ci: changing structure of release.yml to be easier to understand

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -16,99 +16,35 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Taking the Latest Release Tag number
-        id: releaseVersion
-        run: |
-              repo="${{ github.repository }}"
-              latest_release=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases" | jq -r '.[0].name' )
-              latest_tag=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/tags" | jq -r '.[0].tag_name')
-
-              
-              if [ -z "$latest_release" ] && [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
-                echo "No releases or tags found. Setting default version to 0.1.0"
-                Release_tag="v0.1.0"
-              elif [ -z "$latest_release" ]; then
-                echo "No releases found. Using latest tag version."
-                Release_tag=$latest_tag
-              elif [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
-                echo "No tags found. Using latest release version."
-                Release_tag=$latest_release
-              elif [[ "$latest_release" > "$latest_tag" ]]; then
-                echo "Latest release is newer. Using release version."
-                Release_tag=$latest_release
-              else
-                echo "Latest tag is newer. Using tag version."
-                Release_tag=$latest_tag
-              fi
-              
-              echo "::set-output name=Release_tag::$Release_tag"
-                
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         
-      - name: Bumping Major Index
-        id: bump_version_major
-        if: contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'major')
-        uses: christian-draeger/increment-semantic-version@1.1.0
-        with:
-          current-version: ${{ steps.releaseVersion.outputs.Release_tag }}
-          version-fragment: 'major'
-                    
-      - name: Bumping Minor Index
-        id: bump_version_minor
-        if: contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'feat') 
-
-        uses: christian-draeger/increment-semantic-version@1.1.0
-        with:
-          current-version: ${{ steps.releaseVersion.outputs.Release_tag }}
-          version-fragment: 'feature'
-          
-      - name: Bumping Patch Index 
-        id: bump_version_patch
-        if: |
-            ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'patch') ||
-            contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'build') ||
-            contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore') ||
-            contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'ci') ||
-            contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'docs') ||
-            contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'style') ||
-            contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'refactor') ||
-            contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'perf') ||
-            contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'test') }}
-        uses: christian-draeger/increment-semantic-version@1.1.0
-        with:
-          current-version: ${{ steps.releaseVersion.outputs.Release_tag }}
-          version-fragment: 'bug'
-          
-      - name: Create release version for bump_version_major
-        env: 
+      - name:  'Automated Version Bump'
+        id: version-bump
+        uses:  'phips28/gh-action-bump-version@master'
+        env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          create_release() {
-          local version="${1}"
-          if [ -n "${version}" ]; then
-            version="v${version}"
-          fi
-          curl \
-            -X POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-            https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/releases \
-            -d '{"tag_name":"'"${version}"'","target_commitish":"'"${branch}"'","name":"'"${version}"'","body":"","draft":false,"prerelease":false,"generate_release_notes":true}'
-          }
+        with:
+          major-wording:  'MAJOR,major-change'
+          minor-wording:  'feat,'
+          patch-wording:  'patch,fix,build,chore,ci,docs,style,refactor,perf,test'     # Providing patch-wording will override commits
+          tag-prefix:  'v'
+          default: patch
+      - name: Changelog
+        uses: scottbrenner/generate-changelog-action@master
+        id: Changelog
+        env:
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@latest
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.version-bump.outputs.newTag }}
+          release_name: ${{ steps.version-bump.outputs.newTag }}
+          body: |
+            ${{ steps.Changelog.outputs.changelog }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
 
-          repo=${{ github.repository }}
-          branch=${{ github.head_ref }}
-
-          # Check if steps are defined before calling create_release so we don't do unnecessary steps
-          if [ -n "${{ steps.bump_version_major.outputs.next-version }}" ]; then
-            create_release "${{ steps.bump_version_major.outputs.next-version }}"
-          fi
-
-          if [ -n "${{ steps.bump_version_minor.outputs.next-version }}" ]; then
-            create_release "${{ steps.bump_version_minor.outputs.next-version }}"
-          fi
-
-          if [ -n "${{ steps.bump_version_patch.outputs.next-version }}" ]; then
-            create_release "${{ steps.bump_version_patch.outputs.next-version }}"
-          fi