From a4e4c98d947a52640664b906acc1bf0a13c53925 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raghav Rastogi <51928619+raghav2404@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:10:30 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Update dotnet.yml

---
 .github/workflows/dotnet.yml | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
index 217f7cb..59ed11d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,47 @@
-# This workflow will build a .NET project
-# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-net
-
-name: .NET
+name: .NET MVC CI/CD Pipeline
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches:
+      - main  # Trigger on push to 'main' branch
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches:
+      - main  # Trigger on pull request to 'main' branch
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-
+  build-and-deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    env:
+      DOTNET_VERSION: 8.0
+      PUBLISH_DIR: ./publish
+      CONNECTION_STRING: ${{ secrets.SQL_CONNECTION_STRING }} # Add this to GitHub Secrets
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Setup .NET
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+    # Step 1: Check out code
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    # Step 2: Set up .NET
+    - name: Setup .NET Core SDK
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with:
-        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+        dotnet-version: ${{ env.DOTNET_VERSION }}
+
+    # Step 3: Restore dependencies
     - name: Restore dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
-    - name: Build
-      run: dotnet build --no-restore
-    - name: Test
+
+    # Step 4: Build the solution
+    - name: Build the solution
+      run: dotnet build --configuration Release
+
+    # Step 5: Run tests (optional)
+    - name: Run tests
       run: dotnet test --no-build --verbosity normal
+
+    # Step 6: Publish the application
+    - name: Publish application
+      run: dotnet publish --configuration Release --output ${{ env.PUBLISH_DIR }}
+
+