build-release.yml

name: Build release
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  push:
    branches:
      - 'fix/**'
      - 'feat/**'
      - 'dev/**'

# GitHub Actions usage is FREE for both public repositories and self-hosted runners.
# We can use it to build our project and do some automated builds and in future quality tests.
# https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions


jobs:
  release:
    name: build release
    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
    timeout-minutes: 30
    steps:
      #checkout project
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      # setup msbuild
      - name: Add msbuild to PATH
        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2

      # server.dll
      - name: Build server.dll
        working-directory: src/game/server
        run: MSBuild.exe swarm_sdk_server.vcxproj -property:Configuration=Release -property:Platform=Win32

      # client.dll
      - name: Build client.dll
        working-directory: src/game/client
        run: MSBuild.exe swarm_sdk_client.vcxproj -property:Configuration=Release -property:Platform=Win32

      # store artifacts
      # make sure retention is low, this can become huge otherwise
      - name: Store build
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: Release
          path: |
            reactivedrop/bin/server.dll
            reactivedrop/bin/client.dll