From cf7ead5f56e726999d55f66d9c65083e59443d59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ergosteur <1992147+ergosteur@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:38:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Modify build workflow for tagging and release

Updated workflow to trigger on version tags and added permissions for release creation.
---
 .github/workflows/build.yml | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 720eb13..02a69aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-# .github/workflows/build.yml
-name: Build Windows Executable
+name: Build and Release
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "main" ] # Runs whenever you push to the main branch
-  workflow_dispatch: # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+    tags:
+      - 'v*' # Triggers only on tags starting with 'v' (e.g., v1.0.0)
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual runs from the Actions tab
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: windows-latest # Use a Windows runner for the build
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # Essential for creating the release and uploading assets
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
@@ -17,19 +19,31 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
       with:
-        dotnet-version: 8.0.x # Use a recent .NET version
+        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
 
     - name: Restore dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
 
     - name: Build and publish self-contained executable
-      run: > # This command builds a single .exe with the runtime included
+      run: >
         dotnet publish --configuration Release --runtime win-x64 
         --self-contained true /p:PublishSingleFile=true 
         /p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true
 
-    - name: Upload artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    - name: Create GitHub Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') # Only runs if the trigger was a tag
       with:
-        name: SshHandler-Windows-Executable # The name of the downloadable file
-        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/SshHandler/bin/Release/net8.0-windows/win-x64/publish/SshHandler.exe # Adjust the path if your project name is different
+        files: ${{ github.workspace }}/SshHandler/bin/Release/net8.0-windows/win-x64/publish/SshHandler.exe
+        generate_release_notes: true
+        draft: false
+        prerelease: false
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Upload artifact (Manual Run fallback)
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      if: always() # Still uploads the artifact even if it wasn't a tag run
+      with:
+        name: SshHandler-Windows-Executable
+        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/SshHandler/bin/Release/net8.0-windows/win-x64/publish/SshHandler.exe