Support manual nightly release with python option (#328)

Author: Nicell

.github/actions/setup-and-build/action.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ inputs:
     description: "Additional luthier options"
     required: false
     default: ""
+  use-python-luthier:
+    description: "Builds with the python version of luthier"
+    type: boolean
+    required: false
+    default: false
   token:
     description: "Token for foreman"
     required: true
@@ -25,6 +30,24 @@ outputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: Set runtime variables
+      id: run
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ inputs.use-python-luthier }}" = "true" ]; then
+          echo "runtime=python" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "ext=py" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        else
+          echo "runtime=lute" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "ext=luau" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        fi
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      if: inputs.use-python-luthier
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.11"
+
     - name: Install tools
       uses: Roblox/setup-foreman@v3
       with:
@@ -63,20 +86,20 @@ runs:
     - name: Fetch ${{ inputs.target }}
       if: steps.cache-extern.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       shell: bash
-      run: lute ./tools/luthier.luau fetch ${{ inputs.target }}
+      run: ${{ steps.run.outputs.runtime }} ./tools/luthier.${{ steps.run.outputs.ext }} fetch ${{ inputs.target }}
 
     - name: Configure ${{ inputs.target }}
       shell: bash
-      run: lute ./tools/luthier.luau configure ${{ inputs.target }} --config ${{ inputs.config }} ${{ inputs.options }}
+      run: ${{ steps.run.outputs.runtime }} ./tools/luthier.${{ steps.run.outputs.ext }} configure ${{ inputs.target }} --config ${{ inputs.config }} ${{ inputs.options }}
 
     - name: Build ${{ inputs.target }}
       shell: bash
-      run: lute ./tools/luthier.luau build ${{ inputs.target }} --config ${{ inputs.config }} ${{ inputs.options }}
+      run: ${{ steps.run.outputs.runtime }} ./tools/luthier.${{ steps.run.outputs.ext }} build ${{ inputs.target }} --config ${{ inputs.config }} ${{ inputs.options }}
 
     - name: Get Artifact Path
       id: artifact_path
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        exe_path=$(lute ./tools/luthier.luau build ${{ inputs.target }} --config ${{ inputs.config }} --which)
+        exe_path=$(${{ steps.run.outputs.runtime }} ./tools/luthier.${{ steps.run.outputs.ext }} build ${{ inputs.target }} --config ${{ inputs.config }} --which)
         echo "Executable path: $exe_path"  # Debug print
         echo "exe_path=$exe_path" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      use-python-luthier:
+        description: "Use the Python version of Luthier"
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+      nightly:
+        description: "Trigger a nightly build"
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
 
 jobs:
   check:
@@ -84,6 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         config: release
         options: ${{ matrix.options }}
         token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        use-python-luthier: ${{ github.event.inputs.use-python-luthier }}
 
     - name: Upload Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -124,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Nightly Tag
         id: tag_step
-        if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
+        if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event.inputs.nightly
         run: |
           DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d)
           TAG="-nightly.$DATE"
@@ -144,5 +156,5 @@ jobs:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.tag_release.outputs.tag }}
           name: ${{ steps.tag_release.outputs.tag }}
           draft: false
-          prerelease: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
+          prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.nightly || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
           files: release/*.zip

foreman.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [tools]
 stylua = { github = "JohnnyMorganz/StyLua", version = "2.0.2" }
-lute = { github = "luau-lang/lute", version = "0.1.0-nightly.20250503" }
+lute = { github = "luau-lang/lute", version = "0.1.0-nightly.20250604" }

rokit.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [tools]
 stylua = "JohnnyMorganz/StyLua@2.0.2"
-lute = "luau-lang/lute@0.1.0-nightly.20250503"
+lute = "luau-lang/lute@0.1.0-nightly.20250604"