gha-workflows/.gitea/workflows/create-release.yml

name: Release
on:
  workflow_call:
    secrets:
      ACTIONS_TOKEN:
        required: true
    outputs:
      release_name:
        description: "Name of the created release"
        value: ${{ jobs.get_next_release.outputs.release_name }}

jobs:
  get_next_release:
    name: Get Next Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      release_name: ${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.tag }}
      changelog: ${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.changelog }}
    steps:
      - name: Check out repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Changes since last tag
        id: changes
        run: |
          rm -f .changes
          git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)..HEAD --no-merges --oneline >> .changes
          cat .changes

      - name: Check for changes
        run: |
          if [[ -z $(grep '[^[:space:]]' .changes) ]] ; then
            echo "changes=false"
            echo "changes=false" >> "$GITEA_OUTPUT"
          else
            echo "changes=true"
            echo "changes=true" >> "$GITEA_OUTPUT"
          fi

      - name: Cancel if no changes
        if: steps.changes.outputs.changes == 'false'
        run: exit 1

      - name: Set server URL
        id: set_srvurl
        run: |
          SRVURL=$(echo "${{ gitea.server_url }}" | sed 's/https:\/\/\(.*\)/\1/')
          echo "srvurl=$SRVURL" >> "$GITEA_OUTPUT"

      - name: Get next version
        uses: TriPSs/conventional-changelog-action@v6
        id: get_next_version
        with:
          git-url: ${{ steps.set_srvurl.outputs.srvurl }}
          github-token: ${{ gitea.token }}
          preset: "conventionalcommits"
          # preset: "angular"  # This is the default
          skip-commit: true
          release-count: 1
          output-file: false
          create-summary: true
          skip-on-empty: true
          skip-version-file: true
          skip-tag: true

  create_release:
    name: Create Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: get_next_release
    steps:
      - name: Check out repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Create release
        uses: https://git.tainton.uk/actions/create-release-action@v1.1.0
        with:
          release_name: ${{ needs.get_next_release.outputs.release_name }}
          tag: ${{ needs.get_next_release.outputs.release_name }}
          body: ${{ needs.get_next_release.outputs.changelog }}