Consolidate all Helm build and release tasks into single workflow

- Removed build-helm job from build.yml (Docker builds only now)
- Created comprehensive helm-release.yml that handles:
  - Development builds on main branch pushes (with dev suffix)
  - Release builds on version tags (v*.*.*)
  - Manual releases via workflow_dispatch
  - PR linting without publishing
- Added intelligent version detection:
  - Development versions get timestamp suffix
  - Release versions use clean semver
  - Manual dispatch can specify custom version
- Improved release process with proper Gitea API integration
- Added conditional release creation only for tagged versions
- Updated README to document the new workflow structure
- Separated concerns: build.yml for Docker, helm-release.yml for Helm

.gitea/workflows/build.yml

@@ -79,67 +79,3 @@ jobs:
           labels: ${{ steps.meta-api.outputs.labels }}
           cache-from: type=registry,ref=${{ vars.PACKAGES_REGISTRY || gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}/api:buildcache
           cache-to: type=registry,ref=${{ vars.PACKAGES_REGISTRY || gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}/api:buildcache,mode=max
-
-  build-helm:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build-web, build-api]
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for proper versioning
-
-      - name: Install Helm
-        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
-        with:
-          version: "latest"
-
-      - name: Lint Helm chart
-        run: |
-          helm lint helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/
-
-      - name: Package Helm chart
-        run: |
-          # Get version from Chart.yaml
-          CHART_VERSION=$(grep '^version:' helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/Chart.yaml | awk '{print $2}')
-          echo "Chart version: ${CHART_VERSION}"
-
-          # 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 in the copy's values.yaml
-          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 modified chart
-          helm package /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart --version ${CHART_VERSION}
-
-          # Store chart filename for later use
-          echo "CHART_FILE=api7ee-demo-k8s-${CHART_VERSION}.tgz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Push Helm chart to Gitea Package Registry
-        run: |
-          # Upload Helm chart to Gitea package registry
-          # Format: https://{gitea-server}/api/packages/{owner}/helm/api/charts
-          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/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
-
-      - name: Create Helm index
-        if: success()
-        run: |
-          # Create or update the Helm repository index
-          echo "📝 Helm chart repository information:"
-          echo "To add this repository:"
-          echo "  helm repo add api7ee https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
-          echo "  helm repo update"
-          echo ""
-          echo "To install the chart:"
-          echo "  helm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s"

.gitea/workflows/helm-release.yml

@@ -1,71 +1,127 @@
-name: Helm Chart Release
+name: Helm Chart Build and Release
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    tags:
+      - 'v*.*.*'  # Trigger on version tags like v1.0.0
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Chart version to release (e.g., 1.0.1)'
+        required: false
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
-  release-helm:
+  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-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for proper versioning
 
       - name: Install Helm
         uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
         with:
           version: "latest"
 
-      - name: Determine version
+      - name: Determine version and release type
         id: version
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+          # Determine if this is a release or regular build
+          IS_RELEASE="false"
+
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" ]; then
+            # Manual release with specified version
             VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
-          else
+            IS_RELEASE="true"
-            # Extract version from tag (remove 'v' prefix)
+            echo "📌 Manual release version: ${VERSION}"
+          elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+            # Tag-based release
             VERSION=${GITEA_REF_NAME#v}
+            IS_RELEASE="true"
+            echo "📌 Tag release version: ${VERSION}"
+          else
+            # Regular build from main branch
+            VERSION=$(grep '^version:' helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/Chart.yaml | awk '{print $2}')
+            # Append build number or timestamp for dev versions
+            BUILD_SUFFIX="-dev.$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
+            VERSION="${VERSION}${BUILD_SUFFIX}"
+            echo "📌 Development version: ${VERSION}"
           fi
-          echo "VERSION=${VERSION}"
+
-          # Export for subsequent steps
           echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "📌 Chart version: ${VERSION}"
+          echo "IS_RELEASE=${IS_RELEASE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Update Chart version
+          echo "is_release=${IS_RELEASE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        run: |
-          # Update Chart.yaml with the new version
-          sed -i "s/^version:.*/version: ${VERSION}/" helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/Chart.yaml
-
-          # Update appVersion to match
-          sed -i "s/^appVersion:.*/appVersion: \"${VERSION}\"/" helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/Chart.yaml
-
-          # Update image tags in values.yaml to use this version
-          sed -i "s|tag: \"main\"|tag: \"v${VERSION}\"|g" helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/values.yaml
-
-          # Update registry and repository to Gitea values
-          sed -i "s|registry: gitea.server_url|registry: ${{ gitea.server_url }}|g" helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/values.yaml
-          sed -i "s|repository: gitea.repository/|repository: ${{ gitea.repository }}/|g" helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/values.yaml
-
-          echo "📝 Updated Chart.yaml and values.yaml with version ${VERSION}"
 
