build-rfr-app.yml

# Based on: https://www.andrewhoog.com/post/how-to-build-an-ios-app-with-github-actions-2023/
name: "Build RFR app"

on:
  # manual trigger but change to any supported event
  # see addl: https://www.andrewhoog.com/post/how-to-build-react-native-android-app-with-github-actions/#3-run-build-workflow
  workflow_dispatch:
    branches: [main,task/STAD-565_clean-source]
  push:
    branches:
      - "task/STAD-565_clean-source"
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - "main"
    paths:
      - ".github/workflows/build-rfr-app.yml"

jobs:
  build_with_signing:
    runs-on: macos-latest
    steps:
      # this was more debug as was curious what came pre-installed
      # GitHub shares this online, e.g. https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/macOS-12/20230224.1/images/macos/macos-12-Readme.md
      - name: check Xcode version
        run: /usr/bin/xcodebuild -version

      - name: checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Install the Apple certificate and provisioning profile
        env:
          BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64 }}
          P12_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.P12_PASSWORD }}
          BUILD_PROVISION_PROFILE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.BUILD_PROVISION_PROFILE_BASE64 }}
          KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD }}
        run: |
          # create variables
          CERTIFICATE_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/build_certificate.p12
          PP_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/build_pp.mobileprovision
          KEYCHAIN_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db

          # import certificate and provisioning profile from secrets
          echo -n "$BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64" | base64 --decode -o $CERTIFICATE_PATH
          echo -n "$BUILD_PROVISION_PROFILE_BASE64" | base64 --decode -o $PP_PATH

          # create temporary keychain
          security create-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
          security set-keychain-settings -lut 21600 $KEYCHAIN_PATH
          security unlock-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH

          # import certificate to keychain
          security import $CERTIFICATE_PATH -P "$P12_PASSWORD" -A -t cert -f pkcs12 -k $KEYCHAIN_PATH
          security list-keychain -d user -s $KEYCHAIN_PATH

          # apply provisioning profile
          mkdir -p ~/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning\ Profiles
          cp $PP_PATH ~/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning\ Profiles          

      - name: build archive
        run: |
          xcodebuild -project RFR-App/RFR.xcodeproj
          -scheme "RFR Staging" \
          -archivePath $RUNNER_TEMP/rfrstaging.xcarchive \
          -sdk iphoneos \
          -configuration Debug \
          -destination generic/platform=iOS \
          clean archive          

      - name: export ipa
        env:
          EXPORT_OPTIONS_PLIST: ${{ secrets.EXPORT_OPTIONS_PLIST }}
        run: |
          EXPORT_OPTS_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/ExportOptions.plist
          echo -n "$EXPORT_OPTIONS_PLIST" | base64 --decode -o $EXPORT_OPTS_PATH
          xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath $RUNNER_TEMP/rfrstaging.xcarchive -exportOptionsPlist $EXPORT_OPTS_PATH -exportPath $RUNNER_TEMP/build          

      - name: Upload application
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: app
          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/build/RFR.ipa
          # you can also archive the entire directory 
          # path: ${{ runner.temp }}/build
          retention-days: 3