create_realease.yml

# creates a new release for LIVE and PTU channel every day at 4am when the corresponding global.ini
# was changed in the last 24 hours
#
# steps:
# 1. checkout the code
# 2. count the commits for the global.ini in the last 24 hours
# 3. get the current date
# - the following steps are only run then the commit count is > 0
# 4. create a release name with the correct version in it
# 5. create the zip
# 6. create the release

name: Create Releases
on:
  workflow_dispatch: # used only to manually trigger the workflow from the GitHub website
    inputs:
      tag:
        description: "Release Tag"
        type: string
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 3 * * *"
jobs:
  get_context_info:
    name: Get Context Info
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      DATE: ${{ steps.date.outputs.DATE }}
      DATE_REV: ${{ steps.date_rev.outputs.DATE_REV }}
      TIME: ${{ steps.time.outputs.TIME }}
      NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_LIVE: ${{ steps.new_commits_live.outputs.NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_LIVE }}
      NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_PTU: ${{ steps.new_commits_ptu.outputs.NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_PTU }}
      COMMIT_LIVE: ${{ steps.commit_live.outputs.COMMIT_LIVE }}
      COMMIT_PTU: ${{ steps.commit_ptu.outputs.COMMIT_PTU }}
      RELEASE_TITLE_LIVE: ${{ steps.title_live.outputs.RELEASE_TITLE_LIVE }}
      RELEASE_TITLE_PTU: ${{ steps.title_ptu.outputs.RELEASE_TITLE_PTU }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Get Date
        id: date
        run: echo "DATE=$(date '+%d.%m.%y')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Get Date Reverse
        id: date_rev
        run: echo "DATE_REV=$(date '+%y.%m.%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Get Time
        id: time
        run: echo "TIME=$(date '+%H:%M')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Count New Commits On LIVE # counts the commits to live/global.ini during the last 24 hours
        id: new_commits_live
        run: echo "NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_LIVE=$(git log --oneline --since '24 hours ago' -- live/global.ini | wc -l)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Count New Commits On PTU # counts the commits to ptu/global.ini during the last 24 hours
        id: new_commits_ptu
        run: echo "NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_PTU=$(git log --oneline --since '24 hours ago' -- ptu/global.ini | wc -l)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Get Commit On LIVE
        id: commit_live
        run: echo "COMMIT_LIVE=$(git log --pretty=format:'%H' -n 1 --since '24 hours ago' -- live/global.ini)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Get Commit On PTU
        id: commit_ptu
        run: echo "COMMIT_PTU=$(git log --pretty=format:'%H' -n 1 --since '24 hours ago' -- ptu/global.ini)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Create Release Title For LIVE
        id: title_live # creates a title for the release that shows the version number used in the title of the last commit that changed the live/global.ini
        if: steps.new_commits_live.outputs.NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_LIVE > 0
        run: |
          if [$(git log -1 --pretty=%s -- live/global.ini | grep "|") == ""]
          then
          echo "RELEASE_TITLE_LIVE=${{ vars.RELEASE_TITLE_LIVE }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          else
          echo "RELEASE_TITLE_LIVE=Star Citizen $(git log -1 --pretty=%s -- live/global.ini | cut -s -d'|' -f1 | rev | cut -c 2- | rev) [de]" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          fi

      - name: Create Release Title For PTU
        id: title_ptu # creates a title for the release that shows the version number used in the title of the last commit that changed the ptu/global.ini
        if: steps.new_commits_ptu.outputs.NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_PTU > 0
        run: |
          if [$(git log -1 --pretty=%s -- ptu/global.ini | grep "|") == ""]
          then
          echo "RELEASE_TITLE_PTU=${{ vars.RELEASE_TITLE_PTU }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          else
          echo "RELEASE_TITLE_PTU=Star Citizen $(git log -1 --pretty=%s -- ptu/global.ini | cut -s -d'|' -f1 | rev | cut -c 2- | rev) [de]" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          fi

      - name: Show Variables
        id: show_variable
        run: |
          echo "Date: ${{ steps.date.outputs.DATE }}"
          echo "Date Reverse: ${{ steps.date_rev.outputs.DATE_REV }}"
          echo "Time: ${{ steps.time.outputs.TIME }}"
          echo "New Commits On LIVE: ${{ steps.new_commits_live.outputs.NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_LIVE }}"
          echo "New Commits On PTU: ${{ steps.new_commits_ptu.outputs.NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_PTU }}"
          echo "Commit On LIVE: ${{ steps.commit_live.outputs.COMMIT_LIVE }}"
          echo "Commit On PTU: ${{ steps.commit_ptu.outputs.COMMIT_PTU }}"
          echo "Release Title LIVE: ${{ steps.title_live.outputs.RELEASE_TITLE_LIVE }}"
          echo "Release Title PTU: ${{ steps.title_ptu.outputs.RELEASE_TITLE_PTU }}"

  live_release: # runs only when live/global.ini was changed in the last 24 hours
    name: Create LIVE Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: get_context_info
    if: needs.get_context_info.outputs.NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_LIVE > 0
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - name: Create Release For LIVE
        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.13.0
        with:
          tag: ${{ inputs.tag || needs.get_context_info.outputs.DATE_REV }}-LIVE
          commit: ${{ needs.get_context_info.outputs.COMMIT_LIVE }}
          name: ${{ needs.get_context_info.outputs.RELEASE_TITLE_LIVE }}
          body: ${{ vars.RELEASE_BODY_LIVE }}

  ptu_release: # runs only when ptu/global.ini was changed in the last 24 hours
    name: Create PTU Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [get_context_info, live_release]
    if: always() && (vars.TRIGGER_PTU_RELEASE == 1) && (needs.get_context_info.outputs.NEW_COMMIT_COUNT_PTU > 0)
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          ref: ${{ needs.get_context_info.outputs.COMMIT_PTU }}

      - name: Create ZIP For PTU
        run: |
          sudo timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Berlin
          mkdir release
          cp "ptu/user.cfg" "release"
          mkdir -p "release/data/Localization/german_(germany)"
          cp "ptu/global.ini" "release/data/Localization/german_(germany)/"
          cd release
          echo "${{ vars.VERSION_FILE_TEXT_PTU }} ${{ needs.get_context_info.outputs.RELEASE_TITLE_PTU }} ${{ needs.get_context_info.outputs.DATE }} - ${{ needs.get_context_info.outputs.TIME }} Uhr" >> Version.txt
          zip -r -9 "../${{ vars.ZIP_NAME_PTU }}" *

      - name: Create Release For PTU
        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.13.0
        with:
          tag: ${{ inputs.tag || needs.get_context_info.outputs.DATE_REV }}-PTU
          commit: ${{ needs.get_context_info.outputs.COMMIT_PTU }}
          name: ${{ needs.get_context_info.outputs.RELEASE_TITLE_PTU }}
          body: ${{ vars.RELEASE_BODY_PTU }}
          artifacts: ${{ vars.ZIP_NAME_PTU }}
          makeLatest: true