codeql.yml

name: "CodeQL Advanced"

on:
  push:
    branches: [ "main" ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ "main" ]
  schedule:
    - cron: '39 0 * * 3'

jobs:
  analyze:
    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
    permissions:
      security-events: write
      packages: read
      actions: read
      contents: read

    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        include:
        - language: c-cpp
          build-mode: manual
        # Other languages can be added here as needed

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

    # Initialize git submodules
    - name: Initialize submodules
      run: |
        git submodule update --init --recursive

    # Step to set up build environment and compile code
    - name: Set up Clang and build the project
      run: |
        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install -y clang libplist-dev make

        # Ensure submodules are built
        cd libs/lzfse
        make  # Build the submodule (if it's necessary)

        # Go back to the root directory and build the project
        cd ../..
        make  # Build the main project

    # List build artifacts
    - name: List build artifacts
      run: |
        ls -R

    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
    - name: Initialize CodeQL
      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
      with:
        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
        build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}

    # Create CodeQL database manually with --overwrite flag
    - name: Create CodeQL database
      run: |
        ${CODEQL_DIST}/codeql database create /home/runner/work/_temp/codeql_databases/cpp --language=cpp --command="make" --overwrite

    # Perform CodeQL analysis (only after the project has been built)
    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
      with:
        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"