Feat: Allow upload to draft release using a matrix (#136)

alexis-opolka · yairm210 · web-flow · commit dfdf376b495e · 2025-06-30T17:41:13.000+03:00
* Allow to upload to a draft release by its ID

Signed-off-by: alexis-opolka &lt;53085471+alexis-opolka@users.noreply.github.com&gt;

* Update action inputs/outputs descriptions

Signed-off-by: alexis-opolka &lt;53085471+alexis-opolka@users.noreply.github.com&gt;

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Signed-off-by: alexis-opolka &lt;53085471+alexis-opolka@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
Co-authored-by: Yair Morgenstern &lt;yairm210@hotmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Specifies the commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created from. Can be any branch or commit SHA. Unused if the Git tag already exists. Default: the repository\"s default branch (usually `main`).'
   repo_name:
     description: 'Specify the name of the GitHub repository in which the GitHub release will be created, edited, and deleted. If the repository is other than the current, it is required to create a personal access token with `repo`, `user`, `admin:repo_hook` scopes to the foreign repository and add it as a secret. Defaults to the current repository'
+  draft_id:
+    description: 'Specify the ID of the draft release you want to upload to.'
   check_duplicates:
     description: 'Check for duplicate assets with the same name in the release and skip uploading of those. Defaults to "true".'
     default: true
 outputs:
   browser_download_url:
     description: 'The publicly available URL of the asset.'
+  draft_id:
+    description: 'The ID of the draft release created.'
 runs:
   using: 'node20'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {retry} from '@lifeomic/attempt'
 
 const getRef = 'GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/ref/{ref}'
 const releaseByTag = 'GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tags/{tag}'
+const releaseByID = 'GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}'
 const createRelease = 'POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases'
 const updateRelease = 'PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}'
 const repoAssets = 'GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets'
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const uploadAssets =
 const deleteAssets = 'DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}'
 
 type ReleaseByTagResp = Endpoints[typeof releaseByTag]['response']
+type ReleaseByIDResp = Endpoints[typeof releaseByID]['response']
 type CreateReleaseResp = Endpoints[typeof createRelease]['response']
 type RepoAssetsResp = Endpoints[typeof repoAssets]['response']['data']
 type UploadAssetResp = Endpoints[typeof uploadAssets]['response']
@@ -33,17 +35,32 @@ async function get_release_by_tag(
   octokit: Octokit,
   overwrite: boolean,
   promote: boolean,
-  target_commit: string
+  target_commit: string,
+  known_draft_id = 0
 ): Promise<ReleaseByTagResp | CreateReleaseResp | UpdateReleaseResp> {
-  let release: ReleaseByTagResp
+  let release: ReleaseByTagResp | ReleaseByIDResp
   try {
-    core.debug(`Getting release by tag ${tag}.`)
+    core.debug(`Draft ID: ${known_draft_id}`)
 
-    // @ts-ignore
-    release = await octokit.request(releaseByTag, {
-      ...repo(),
-      tag: tag
-    })
+    if (draft === true && known_draft_id !== 0) {
+      // We are working with a draft release and we already created it
+      core.debug(
+        `Getting release by id ${known_draft_id} because we're working with a draft release.`
+      )
+      release = await octokit.request(releaseByID, {
+        ...repo(),
+        release_id: known_draft_id
+      })
+
+      core.debug(`The release has the following ID: ${release.data.id}`)
+    } else {
+      core.debug(`Getting release by tag ${tag}.`)
+      // @ts-ignore
+      release = await octokit.request(releaseByTag, {
+        ...repo(),
+        tag: tag
+      })
+    }
   } catch (error: any) {
     // If this returns 404, we need to create the release first.
     if (error.status !== 404) throw error
@@ -63,7 +80,7 @@ async function get_release_by_tag(
       }
     }
     // @ts-ignore
-    return await octokit.request(createRelease, {
+    const _release = await octokit.request(createRelease, {
       ...repo(),
       tag_name: tag,
       draft: draft,
@@ -73,6 +90,8 @@ async function get_release_by_tag(
       body: body,
       target_commitish: target_commit
     })
+    core.setOutput('draft_id', _release.data.id)
+    return _release
   }
   return await update_release(
     promote,
@@ -236,6 +255,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const make_latest = core.getInput('make_latest') != 'false'
     const release_name = core.getInput('release_name')
     const target_commit = core.getInput('target_commit')
+    const draft_release_id = core.getInput('draft_id')
     const check_duplicates =
       core.getInput('check_duplicates') != 'false' ? true : false
     const body = core
@@ -255,7 +275,8 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
       octokit,
       overwrite,
       promote,
-      target_commit
+      target_commit,
+      Number(draft_release_id)
     )
 
     if (file_glob) {
