github_release.yml

name: Create GitHub Release after tag push

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - '*'

jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      # GET LATEST CODE
      - name: Checkout latest code
        uses: actions/checkout@master
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      # EXTRACT TAG FROM PUSH
      - name: Get tag
        id: tag
        uses: dawidd6/action-get-tag@v1
      - name: Use tag
        run: echo ${{steps.tag.outputs.tag}}

      # GENERATE CHANGELOG, RELEASE
      - id: conventional_changelog
        uses: ardalanamini/auto-changelog@master
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
      - name: Create Release
        id: create_release
        uses: actions/create-release@latest
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
          release_name: Release ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
          body: |
            Automatic release of version: **${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}**
            **Changes in this release:**
            ${{ steps.conventional_changelog.outputs.changelog }}
          draft: false
          prerelease: false

  # IF JAVA PROJECT

#      # BUILD PROJECT AND PUBLISH TO PACKAGES
#      - name: Set up JDK 8
#        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
#        with:
#          distribution: 'adopt'
#          java-version: '8'
#      - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
#        run: chmod +x gradlew
#      - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
#        env:
#          GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_ACTOR }}
#          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
#        run: |
#          NEW_VERSION=$(echo "${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}")
#          echo "New version: ${NEW_VERSION}"
#          echo "Github username: ${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
#          ./gradlew about
#          ./gradlew installQuasar cleanFrontend assembleFrontend copyDist build --info -x test
#      - name: List files
#        run: ls -ahl build/libs
#
#      - name: Rename files
#        run: |
#          echo "**** Renaming files to please the eye ****"