Support beta releases

Author: adarshaacharya

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ jobs:
           TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           APP_VERSION=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CFBundleShortVersionString' scripts/AppBundleInfo.plist)
-          test "$TAG" = "v$APP_VERSION"
+          case "$TAG" in
+            "v$APP_VERSION"|"v$APP_VERSION-beta."*) ;;
+            *)
+              echo "Tag $TAG must match v$APP_VERSION or v$APP_VERSION-beta.N"
+              exit 1
+              ;;
+          esac
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: swift test
@@ -37,10 +43,15 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
+          PRERELEASE=()
+          if [[ "$TAG" == *-beta.* ]]; then
+            PRERELEASE=(--prerelease)
+          fi
           gh release create "$TAG" \
             .build/release-package/Sajilo-macos-arm64.dmg \
             .build/release-package/Sajilo-macos-arm64.zip \
             --title "Sajilo ${TAG#v}" \
+            "${PRERELEASE[@]}" \
             --generate-notes
 
       - name: Upload release archive

RELEASING.md

@@ -9,16 +9,18 @@ GitHub Actions builds and publishes the Mac download for you.
 3. Change `CFBundleVersion` to a higher number each release.
 4. Commit and push your changes to GitHub.
 
-## Publish a release
+## Publish a beta
 
-Create and push a tag matching the version:
+For the first beta of version `0.1.0`, create and push this tag:
 
 ```bash
-git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Sajilo 0.1.0"
-git push origin v0.1.0
+git tag -a v0.1.0-beta.1 -m "Sajilo 0.1.0 beta 1"
+git push origin v0.1.0-beta.1
 ```
 
-GitHub Actions will test the app, create the DMG and ZIP, and publish a GitHub Release. When it finishes, this link downloads the newest Mac version:
+GitHub Actions will test the app, create the DMG and ZIP, then publish a GitHub prerelease. For a stable release, use the matching tag without `-beta.1`, for example `v0.1.0`.
+
+The latest stable release is available at:
 
 `https://github.com/adarshaacharya/sajilo/releases/latest/download/Sajilo-macos-arm64.dmg`