save python package to artifacts

Author: Nathan Hammond

…eusable/docker_build_and_push/action.yml …able/build_and_push_artifacts/action.yml.github/reusable/docker_build_and_push/action.yml renamed to .github/reusable/build_and_push_artifacts/action.yml .github/reusable/docker_build_and_push/action.yml renamed to .github/reusable/build_and_push_artifacts/action.yml

@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ runs:
         platforms: linux/amd64
         tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ env.REF_NAME }}
         build-args: |
-            REF_NAME=${{ env.REF_NAME }}
+            REF_NAME=${{ env.REF_NAME }}
+    - name: Store the distribution packages
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: python-package-distributions
+        path: dist/

.github/reusable/install_and_test/action.yml

@@ -10,20 +10,19 @@ runs:
     shell: bash
     run: |
       python3 -m pip install .[dev]
-      pip-compile
+      python3 -m piptools compile
+  - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+    shell: bash
+    run: python3 -m build
   - name: Install package via pip
     shell: bash
-    run: |
-      python3 -m pip install .
+    run: pip install dist/*.whl
   - name: Test pip installed version with unittest
     shell: bash
-    run: |
-      python3 -m unittest discover
+    run: python3 -m unittest discover
   - name: Install package via conda
     shell: bash
-    run: |
-      $CONDA/bin/conda env update --file environment.yml --name base
+    run: $CONDA/bin/conda env update --file environment.yml --name base
   - name: Test Conda installed version with unittest
     shell: bash
-    run: |
-      $CONDA/bin/python3 -m unittest discover
+    run: $CONDA/bin/python3 -m unittest discover

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/reusable/install_and_test
-      - uses: ./.github/reusable/docker_build_and_push
+      - uses: ./.github/reusable/build_and_push_artifacts
   release:
     name: Release pushed tag
-    needs: build_and_test
+    needs: build_and_testg
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Create release