Simplify Helm workflow to build on main branch only

- Removed tag-based triggers and release creation
- Renamed workflow from helm-release.yml to helm-build.yml
- Simplified to always build and publish on main branch push
- Version always comes from Chart.yaml (no modifications)
- Removed all release-related logic and conditions
- Kept PR linting for validation
- Cleaner and simpler workflow focused on continuous delivery
- Updated README to reflect the new workflow structure

.gitea/workflows/helm-build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+name: Helm Chart Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build-helm:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Only run on main branch pushes (not on PRs)
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for proper versioning
+
+      - name: Install Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
+        with:
+          version: "latest"
+
+      - name: Get chart version
+        run: |
+          # Get version from Chart.yaml
+          VERSION=$(grep '^version:' helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/Chart.yaml | awk '{print $2}')
+          echo "📌 Chart version: ${VERSION}"
+          echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Lint Helm chart
+        run: |
+          helm lint helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/
+
+      - name: Prepare and package Helm chart
+        run: |
+          # Create a temporary copy of the chart for packaging
+          cp -r helm/api7ee-demo-k8s /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart
+
+          # Update image registry and repository to match Gitea
+          sed -i "s|registry: gitea.server_url|registry: ${{ gitea.server_url }}|g" /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart/values.yaml
+          sed -i "s|repository: gitea.repository/|repository: ${{ gitea.repository }}/|g" /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart/values.yaml
+
+          # Package the chart
+          helm package /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart
+
+          # Store chart filename
+          echo "CHART_FILE=api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "📦 Packaged chart: api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz"
+
+      - name: Push Helm chart to Gitea Package Registry
+        run: |
+          # Upload Helm chart to Gitea package registry
+          echo "📤 Uploading chart to Gitea Package Registry..."
+
+          curl --fail-with-body \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_PUSH_TOKEN }}" \
+            -X POST \
+            -F "chart=@${CHART_FILE}" \
+            https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm/api/charts
+
+          echo "✅ Helm chart pushed successfully to Gitea Package Registry"
+          echo "📦 Chart: ${CHART_FILE}"
+          echo "🔗 Registry URL: https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
+
+
+      - name: Summary
+        run: |
+          echo "## 📦 Helm Chart Published"
+          echo ""
+          echo "- **Version:** ${VERSION}"
+          echo "- **Chart:** ${CHART_FILE}"
+          echo "- **Registry:** https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
+          echo ""
+          echo "### Installation"
+          echo '```bash'
+          echo "helm repo add api7ee https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
+          echo "helm repo update"
+          echo "helm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION}"
+          echo '```'
+
+  lint-only:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Only run on PRs
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
+        with:
+          version: "latest"
+
+      - name: Lint Helm chart
+        run: |
+          echo "🔍 Linting Helm chart for PR..."
+          helm lint helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/
+          echo "✅ Helm chart linting passed"

