release.yml

name: Release

# Build the desktop release asset and publish it as a GitHub Release.
# A release is a single NSIS installer (shell + bundled sidecar); the
# installed app's updater (module/webui/updater.py) lists releases,
# downloads the installer and runs it silently - the installer replaces
# the shell and sidecar files and restarts the app.

on:
  push:
    # Version tags (vYYYY.MM.DD, e.g. v2026.08.21); see deploy/packaging/README.md
    tags: ["v*"]
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install uv
        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6

      - name: Set up Python 3.13
        run: uv python install 3.13

      - name: Set up pnpm
        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
        with:
          version: 11

      - name: Set up Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 24

      # Main dependency group only; the dev group is not needed to package.
      - name: Sync dependencies
        run: uv sync --frozen --no-group dev

      - name: Build frontend
        working-directory: webapp-tauri
        run: |
          pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
          pnpm build

      - name: Build backend sidecar
        run: |
          uv tool install "pyinstaller>=6.19"
          $env:PATH = "$env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin;$env:PATH"
          pyinstaller --clean --noconfirm deploy/packaging/alas_backend.spec
          # version.txt = the release tag; the updater reports it as the
          # current version of the running build.
          Set-Content -Path "dist/alas-backend/version.txt" -Value "$env:GITHUB_REF_NAME" -NoNewline

      - name: Build NSIS installer
        working-directory: webapp-tauri
        env:
          CI: "true"
        run: |
          pnpm tauri build
          Copy-Item -ErrorAction Stop "src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/*-setup.exe" "..\Alas_${{ github.ref_name }}_x64-setup.exe" -Force
          Get-ChildItem "..\Alas_*" | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }

      - name: Publish release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
        with:
          generate_release_notes: true
          files: |
            Alas_${{ github.ref_name }}_x64-setup.exe