deploy-action.yml

name: Deploy action

on:
  push:
    branches: [main, beta, alpha]
  workflow_dispatch: # allow manually deploying from Actions tab

jobs:
  deploy-git-tag-and-release:
    name: Deploy git tags
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write # push git commits/releases 
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm run compile 

      - name: Deploy via semantic release 
        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
        with: 
          semantic_version: latest
          extra_plugins: |
            conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits
            @semantic-release/git
        env: 
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

  major-version-bump: # update major version tags (ex: v1, v2, v3, etc.)
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: deploy-git-tag-and-release # to wait for new git tag to be made. 
    steps:
      # create a github token with permissions to create tags *and* permissions to update workflows. 
      # This method is an alternative to using personal access tokens. 
      - uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1
        id: generate-token
        with:
          app_id: ${{ secrets.GENERATE_TOKEN_APP_ID }}
          private_key: ${{ secrets.GENERATE_TOKEN_PRIVATE_KEY_B64 }}

      # bump major version tag
      - uses: levibostian/action-bump-major-tag@v1
        with:
          tag-prefix: "v"
          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}