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+# This is a basic workflow that is manually triggered
+
+name: Release Workflow
+
+# Controls when the action will run. Workflow runs when manually triggered using the UI
+# or API.
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: 'Branch to use to do the release e.g. 2022.02.xx (YYYY.XX.xx)'
+        required: true
+      version: 
+        description: 'Version to release, e.g. 2022.02.01. (YYYY.XX.mm)'
+        required: true
+      previousVersion:
+        description: 'Previous release version number (needed to generate proper changelog e.g. 2022.02.00) (YYYY.XX.mm)'
+        required: true
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This workflow contains a single job called "greet"
+  build:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: "checking out"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with: 
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+      - name: "setting up npm"
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+            node-version: '12.x'
+      - name: "setting up Java"
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: '8.x'
+      ############
+      # CACHING
+      ##########
+      - name: "cache node modules"
+        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        env:
+          cache-name: cache-node-modules
+        with:
+          path: ~/.npm # npm cache files are stored in `~/.npm` on Linux/macOS
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-build-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-
+      - name: "cache maven dependencies"
+        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: mapstore-${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            mapstore-${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+      ############
+      # Build
+      ##########
+      - name: Build
+        id: "build"
+        run: "./build.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} binary,printingbundle"
+      - name: "Upload war"
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: war
+          path: product/target/mapstore.war
+      - name: "Upload binary"
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: binary
+          path: "binary/target/mapstore2-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}-bin.zip"
+      - name: "Upload printing"
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: printing
+          path: "java/printing/target/mapstore-printing.zip"
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+      - name: "Download war"
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with: 
+          path: artifacts/
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R
+        working-directory: artifacts
+      - name: Get current date
+        id: date
+        run: echo "::set-output name=date::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')"
+      - name: create_release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          commitish: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+          tag_name: "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          release_name: "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          body: |
+            ## Useful links related to [v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/tree/v${{ github.event.inputs.version }})
+            
+            - [Full Changelog](<https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/compare/v${{ github.event.inputs.previousVersion }}...v${{ github.event.inputs.version }})
+            
+            - [Implemented enhancements](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22${{ github.event.inputs.version }}%22+is%3Aclosed+label%3Aenhancement)
+            
+            - [Fixed bugs](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22${{ github.event.inputs.version }}%22+is%3Aclosed+label%3Abug)
+            
+            - [Closed issues](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22${{ github.event.inputs.version }}%22+is%3Aclosed)
+            
+            - [MapStore Extension release v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStoreExtension/releases/tag/v${{ github.event.inputs.version }})
+            
+            - [Docker image v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}](${{ DOCKER_HUB_LINK }}) < TODO: add this link
+            
+            - [MapStore documentation v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}](https://docs.mapstore.geosolutionsgroup.com/en/v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}/)
+          draft: true
+          prerelease: false
+      - name: Upload Release war
+        id: upload-release-war 
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps 
+          asset_path: artifacts/war/mapstore.war
+          asset_name: mapstore.war
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+      - name: Upload Release binary
+        id: upload-release-binary 
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps 
+          asset_path: "artifacts/binary/mapstore2-${{github.event.inputs.version}}-bin.zip"
+          asset_name: "mapstore2-${{github.event.inputs.version}}-bin.zip"
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+      - name: Upload Release printing
+        id: upload-release-printing 
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps 
+          asset_path: artifacts/printing/mapstore-printing.zip
+          asset_name: mapstore-printing.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip