Fix workflow branch checkout conflicts

Author: Timna Brown

.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ jobs:
         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"

.github/workflows/update_date.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 import subprocess
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
@@ -44,6 +43,3 @@ def update_date_in_file(file_path):
     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'])

.github/workflows/use-visitor-counter.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Shallow clone visitor counter logic
         run: git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/brown9804/github-visitor-counter.git
@@ -63,24 +64,22 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          git fetch origin
-          git checkout ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          git pull origin ${{ github.head_ref }} || echo "No merge needed"
+          BRANCH="${{ github.head_ref }}"
+          git pull origin "$BRANCH" || echo "No merge needed"
           git add -A
           git commit -m "Update visitor count" || echo "No changes to commit"
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git push origin HEAD:${{ github.head_ref }}
+          git push origin HEAD:"$BRANCH"
 
       # Commit and push logic for non-PR events (merge, not rebase)
       - name: Commit and push changes (non-PR)
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          git fetch origin
-          git checkout ${{ github.ref_name }} || git checkout -b ${{ github.ref_name }} origin/${{ github.ref_name }}
-          git pull origin ${{ github.ref_name }} || echo "No merge needed"
+          BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          git pull origin "$BRANCH" || echo "No merge needed"
           git add -A
           git commit -m "Update visitor count" || echo "No changes to commit"
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git push origin HEAD:${{ github.ref_name }}
+          git push origin HEAD:"$BRANCH"