Tauri Build Action

This GitHub Action helps you build Tauri applications across different operating systems. It provides a streamlined way to set up, configure, and build Tauri projects using various templates and package managers.

Inputs

The action supports the following inputs, which are defined in the action.yml file:

• project_name: The name of the project (default: tauri-app)
• identifier: The identifier for the project (default: com.tauri-app.app)
• version: The version for the project (default: 0.1.0)
• template: The template to use for the project (default: vanilla)
• manager: The package manager to use (default: npm)
• frontend_dist: The frontend distribution directory (default: ../dist)
• output_dir: The output directory of the Tauri build (default: tauri-build)
• icon: The icon for the project (optional)
• tauri_conf_json: Optional tauri.conf.json file overwrite (optional)
• cargo_toml: Optional Cargo.toml file overwrite (optional)
• build_rs: Optional build.rs file overwrite (optional)
• lib_rs: Optional lib.rs file overwrite (optional)
• main_rs: Optional main.rs file overwrite (optional)

Example Workflow

Here is an example of how to use the action in a workflow:

name: Tauri Build

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

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

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

      - name: Install Dependencies
        run: npm install

      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
        with:
          distribution: 'temurin'
          java-version: '21'

      - name: Tauri build
        id: tauri-build
        uses: liudonghua123/tauri-build-action@main
        with:
          project_name: ${{env.APP_NAME}}
          identifier: com.${{env.APP_NAME}}.app
          version: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag_version }}
          frontend_dist: ../dist
          icon: app-icon.png

      - name: Publish binary to release
        continue-on-error: true
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag_version }}
          files: tauri-build/*
          draft: false
          prerelease: false

Build Steps and Prerequisites

Linux

For Linux, the action installs the necessary dependencies and sets up the environment for cross-compiling to different architectures. The steps include:

1. Adding the necessary repositories and updating the package list.
2. Installing common dependencies.
3. Installing x86_64 dependencies.
4. Creating a .cargo/config.toml file for cross-compiling.
5. Installing i386, aarch64, and armhf dependencies.
6. Building for x86_64, i686, aarch64, and armv7 architectures.
7. Building for Android.

macOS

For macOS, the action installs the necessary dependencies and sets up the environment for building Tauri applications. The steps include:

1. Installing the necessary prerequisites.
2. Initializing the iOS build environment.
3. Building for x86_64, aarch64, and universal architectures.
4. Building for iOS (currently commented out due to a signing issue).

Windows

For Windows, the action installs the necessary dependencies and sets up the environment for building Tauri applications. The steps include:

1. Installing the necessary prerequisites.
2. Building for x86_64, i686, and aarch64 architectures.