create-release.yml

name: Create Release

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      versioning_phase:
        type: choice
        description: Versioning Phase
        default: stable
        options:
          - alpha
          - beta
          - rc
          - stable
          
      bump_version_number:
        type: choice
        description: Bump Version Number
        default: consecutive
        options:
          - consecutive
          - patch
          - minor
          - major

      is_dry_run:
        type: boolean
        description: Dry Run

jobs:
  release-it:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v2
        id: generate-token
        with:
          app_id: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_APP_ID }}
          private_key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}

      - name: checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
          # we need everything so release-it can compare the current version with the latest tag
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: initialize mandatory git config
        run: |
          git config user.name "GitHub Release Bot"
          git config user.email release-bot@neolution.ch

      - name: install release-it with plugins
        run: npm install -g release-it @release-it/keep-a-changelog

      - name: run release-it
        run: |
          params=()

          if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.bump_version_number }} != "consecutive" ]]; then
              params+=(${{ github.event.inputs.bump_version_number }})
          fi

          if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.versioning_phase }} != "stable" ]]; then
              params+=(--preRelease=${{ github.event.inputs.versioning_phase }})
              params+=(--plugins.@release-it/keep-a-changelog.keepUnreleased)
              params+=(--no-plugins.@release-it/keep-a-changelog.strictLatest)
          fi

          if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.is_dry_run }} == "true" ]]; then
              params+=(--dry-run)
          fi

          params+=(--ci)

          echo "command: release-it ${params[@]}"
          release-it "${params[@]}"
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}