install dfx with the right version

.github/actions/get_dfx_version/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Get dfx version
+description: Determines Azle's dfx version
+outputs:
+    dfx-version:
+        description: Returns the version of dfx Azle used for it's last template
+        value: ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
+runs:
+    using: composite
+    steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+        - id: get-dfx-version
+          run: |
+              DFX_VERSION=$(./.github/actions/get_dfx_version/get_dfx_version.sh)
+              echo "dfx-version=${DFX_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          shell: bash

.github/actions/get_dfx_version/get_dfx_version.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Path to package.json
+PACKAGE_JSON_PATH="package.json"
+
+# Check if package.json exists
+if [ ! -f "$PACKAGE_JSON_PATH" ]; then
+  echo "Error: $PACKAGE_JSON_PATH not found."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Extract the Node.js version from globalDependencies
+DFX_VERSION=$(jq -r '.azle.globalDependencies.dfx // empty' "$PACKAGE_JSON_PATH")
+
+if [ -z "$DFX_VERSION" ]; then
+  echo "dfx version not found in globalDependencies."
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "$DFX_VERSION"
+fi

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -81,9 +81,20 @@ jobs:
             - name: Install curl
               run: sudo apt-get install curl -y
 
+            - id: get-dfx-version
+              # TODO Hey Jordan, This is here to demonstrate two different ways of doing get node version and get dfx version. I think we should unify them, but I wanted to have both to see which you prefered
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
+
+            - name: Install dfx
+              run: |
+
+                  # Install dfx (Note: DFX must be installed before `npm install` because the azle instalation process required dfx)
+                  # TODO if you want we could explore using the install script... it's kind of overkill and we would still have to supply the version. Though if dfinity ever changed their install script again it would be only one place we would have to update. This would apply to the installation in the test.yml as well
+                  DFXVM_INIT_YES=true DFX_VERSION=${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }} sh -ci "$(curl -fsSL https://sdk.dfinity.org/install.sh)"
+
             - name: Install global dependencies
               run: |
-                  npx azle install-global-dependencies --rust --wasi2ic --dfx
+                  npx azle install-global-dependencies --rust --wasi2ic
                   echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
             # TODO we should use some Action-specific bot account

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -111,21 +111,23 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version: ${{ needs.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
 
+            - id: get-dfx-version
+              # TODO Hey Jordan, This is here to demonstrate two different ways of doing get node version and get dfx version. I think we should unify them, but I wanted to have both to see which you prefered
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
+
             - name: Run pre-test Azle setup
               run: |
 
+                  # Install dfx (Note: DFX must be installed before `npm install` because the azle instalation process required dfx)
+                  DFXVM_INIT_YES=true DFX_VERSION=${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }} sh -ci "$(curl -fsSL https://sdk.dfinity.org/install.sh)"
+                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
                   npm install
 
                   if [[ "${{ matrix.azle_source }}" == "repo" ]]; then
                       npm link
                   fi
 
-                  # Install dfx
-                  # Hey Jordan, can you help me figure out why this doesn't work? While we are at it, there is a weird error that happens when we npm install
-                  # npx azle install-global-dependencies --dfx
-                  node src/build/index.js install-global-dependencies --dfx
-                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
                   # MacOS-specific DNS configuration
                   if [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "macos-latest" ]]; then
                       sudo networksetup -setdnsservers Ethernet 9.9.9.9