Build_Executable.yml

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