release.yml

name: Go Release Builder

# This workflow runs whenever you push a tag that starts with 'v' (e.g., v1.0.0)
on:
  push:
    tags:
      - 'v*'

jobs:
  build-and-release:
    # Use the latest Ubuntu environment for compilation
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write

    steps:
      # Step 1: Check out the repository code
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        
      - name: Add variables to environment file
        run: cat ".github/env" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"

      # Step 2: Set up the Go environment (adjust version if needed)
      - name: Setup Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
          go-version: '${{ env.GOLANG_VERSION }}'
          check-latest: true

      # Step 3: Get the tag name from the context
      - name: Get tag name
        id: get_tag
        run: echo "TAG=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      # Step 4: Compile the Go binary and inject the version
      - name: Compile Go binary
        # Set the GIT_TAG environment variable for the build command
        env:
          GIT_TAG: ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.TAG }}
        run: |
          BINARY_NAME="vrsr"
          
          # Run the build command as requested, using the injected tag name
          go build -ldflags "-X github.com/stepbeta/vrsr/cmd.Version=$GIT_TAG" -o $BINARY_NAME
          
          echo "Successfully compiled $BINARY_NAME with version $GIT_TAG"
          
      # Step 5: Create the GitHub Release and upload the compiled binary
      - name: Create GitHub Release
        # Uses a popular action for creating releases
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        with:
          # Sets the name of the release in the UI
          name: Release ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.TAG }}
          # The tag is already set by the trigger, but we ensure it's used
          tag_name: ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.TAG }}
          # Define the files to upload as release assets
          files: |
            vrsr
        env:
          # GITHUB_TOKEN is automatically provided by GitHub Actions for authentication
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}