firmware/.github/workflows/composite/build_base.yml

name: 'Build Base Composite Action'
description: 'Base build action for Meshtastic Platform IO steps'

outputs:
  version:
    description: "Release version string"
    value: ${{ steps.outputs.version }}

runs:
  using: "composite"
  steps:

    - name: Setup Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
      with:
        python-version: 3.x

    - name: Cache python libs
      uses: actions/cache@v3
      id: cache-pip # needed in if test
      with:
        path: ~/.cache/pip
        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip

    - name: Upgrade python tools
      shell: bash
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        pip install -U platformio adafruit-nrfutil

    - name: Upgrade platformio
      shell: bash
      run: |
        pio upgrade

    - name: Get release version string
      shell: bash
      run: echo "version=$(./bin/buildinfo.py long)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
      id: version