build.yml

# Automatically build the project and run any configured tests for every push
# and submitted pull request. This can help catch issues that only occur on
# certain platforms or Java versions, and provides a first line of defence
# against bad commits.

name: build
on: [ pull_request, push ]

jobs:
  build:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        # Use these Java versions
        java: [ 17 ]
        # and run on both Linux and Windows
        os: [ ubuntu-20.04 ]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    steps:
      - name: checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v3.4.0
      - name: validate gradle wrapper
        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
      - name: setup jdk ${{ matrix.java }}
        uses: actions/setup-java@v3.10.0
        with:
          distribution: 'temurin'
          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
      - name: make gradle wrapper executable
        if: ${{ runner.os != 'Windows' }}
        run: chmod +x ./gradlew
      - name: build
        run: ./gradlew build
      - name: Retrieve Version #https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71089787/how-to-get-version-name-from-android-gradle-file-in-github-actions
        run: |
          echo "VERSION_INFORMATION=$(${{github.workspace}}/gradlew -q printVersionName)" >> $GITHUB_ENV 
          echo "GIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short "$GITHUB_SHA")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
      - name: capture build artifacts
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3.1.2
        with:
          name: ${{ env.VERSION_INFORMATION }} [${{ env.GIT_HASH }}] #https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58886293/getting-current-branch-and-commit-hash-in-github-action
          path: build/libs/