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Wails Build Action

v2.1

Wails Build Action

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Wails Build Action

Creates a wails binary

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Wails Build Action

              
  uses: dAppServer/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in dAppServer/wails-build-action

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dAppServer/wails-build-action@v2

GitHub action to build Wails.io, the action will install GoLang, NodeJS and run a build. this is to be used on a Wails.io v2 project.

By default, the action will build and upload the results to github, on a tagged build it will also upload to the release.

Default build

- uses: dAppServer/[email protected]
  with:
    build-name: wailsApp
    build-platform: linux/amd64

Build with No uploading

- uses: dAppServer/[email protected]
  with:
    build-name: wailsApp
    build-platform: linux/amd64
    package: false

GitHub Action Options

Name Default Description
build-name none, required input The name of the binary
build true Runs wails build on your source
nsis true Runs wails build with ot without -nsis
sign false After build, signs and creates signed installers
package true Upload workflow artifacts & publish release on tag
build-platform darwin/universal Platform to build for
wails-version latest Wails version to use
wails-build-webview2 download Webview2 installing [download,embed,browser,error]
go-version 1.18 Version of Go to use
node-version 16.x Node js version
deno-build `` Deno compile command
deno-working-directory . Working directory of your Deno server
deno-version v1.20.x Deno version to use
sign-macos-app-id '' ID of the app signing cert
sign-macos-apple-password '' MacOS Apple password
sign-macos-app-cert '' MacOS Application Certificate
sign-macos-app-cert-password '' MacOS Application Certificate Password
sign-macos-installer-id '' MacOS Installer Certificate id
sign-macos-installer-cert '' MacOS Installer Certificate
sign-macos-installer-cert-password '' MacOS Installer Certificate Password
sign-windows-cert '' Windows Signing Certificate
sign-windows-cert-passowrd '' Windows Signing Certificate Password

Example Build

name: Wails build

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  build:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        build: [
          {name: wailsTest, platform: linux/amd64, os: ubuntu-latest},
          {name: wailsTest, platform: windows/amd64, os: windows-latest},
          {name: wailsTest, platform: darwin/universal, os: macos-latest}
        ]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.build.os }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - uses: dAppServer/[email protected]
        with:
          build-name: ${{ matrix.build.name }}
          build-platform: ${{ matrix.build.platform }}

MacOS Code Signing

You need to make two gon configuration files, this is because we need to sign and notarize the .app before making an installer with it.

  - uses: dAppServer/[email protected]
    with:
      build-name: wailsApp
      sign: true
      build-platform: darwin/universal
      sign-macos-apple-password: ${{ secrets.APPLE_PASSWORD }}
      sign-macos-app-id: ${{ secrets.MACOS_DEVELOPER_CERT_ID }}
      sign-macos-app-cert: ${{ secrets.MACOS_DEVELOPER_CERT }}
      sign-macos-app-cert-password: ${{ secrets.MACOS_DEVELOPER_CERT_PASSWORD }}
      sign-macos-installer-id: ${{ secrets.MACOS_INSTALLER_CERT_ID }}
      sign-macos-installer-cert: ${{ secrets.MACOS_INSTALLER_CERT }}
      sign-macos-installer-cert-password: ${{ secrets.MACOS_INSTALLER_CERT_PASSWORD }}

build/darwin/gon-sign.json

{
  "source" : ["./build/bin/wailsApp.app"],
  "bundle_id" : "com.wails.app",
  "apple_id": {
    "username": "username",
    "password": "@env:APPLE_PASSWORD"
  },
  "sign" :{
    "application_identity" : "Developer ID Application: XXXXXXXX (XXXXXX)",
    "entitlements_file": "./build/darwin/entitlements.plist"
  },
  "dmg" :{
    "output_path":  "./build/bin/wailsApp.dmg",
    "volume_name":  "Lethean"
  }
}

build/darwin/gon-notarize.json

{
  "notarize": [{
    "path": "./build/bin/wailsApp.pkg",
    "bundle_id": "com.wails.app",
    "staple": true
  },{
    "path": "./build/bin/wailsApp.app.zip",
    "bundle_id": "com.wails.app",
    "staple": false
  }],
  "apple_id": {
    "username": "USER name",
    "password": "@env:APPLE_PASSWORD"
  }
}

build/darwin/entitlements.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
  <true/>
  <key>com.apple.security.network.client</key>
  <true/>
  <key>com.apple.security.network.server</key>
  <true/>
  <key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write</key>
  <true/>
</dict>
</plist>