auto-release.yml

name: Create Release

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 14 * * 1-5'

jobs:
  release_needed:
    name: Check for Diff Between Main and the Latest Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      release_needed: ${{ steps.release_needed.outputs.release_needed }}
    steps:
      - name: Determine if New Release is Needed
        id: release_needed
        run: |
          REL_TIME=$(curl -Ls -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" $GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/releases/latest | jq -r '.published_at')   # Get latest release time
          COMMITS=$(curl -Ls -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" $GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/commits?since=$REL_TIME | jq '. | length')  # Get all commits since last release
          if [ $COMMITS '>' 0 ]; then echo "release_needed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT; else :; fi  # If there have been commits to main since the last release, make a new release
        env:
          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DX_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
  
  create_release:
    name: Create A New Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: release_needed
    if: ${{needs.release_needed.outputs.release_needed}}
    steps:        
      - name: Make Release
        run: |
          TAG=$(date +"v%Y.%m.%d")  # Format release name/tag using current date
          curl -Lfs -X POST -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" $GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/releases -d '{"tag_name":"'"$TAG"'","name":"'"$TAG"'","generate_release_notes":true}' # Create release
        env:
          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DX_GITHUB_TOKEN }}