Revert "Update release workflow to check for existing releases"

Author: windyinwind

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-and-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # expose the release upload_url so downstream jobs can use it
-    outputs:
-      upload_url: ${{ steps.get_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-
+    
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -42,24 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Package
         run: npm run package
 
-      - name: Check if release exists
-        id: check_release
-        env:
-          TAG: ${{ github.ref_name || github.event.inputs.version }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          echo "Checking for release $TAG"
-          resp=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tags/$TAG")
-          if echo "$resp" | grep -q '"message": "Not Found"'; then
-            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
       - name: Create Release
-        id: create_release
-        if: steps.check_release.outputs.exists == 'false'
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -87,32 +67,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update major version tag
         run: |
-          # Accept either "v1.2.3" or "1.2.3" and always push a "v<MAJOR>" tag (e.g. v1)
           VERSION=${{ github.ref_name || github.event.inputs.version }}
-          STRIPPED=${VERSION#v}
-          MAJOR_NUMBER=$(echo "$STRIPPED" | cut -d. -f1)
-          MAJOR_TAG="v${MAJOR_NUMBER}"
+          MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | cut -d. -f1)
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com
-          git tag -fa "$MAJOR_TAG" -m "Update $MAJOR_TAG tag"
-          git push origin "$MAJOR_TAG" --force
-
-      - name: Get release info (upload_url)
-        id: get_release
-        env:
-          TAG: ${{ github.ref_name || github.event.inputs.version }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          resp=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tags/$TAG")
-          # extract upload_url using Python to avoid depending on jq
-          upload_url=$(python - <<'PY'
-import sys, json
-data = json.load(sys.stdin)
-print(data.get("upload_url", ""))
-PY
-<<<"$resp")
-          echo "upload_url=$upload_url" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          git tag -fa $MAJOR_VERSION -m "Update $MAJOR_VERSION tag"
+          git push origin $MAJOR_VERSION --force
 
   marketplace:
     needs: build-and-release
@@ -128,7 +88,7 @@ PY
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          upload_url: ${{ needs.build-and-release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
           asset_path: ./action.yml
           asset_name: action.yml
           asset_content_type: text/yaml