Use GH actions to build releases via electron-builder

Author: black-puppydog

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Prepare Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.*'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Build Dependencies
+        if: runner.os == 'linux'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt-get install -y \
+          libopenjp2-tools \
+          automake \
+          libgconf-2-4 \
+          libtool \
+          libxext-dev \
+          libxkbfile-dev \
+          libxtst-dev \
+          build-essential
+
+      - name: Check out Git repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Install Node.js, NPM and Yarn
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 14
+
+      - name: Build/release Electron app
+        uses: samuelmeuli/action-electron-builder@v1
+        with:
+          # GitHub token, automatically provided to the action
+          # (No need to define this secret in the repo settings)
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+
+          # If the commit is tagged with a version (e.g. "v1.0.0"),
+          # release the app after building
+          release: true

electron-builder.yml

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+directories:
+  output: dist
+  buildResources: build
+appId: org.ssbc.patchwork
+
+linux:
+  category: Network
+  target:
+    - target: AppImage
+      arch:
+        - x64
+        - arm64
+        - armv7l
+    - target: snap
+      arch:
+        - x64
+        - arm64
+        - armv7l
+    - target: deb
+      arch:
+        - x64
+        - arm64
+        - armv7l
+deb:
+  packageCategory: net
+  priority: optional
+  maintainer: Daan Wynen <[email protected]>
+snap:
+  publish: github
+
+dmg:
+  icon: build/dmg/icon.icns
+
+win:
+  publisherName: Secure Scuttlebutt Consortium
+  target:
+    - target: nsis
+      arch:
+        - x64
+        - ia32
+        - arm64

package.json

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
     "check-locales": "node scripts/check-locales.js",
     "postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
     "release-notes": "node scripts/release-notes.js",
-    "build": "electron-builder --publish=never",
-    "dist": "electron-builder -c.snap.publish=github",
+    "dist": "electron-builder --publish=never",
     "version": "mv docs/CHANGELOG.md . && changelog-version && mv CHANGELOG.md docs/ && git add docs/CHANGELOG.md"
   },
   "author": "Secure Scuttlebutt Consortium",
@@ -109,52 +108,5 @@
     "electron-builder": "^22.9.1",
     "standard": "^16.0.3"
   },
-  "optionalDependencies": {},
-  "build": {
-    "appId": "org.ssbc.patchwork",
-    "linux": {
-      "category": "Network",
-      "target": [
-        {
-          "target": "AppImage",
-          "arch": [
-            "x64",
-            "arm64"
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          "target": "snap",
-          "arch": [
-            "x64"
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          "target": "deb",
-          "arch": [
-            "x64"
-          ]
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    "deb": {
-      "packageCategory": "net",
-      "priority": "optional",
-      "maintainer": "Michael Williams <[email protected]>"
-    },
-    "dmg": {
-      "icon": "build/dmg/icon.icns"
-    },
-    "win": {
-      "publisherName": "Secure Scuttlebutt Consortium",
-      "target": [
-        {
-          "target": "nsis",
-          "arch": [
-            "x64",
-            "ia32"
-          ]
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  }
+  "optionalDependencies": {}
 }