ci: Build electron app via github release (#590)

.github/workflows/build-electron-app.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Build and release Electron app
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [released]
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-release:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out Git repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js and NPM
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 16.9.1
+
+      - name: Run electron-builder
+        uses: samuelmeuli/action-electron-builder@e4b12cd06ddf023422f1ac4e39632bd76f6e6928
+        with:
+          package_root: electron
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+
+      - name: Upload binaries to release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@d4e8205d7e959a9107da6396278b2f1f07af0f9b
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
+        with:
+          files: |
+            electron/out/*.dmg*
+            electron/out/*.AppImage*
+            electron/out/*.exe*
+            electron/out/latest*.yml

electron/README.md

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ Scripts to package unified-auction frontend into os-native applications
 ### Development setup
 
 1. Install dependencies via `npm i`
-2. Build and copy frontend `npm run prebuild`
+2. Build and copy frontend `npm run build`
 3. Start electron in "electron development mode" `npm start` (note: the frontend will not be rebuild)
 
 ### Build a distributable app
 
 1. Install dependencies via `npm i`
-2. Build applications for the current platform via `npm run build` (will automatically run `npm run prebuild`)
+2. Build applications for the current platform via `npm run distribute` (will run `npm run build`)
 3. Built files will be available under the newly created `./out` directory

electron/package.json

@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "cd ../frontend && npm ci",
-    "prebuild": "(cd ../frontend && ENABLE_FILE_PROTOCOL=\"true\" npm run generate) && npx copyfiles -a -u 2 \"../frontend/dist/**/*\" .",
+    "build": "(cd ../frontend && cross-env ENABLE_FILE_PROTOCOL=true npm run generate) && npx copyfiles -a -u 2 \"../frontend/dist/**/*\" .",
     "start": "electron .",
-    "build": "rm -rf out && electron-builder"
+    "distribute": "rm -rf dist out && npm run build && electron-builder"
   },
   "author": "SIDESTREAM GmbH",
   "devDependencies": {
     "copyfiles": "^2.4.1",
+    "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "electron": "^22.1.0",
     "electron-builder": "^23.6.0"
   }