improve build workflow

.github/workflows/build-publish.yml

@@ -2,21 +2,40 @@ name: build and publish
 
 on:
   push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
+      - ".gitignore"
+      - "LICENCE"
+      - "CODEOWNERS"
     branches:
       - main
-
 jobs:
   build-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: '17.x'
       - name: test and build
-        run: ./gradlew clean build
+        run: ./build.sh
+      - name: prepare release
+        run: ./prepare-release.sh
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: publish
-        run: ./gradlew -Pversion="$(TZ="Europe/Oslo" date +'%Y%m%d%H%M')" build publish
+        run: ./gradlew -Pversion="$VERSION_TAG" publish
         env:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_githubUser: x-access-token
-          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_githubPassword: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_githubPassword: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: create release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ env.VERSION_TAG }}
+          name: ${{ env.VERSION_TAG }}
+          body: ${{ env.CHANGE_LOG }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+

prepare-release.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+if [ -n "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" ]; then
+  git config --global --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+  cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" || exit
+fi
+
+GITHUB_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+VERSION_TAG=$(TZ="Europe/Oslo" date +'%Y%m%d%H%M')
+echo "VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+if ! git describe --abbrev=0 --tags &>/dev/null; then
+  FIRST_COMMIT=$(git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD)
+  git tag "CD_autocreate_tag" $FIRST_COMMIT
+  echo "No tags found. Created one on the initial commit"
+fi
+
+LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
+
+
+git remote set-url origin "https://${GITHUB_ACTOR}:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
+git tag -f $VERSION_TAG
+git push -f --tags
+
+
+LATEST_RELEASE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/releases/latest" | jq -r '.tag_name')
+if [ "$LATEST_RELEASE" = "null" ]; then LATEST_RELEASE=$LATEST_TAG; fi
+echo "Found latest release: $LATEST_RELEASE"
+GIT_TREE="[$VERSION_TAG](https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/tree/$VERSION_TAG)"
+COMPARE_LINK="[Full Changelog](https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/compare/$LATEST_RELEASE...$VERSION_TAG)"
+GIT_LOG=$(git log $LATEST_RELEASE..$VERSION_TAG --no-merges --pretty=format:"* %ad %s" -50 --date=short | sed "/^\\s*$/d")
+CHANGELOG="$GIT_TREE
+$COMPARE_LINK
+$GIT_LOG"
+echo "CHANGE_LOG<<EOF" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+echo "$CHANGELOG" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"