GitHub Release #259

	name: GitHub Release

	env:
	go_version: "1.22.4"
	python_version: "3.10"

	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	inputs:
	release_type:
	description:
	"Enter type of release to perform (i.e. development, beta, release):"
	required: true

	jobs:
	check-for-changes:
	name: Check for changes
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	outputs:
	changes: ${{ steps.check.outputs.changes }}
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4
	- name: Check if changes directory contains files
	id: check
	run: \|
	CHANGES=$(git show main:changes/ 2>/dev/null \| grep -e .feature -e .bugfix -e .major -e .doc -e .misc)
	echo "::set-output name=changes::$CHANGES"
	continue-on-error: true # in case '2>/dev/null' doesn't work

	release:
	name: Carry out a release
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	needs: [ check-for-changes ]
	if: needs.check-for-changes.outputs.changes
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	# Get the full history as this is required by goreleaser
	fetch-depth: 0
	- name: Set up Go
	uses: actions/setup-go@v5
	with:
	go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
	- name: Setup python
	uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: ${{ env.python_version }}
	- uses: FranzDiebold/github-env-vars-action@v2
	- name: Install CI/CD tools
	run: pip install continuous-delivery-scripts>=2.7 && pip list
	- name: Tag and release
	run: bash ./scripts/setup_github.sh && cd-tag-and-release -b ${CI_ACTION_REF_NAME} -t ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }} -vv
	env:
	# Using a specific token because GITHUB_TOKEN is not available https://github.com/marketplace/actions/workflow-dispatch#token
	GIT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_SECRET }}

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