publish_executables.yaml

name: publish executables
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
    tags: ["v*"]

jobs:
  setup:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: checkout the source code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
        with:
          go-version: ^1.20

      - name: Cache go modules
        uses: actions/cache@v2
        with:
          path: ~/go/pkg/mod
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
          restore-keys: |
            ${{ runner.os }}-go-

      - name: build executable bundles
        run: ./scripts/publish_executables.sh

      - name: generate a build timestamp and sha256sum files
        run: |
          cd builds
          echo `date -u +'%Y%m%d%H%M%S'` > ./build_timestamp.txt  
          echo `date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%:z'` >> ./build_timestamp.txt
          sha256sum *.tar.gz > ./SHA256SUMS.txt
          sha256sum *.zip >> ./SHA256SUMS.txt

      - name: update release notes and executables
        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') # executes only for new release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
        with:
          files: |
            builds/*.tar.gz
            builds/*.zip
            builds/build_timestamp.txt
            builds/SHA256SUMS.txt

      - name: Update executables for main branch changes
        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/main') # executes only for changes in main
        uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
        with:
          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}"
          automatic_release_tag: development
          prerelease: true
          title: "Development Build - Pre Release"
          files: |
            builds/*.tar.gz
            builds/*.zip
            builds/build_timestamp.txt
            builds/SHA256SUMS.txt