feat: provide prebuilt release binaries and installer

.github/actions/compile-unix/action.yml

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+---
+name: Compile Unix Library
+
+description: |
+  Prepare and compile unix builds
+
+inputs:
+  compiler:
+    required: true
+    description: Compiler to use
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+
+    - name: Prepare
+      env:
+        CC: ${{ inputs.compiler }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        cc --version
+        git clone https://github.com/Conni2461/examiner
+        cd examiner
+        make && sudo make install
+
+    - name: Build
+      env:
+        CC: ${{ inputs.compiler }}
+        LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/lib:/usr/local/lib
+      shell: bash
+      run: make

.github/actions/compile-windows/action.yml

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+---
+name: Compile windows library
+
+description: |
+  Prepare and compile a windows build
+
+runs:
+
+  using: composite
+
+  steps:
+    - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
+
+    - name: Build
+      # powershell 7 is part of the 2019 toolset:
+      # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/win19/20221214.4/images/win/Windows2019-Readme.md
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+        cmake --build build --config Release
+        cmake --install build --prefix build
+

.github/actions/nvim-unix-test/action.yml

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+---
+name: Test Unix Library
+
+description: |
+  Run some neovim tests
+
+inputs:
+  os:
+    required: true
+    description: OS being tested
+  url:
+    required: true
+    description: OS being tested
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+
+    - name: create cache key
+      shell: bash
+      run: date +%F > todays-date
+
+    - name: Restore cache for today's nightly.
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: _neovim
+        key: ${{ inputs.os }}-${{ hashFiles('todays-date') }}
+
+    - name: Prepare
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        test -d _neovim || {
+          mkdir -p _neovim
+          curl -sL ${{ inputs.url }} | tar xzf - --strip-components=1 -C "${PWD}/_neovim"
+        }
+        mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start
+        git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start/plenary.nvim
+        ln -s $(pwd) ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start
+
+    - name: Build
+      shell: bash
+      run: make
+
+    - name: Tests
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        export PATH="${PWD}/_neovim/bin:${PATH}"
+        export VIM="${PWD}/_neovim/share/nvim/runtime"
+        nvim --version
+        make ntest
+

.github/actions/prepare-artifacts/action.yml

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+---
+name: Prepare artifacts
+
+description: |
+  Downloads all prior artifacts into a directory.
+
+  each artifact will be in its own directory named after the
+  job that uploaded it.
+
+outputs:
+  staging_area:
+      description: Area in which artifacts from prior jobs are collated
+      value: ${{ steps.directories.outputs.staging_area }}
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+
+    - name: Prepare Staging Area
+      shell: bash
+      id: directories
+      run: |
+        echo "staging_area=$(mktemp -d)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "artifacts=$(mktemp -d)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Download artifact
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        path: ${{ steps.directories.outputs.artifacts }}
+
+    - name: Prepare Release
+      env:
+        STAGING: ${{ steps.directories.outputs.staging_area }}
+        ARTIFACTS: ${{ steps.directories.outputs.artifacts }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        for file in ${ARTIFACTS}/**/*; do
+          FILENAME=$(basename $file)
+          PLATFORM=$(basename $(dirname $file))
+          cp $file "${STAGING}/${PLATFORM}-${FILENAME}"
+        done
+
+        ls -al ${STAGING}/*
+

