Make tag configurable

[smeijer]

It would be nice if we could provide the tag name to use. Currently, it's called tip. I would favor a tag latest or nightly instead.

If the tag is configurable, I can even imagine using various cronjobs with different tags.

[eine]

Hi @smeijer! Note that this repo is more of a proof of concept, rather that an actually used project. This is because I found no mechanism to avoid watchers being explicitly notified about each release. In the context of this projects, that's really annoying... I'd like to explore if https://github.com/eine/tip/blob/master/ts/main.ts#L35 can help with avoiding it. Unfortunately, I have other priorities, and I cannot devote time to this repo ATM.

Anyway, I agree that making the tag name configurable is a useful feature. Moreover, some examples can be provided about how to use the branch name for it.

[smeijer]

Yeah, I understand. The release spamming is an issue indeed. For me it was enough of a reason to no longer include tip in our workflow.

Still grateful for your work though :) The idea behind tip can be of great value.

[eine]

Spamming issues should be fixed in the new Python version of the Action. Now, the same release is reused and the tag is force-pushed, instead of removing and creating the release each time.

At the same time, the tag is now configurable through an option or environment variable.