Fix Windows build packaging and executable naming

**Packaging Improvements:**
- Fix double-zipping issue by uploading directory artifact instead of pre-compressed zip
- Remove manual Compress-Archive step that created nested zip structure
- Update artifact upload to use directory path directly
- Users now extract once instead of twice for better UX

**Executable Naming:**
- Rename output from main.exe to PyFlowGraph.exe using --output-filename
- Update all path references from main.dist to PyFlowGraph.dist
- Professional executable name that matches project branding

**Release Workflow Updates:**
- Update create-release.yml to handle directory artifacts
- Add verification for PyFlowGraph.exe in downloaded artifacts
- Create final release zip from directory contents
- Maintain backward compatibility with existing release process

**Additional:**
- Add pre-release directory to .gitignore

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Author: Bryan Howard

.github/workflows/create-release.yml

@@ -97,18 +97,37 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           run-id: ${{ steps.find_artifact.outputs.run_id }}
 
-      - name: Verify downloaded artifact
+      - name: Verify and prepare artifact for release
         id: verify
         run: |
-          zip_file="PyFlowGraph_Windows_${{ inputs.tag_name }}.zip"
-          if [ ! -f "$zip_file" ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: Expected zip file not found: $zip_file"
+          artifact_dir="PyFlowGraph-Windows-${{ inputs.tag_name }}"
+          zip_file="PyFlowGraph-Windows-${{ inputs.tag_name }}.zip"
+          
+          if [ ! -d "$artifact_dir" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Expected artifact directory not found: $artifact_dir"
             ls -la
             exit 1
           fi
           
+          # Check if PyFlowGraph.exe exists in the artifact
+          if [ ! -f "$artifact_dir/PyFlowGraph.exe" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: PyFlowGraph.exe not found in $artifact_dir"
+            ls -la "$artifact_dir"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          # Create release zip file from the directory
+          echo "Creating release zip: $zip_file"
+          if command -v zip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            cd "$artifact_dir" && zip -r "../$zip_file" . && cd ..
+          else
+            # Fallback for systems without zip command
+            tar -czf "${zip_file%.zip}.tar.gz" -C "$artifact_dir" .
+            zip_file="${zip_file%.zip}.tar.gz"
+          fi
+          
           file_size=$(stat -f%z "$zip_file" 2>/dev/null || stat -c%s "$zip_file" 2>/dev/null)
-          echo "SUCCESS: Found artifact: $zip_file ($file_size bytes)"
+          echo "SUCCESS: Created release package: $zip_file ($file_size bytes)"
           echo "zip_file=$zip_file" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Generate changelog

.github/workflows/windows-build.yml

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
             --enable-plugin=pyside6 `
             --include-qt-plugins=platforms `
             --output-dir=../NodeEditor_Build `
+            --output-filename=PyFlowGraph.exe `
             --nofollow-import-to=tkinter,unittest,setuptools,pip,wheel `
             --windows-disable-console `
             --remove-output `
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Copy Python runtime after Nuitka build
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          $distDir = "NodeEditor_Build\main.dist"
+          $distDir = "NodeEditor_Build\PyFlowGraph.dist"
           Write-Host "Copying python_runtime to $distDir..."
           Copy-Item -Path "python_runtime" -Destination $distDir -Recurse -Force
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           }
           $version = $version -replace '[\/\\:*?"<>|]', '-'  # Replace invalid characters
           $build_dir = "NodeEditor_Build"
-          $dist_dir = Join-Path $build_dir "main.dist"
+          $dist_dir = Join-Path $build_dir "PyFlowGraph.dist"
           
           # Verify the directory exists
           if (-not (Test-Path $dist_dir)) {
@@ -110,35 +111,33 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           }
           
-          $new_dir_name = "PyFlowGraph $version"
-          $zip_file_name = "PyFlowGraph_Windows_$version.zip"
+          $artifact_dir_name = "PyFlowGraph-Windows-$version"
           
-          Write-Host "Renaming $dist_dir to $new_dir_name"
-          Rename-Item -Path $dist_dir -NewName $new_dir_name -Force
+          Write-Host "Renaming $dist_dir to $artifact_dir_name for artifact upload"
+          Rename-Item -Path $dist_dir -NewName $artifact_dir_name -Force
           
-          $archive_source = Join-Path $build_dir $new_dir_name
-          Write-Host "Creating archive from $archive_source"
-          Compress-Archive -Path "$archive_source\*" -DestinationPath $zip_file_name -Force
+          $artifact_path = Join-Path $build_dir $artifact_dir_name
+          Write-Host "Artifact prepared at: $artifact_path"
           
-          echo "zip_name=$zip_file_name" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "artifact_path=$artifact_path" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "artifact_name=$artifact_dir_name" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "version=$version" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload build artifact
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: PyFlowGraph-Windows-${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}
-          path: ${{ steps.package.outputs.zip_name }}
+          path: ${{ steps.package.outputs.artifact_path }}
           retention-days: 90
-          compression-level: 0  # Already compressed
 
       - name: Build summary (Tag Build)
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         run: |
           echo "## Tag Build Complete" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "**Version:** ${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "**Artifact:** ${{ steps.package.outputs.zip_name }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Artifact:** ${{ steps.package.outputs.artifact_name }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "### Next Steps:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "1. Download the artifact from this build to test locally" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

.gitignore

@@ -112,4 +112,7 @@ python_runtime
 
 # Ignore Claude AI files
 .claude/
-.claude_code/
+.claude_code/
+
+# pre releases
+pre-release