release.yml

name: DataTracks JavaTracks Release

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      tag_name:
        description: 'The Git tag for the release (e.g., v1.0.0, v1.2.3-beta)'
        required: true
        type: string
      release_name:
        description: 'The name of the release (defaults to tag_name)'
        required: false
        type: string
        default: '' # Will be handled in the step if not provided
      release_body:
        description: 'Custom release notes content'
        required: false
        type: string
        default: |
          ## Release Notes

          This release was manually triggered.
          Please provide detailed notes for future releases!

      draft:
        description: 'Create a draft release (true/false)'
        required: false
        type: boolean
        default: false
      prerelease:
        description: 'Mark as a pre-release (true/false)'
        required: false
        type: boolean
        default: false

permissions:
  contents: write # Required to create/update releases and upload release assets

jobs:
  create_release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0 # Important: Fetch all history to generate changelog if needed
          submodules: 'true'

      # Optional: Build your library artifacts here if you want to attach them to the release
      # For example, if you have a Gradle project:
      - name: Set up JDK 17
        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
        with:
          java-version: '17'
          distribution: 'temurin'
          cache: 'gradle'

      - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
        run: chmod +x gradlew

      - name: Build artifacts
        run: ./gradlew clean build -x test  # This will create your JARs in build/libs/

      # --- DEBUGGING STEP 1: Show current working directory ---
      - name: Show current working directory
        run: pwd

      # --- DEBUGGING STEP 2: List contents of the build directory ---
      - name: List contents of build directory
        run: ls -l build/

      # --- DEBUGGING STEP 3: Recursively list contents of build/libs and check for JARs ---
      - name: List contents of build/libs (and check for JARs)
        run: |
          echo "Listing contents of $(pwd)/build/libs/:"
          ls -lR build/libs/ # -R for recursive, -l for long listing
          echo "---"
          echo "Searching for JAR files:"
          find build/libs -name "*.jar" # Find all .jar files in build/libs recursively
          echo "---"
          find build/libs -maxdepth 1 -name "*.jar" # Find .jar files directly in build/libs (not subdirs)
        continue-on-error: true # Allow workflow to continue even if this fails, for debugging purposes

      # --- This is the core step for creating the GitHub Release ---
      - name: Create GitHub Release
        id: create_release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
        with:
          # Use the tag name provided via workflow_dispatch input
          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag_name }}
          # Use the release name input, or fallback to tag_name if not provided
          name: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_name || format('Release {0}', github.event.inputs.tag_name) }}
          # Use the release body input
          body: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_body }}
          # Use the draft input
          draft: ${{ github.event.inputs.draft }}
          # Use the prerelease input
          prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease }}

          # Optional: Upload your built artifacts as release assets
          files: |
            build/libs/javatracks.jar

        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}