Bump actions/checkout from 4.1.2 to 4.1.7

Bumps [actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout) from 4.1.2 to 4.1.7.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v4.1.2...v4.1.7)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: actions/checkout
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
...

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.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       FUNCTION_SCHEMA_FILE_NAME: functionSchema.json
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'

main.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from speckle_automate import (
     AutomationContext,
     execute_automate_function,
 )
+from specklepy.objects import Base
 
 from flatten import flatten_base
 
@@ -31,6 +32,18 @@ class FunctionInputs(AutomateBase):
         ),
     )
 
+import json
+
+def serialize_base(base: Base) -> str:
+    """Serializes a Base object to a JSON string."""
+    # Assuming there is a method to convert base objects to dictionaries
+    base_dict = base.to_dict() if hasattr(base, 'to_dict') else {}
+
+    # Use json.dumps() to convert the dictionary to a JSON string
+    # Set `default=str` to handle any objects that are not directly serializable by default
+    return json.dumps(base_dict, indent=4, default=str)
+
+
 
 def automate_function(
     automate_context: AutomationContext,
@@ -48,6 +61,10 @@ def automate_function(
     # the context provides a conveniet way, to receive the triggering version
     version_root_object = automate_context.receive_version()
 
+    # At the point in your code where you want to log the initial base object:
+    initial_base_json = serialize_base(version_root_object)
+    print(f"Initial base object as JSON:\n{initial_base_json}")
+
     objects_with_forbidden_speckle_type = [
         b
         for b in flatten_base(version_root_object)