Generate Python Executable for Windows #26

	name: Generate Python Executable for Windows

	on:
	workflow_dispatch: # manually triggered
	inputs:
	tag:
	required: true
	type: string
	description: the semver tag your release will have

	jobs:
	create-executable-and-release:
	runs-on: windows-latest
	permissions:
	contents: write
	defaults:
	run:
	working-directory: .

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

	- name: Setup Python
	uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: "3.8.10"

	- name: Install requirements
	run: pip install -r requirements.txt

	- name: Install Pyinstaller
	run: pip install -U pyinstaller

	- name: Compile executable
	run: \|
	$env:PYTHONPATH = "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE;$env:PYTHONPATH"
	pyinstaller --onefile --name sierra-status --hidden-import=sierra_status.__version__ --hidden-import=serial --hidden-import=argparse --add-data "sierra_status:sierra_status" .\sierra_status\src\cli.py

	- name: Check working directory
	run: \|
	Get-Location
	Get-ChildItem

	- name: Release
	uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
	with:
	files: dist/sierra-status.exe
	tag_name: ${{ inputs.tag }}


	- name: Print directory structure
	run: \|
	Get-ChildItem -Recurse

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