Github Action to update winget package on release for `Triplex.Triplex`

jo-chemla commented 2 months ago

I've just submitted a PR - now merged 🚀 - https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/172824 so that Triplex had been listed and can be installed on windows via winget install triplex or winget install Triplex.Triplex. I've used Komac to create the manifest file, crediting your github profile, name etc.

It could be useful to add a Github Action workflow on this repo so that the winget package gets updated on every github release. Having a github action do it on every release would make sure the winget repo always has the latest version available. Note I did the same request for github action workflow for BlenderLauncher which I also added to winget-pkgs, see https://github.com/Victor-IX/Blender-Launcher-V2/issues/141.

Here are two reference articles + action yml files made to keep the winget package up-to-date on every github release, via Github Actions. Requires a winget-token to be stored in security of the repo.

Use Winget-Releaser Github Action, simpler but relies on external github action. Also another example github action workflow based on winget-releaser
Producing packages for Windows Package Manager for a blank github action

name: Publish to WinGet
on:
  release:
    types: [ released ]
jobs:
  publish:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - uses: vedantmgoyal9/winget-releaser@main
        with:
          identifier: Package.Identifier
          token: ${{ secrets.WINGET_TOKEN }}
          # installers-regex: '\.exe$' # Only .exe files

name: Submit Nushell package to Windows Package Manager Community Repository 

on:
  release:
    types: [published]

jobs:

  winget:
    name: Publish winget package
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - name: Submit package to Windows Package Manager Community Repository
        run: |
          iwr https://aka.ms/wingetcreate/latest -OutFile wingetcreate.exe
          $github = Get-Content '${{ github.event_path }}' | ConvertFrom-Json
          $installerUrl = $github.release.assets | Where-Object -Property name -match 'windows.msi' | Select -ExpandProperty browser_download_url -First 1
          .\wingetcreate.exe update Nushell.Nushell -s -v $github.release.tag_name -u $installerUrl -t ${{ secrets.NUSHELL_PAT }}

~Note installer might install portable app to C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages and not add it to start-menu entries, see https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2299~