release.yml

# Drop-in replacement for a manual "bump + prepare notes + commit + tag" job.
# The repo-specific build/test steps stay; the action owns the release plumbing.
name: Create Tag/Release
run-name: ${{ github.actor }} release ${{ inputs.bump }} on ${{ github.repository }}

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      bump:
        description: 'Version bump type'
        required: true
        default: patch
        type: choice
        options:
          - patch
          - minor
          - major

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  release:
    name: Bump, tag and release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
          # Use a PAT (not GITHUB_TOKEN) so the pushed tag triggers your publish
          # workflow (e.g. tag.yml). GITHUB_TOKEN pushes do not trigger workflows.
          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
          cache: npm

      - name: Install, build and smoke test
        run: |
          npm ci
          npm run build
          npm test

      - name: Release
        uses: softwarity/release-flow@v1
        with:
          bump: ${{ inputs.bump }}
          # All of these are optional — defaults shown:
          # notes-file: RELEASE_NOTES.md
          # placeholder: NEXT RELEASE
          # language: auto            # node (package.json) auto-detected; else generic (.version)
          # tag-prefix: v
          # create-release: true
          # token: ${{ github.token }}  # creates the GitHub Release