       - 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 version in the temporary copy
+          if [ "${IS_RELEASE}" = "true" ]; then
+            # For releases, update Chart.yaml with the release version
+            sed -i "s/^version:.*/version: ${VERSION}/" /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart/Chart.yaml
+            sed -i "s/^appVersion:.*/appVersion: \"${VERSION}\"/" /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart/Chart.yaml
+
+            # Update image tags to use the release version
+            sed -i "s|tag: \"main\"|tag: \"v${VERSION}\"|g" /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart/values.yaml
+          else
+            # For dev builds, just update the version but keep main tag
+            sed -i "s/^version:.*/version: ${VERSION}/" /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart/Chart.yaml
+          fi
+
+          # 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
+
+          echo "📝 Chart prepared with version ${VERSION}"
+
       - name: Package Helm chart
         run: |
-          helm package helm/api7ee-demo-k8s/ --version ${VERSION}
+          helm package /tmp/api7ee-demo-k8s-chart --version ${VERSION}
+
+          # Store chart filename for later use
           echo "CHART_FILE=api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-          # Generate chart README with installation instructions
+          echo "📦 Packaged chart: api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz"
-          cat > CHART_README.md << EOF
-          # API7 Enterprise Edition Helm Chart v${VERSION}
 
-          ## Installation
+      - 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
@@ -79,48 +135,40 @@ jobs:
           helm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION} -f values.yaml
           \`\`\`
 
-          ## Upgrade
+          ### Upgrade
 
           \`\`\`bash
           helm upgrade my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION}
           \`\`\`
 
-          ## Docker Images
+          ### 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
 
-      - name: Push Helm chart to Gitea Package Registry
-        run: |
-          # Upload versioned Helm chart
-          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 v${VERSION} pushed to Gitea Package Registry"
-
-      - name: Create Release
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        run: |
           # Create release using Gitea API
-          RELEASE_DATA=$(cat <<EOF
+          RELEASE_DATA=$(jq -n \
-          {
+            --arg tag "v${VERSION}" \
-            "tag_name": "v${VERSION}",
+            --arg name "v${VERSION}" \
-            "target_commitish": "${{ gitea.sha }}",
+            --arg body "$(cat RELEASE_NOTES.md)" \
-            "name": "v${VERSION}",
+            --arg target "${{ gitea.sha }}" \
-            "body": "## Helm Chart Release v${VERSION}\n\n### Installation\n\`\`\`bash\nhelm repo add api7ee https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm\nhelm repo update\nhelm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION}\n\`\`\`\n\n### Docker Images\n- Web: \`${{ gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}/web:v${VERSION}\`\n- API: \`${{ gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}/api:v${VERSION}\`\n\n### Chart Package\n- Download: [api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz](https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases/download/v${VERSION}/api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz)",
+            '{
-            "draft": false,
+              tag_name: $tag,
-            "prerelease": false
+              target_commitish: $target,
-          }
+              name: $name,
-          EOF
+              body: $body,
-          )
+              draft: false,
+              prerelease: false
+            }')
 
           # Create the release
-          RELEASE_RESPONSE=$(curl -X POST \
+          RELEASE_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_PUSH_TOKEN }}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -d "${RELEASE_DATA}" \
@@ -139,12 +187,12 @@ jobs:
               --data-binary "@${CHART_FILE}" \
               "https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=api7ee-demo-k8s-${VERSION}.tgz"
 
-            # Upload README as release asset
+            # Upload release notes as asset
             curl -X POST \
               -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_PUSH_TOKEN }}" \
               -H "Content-Type: text/markdown" \
-              --data-binary "@CHART_README.md" \
+              --data-binary "@RELEASE_NOTES.md" \
-              "https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=CHART_README.md"
+              "https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=RELEASE_NOTES.md"
 
             echo "✅ Release assets uploaded successfully"
           else
@@ -154,9 +202,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Summary
         run: |
-          echo "## 🎉 Helm Chart Release Summary"
+          echo "## 🎉 Helm Chart Build Summary"
           echo ""
-          echo "- **Version:** v${VERSION}"
+          echo "- **Version:** ${VERSION}"
+          echo "- **Type:** $([ "${IS_RELEASE}" = "true" ] && echo "Release" || echo "Development Build")"
           echo "- **Chart:** ${CHART_FILE}"
           echo "- **Registry:** https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
           echo ""
@@ -164,5 +213,29 @@ jobs:
           echo '```bash'
           echo "helm repo add api7ee https://${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/helm"
           echo "helm repo update"
-          echo "helm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION}"
+          if [ "${IS_RELEASE}" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "helm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION}"
+          else
+            echo "# For development version:"
+            echo "helm install my-api7ee api7ee/api7ee-demo-k8s --version ${VERSION} --devel"
+          fi
           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

@@ -89,12 +89,20 @@ docker run -p 8001:8000 api-app
 
 ### Automated Pipeline
 
-The `.gitea/workflows/build.yml` pipeline automatically:
+The CI/CD workflows automatically:
+
+**`.gitea/workflows/build.yml`**:
 1. Builds Docker images for both applications
 2. Pushes to Gitea container registry
 3. Tags images with branch name
-4. Packages and publishes Helm chart
+4. Implements layer caching for faster builds
-5. Implements layer caching for faster builds
+
+**`.gitea/workflows/helm-release.yml`**:
+1. Packages Helm charts on every main branch push
+2. Creates development versions for main branch builds
+3. Creates release versions for tags (v*.*.*)
+4. Publishes charts to Gitea Helm registry
+5. Creates GitHub releases for tagged versions
 
 **Triggers:**
 - Any branch push (Docker images)