test.yml

name: Release on Version Change

on:
  push:
    paths:
      - '.version'

jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v3

    - name: Read version
      id: get_version
      run: echo "VERSION=$(cat .version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV

    - name: Determine if it's a pre-release
      id: pre_release_check
      run: |
        if [[ "${{ env.VERSION }}" == 0* ]]; then
          echo "PRE_RELEASE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
        else
          echo "PRE_RELEASE=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
        fi

    - name: Get repository name
      id: get_repo_name
      run: echo "REPO_NAME=$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d'/' -f2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV

    - name: Create a tar.gz archive
      run: |
        mkdir release
        # Copy the files you want to include in the release, excluding unwanted ones
        rsync -av --progress . ./release --exclude=".git" --exclude=".github" --exclude="excluded_file_or_folder"
        # Create a tar.gz archive using the repository name and version, save it outside the release directory
        tar -czvf ./${{ env.REPO_NAME }}_${{ env.VERSION }}.tar.gz -C release .

    - name: Create GitHub Release
      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
      with:
        tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
        name: "Release ${{ env.VERSION }}"
        body: "Automated release of version ${{ env.VERSION }}."
        prerelease: ${{ env.PRE_RELEASE }}
        files: "${{ env.REPO_NAME }}_${{ env.VERSION }}.tar.gz"
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

    - name: Generate changelog from commits
      id: generate_changelog
      run: |
        echo "CHANGELOG=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)" >> $GITHUB_ENV

    - name: Update release with changelog
      run: |
        gh release edit ${{ env.VERSION }} --notes "${{ env.CHANGELOG }}"
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}