Improve build workflow

Author: SinghRajenM

.github/workflows/ci_build.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: windows-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -17,45 +16,57 @@ jobs:
         build_platform: [Win32, x64, ARM64]
 
     steps:
-    # Step 1: Check out the code from the repo
-    - name: Checkout repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-          submodules: recursive
-
-    # Step 2: Prepare for build
-    - name: Pre Build
-      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
+      # Step 1: Check out the code from the repo
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+            submodules: recursive
+
+      # Step 2: Prepare for build
+      - name: Pre Build
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
 
-    # Step 3: Build projects and unit test
-    - name: Build 
-      working-directory: src
-      run: msbuild NppJSONViewer.sln /m /p:configuration="${{ matrix.build_configuration }}" /p:platform="${{ matrix.build_platform }}" /p:PlatformToolset="v143"
-
-    # Step 4: Upload build binary artifacts
-    - name: Archive binaries artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.build_platform}}_${{ matrix.build_configuration}}
-          path: src\Build\Bin\${{ matrix.build_configuration}}\${{ matrix.build_platform}}\NPPJSONViewer.dll
-
-    # Step 5: Upload build pdb artifacts
-    - name: Archive symbols artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.build_platform}}_${{ matrix.build_configuration}}_pdb
-          path: src\Build\Bin\${{ matrix.build_configuration}}\${{ matrix.build_platform}}\NPPJSONViewer.pdb
-
-    # Step 6: Run unit tests for x86 | Release
-    - name: Run tests x86 | Release
-      if: matrix.build_platform == 'Win32' && matrix.build_configuration == 'Release'
-      run: |
-        cd src\Build\Bin\Release\Win32
-        ./UnitTest.exe
-
-    # Step 7: Run unit tests for x64 | Release
-    - name: Run tests x64 | Release
-      if: matrix.build_platform == 'x64' && matrix.build_configuration == 'Release'
-      run: |
-        cd src\Build\Bin\Release\x64
-        ./UnitTest.exe
+      # Step 3: Build projects and unit test
+      - name: Build code
+        working-directory: src
+        run: msbuild NppJSONViewer.sln /m /p:configuration="${{ matrix.build_configuration }}" /p:platform="${{ matrix.build_platform }}" /p:PlatformToolset="v143"
+
+      # Step 4: Upload build binary artifacts for deployment
+      - name: Archive binaries artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+            name: NppJSONViewer_${{ matrix.build_platform}}_${{ matrix.build_configuration}}
+            path: src\Build\Bin\${{ matrix.build_configuration}}\${{ matrix.build_platform}}\NPPJSONViewer.dll
+
+      # Step 5: Upload build artifacts with pdb for reference
+      - name: Archive full artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+            name: NppJSONViewer_Build_artifacts_full
+            path: |
+              src/Build/Bin/Release/Win32/NPPJSONViewer.dll
+              src/Build/Bin/Release/Win32/NPPJSONViewer.pdb
+              src/Build/Bin/Release/x64/NPPJSONViewer.dll
+              src/Build/Bin/Release/x64/NPPJSONViewer.pdb
+              src/Build/Bin/Release/Arm64/NPPJSONViewer.dll
+              src/Build/Bin/Release/Arm64/NPPJSONViewer.pdb
+              src/Build/Bin/Debug/Win32/NPPJSONViewer.dll
+              src/Build/Bin/Debug/Win32/NPPJSONViewer.pdb
+              src/Build/Bin/Debug/x64/NPPJSONViewer.dll
+              src/Build/Bin/Debug/x64/NPPJSONViewer.pdb
+              src/Build/Bin/Debug/Arm64/NPPJSONViewer.dll
+              src/Build/Bin/Debug/Arm64/NPPJSONViewer.pdb
+
+      # Step 6: Run unit tests for x86 | Release
+      - name: Run unit tests x86 | Release
+        if: matrix.build_platform == 'Win32' && matrix.build_configuration == 'Release'
+        run: |
+          cd src\Build\Bin\Release\Win32
+          ./UnitTest.exe
+
+      # Step 7: Run unit tests for x64 | Release
+      - name: Run unit tests x64 | Release
+        if: matrix.build_platform == 'x64' && matrix.build_configuration == 'Release'
+        run: |
+          cd src\Build\Bin\Release\x64
+          ./UnitTest.exe