Update Workflow Dev Releases

Author: Matthew Bate

.github/workflows/dotnet-desktop.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-name: Development Build and Publish
+# Add steps to generate a new tag based on the latest tag, timestamp, and commit hash,
+# then use that tag for the release.
+
+name: Release Build and Publish
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-    branches: [ master, main ]
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ master, main ]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -39,6 +39,35 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup .NET Framework Build Tools
       uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
 
+    # --- Tag Generation Section ---
+    - name: Get latest tag
+      id: get_tag
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+        echo "LATEST_TAG=$latest_tag" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Generate timestamped tag
+      id: gen_tag
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        timestamp=$(date -u +"%m%d%H%M")
+        commit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+        new_tag="${LATEST_TAG}.${timestamp}-${commit}"
+        echo "NEW_TAG=$new_tag" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Create and push new tag
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git config user.name "github-actions"
+        git config user.email "github-actions@github.com"
+        git tag $NEW_TAG
+        git push origin $NEW_TAG
+
+    - name: Set release version
+      run: echo "VERSION=$NEW_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    # --- End Tag Generation Section ---
+
     - name: Restore HawkSyncShared dependencies
       run: dotnet restore ${{ env.HAWKSYNCSHARED_PROJECT_PATH }}
 
@@ -110,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create version info
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
-        $version = "dev-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+        $version = "${{ env.VERSION }}"
         echo "VERSION=$version" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
         
         @"
@@ -159,15 +188,14 @@ jobs:
         path: ./${{ env.OUTPUT_NAME }}-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
         retention-days: 30
 
-    - name: Create GitHub Pre-release
+    - name: Create GitHub Release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
       with:
         tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
-        name: Pre-release Development Build ${{ env.VERSION }}
+        name: Release ${{ env.VERSION }}
         body: |
-          This is an automated pre-release development build for commit ${{ env.VERSION }}.
-        prerelease: true
+          This is an automated release build for ${{ env.VERSION }}.
+        prerelease: false
         files: ./${{ env.OUTPUT_NAME }}-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}