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.github/workflows/hz.js

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+// see https://github.com/actions/github-script
+// , core, glob, io, exec, require
+module.exports = function (github, context) {
+    
+    var module = {}
+    
+    // this is *not* exported
+    function noop ( ) { }
+
+    // this *is* exported
+    module.getReleaseByTag = async function (tag_name) {
+        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_name) {
+                    rel = r
+                    break
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            return null
+        }
+        return rel
+    }
+    
+    module.getRefReleaseTag = function (ref) {
+        // test, must start with 'refs/heads/release/' 19 chars
+        return "v" + ref.substring(19)
+    }
+    
+    return module;
+}

.github/workflows/publish-release.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,33 @@
-name: Publish Release
+name: Publish 
-on: workflow_dispatch
+
+#meh
+on: 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      confirm:
+        description: "This is really going to release. Enter \'yolo\' to confirm that you really want to do it."
+        required: true
+        default: ""
+        
 jobs:
   job:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/')
     steps:
     
+    - name: Confirm
+      uses: actions/github-script@v4
+      with:
+        script: |
+          if ("${{ github.event.inputs.confirm }}" != "yolo") {
+            core.setFailed(`Not confirmed (confirm = '${{ github.event.inputs.confirm }}').`)
+          }
+    
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        
     - name: Validate the release
       uses: actions/github-script@v4
       with:
@@ -13,27 +35,14 @@ jobs:
         # 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 hz = require("./.github/workflows/hz.js")(github, context)
-          const tag = "v" + ver
+          const ref = "${{ github.ref }}"
-          var rel = null
+          const tag = hz.getRefReleaseTag(ref)
-          try {
+          if (tag === null) {
-            // this does *not* return draft releases, so we have to list them
+            core.setFailed(`Invalid reference ${ref} is not release/<version>.`)
-            //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
           }
+          var rel = await hz.getReleaseByTag(tag)
           if (rel === null) {
             core.setFailed(`Could not find a release for tag ${tag}.`)
             return
@@ -56,11 +65,6 @@ jobs:
           }
           // everything is OK
           
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        
     - name: Configure repository
       shell: bash
       run: |
@@ -81,21 +85,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/github-script@v4
       with:
         script: |
-          const ver = "${{ github.ref }}".substring(19)
+          const hz = require("./.github/workflows/hz.js")(github, context)
-          const tag = "v" + ver
+          const ref = "${{ github.ref }}"
-          var rel = null
+          const tag = hz.getRefReleaseTag(ref)
-          // no, see above
+          if (tag === null) {
-          //const rel = await github.repos.getReleaseByTag({ ... })
+            core.setFailed(`Invalid reference ${ref} is not release/<version>.`)
-          const rels = await github.repos.listReleases({
+            return
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
+          }
-              repo: context.repo.repo
+          var rel = await hz.getReleaseByTag(tag)
-            })
-            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,

foo.txt

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 foo
+foo