.github/actions/release-binaries/action.yml

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+---
+name: Create binary release
+
+description: |
+  Takes artifacts in a source directory and creates a release
+
+inputs:
+
+  source:
+    required: true
+    description: source directory
+
+  is_development_release:
+    description: Is this a dev release?
+    default: 'true'
+
+  is_production_release:
+    description: Is this a prod release?
+    default: 'false'
+
+  development_title:
+    description: Title of the release when it is a development release
+    required: true
+
+  development_tag:
+    description: Name of the tag when it is a development release
+    required: true
+
+  production_title:
+    description: Title of the release when it is a production release
+    required: true
+
+  production_tag:
+    description: Name of the tag when it is a production release
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+
+  steps:
+
+    # Development Release
+    #
+    # If workflow runs because commits are pushd to the mainline
+    # branch, then it's assumed to be a development release.
+    #
+    # There's only ever one "development" release, whatever is the latest
+    # changes to `main`.
+    #
+    # For version release, see below "Production Release"
+    #
+    - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+      name: Release Development
+      if: ${{ inputs.is_development_release == 'true' }}
+      with:
+        name: ${{ inputs.development_title }}
+        tag: ${{ inputs.development_tag }}
+        omitBody: true
+        omitBodyDuringUpdate: false
+        allowUpdates: true
+        makeLatest: false
+        prerelease: true
+        removeArtifacts: true
+        replacesArtifacts: true
+        artifacts: ${{ inputs.source }}/*
+        commit: ${{ github.sha }}
+
+
+    # Production Release
+    #
+    # If the workflow runs because a tag was pushed, then this is considered
+    # a production release.
+    #
+    - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+      name: Release Tag
+      if: ${{ inputs.is_production_release == 'true' }}
+      with:
+        name: ${{ inputs.production_title }}
+        tag: ${{ inputs.production_tag }}
+        omitBody: true
+        allowUpdates: true
+        makeLatest: true
+        removeArtifacts: true
+        replacesArtifacts: true
+        artifacts: ${{ inputs.source }}/*
+        commit: ${{ github.sha }}

.github/actions/test-unix/action.yml

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+---
+name: Test unix library
+
+description: |
+  Compile and test a unix build
+
+inputs:
+  compiler:
+    required: true
+    description: Compiler to use
+
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/compile-unix
+      with:
+        compiler: ${{ inputs.compiler }}
+
+    - name: Tests
+      env:
+        CC: ${{ inputs.compiler }}
+        LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/lib:/usr/local/lib
+      shell: bash
+      run: make test
+

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ name: CI
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+
 jobs:
   gcc:
     name: c build and tests
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
@@ -17,42 +21,23 @@ jobs:
             compiler: gcc
           - os: macos-10.15
             compiler: clang
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Prepare
-        env:
-          CC: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
-        run: |
-          cc --version
-          git clone https://github.com/Conni2461/examiner
-          cd examiner
-          make && sudo make install
-      - name: Build
-        env:
-          CC: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
-          LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/lib:/usr/local/lib
-        run: make
-      - name: Tests
-        env:
-          CC: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
-          LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/lib:/usr/local/lib
-        run: make test
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/test-unix
+        with:
+          compiler: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
 
   windows:
     name: windows
     runs-on: windows-2019
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
-      - name: Build
-        run: |
-          cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-          cmake --build build --config Release
-          cmake --install build --prefix build
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/compile-windows
 
   nvim-tests:
     name: nvim-tests
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-10.15]
@@ -61,28 +46,12 @@ jobs:
             url: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/nightly/nvim-linux64.tar.gz
           - os: macos-10.15
             url: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/nightly/nvim-macos.tar.gz
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - run: date +%F > todays-date
-      - name: Restore cache for today's nightly.
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/nvim-unix-test
         with:
-          path: _neovim
-          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ hashFiles('todays-date') }}
-      - name: Prepare
-        run: |
-          test -d _neovim || {
-            mkdir -p _neovim
-            curl -sL ${{ matrix.url }} | tar xzf - --strip-components=1 -C "${PWD}/_neovim"
-          }
-          mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start/plenary.nvim
-          ln -s $(pwd) ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start
-      - name: Build
-        run: make
-      - name: Tests
-        run: |
-          export PATH="${PWD}/_neovim/bin:${PATH}"
-          export VIM="${PWD}/_neovim/share/nvim/runtime"
-          nvim --version
-          make ntest
+          os: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          url: ${{ matrix.url }}
+