update github actions workflow to publish artifacts to releases

.github/workflows/android.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 name: Android CI
 
-on:
+on: 
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    tags:
+    - '*'
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: set up JDK 11
@@ -21,5 +18,15 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
       run: chmod +x gradlew
+
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      run: ./gradlew build
+      run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
+
+    - name: GH Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v0.1.5
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+      with:
+        files: app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
+# Astronomy Picture of the Day + Kotlin + Material Design (APODKTM)
+
 ![apodktm logo](app/src/main/res/mipmap-hdpi/ic_launcher_foreground.png)
 
-# Astronomy Picture of the Day + Kotlin + Material Design (APODKTM)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0) [![Android CI](https://github.com/llopisdon/APODKTM/actions/workflows/android.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/llopisdon/APODKTM/actions/workflows/android.yml)
+
+# About
+
+A sample Android app for viewing the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) archive for each month.
 
+# Download
 
-A sample Android app that stores and displays the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for each month.
+The latest DEBUG APK can be found here:
+
+![](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json?color=brightgreen&label=Latest&query=%24.name&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.github.com%2Frepos%2Fllopisdon%2FAPODKTM%2Freleases%2Flatest)
+
+[releases/latest/download/app-debug.apk](https://github.com/llopisdon/APODKTM/releases/latest/download/app-debug.apk)
+
+# Screenshots
 
 ![screenshot](assets/screenshot.png)
 
-The app demonstrates the use of the following technologies:
+
+## The app demonstrates the use of the following technologies:
 
 * Coil
 * Hilt

app/src/main/java/com/machineinteractive/apodktm/ApodRepository.kt

@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@ class ApodRepository(private val apodDao: ApodDao) {
         return result
     }
 
+    //
     // note: sometimes requesting thumbnails can cause the server to crash with a 500
     // this has been reported by several people. need to check for 500 then try
     // a second request without thumbs to work around this.
+    // see:
+    // https://github.com/nasa/apod-api/issues/78
+    //
     private suspend fun fetchApods(
         startDate: LocalDate,
         endDate: LocalDate
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ class ApodRepository(private val apodDao: ApodDao) {
 
         //
         // first check to see if we have any updates for the passed in month
-        // no regardless of the date
+        // regardless of the date
         //
 
         val lastUpdate = apodDao.getLastUpdate(id)