Release-it: Create a new release on demand #280

	# #########################################################################
	# Creates a new release using `workflow_dispatch` event trigger with `type`
	# as input to describe the type of release to create
	name: 'Release-it: Create a new release on demand'

	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	inputs:
	type:
	description: 'Type. Can be `patch` `minor` or `major`'
	required: true
	default: 'patch'
	jobs:
	release-it:
	if: github.actor == 'robertsLando' \|\| github.actor == 'chrisns' \|\| github.actor == 'AlCalzone'
	runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
	strategy:
	matrix:
	node-version: [18.x]
	steps:
	- name: Checkout master
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	ref: 'master'
	fetch-depth: 0 # fetch all commits history to create the changelog
	token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}

	- name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
	uses: actions/setup-node@v4
	with:
	node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
	cache: 'npm'

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: npm ci

	- name: Initialize NPM config
	run: \|
	npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken $NPM_TOKEN
	env:
	NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

	- name: Make the release
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
	NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
	run: \|
	git config user.email "[email protected]"
	git config user.name "Z-Wave JS Bot"
	git config user.password "${{secrets.BOT_TOKEN}}"
	echo "GIT_USER=${{github.actor}}:${{secrets.BOT_TOKEN}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
	npx release-it ${{github.event.inputs.type}} --ci --verbose

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