fix: Restores most of original release.yml. (#169)

Author: willum070

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -20,66 +20,80 @@ on:
       - main
 
 jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      id-token: write  # Needed for Firebase deployment
-    env:
-      GOOGLE_MAPS_JS_SAMPLES_KEY: "${{ secrets.GOOGLE_MAPS_JS_SAMPLES_KEY }}"
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code (dist branch)
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          repository: ${{ github.repository }} # Be explicit
-          ref: dist  # Checkout the dist branch
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_MERGE_TOKEN }}  # Use the PAT
+    release:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      permissions:
+        contents: write
+        id-token: write
+      env:
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_JS_SAMPLES_KEY: "${{ secrets.GOOGLE_MAPS_JS_SAMPLES_KEY }}"
+      steps:
+        - name: Clear GitHub Actions Cache (Force a Miss)
+          uses: actions/cache@v3
+          with:
+            path: ~/.gitconfig
+            key: gitconfig-${{ github.run_id }}
 
-      - name: Clear Git config cache (Global)  # Keep this!
-        run: |
-          git config --global --unset-all user.name || true
-          git config --global --unset-all user.email || true
+        - name: Checkout code
+          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          with:
+            token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  
+        - name: Clear Git config cache
+          run: |
+            git config --global --unset-all user.name || true
+            git config --global --unset-all user.email || true
 
-      - name: Set Git Identity  # Keep this!
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name 'googlemaps-bot'
-          git config --global user.email '[email protected]'
+        - name: Set Git Identity
+          run: |
+            git config --global user.name 'googlemaps-bot'
+            git config --global user.email '[email protected]'
 
-      - name: Merge main into dist
-        run: |
-          git fetch origin main:main  # Fetch main
-          git merge --no-ff --allow-unrelated-histories -m "Merge main into dist" main # Merge main into dist
+        - uses: actions/cache@v3
+          with:
+            path: ~/.npm
+            key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+            restore-keys: |
+              ${{ runner.os }}-node
+              mode: 'max'
 
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ~/.npm
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-node
+        - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+          with:
+            node-version: '22.x'
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '22.x'
+        - run: npm i
+        - run: npm run build-all
 
-      - run: npm i
-      - run: npm run build-all
+        - uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
+          with:
+            credentials_json: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}
 
-      - uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}
+        - name: Install Firebase CLI
+          run: npm install -g firebase-tools
 
-      - name: Install Firebase CLI
-        run: npm install -g firebase-tools
+        - name: Deploy to Firebase Hosting
+          run: firebase deploy --only hosting
 
-      - name: Deploy to Firebase Hosting
-        run: firebase deploy --only hosting
+        - name: Check if the dist branch exists remotely
+          run: |
+            if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin dist; then
+                # Delete the dist branch locally if it exists
+                if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/dist; then
+                    git branch -D dist
+                fi
+                # Delete the dist branch remotely
+                git push origin --delete dist
+            fi
 
-      - name: Commit and Push Changes (to dist)
-        run: |
-          git add dist
-          if git diff --staged --quiet; then
-            echo "No changes to commit"
-          else
-            git commit -m "Update dist folder [skip ci]"
-            git push origin dist
-          fi
+        - name: Checkout and create dist branch from main
+          run: git checkout -b dist main
+        
+        - name: Add and commit changes to the dist folder
+          run: |
+            git add dist
+            if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
+                git commit -m "Update dist folder"
+                git push origin dist
+            else
+                echo "No changes to commit"
+            fi