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| # This workflow creates nightly builds from the develop branch: | |
| # - Checks for merged PRs since the last tag | |
| # - Creates a pre-release version if changes are detected | |
| # - Builds and packages the software | |
| # - Creates GitHub release with artifacts | |
| name: GitFlow | Nightly Builds | |
| on: | |
| # Automated nightly builds at midnight | |
| schedule: | |
| - cron: "0 0 * * *" | |
| # Manual trigger for testing purposes | |
| workflow_dispatch: | |
| permissions: | |
| contents: write | |
| jobs: | |
| build: | |
| name: Create Nightly Build | |
| runs-on: windows-latest | |
| env: | |
| # Define the branch as a variable | |
| BRANCH: develop | |
| steps: | |
| # Step 1: Checkout the develop branch for nightly builds | |
| - name: Checkout code | |
| uses: actions/checkout@v5 | |
| with: | |
| lfs: "true" | |
| fetch-depth: 0 | |
| # Always checkout develop for nightly builds | |
| ref: ${{ env.BRANCH }} | |
| # Step 2: Verify if a new build is required by checking for merged PRs since last tag | |
| - name: Check for merged PRs since last tag | |
| id: check_prs | |
| shell: powershell | |
| run: | | |
| # Get the latest release tag (any type) | |
| $LATEST_TAG = git tag -l --sort=-version:refname | Select-Object -First 1 | |
| Write-Host "Latest release: $LATEST_TAG" | |
| # Get all merged PRs since last tag (only merge commits from PRs) | |
| $MERGED_PRS = git log --merges --grep="Merge pull request" --pretty=format:"%h %s" "$LATEST_TAG..develop" | |
| # Count merges | |
| $MERGE_COUNT = ($MERGED_PRS | Measure-Object).Count | |
| if ($MERGE_COUNT -eq 0) { | |
| Write-Host "No PRs merged to develop since last tag. Skipping build." | |
| $BUILD_NEEDED = $false | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| Write-Host "Merged PRs since last tag (develop):" | |
| Write-Host $MERGED_PRS | |
| if ($MERGE_COUNT -eq 1 -and $MERGED_PRS -match "Merge pull request #\d+ from .*/release/") { | |
| Write-Host "Only change since last tag is a release PR merge. Skipping build." | |
| $BUILD_NEEDED = $false | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| $BUILD_NEEDED = $true | |
| # Set release type for output (adapts to your previous logic if you need it) | |
| if ($LATEST_TAG -like "*-*") { | |
| $RELEASE_TYPE = "prerelease" | |
| } else { | |
| $RELEASE_TYPE = "preminor" | |
| } | |
| echo "RELEASE_TYPE=$RELEASE_TYPE" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| } | |
| } | |
| echo "BUILD_NEEDED=$BUILD_NEEDED" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| # Step 3: Generate new semantic version number | |
| - name: Auto Increment Semver Action | |
| uses: MCKanpolat/auto-semver-action@5003b8d37f4b03d95f15303ea10242cbf7c13141 # 2 | |
| if: steps.check_prs.outputs.BUILD_NEEDED == 'true' | |
| id: versioning | |
| with: | |
| github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} | |
| incrementPerCommit: false | |
| releaseType: ${{ steps.check_prs.outputs.RELEASE_TYPE }} | |
| # Step 4: Format version numbers for different purposes (SemVer, MSI version) | |
| - name: Format Semver (and MSI version) | |
| if: steps.check_prs.outputs.BUILD_NEEDED == 'true' | |
| id: format_version | |
| shell: powershell | |
| run: | | |
| # Get version from previous step | |
| $NextSemver = "${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }}" | |
| # Create MSI-compatible version (x.y.z.build) | |
| $commit_count = (git rev-list --count HEAD) | |
| $commit_count_mod = $commit_count % 65535 # MSI has a version limit | |
| $MsiBase = $NextSemver.Split("-")[0] # Remove prerelease segment | |
| $MsiVersion = "$MsiBase.$commit_count_mod" | |
| # Format the release name based on trigger type | |
| if ("${{ github.event_name }}" -eq "workflow_dispatch") { | |
| $ReleaseName = "WAU $NextSemver [Pre-release Build]" | |
| $ReleaseBodyIntro = "This is a **pre-release build** created from the latest changes in the develop branch." | |
| } else { | |
| $ReleaseName = "WAU $NextSemver [Nightly Build]" | |
| $ReleaseBodyIntro = "This is an **automated nightly build** created from the latest changes in the develop branch." | |
| } | |
| # Output all version information | |
| echo "MSI version: $MsiVersion" | |
| echo "Semver created: $NextSemver" | |
| echo "Release name: $ReleaseName" | |
| echo "Release body intro: $ReleaseBodyIntro" | |
