weekly.yaml

# Workflow to automatically create weekly version tags and trigger beta releases
# This workflow runs every Sunday at 4:00 AM UTC and can also be triggered manually

name: Tag Weekly Release

on:
  # Allow manual triggering of the workflow
  workflow_dispatch:
  # Schedule the workflow to run weekly
  schedule:
    # Runs at 04:00 UTC every Sunday
    # Cron syntax: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week
    - cron: '0 4 */2 * 0'

jobs:
  tag:
    name: Tag Weekly Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      # Checkout the repository with full history for proper versioning
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      # Setup Java environment for Gradle operations
      - name: Set up JDK 17
        uses: actions/setup-java@v4.2.2
        with:
          distribution: 'temurin'
          java-version: '17'

      # Create and push a new version tag using Reckon
      # This uses the 'final' stage for production-ready releases
      - name: Tag Weekly Release
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        run: ./gradlew :reckonTagPush -Preckon.stage=final

      # Trigger the build and publish workflow for beta release
      # This starts the process of building and deploying the app to various platforms
      - name: Trigger Workflow
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            github.rest.actions.createWorkflowDispatch({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              workflow_id: 'build_and_publish_on_platforms.yml',
              ref: 'dev',
              inputs: {
                "release_type": "beta",
              },
            })