updated to node 20

removed file being required

Author: rsking

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -7,9 +7,16 @@ env:
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      master
+      main
 
 jobs:
+  create:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: altavec/update-existing-release@v1
   ci:
     name: Continuous integration
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -20,23 +27,24 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
           - windows-latest
           - macOS-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Install gnuwin32 and zip on Windows
-      if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows')
-      run: choco install gnuwin32-coreutils.install zip
-    - name: Check out sources
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Build bundle with npm
-      run: |
-        npm install
-        npm run bundle
-    - name: Zip distribution
-      run: |
-        zip -9 update-existing-release-${{ matrix.os }}.zip *
-        zip -9 -r update-existing-release-${{ matrix.os }}.zip src dist img .github
-    - name: Update release
-      uses: ColinPitrat/update-existing-release@master
-      id: update-existing-release
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        files: update-existing-release-${{ matrix.os }}.zip
+    steps:   
+      - name: Install gnuwin32 and zip on Windows
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows')
+        run: choco install gnuwin32-coreutils.install zip
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build bundle with npm
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm run bundle
+
+      - name: Zip distribution
+        run: |
+          zip -9 update-existing-release-${{ matrix.os }}.zip *
+          zip -9 -r update-existing-release-${{ matrix.os }}.zip src dist img .github
+
+      - name: Update release
+        uses: altavec/update-existing-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: update-existing-release-${{ matrix.os }}.zip

README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Create, update, and edit existing releases!
 Great for creating a `latest` or `nightly` release.
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: IsaacShelton/update-existing-release@v1.3.4
+- uses: altavec/update-existing-release@v1
   with:
     token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
     release: "Nightly"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Great for creating a `latest` or `nightly` release.
 
 This action is the successor to the `update-release` GitHub action. It has been updated to work with the latest GitHub APIs and also includes bugs fixes and additional features.
 
-[`IsaacShelton/update-existing-release`](https://github.com/IsaacShelton/update-existing-release) <- [`ColinPitrat/update-release`](https://github.com/ColinPitrat/update-release) <- [`johnwbyrd/update-release`](https://github.com/johnwbyrd/update-release)
+[`altavec/update-existing-release`](https://github.com/altavec/update-existing-release) <- `IsaacShelton/update-existing-release`](https://github.com/IsaacShelton/update-existing-release) <- [`ColinPitrat/update-release`](https://github.com/ColinPitrat/update-release) <- [`johnwbyrd/update-release`](https://github.com/johnwbyrd/update-release)
 
 
 ### Inputs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This action has the following inputs:
 | Input        | Description                                                             |
 | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `token` **(required)**     | This should be [your secure Github token](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/authenticating-with-the-github_token). Use `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` if your build lasts less than an hour. Otherwise, you will need to [create your own access token](https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line) with repo admin access, [store it as a secret](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/creating-and-using-encrypted-secrets) in your own repository, and reference that secret token in your build. |
-| `files` **(required)**      | The files that you want for your the release. Presumably, this should include at least one file that you just built. File paths can be provided as absolute paths, or they can be relative to `${{ github.workspace }}`. |
+| `files`      | The files that you want for your the release. Presumably, this should include at least one file that you just built. File paths can be provided as absolute paths, or they can be relative to `${{ github.workspace }}`. |
 | `release`       | The name of the release to be created. If none is supplied, a reasonable looking one will be chosen based on `${{ github.ref }}`. |
 | `tag`       | The name of the tag to be created. For some inexplicable reason, Github thinks that you need to have a tag corresponding to every release, which makes no sense if you're using Github to do continuous integration builds.  The tag will be the same as the calculated name of the release, if this input is not supplied.  |
 | `message`       | A brief description of the tag and also of the release.  |
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ If successful, this action will have the following outputs:
 The `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` is valid for exactly an hour from the time your build starts.  If your build requires longer than an hour to run, you will need to [create your own access token](https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line) with repo admin access, [store it as a secret](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/creating-and-using-encrypted-secrets) in your own repository, and reference that secret token in your build:
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: IsaacShelton/update-existing-release@v1.3.4
+- uses: altavec/update-existing-release@v1
   with:
     token: ${{ secrets.YOUR_PRIVATE_SECRET_TOKEN }}
     release: Nightly
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ The `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` is valid for exactly an hour from the time you
 
