ci(pipeline): update build evaluation steps in workflow

- Refactors build evaluation logic to improve clarity and maintainability.
- Renames evaluation steps for build conditions to align with their functionalities.
- Introduces dynamic build configuration options based on branch context, supporting better release management.

Author: winromulus

.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml

@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ jobs:
       pathsFilter_src: ${{ steps.pathsFilter.outputs.src }}
       gitVersion_SemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.GitVersion_SemVer }}
       gitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.GitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer }}
-      requiresBuild: ${{ steps.requires_build.outputs.result }}
-      requiresBuildPush: ${{ steps.requires_build_push.outputs.result }}
-      requiresRelease: ${{ steps.requires_release.outputs.result }}
+      build: ${{ steps.evaluate_build.outputs.result }}
+      build_push: ${{ steps.evaluate_build_push.outputs.result }}
+      build_configuration: ${{ steps.evaluate_build_configuration.outputs.result }}
+      release: ${{ steps.evaluate_release.outputs.result }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -89,8 +90,8 @@ jobs:
               - 'playground/**'
 
 
-      - name: evaluate - requires_build
-        id: requires_build
+      - name: evaluate - build
+        id: evaluate_build
         run: |
           if [ "${{ steps.pathsFilter.outputs.build }}" = "true" ] || \
              [ "${{ github.event.inputs.force_build }}" = "true" ] || \
@@ -101,18 +102,28 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "result=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: evaluate - requires_build_push
-        id: requires_build_push
+      - name: evaluate - build_push
+        id: evaluate_build_push
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ steps.requires_build.outputs.result }}" = "true" ]; then
+          if [ "${{ steps.evaluate_build.outputs.result }}" = "true" ]; then
             result=true
           else
             result=false
           fi
           echo "result=$result" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: evaluate - requires_release
-        id: requires_release
+      - name: evaluate - build_configuration
+        id: evaluate_build_configuration
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.ref }}" = "refs/heads/main" ]; then
+            result=Release
+          else
+            result=Debug
+          fi
+          echo "result=$result" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: evaluate - release
+        id: evaluate_release
         run: |
           if [ "${{ github.ref }}" = "refs/heads/main" ] || \
              [ "${{ github.event.inputs.force_publish }}" = "true" ]; then
@@ -126,10 +137,13 @@ jobs:
 
   build:
     name: build
-    if: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.requiresBuild == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build == 'true' }}
     needs: [discovery]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
+      build:  ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build }}
+      build_push:  ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build_push }}
+      build_configuration:  ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build_configuration }}
       gitVersion_SemVer: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.gitVersion_SemVer }}
       gitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.gitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer }}
     steps:
@@ -145,10 +159,10 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet restore
 
       - name: dotnet - build
-        run: dotnet build --no-restore --configuration Release /p:Version=${{ env.gitVersion_SemVer }} /p:AssemblyVersion=${{env.gitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer}} /p:NuGetVersion=${{env.gitVersion_SemVer}}
+        run: dotnet build --no-restore --configuration ${{ env.build_configuration }} /p:Version=${{ env.gitVersion_SemVer }} /p:AssemblyVersion=${{env.gitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer}} /p:NuGetVersion=${{env.gitVersion_SemVer}}
 
       - name: dotnet - test
-        run: dotnet test --no-build --configuration Release --verbosity normal
+        run: dotnet test --no-build --configuration ${{ env.build_configuration }} --verbosity normal
 
       - name: tests - report
         uses: dorny/test-reporter@v2