main.yml

---
name: Prepare AliRoot tag

'on':
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      tag:
        description: 'Tag to prepare'
        required: true
        default: 'v5-09-XXy'

permissions:
  contents: write  # to push a tag and create a release

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Decide which branch to use
        run: |
          case "$TAG" in
            v5-09-59*) echo branch=master ;;
            *) echo "branch=$(echo "$TAG-patches" | sed -r 's/[a-z]+-patches$/-patches/')" ;;
          esac >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
        id: decide_release_branch
        env:
          TAG: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}

      - name: Tag and create release
        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
        with:
          name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
          # The tag is created from the given commit if it does not exist yet.
          tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
          commit: ${{ steps.decide_release_branch.outputs.branch }}
          draft: false
          prerelease: false
          generateReleaseNotes: true