 ### Changelog
 
+**`v1.3.5`**
+
+- Updated to node20
+- Remove that files are required
+
 **`v1.3.4`**
 
 - Updated dependencies

action.yml

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ author: 'Isaac Shelton'
 inputs:
   token:
     description: 'Your Github token; try \$\{\{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN \}\} if your build lasts less than an hour, or create your own secret token with repository access if your build requires longer than an hour.'
-    required: true
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.token }}
   files:
     description: 'Paths to built files to be released. May be absolute or relative to \$\{\{ github.workspace \}\}.'
-    required: true
+    required: false
   release:
     description: 'The name of the release to be created. A reasonable looking release name will be created from the current \$\{\{ github.ref \}\} if this input is not supplied.'
     required: false
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ outputs:
   tag:
     description: 'The calculated tag for the release.'
 runs:
-  using: 'node16'
+  using: 'node20'
   main: 'dist/main.js'  
 branding:
   icon: wind

dist/main.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "update-existing-release",
-  "version": "1.3.4",
+  "version": "1.3.5",
   "description": "A smarter way to make fresh build assets continuously available and edit releases, with Github actions",
   "main": "./dist/main.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "build",
     "actions"
   ],
-  "author": "Isaac Shelton",
+  "author": "altavec",
   "license": "ISC",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^2.17.0",

package-lock.json

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class Connection {
     protected async useExistingRelease() {
         core.startGroup('Finding ID of release...')
 
-        if(this.id >= 0){
+        if (this.id >= 0) {
             this.dump('Using cached', this.id);
             core.endGroup();
             return;
@@ -369,24 +369,29 @@ class Connection {
     }
 
     protected setFiles() {
-        let inputFileString: string = core.getInput('files', { required: true });
-        let inputFiles: Array<string> = inputFileString.split(/[ ,\r\n\t]+/);
-        for (let oneFile of inputFiles) {
-            let tryPath: string = oneFile;
-            if (!existsSync(tryPath) || !isAbsolute(tryPath)) {
-                // go on a path hunt
-                tryPath = resolve(process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE, oneFile);
+        let inputFileString: string = core.getInput('files');
+        if (inputFileString && inputFileString.length > 0) {
+            let inputFiles: Array<string> = inputFileString.split(/[ ,\r\n\t]+/);
+            for (let oneFile of inputFiles) {
+                let tryPath: string = oneFile;
+                if (!existsSync(tryPath) || !isAbsolute(tryPath)) {
+                    // go on a path hunt
+                    tryPath = resolve(process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE, oneFile);
+                    if (!existsSync(tryPath)) {
+                        throw new Error(`could not find ${oneFile} as either absolute path or path relative to workspace`);
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if (!existsSync(tryPath)) {
-                    throw new Error(`could not find ${oneFile} as either absolute path or path relative to workspace`);
+                    throw new Error(`could not find file ${tryPath} for release; please provide a full path or path relative to workspace`);
                 }
+
+                // Although Windows uses backslashes as separators, Windows can also use forward slashes as separators
+                // and this choice is more compatible with cross-platform scripts
+                this.files.push(tryPath.replace(/\\/g, '/'));
             }
-            if (!existsSync(tryPath)) {
-                throw new Error(`could not find file ${tryPath} for release; please provide a full path or path relative to workspace`);
-            }
-            // Although Windows uses backslashes as separators, Windows can also use forward slashes as separators
-            // and this choice is more compatible with cross-platform scripts
-            this.files.push(tryPath.replace(/\\/g, '/'));
         }
+
         core.setOutput('files', JSON.stringify(this.files));
     }
 
@@ -435,6 +440,10 @@ class Connection {
     }
 
     protected async uploadAssets() {
+        if (this.files.length == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // if we can't figure out what file type you have, we'll assign it this unknown type
         // https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/octet-stream
         const defaultAssetContentType = 'application/octet-stream';