptools
          pip install -r requirements.txt

      # Run the action
      - name: Kill idle connections
        run: make kill-idle-cons