Better control of releases

Author: Gérard Collin

.github/workflows/dev-build.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Development
+name: Development Build
 
 on:
   push:

.github/workflows/main-build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Main Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Create mongo Docker container
+        id: build_mongo_docker
+        uses: DigiPie/mongo-action@v2.0.1
+        with:
+          image_version: latest
+          port: 27017
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: main
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          java-version: '21'
+      - name: Cache Maven repository
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: .m2/repository # maven repository files are stored here
+          key: ${{ runner.OS }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('pom.xml') }}
+      - name: Build
+        run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        # Test run screenshots only on failure
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          name: ide-services-runner.jar
+          path: target/ide-services-runner.jar

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: The branch to release in test
+        required: false
+        default: Development
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - Development
+          - main
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -19,8 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: main
-
+          ref: ${{inputs.branch}}
       - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -31,11 +38,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: .m2/repository # maven repository files are stored here
           key: ${{ runner.OS }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('pom.xml') }}
-      - name: Install
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
-          git config user.email noreply@github.com
-          git merge origin/Development
       - name: Build
         run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -44,10 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ide-services-runner.jar
           path: target/ide-services-runner.jar
-      - name: Push
-        run: |
-          git commit -a -m "New release" --allow-empty
-          git push
       - name: Deploy to test
         uses: appleboy/scp-action@master
         with: