create_update_release.yml

name: Build VSIX and Create Release

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  build-and-release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    permissions:
      contents: write  # required to create releases & upload assets

    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Use Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      # If vsce is a devDependency in package.json this is enough
      - name: Package VS Code extension
        run: npx vsce package
        # If your package command is different, adjust:
        # run: npm run package

      - name: Get VSIX file name
        id: vsix
        run: |
          FILE=$(ls *.vsix | head -n 1)
          echo "file=$FILE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Compute release tag and name
        id: version
        run: |
          # Extract version from package.json
          VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
          TAG="v$VERSION"
          echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "name=Release $TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Create or update GitHub Release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
        with:
          tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
          name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.name }}
          draft: false
          prerelease: false
          files: ${{ steps.vsix.outputs.file }}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}