.gitea/workflows/helm-release.yml

@@ -1,241 +0,0 @@
-name: Helm Chart Build and Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-    tags:
-      - 'v*.*.*'  # Trigger release if tag matches Chart.yaml version
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      version:
-        description: 'Expected Chart.yaml version (for validation only)'
-        required: false
-        type: string
-
-jobs:
-  build-and-release-helm:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Only run on main branch pushes or tags (not on PRs)
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for proper versioning
-
-      - name: Install Helm
-        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
-        with:
-          version: "latest"
-
-      - name: Determine version
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          # Always get version from Chart.yaml
-          VERSION=$(grep '^version:' helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/Chart.yaml | awk '{print $2}')
-
-          # Determine if this is a release based on triggers
-          IS_RELEASE="false"
-
-          # Check if this is a tag push that matches the chart version
-          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
-            TAG_VERSION=${GITEA_REF_NAME#v}
-            if [ "$TAG_VERSION" = "$VERSION" ]; then
-              IS_RELEASE="true"
-              echo "📌 Release version (tag matches Chart.yaml): ${VERSION}"
-            else
-              echo "⚠️ Warning: Tag version ($TAG_VERSION) doesn't match Chart.yaml version ($VERSION)"
-              echo "📌 Using Chart.yaml version: ${VERSION}"
-            fi
-          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" ]; then
-            # Manual trigger with version - treat as release if version matches
-            INPUT_VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
-            if [ "$INPUT_VERSION" = "$VERSION" ]; then
-              IS_RELEASE="true"
-              echo "📌 Manual release for version: ${VERSION}"
-            else
-              echo "⚠️ Warning: Input version ($INPUT_VERSION) doesn't match Chart.yaml version ($VERSION)"
-              echo "📌 Using Chart.yaml version: ${VERSION}"
-            fi
-          else
-            echo "📌 Development build with version: ${VERSION}"
-          fi
-
-          echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "IS_RELEASE=${IS_RELEASE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "is_release=${IS_RELEASE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Lint Helm chart
-        run: |
-          helm lint helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/
-
-      - name: Prepare Helm chart for packaging
-        run: |
-          # Create a temporary copy of the chart for packaging
-          cp -r helm/api7ee-demo-k8s /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart
-
-          # Update image registry and repository to match Gitea
-          sed -i "s|registry: gitea.server_url|registry: ${{ gitea.server_url }}|g" /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart/values.yaml
-          sed -i "s|repository: gitea.repository/|repository: ${{ gitea.repository }}/|g" /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart/values.yaml
-
-          # For releases, update image tags to use the version tag
-          if [ "${IS_RELEASE}" = "true" ]; then
-            # Update image tags to use the release version
-            sed -i "s|tag: \"main\"|tag: \"v${VERSION}\"|g" /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart/values.yaml
-            echo "📝 Chart prepared for release with version ${VERSION}"
-          else
-            # Keep main tag for development builds
-            echo "📝 Chart prepared for development with version ${VERSION}"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Package Helm chart
-        run: |
-          # Package using the version from Chart.yaml
-          helm package /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart
-
-          # Store chart filename for later use
-          echo "CHART_FILE=api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-          echo "📦 Packaged chart: api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz"
-
-      - name: Push Helm chart to Gitea Package Registry
-        run: |
-          # Upload Helm chart to Gitea package registry
-          echo "📤 Uploading chart to Gitea Package Registry..."
-
-          curl --fail-with-body \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_PUSH_TOKEN }}" \
-            -X POST \
-            -F "chart=@${CHART_FILE}" \
-            https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm/api/charts
-
-          echo "✅ Helm chart pushed successfully to Gitea Package Registry"
-          echo "📦 Chart: ${CHART_FILE}"
-          echo "🔗 Registry URL: https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
-
-      - name: Create Release (for tagged versions only)
-        if: env.IS_RELEASE == 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "🎉 Creating release for version ${VERSION}"
-
-          # Generate release notes
-          cat > RELEASE_NOTES.md << EOF
-          ## Helm Chart Release v${VERSION}
-
-          ### Installation
-
-          \`\`\`bash
-          # Add the Helm repository
-          helm repo add api7ee https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm
-          helm repo update
-
-          # Install the chart
-          helm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION}
-
-          # Install with custom values
-          helm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION} -f values.yaml
-          \`\`\`
-
-          ### Upgrade
-
-          \`\`\`bash
-          helm upgrade my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION}
-          \`\`\`
-
-          ### Docker Images
-
-          This chart uses the following Docker images:
-          - Web: \`${{ gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}/web:v${VERSION}\`
-          - API: \`${{ gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}/api:v${VERSION}\`
-
-          ### Chart Download
-
-          Direct download: [api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz](https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases/download/v${VERSION}/api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz)
-          EOF
-
-          # Create release using Gitea API
-          RELEASE_DATA=$(jq -n \
-            --arg tag "v${VERSION}" \
-            --arg name "v${VERSION}" \
-            --arg body "$(cat RELEASE_NOTES.md)" \
-            --arg target "${{ gitea.sha }}" \
-            '{
-              tag_name: $tag,
-              target_commitish: $target,
-              name: $name,
-              body: $body,
-              draft: false,
-              prerelease: false
-            }')
-
-          # Create the release
-          RELEASE_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_PUSH_TOKEN }}" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d "${RELEASE_DATA}" \
-            "https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases")
-
-          # Get release ID
-          RELEASE_ID=$(echo $RELEASE_RESPONSE | jq -r '.id')
-
-          if [ "$RELEASE_ID" != "null" ] && [ -n "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
-            echo "✅ Release created with ID: $RELEASE_ID"
-
-            # Upload chart file as release asset
-            curl -X POST \
-              -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_PUSH_TOKEN }}" \
-              -H "Content-Type: application/gzip" \
-              --data-binary "@${CHART_FILE}" \
-              "https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz"
-
-            # Upload release notes as asset
-            curl -X POST \
-              -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_PUSH_TOKEN }}" \
-              -H "Content-Type: text/markdown" \
-              --data-binary "@RELEASE_NOTES.md" \
-              "https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=RELEASE_NOTES.md"
-
-            echo "✅ Release assets uploaded successfully"
-          else
-            echo "⚠️ Failed to create release"
-            echo "Response: $RELEASE_RESPONSE"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Summary
-        run: |
-          echo "## 🎉 Helm Chart Build Summary"
-          echo ""
-          echo "- **Version:** ${VERSION}"
-          echo "- **Type:** $([ "${IS_RELEASE}" = "true" ] && echo "Release" || echo "Development Build")"
-          echo "- **Source:** Chart.yaml version (not modified)"
-          echo "- **Chart:** ${CHART_FILE}"
-          echo "- **Registry:** https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
-          echo ""
-          echo "### Installation Commands"
-          echo '```bash'
-          echo "helm repo add api7ee https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
-          echo "helm repo update"
-          echo "helm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION}"
-          echo '```'
-
-  lint-only:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Only run on PRs
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Helm
-        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
-        with:
-          version: "latest"
-
-      - name: Lint Helm chart
-        run: |
-          echo "🔍 Linting Helm chart for PR..."
-          helm lint helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/
-          echo "✅ Helm chart linting passed"

README.md

@@ -97,17 +97,16 @@ The CI/CD workflows automatically:
 3. Tags images with branch name
 4. Implements layer caching for faster builds
 
-**`.gitea/workflows/helm-release.yml`**:
+**`.gitea/workflows/helm-build.yml`**:
 1. Packages Helm charts on every main branch push
-2. Creates development versions for main branch builds
+2. Uses version from Chart.yaml (single source of truth)
-3. Creates release versions for tags (v*.*.*)
+3. Publishes charts to Gitea Helm registry
-4. Publishes charts to Gitea Helm registry
+4. Validates charts on pull requests (lint only)
-5. Creates GitHub releases for tagged versions
 
 **Triggers:**
 - Any branch push (Docker images)
 - Push to main branch (Helm chart)
-- Version tags (Helm releases)
+- Pull requests (Helm lint only)
 - Manual dispatch
 
 **Registry:** `git.commandware.com/demos/api7-demo`