modified workflows to publish on github release

Author: jbrodovsky

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -1,52 +1,37 @@
 name: Publish Crate
 
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*' # Trigger on tags like v0.1.0, v1.0.0-alpha
-
+# on:
+#   push:
+#     tags:
+#       - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*' # Trigger on tags like v0.1.0, v1.0.0-alpha
+
+on: 
+    release:
+        types: [published] # Trigger on release publication
 jobs:
-  publish:
-    name: Build and publish crate
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        with:
-          components: clippy, rustfmt
-
-      - name: Cache dependencies
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-        with:
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Run linters
-        run: cargo fmt --all && cargo clippy --fix
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: cargo test --all-features --verbose
-
-      - name: Build in release mode
-        run: cargo build --release --all-features
-
-      - name: Publish to crates.io
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') # Only publish on version tags
-        env:
-          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_TOKEN }}
-        run: cargo publish
-
-      # Optional: Create a GitHub Release
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          files: |
-            target/release/<your_crate_name_here>  # Adjust if you have specific binaries to attach
-            # Add other assets like README.md, LICENSE, etc.
-          # You can customize the release notes, name, etc.
-          # See https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release for more options
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    build:
+        name: Test, Lint, and Build Rust Project
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: lint
+              run: cargo clippy --fix
+            - name: format
+              run: cargo fmt --all
+            - name: Build
+              run: cargo build
+            - name: Run tests
+              run: cargo test
+    publish:
+      name: Build and publish crate
+      needs: build
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      steps:
+        - name: Checkout sources
+          uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        - name: Build in release mode
+          run: cargo build --release --all-features
+        - name: Publish to crates.io
+          env:
+            CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_TOKEN }}
+          run: cargo publish

.github/workflows/rust.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: test-and-lint-rust
+name: Test, Lint, and Build Rust Project
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: lint