release.ps1
<# .SYNOPSIS Create a tag and release on GitHub .DESCRIPTION Create a tag on the repo and a release to that tag on GitHub remote repo. This script works very well with GitHub Actions workflow that run on release creation. Check the following workflow as an example: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rulasg/DemoPsModule/main/.github/workflows/deploy_module_on_release.yml .PARAMETER VersionTag Tag to create (Sample: v10.0.01-alpha). This is the same tag that will be used for the release. .PARAMETER Force Force the script to run without confirmation. .PARAMETER CreateTag Create the tag on the repo. If not specified, the script will only create the release. .EXAMPLE .\release.ps1 -VersionTag v10.0.01-alpha Create a release on the existing tag v10.0.01-alpha. .EXAMPLE .\release.ps1 -VersionTag v10.0.01-alpha -CreateTag Create a release on the existing tag v10.0.01-alpha and create the tag on the repo. .EXAMPLE .\release.ps1 -VersionTag v10.0.01-alpha -CreateTag -Force Create tag and create release without confirmation. .LINK https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rulasg/DemoPsModule/main/release.ps1 #> [cmdletbinding(SupportsShouldProcess, ConfirmImpact='High')] param( # Update the module manifest with the version tag (Sample: v10.0.01-alpha) [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$VersionTag, [Parameter()] [switch]$Force, [Parameter()] [switch]$CreateTag, [Parameter()] [switch]$NotPreRelease ) # Confirm if not forced if ($Force -and -not $Confirm){ $ConfirmPreference = 'None' } if ($CreateTag) { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($VersionTag, "git tag creation")) { git tag -a $VersionTag -m "Release tag" -s ; git push --tags } } if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($VersionTag, "gh release create")) { if ($NotPreRelease) { gh release create $VersionTag --generate-notes --verify-tag --title "Release $VersionTag" } else { gh release create $VersionTag --generate-notes --verify-tag --title "Release $VersionTag (PreRelease)" --prerelease } } |