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Let the release workflow be started from the Actions tab #10

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23 changes: 16 additions & 7 deletions .github/workflows/release.yml
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name: Release

# Push a tag like v1.0.0 to build the exe and create a draft GitHub Release with it.
# The draft stays private until someone presses Publish on the Releases page.
# Push a tag like v1.0.0, or run this workflow from the Actions tab with a version, to build
# the exe and create a draft GitHub Release with it. The draft stays private until someone
# presses Publish on the Releases page; when started from the Actions tab, publishing also
# creates the tag on the commit that was built.
on:
push:
tags: ['v*']
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
tag:
description: Version tag to release, for example v1.0.0
required: true

permissions:
contents: write # create the draft release and upload its files
Expand All @@ -13,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
release:
runs-on: windows-latest
timeout-minutes: 30
env:
TAG: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4

Expand All @@ -24,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
id: version
shell: pwsh
run: |
$tag = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
$tag = $env:TAG
if ($tag -notmatch '^v(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)$') { throw "Tag '$tag' must look like v1.2.3" }
"version=$($Matches[1])" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
if (-not (Test-Path ".github/release-notes/$tag.md")) { throw "Add .github/release-notes/$tag.md before tagging" }
Expand All @@ -51,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
- name: Name the exe and write its SHA-256 checksum
shell: pwsh
run: |
$name = "ProDHCPServer-${{ github.ref_name }}-win-x64.exe"
$name = "ProDHCPServer-$($env:TAG)-win-x64.exe"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path dist | Out-Null
Copy-Item publish/ProDHCPServer.exe "dist/$name"
$hash = (Get-FileHash "dist/$name" -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant()
Expand All @@ -64,20 +73,20 @@ jobs:
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
run: |
$tag = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
$tag = $env:TAG
$files = (Get-ChildItem dist).FullName
gh release view $tag *> $null
if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
gh release upload $tag @files --clobber
} else {
gh release create $tag @files --draft --verify-tag --title "ProDHCPServer $tag" --notes-file ".github/release-notes/$tag.md"
gh release create $tag @files --draft --target ${{ github.sha }} --title "ProDHCPServer $tag" --notes-file ".github/release-notes/$tag.md"
}
if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit $LASTEXITCODE }

- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
if: always()
with:
name: release-${{ github.ref_name }}
name: release-${{ env.TAG }}
path: |
dist/
screenshots/
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