firmware/.github/workflows/release.yml

name: Make Release
on:
  # Can optionally take parameters from the github UI, more info here https://github.blog/changelog/2020-07-06-github-actions-manual-triggers-with-workflow_dispatch/#:~:text=You%20can%20now%20create%20workflows,the%20workflow%20is%20run%20on.
  # workflow_dispatch:
  #  inputs:

  # Only want to be run if a new tag starting with v is pushed.
  push:
    branches:
      - "!*"
    tags:
      - "v1*"

jobs:
  release-build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:

    - name: Checkout code
      uses: actions/checkout@v2
      with:
        submodules: 'recursive'

    # get github branch and tag names as ${{ steps.branch_name.outputs.SOURCE_TAG }}
    - name: Branch name
      id: branch_name
      run: |
        echo ::set-output name=SOURCE_NAME::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}
        echo ::set-output name=SOURCE_BRANCH::${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
        echo ::set-output name=SOURCE_TAG::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}

    - name: Setup Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
      with:
        python-version: 3.x

    # Note: we don't use caches on release builds because we don't want to accidentally not have a virgin build machine

    - name: Upgrade python tools
      # We actually want to run this every time
      # if: steps.cache-pip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        pip install -U platformio meshtastic adafruit-nrfutil

    - name: Upgrade platformio
      run: |
        pio upgrade

    # Will be available in steps.version.outputs.version
    - name: Get version string
      run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(./bin/buildinfo.py long)"
      id: version

    - name: Build everything
      run: bin/build-all.sh

    - name: Create release
      uses: actions/create-release@v1
      id: create_release
      with:
        draft: true
        prerelease: true
        release_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} alpha
        tag_name: ${{ steps.branch_name.outputs.SOURCE_TAG }}
        # was ${{ github.ref }}
        body: |
          Autogenerated by github action, developer should edit as required before publishing...
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}

    - name: Add bins to release
      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
      with:
        upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
        asset_path: release/archive/firmware-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
        asset_name: firmware-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
        asset_content_type: application/zip

    - name: Add debug elfs to release
      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
      with:
        upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
        asset_path: release/archive/elfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
        asset_name: debug-elfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
        asset_content_type: application/zip