release.yml

name: Build & Release (MSVC)

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - "v*"        # Build only when pushing a version tag (e.g. v1.0.0)

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: windows-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      # Install MSBuild + VS developer tools
      - name: Add MSBuild to PATH
        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2

      # Build the solution (.sln)
      - name: Build with MSBuild
        run: |
          msbuild MyProject.sln ^
            /p:Configuration=Release ^
            /p:Platform=x64

      # Upload build output as an artifact (optional but useful for debugging)
      - name: Upload build artifacts
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: build-output
          path: |
            **/Release/*.exe
            **/Release/*.dll

  release:
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write   # Required to create releases

    steps:
      - name: Download artifacts
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: build-output

      # Create a GitHub Release for the tag
      - name: Create GitHub Release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
        with:
          files: |
            *.exe
            *.dll
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}