update: enhance nightly build workflow by adding a step to generate release notes and updating conditions for releasing nightly versions. The new step checks for the existence of a nightly tag and captures release notes if required.

Author: UnschooledGamer

.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml

@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
         - name: Check Nightly Tag and Force Update
           #if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.event.ref, 'tags/nightly') == false
           if: ${{ ! inputs.skip_tagging_and_releases }}
+          id: check-nightly-tag-force-update
           run: |
             # Check if the nightly tag exists and get the commit it points to
             if git show-ref --quiet refs/tags/nightly; then
@@ -208,10 +209,18 @@
               echo "Nightly tag already points to this commit. Skipping update."
             fi
 
+        
+        - name: Generate Release Notes (Experimental)
+          if: ${{ success() && env.releaseRequired == 'true' }}
+          id: gen-release-notes
+          continue-on-error: true
+          run: |
+              RELEASE_NOTES=$(node utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js ${{ github.repository_owner }} Acode ${{ github.sha }} --format md --from-tag ${{ env.TAG_COMMIT }} --important-only --quiet --changelog-only)
+              echo "RELEASE_NOTES=$RELEASE_NOTES" >> $GITHUB_ENV 
         - name: Release Nightly Version
 #          Only run this step, if not called from another workflow. And a previous step is successful with releasedRequired=true
           id: release
-          if: ${{ ! inputs.skip_tagging_and_releases && success() && env.releaseRequired == 'true' }}
+          if: ${{ ! inputs.skip_tagging_and_releases && steps.check-nightly-tag-force-update.outcome == 'success' && env.releaseRequired == 'true' }}
           uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
           with:
             prerelease: true
@@ -224,6 +233,8 @@
               
               [Compare Changes](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/${{ env.TAG_COMMIT }}...${{ github.sha }})
 
+              ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES }}
+
         - name: Update Last Comment by bot (If ran in PR)
           if: inputs.is_PR
           uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2