Refactor release workflow with build and artifact upload

Refactor GitHub Actions workflow for release process, adding build and release jobs, and improving artifact handling.

Author: aditya-raj-arora

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -3,51 +3,73 @@ name: Release
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'v*'  # Triggers on tags like v1.0, v2.1.3, etc.
+      - 'v*'
 
 jobs:
-  build-and-release:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-  
+  build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # only need to check out code
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install dependencies (Linux)
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
 
-    - name: Build with Make
+    - name: Build
       working-directory: ./mas
       shell: bash
       run: make
 
-    # Determine the correct binary name per OS
-    - name: Set binary name
-      id: binary
-      shell: bash
+    - name: Upload build artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: binary-${{ runner.os }}
+        path: |
+          mas/mas
+          mas/mas.exe
+        if-no-files-found: ignore
+
+  release:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # required to publish release
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Download all binaries
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        path: artifacts
+
+    - name: Flatten and rename binaries
       run: |
-        if [[ "${{ runner.os }}" == "Windows" ]]; then
-          echo "name=mas.exe" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "path=mas/mas.exe" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        else
-          echo "name=mas" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "path=mas/mas" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        mkdir -p release-assets
+        # Linux
+        if [ -f "artifacts/binary-Ubuntu/mas/mas" ]; then
+          cp "artifacts/binary-Ubuntu/mas/mas" release-assets/mas-linux
+        fi
+        # macOS
+        if [ -f "artifacts/binary-macOS/mas/mas" ]; then
+          cp "artifacts/binary-macOS/mas/mas" release-assets/mas-macos
+        fi
+        # Windows
+        if [ -f "artifacts/binary-Windows/mas/mas.exe" ]; then
+          cp "artifacts/binary-Windows/mas/mas.exe" release-assets/mas-windows.exe
         fi
 
-    # Upload binary to the release
-    - name: Upload release asset
+    - name: Publish to GitHub Release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       with:
-        files: ${{ steps.binary.outputs.path }}
+        files: release-assets/*
         tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
         draft: false
         prerelease: false
       env: