upstream-zulip/tools/github-changes-contain-file

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse
import json
import os
import subprocess
import sys
from pathlib import Path


def is_file_changed(file_path: str) -> bool:
    event_path = os.environ.get("GITHUB_EVENT_PATH", "")
    if not event_path:
        sys.exit("GITHUB_EVENT_PATH environment variable not set")

    with open(Path(event_path)) as f:
        event = json.load(f)

    before = event.get("before")
    after = event.get("after")
    if not before or not after:
        sys.exit("Missing 'before' or 'after' commit SHAs in event data")

    try:
        result = subprocess.run(
            ["git", "diff", "--quiet", before, after, "--", file_path],
            check=False,
            capture_output=True,
        )
        return result.returncode == 1
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
        sys.exit(1)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument(
        "file",
    )
    args = parser.parse_args()

    if is_file_changed(args.file):
        sys.exit(0)
    else:
        sys.exit(1)