Update github-release.yml

Author: MickLesk

.github/workflows/github-release.yml

@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ name: Create new release
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    # Runs "At 00:01 every night" (UTC)
-    - cron: '1 0 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual execution
+    - cron: '1 0 * * *'  # Runs nightly
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      force_release:
+        description: "Bypass changelog size limit"
+        required: false
+        default: "false"
 
 jobs:
   create-new-release:
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Parse CHANGELOG.md for yesterday's entries and create a new release
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          FORCE_RELEASE: ${{ github.event.inputs.force_release }}
         run: |
           YESTERDAY=$(date -u --date="yesterday" +%Y-%m-%d)
           awk '/^## '"$YESTERDAY"'/ {f=1; next} f && /^## [0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}/ {f=0} f && !/^## / {print}' CHANGELOG.md > changelog_tmp.md
@@ -28,12 +33,13 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           CHANGELOG_SIZE=$(wc -c < changelog_tmp.md)
+          echo "Changelog size: $CHANGELOG_SIZE bytes"
 
-          if [ "$CHANGELOG_SIZE" -gt 10000 ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: Changelog is too large to process automatically! Manual review required."
-            echo "To manually trigger the release, use the 'workflow_dispatch' event."
+          if [ "$CHANGELOG_SIZE" -gt 10000 ] && [ "$FORCE_RELEASE" != "true" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Changelog is too large! Manual review required."
+            echo "To manually trigger the release, use 'workflow_dispatch' with 'force_release: true'."
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          # Creating the GitHub release (without --latest)
+          echo "Creating GitHub release for $YESTERDAY..."
           gh release create "$YESTERDAY" -t "$YESTERDAY" -F changelog_tmp.md