Foo

.github/workflows/manual-thingy.yml

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-name: Manually Do Something
-on: workflow_dispatch
-jobs:
-  job:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    #if: startsWith(github.ref, 'release/')
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    - name: Do Something
-      run: |
-        version="${${{ github.ref }}:8}" # trim starting 'release/' (8 chars)
-        echo "ref=${{ github.ref }}"
-        echo "version=$version"
-        #git tag v$version
-        #git config user.email "github-actions@zpqrtbnk.net"
-        #git config user.name "GitHub Actions (Do Something)"
-        #git push --tags

.github/workflows/publish-release.yml

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+name: Publish Release
+on: workflow_dispatch
+jobs:
+  job:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/')
+    steps:
+    
+    - name: Validate the release
+      uses: actions/github-script@v4
+      with:
+      
+        # token needed to see draft releases when getting all releases
+        github-token: ${{ secrets.MY_GITHUB_TOKEN_TESTREPO }}
+        script: |
+          const ver = "${{ github.ref }}".substring(19)
+          const tag = "v" + ver
+          var rel = null
+          try {
+            // this does *not* return draft releases, so we have to list them
+            //rel = await github.repos.getReleaseByTag({ ... })
+            const rels = await github.repos.listReleases({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo
+            })
+            for (const r of rels.data) {
+              if (r.tag_name === tag) {
+                  rel = r
+                  break
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          catch (error) {
+            core.setFailed(`Could not find a release for tag ${tag}.`)
+            return
+          }
+          if (rel === null) {
+            core.setFailed(`Could not find a release for tag ${tag}.`)
+            return
+          }
+          if (!rel.draft) {
+            core.setFailed(`Release for tag ${tag} is already published.`)
+            return
+          }
+          try {
+            const ref = await github.git.getRef({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              ref: 'tags/' + tag
+            })
+            core.setFailed(`Tag ${tag} already exists.`)
+            return
+          }
+          catch (error) {
+            // this is expected
+          }
+          // everything is OK
+          
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        
+    - name: Configure repository
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git config user.email "github-actions@hazelcast.com"
+        git config user.name "GitHub Actions (Build Release)"
+
+    - name: Finalize the release
+      run: |
+        ref="${{ github.ref }}"
+        branch="${ref:11}" # trim starting 'refs/heads/' (11 chars)
+        version="${ref:19}" # trim starting 'refs/heads/release/' (19 chars)
+        echo "Tag branch $branch as v$version"
+        git tag v$version
+        git push --tags
+        #git push :$branch
+
+    - name: Publish the release
+      uses: actions/github-script@v4
+      with:
+        script: |
+          const ver = "${{ github.ref }}".substring(19)
+          const tag = "v" + ver
+          var rel = null
+          // no, see above
+          //const rel = await github.repos.getReleaseByTag({ ... })
+          const rels = await github.repos.listReleases({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo
+            })
+            for (const r of rels.data) {
+              if (r.tag_name === tag) {
+                  rel = r
+                  break
+              }
+            }
+          await github.repos.updateRelease({
+            owner: context.repo.owner,
+            repo: context.repo.repo,
+            release_id: rel.id,
+            draft: false
+          })

foo.txt

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 foo
+foo

pii.txt

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+pii