build.yml

name: Publish Release
on:
  push:
    tags:
      - 'v*'
    branches: '*'
  workflow_dispatch:

env:
  APP_NAME: "Sample Desktop App"

jobs:
  changelog:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Build changelog
        id: build_changelog
        run: |
          # NOTE: if commits subjects are standardized, you can filter the git log based on feat: and fix:
          # and then replace "feat:" with "New: " and "fix:" with "Fixed "
          # when AI gets good, we can also summarized commits into a bullet point list
          PREV_TAG=$(git tag --list v* | tail -n2 | head -n1)
          echo "changelog=$(git log $PREV_TAG...${{ github.ref_name }} --pretty=format:"- %s")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
    outputs:
      changelog: ${{ steps.build_changelog.outputs.changelog }}
  release:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        include:
          - platform: 'macos-latest' # for Arm based macs (M1 and above).
            args: '--target aarch64-apple-darwin'
          - platform: 'macos-latest' # for Intel based macs.
            args: '--target x86_64-apple-darwin'
          - platform: 'ubuntu-22.04'
            args: ''
          - platform: 'windows-latest'
            args: ''
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
    needs: [changelog]
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      # build the changelog based on the commit messages between the versioned tags
      - name: Install pnpm
        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
        with:
          version: 9

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        # NOTE: enterprise developers may hard code a version
        with:
          node-version: 'lts/*'
          cache: pnpm
          # node-version-file: '.nvmrc'

      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable # Set this to dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
        with:
          # Those targets are only used on macos runners so it's in an `if` to slightly speed up windows and linux builds.
          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}

      - name: Rust cache
        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
        with:
          workspaces: './src-tauri -> target'

      - name: Install Ubuntu dependencies
        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
        run: |
          sudo apt update
          xargs sudo apt install -y < environment/apt_packages.txt

      - name: Install frontend dependencies
        run: |
          pnpm install

      - name: CI Build
        if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' }}
        run: |
          pnpm rls

      - name: CI upload Windows
        if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' && matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' }}
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: 'Windows Installers'
          path: |
            src-tauri/release/bundle/msi/*.msi
            src-tauri/release/bundle/nsis/*.exe

      - name: CI upload macOS
        if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' && matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' }}
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: 'macOS Installer'
          path: |
            src-tauri/release/bundle/dmg/*.dmg

      - name: CI upload Linux
        if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' && matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: 'Linux Distributions'
          path: |
            src-tauri/target/release/bundle/deb/*.deb
            src-tauri/target/release/bundle/AppImage/*.AppImage

      # TODO: https://tauri.app/v1/guides/building/linux#cross-compiling-tauri-applications-for-arm-based-devices
      - name: Build Tauri app
        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
        if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
        # if u get Error: Resource not accessible by integration
        # go to repository Settings => Action => General => Workflow permissions => Switch to Read and Write permisions
        env:
          CI: true
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
        with:
          # tauri-action replaces \_\_VERSION\_\_ with the app version
          tagName: ${{ github.ref_name }}
          releaseName: "${{ env.APP_NAME }} v__VERSION__"
          releaseBody: |
            ${{needs.changelog.outputs.changelog}}
            See the assets to download this version and install.
          releaseDraft: true
          prerelease: false
          args: ${{ matrix.args }}