publish.yml

name: Publish GitHub Action

on:
  release:
    types: [created]
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  manage-releases:
    # Read the semver version from the release tag, get the major version, delete the releases matching major version and the latest tag,create a tag and release for the major version and the latest tag
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Get the version
        id: version
        run: |
          MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo "${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" | cut -d'.' -f1)
          echo "MAJOR_VERSION=$MAJOR_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
      - name: Delete release
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const majorVersion = "${{ steps.version.outputs.MAJOR_VERSION }}";
            const releases = await github.rest.repos.listReleases({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo
            });
            const releaseToDelete = releases.data.find(release => release.tag_name.startsWith(`v${majorVersion}.`));
            if (releaseToDelete) {
              await github.rest.repos.deleteRelease({
                owner: context.repo.owner,
                repo: context.repo.repo,
                release_id: releaseToDelete.id
              });
            }
      - name: Create major tag
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const tag = 'refs/tags/${{ steps.version.outputs.MAJOR_VERSION }}';
            try {
              await github.rest.git.deleteRef({
                owner: context.repo.owner,
                repo: context.repo.repo,
                ref: tag.replace('refs/', '')
              });
            } catch (error) {}
            await github.rest.git.createRef({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              ref: tag,
              sha: context.sha
            });
      - name: Create major release
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const majorVersion = "${{ steps.version.outputs.MAJOR_VERSION }}";
            const release = await github.rest.repos.createRelease({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              tag_name: `${majorVersion}`,
              name: `${majorVersion}`,
              body: `Latest ${majorVersion} release. See specific version release notes for details.`,
              draft: false,
              prerelease: false
            });
      - name: Create latest tag
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const tag = 'refs/tags/latest';
            try {
              await github.rest.git.deleteRef({
                owner: context.repo.owner,
                repo: context.repo.repo,
                ref: tag.replace('refs/', '')
              });
            } catch (error) {}
            await github.rest.git.createRef({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              ref: tag,
              sha: context.sha
            });
      - name: Create latest release
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const release = await github.rest.repos.createRelease({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              tag_name: 'latest',
              name: 'latest',
              body: 'Latest release. See specific version release notes for details.',
              draft: false,
              prerelease: false
            });