build-release.yml

name: Build Release

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - "v*" # Trigger the workflow on tag pushes starting with "v".

jobs:
  build:
    name: Create Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    env:
      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3 # Checkout the repository code.

      - name: Get Tag
        id: tag
        run: echo "tag=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
        # Extract and store the tag from the GITHUB_REF environment variable.

      - name: Build Zip
        run: bash bin/build-zip.sh
        # Execute a script to build a zip file.

      - name: Create Release & Upload Assets
        id: create_release
        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1 # Use the ncipollo release action.
        with:
          token: ${{ env.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # Use the GitHub token for authentication.
          name: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }} # Set the release name.
          tag: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}   # Set the release tag.
          artifacts: vhc-wc-sales-report.zip # Upload the vhc-wc-sales-report.zip file as an asset.