Added release workflow

Author: Rich Stephens

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: Build and Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'  # e.g., v1.0.0, v0.2.3
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build and Publish Single EXE
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup .NET
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+
+      - name: Restore dependencies
+        run: dotnet restore Tnfsd.NET.sln
+
+      - name: Build and publish single-file EXE
+        run: dotnet publish Tnfsd.NET/Tnfsd.NET.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true ^
+          /p:PublishSingleFile=true /p:IncludeAllContentForSelfExtract=false /p:PublishTrimmed=false
+
+      - name: Upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Tnfsd.NET_Build
+          path: |
+            Tnfsd.NET/Tnfsd.NET/bin/Release/net8.0-windows/win-x64/publish/Tnfsd.NET.exe
+            Tnfsd.NET/Tnfsd.NET/bin/Release/net8.0-windows/win-x64/publish/appsettings.json
+
+  release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # Required for creating releases
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Download build artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Tnfsd.NET_Build
+          path: release_files
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            release_files/Tnfsd.NET.exe
+            release_files/appsettings.json
+          generate_release_notes: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Tnfsd.NET/Tnfsd.NET.csproj

@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
     <AssemblyVersion>0.1.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <FileVersion>0.1.0.0</FileVersion>
     <ApplicationIcon>fujinet.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+	
+	<!-- These lines ensure a single-file EXE publish -->
+    <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
+    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+    <IncludeAllContentForSelfExtract>false</IncludeAllContentForSelfExtract>
+    <PublishTrimmed>false</PublishTrimmed>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -24,5 +31,16 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="TaskScheduler" Version="2.12.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  
+  <Target Name="AfterPublish">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <KeepFiles Include="$(PublishDir)Tnfsd.NET.exe" />
+    <KeepFiles Include="$(PublishDir)appsettings.json" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ExtraFiles Include="$(PublishDir)**\*" Exclude="@(KeepFiles)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Delete Files="@(ExtraFiles)" />
+ </Target>
 
 </Project>