new-rc-version.yml

name: Create Release Candidate

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - "release/*"
    tags:
      - "*.*.*"

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Get Latest Release
        id: get_latest_release
        uses: pozetroninc/github-action-get-latest-release@master
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
          # excludes: rc, alpha, beta # Optional. Exclude keywords like rc, alpha, beta releases.

      - name: Bump possible release candidate version
        id: bump_version
        uses: christian-draeger/increment-semantic-version@1.0.2
        with:
          current-version: ${{ steps.get_latest_release.outputs.release }}
          version-fragment: "rc"
      - name: Check out the branch or tag
        id: vars
        run: |
          # echo "version=${{ github.ref_name }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

          if [[ $GITHUB_REF =~ ^refs/tags/ ]]; then
            VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
          elif [[ $GITHUB_REF =~ ^refs/heads/release/.* ]]; then 
            VERSION=${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.next-version }}
          else
            VERSION=0.0.1
          fi
          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

      - name: LOG Release Candidate
        run: |
          echo "RELEASE: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.version }}"