| echo "MsiVersion=$MsiVersion" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| echo "NextSemVer=$NextSemver" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| echo "ReleaseName=$ReleaseName" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| echo "ReleaseBodyIntro=$ReleaseBodyIntro" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| # Step 5: Build the project and generate artifacts | |
| - name: Build project | |
| if: steps.check_prs.outputs.BUILD_NEEDED == 'true' | |
| id: build_project | |
| shell: powershell | |
| run: | | |
| # Download and install Microsoft Deployment Toolkit | |
| echo "### Get MDT from Microsoft ###" | |
| wget https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/3/9/339BE62D-B4B8-4956-B58D-73C4685FC492/MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64.msi -UseBasicParsing -OutFile .\MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64.msi | |
| Start-Process .\MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64.msi -ArgumentList "/quiet /norestart" -Wait | |
| # Extract ServiceUI for elevated notifications | |
| echo "### Copy ServiceUI.exe x64 to 'Sources\Winget-AutoUpdate' folder ###" | |
| Copy-Item -Path "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\Templates\Distribution\Tools\x64\ServiceUI.exe" -Destination ".\Sources\Winget-AutoUpdate\ServiceUI.exe" -Force | |
| Get-Item .\Sources\Winget-AutoUpdate\* | |
| # Install WiX tools for MSI creation | |
| echo "### Install WiX ###" | |
| dotnet new console | |
| dotnet tool install --global wix --version 5.0.1 | |
| wix extension add WixToolset.UI.wixext/5.0.1 -g | |
| wix extension add WixToolset.Util.wixext/5.0.1 -g | |
| # Build MSI package with version information | |
| echo "### Create WAU MSI ###" | |
| cd .\Sources\Wix\ | |
| wix build -src build.wxs -ext WixToolset.Util.wixext -ext WixToolset.UI.wixext -out ..\..\WAU.msi -arch x64 -d Version=${{ steps.format_version.outputs.MsiVersion }} -d NextSemVer=${{ steps.format_version.outputs.NextSemVer }} -d Comment="${{ steps.format_version.outputs.ReleaseName }}" -d PreRelease=1 | |
| cd ..\.. | |
| Get-Item .\WAU.msi | |
| # Calculate MSI file hash for verification | |
| echo "### Get MSI file SHA ###" | |
| $MsiSHA = (Get-FileHash .\WAU.msi).hash | |
| echo " - WAU.msi SHA256: $MsiSHA" | |
| echo "msi_sha=$MsiSHA" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| # Package ADMX policy templates | |
| echo "### Zip ADMX ###" | |
| $admxPath = ".\Sources\Policies\ADMX\WAU.admx" | |
| try { | |
| (Get-Content $admxPath -Raw -ErrorAction Stop) -match 'revision="([\d\.]+)"' | Out-Null | |
| $ADMXversion = $matches[1] | |
| $admxZip = "WAU_ADMX_$($ADMXversion).zip" | |
| } | |
| catch { | |
| Write-Host "Error getting WAU ADMX version!" | |
| $admxZip = "WAU_ADMX.zip" | |
| } | |
| Compress-Archive -Path .\Sources\Policies\ADMX -DestinationPath .\$admxZip -Force | |
| Get-Item .\*.zip | |
| echo "admx_zip_name=$admxZip" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| # Calculate ADMX package hash for verification | |
| echo "### Get ADMX zip SHA ###" | |
| $ADMXSHA = (Get-FileHash .\$admxZip).hash | |
| echo " - $admxZip SHA256: $ADMXSHA" | |
| echo "admx_sha=$ADMXSHA" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| # Step 6: Create GitHub release with all artifacts | |
| - name: Create release | |
| uses: ncipollo/release-action@bcfe5470707e8832e12347755757cec0eb3c22af # v1.18.0 | |
| if: steps.check_prs.outputs.BUILD_NEEDED == 'true' | |
| with: | |
| tag: v${{ steps.format_version.outputs.NextSemVer }} | |
| commit: ${{ env.BRANCH }} | |
| prerelease: true | |
| generateReleaseNotes: true | |
| name: ${{ steps.format_version.outputs.ReleaseName }} | |
| artifacts: "WAU.msi,${{ steps.build_project.outputs.admx_zip_name }}" | |
| body: | | |
| ${{ steps.format_version.outputs.ReleaseBodyIntro }} | |
| ⚠️ **Warning**: This build may contain unstable features and is intended for testing purposes only. | |
| ## Files | |
| |Files|Hash (SHA256)|Downloads| | |
| |---|---|---| | |
| |[WAU.msi](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/download/v${{ steps.format_version.outputs.NextSemVer }}/WAU.msi) (x64)|`${{ steps.build_project.outputs.msi_sha }}`|<picture></picture>| | |
| |[${{ steps.build_project.outputs.admx_zip_name }}](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/download/v${{ steps.format_version.outputs.NextSemVer }}/${{ steps.build_project.outputs.admx_zip_name }})|`${{ steps.build_project.outputs.admx_sha }}`|<picture></picture>| |