build.yaml

# this file will build the app and create a downloadable artifact
name: Clickable build

on:
  # start the script when code is pushed to main branch
  push:

  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
  workflow_dispatch:

# define the build job
# only build if
# a) the keyword "run_ci" is part of the commit message
# b) no tag was pushed, because with a pushed tag another workflow is tiggered
jobs:
  build:
    if: |
      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'run_ci') &&
      github.event.head_commit.tag == ''
    strategy:
    # defining some matrix variables for later usage
      matrix:
        arch: [all] # can also be if needed [amd64, arm64, armhf]
        appname: [activitytracker.cwayne18]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    # defining all build steps that should be executed
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4 # here @latest doesn't work, specific version v4 or above
      - name: Parse version
        # extract the version number from manifest.json.in
        # find the line with the version, split at " and take the 4th value
        run: |
          echo ARTIFACT_VERSION=$(cat manifest.json.in | grep "\"version\": "  | awk -F'"' '$0=$4') >> $GITHUB_ENV
      - name: Install clickable
        # use python to install clickable so clickable commands can be used
        run: |
          python3 -m pip install clickable-ut
      - name: Build
        # build the app with clickable for all specified architectures
        run: |
          clickable build --arch ${{ matrix.arch }}
      - name: Upload Artifacts
        # upload the build artifacts to github using the appname and version
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4 # here @latest doesn't work, specific version v4 or above
        with:
          name: ${{ matrix.appname }}_${{ env.ARTIFACT_VERSION }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
          path: build/*/app/*.click
          if-no-files-found: error