Create GitHub action to automate mcad release

Author: Srihari1192

.github/workflows/mcad-release.yml

@@ -14,18 +14,16 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
     - name: checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Configure Git
-      run: |
-        git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
-        git config user.email "github-actions@github.com"
-
     - name: check tag format
       run: |
-        if [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" =~ "^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$" ]]; then
+        if [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" =~ ^v[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+$ ]]; then
           echo "Tag format is valid."
         else
           echo "Invalid tag format: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
@@ -38,5 +36,8 @@ jobs:
            echo "Tag ${{ github.event.inputs.tag  }} already exist. Exiting workflow."
            exit 1
         else
-           gh release create ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }} --title "MCAD ${{ github.event.inputs.tag  }} Release" --generate-notes
-        fi
+           gh release create ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }} --title "MCAD ${{ github.event.inputs.tag  }} Release" --generate-notes --target ${{ github.ref }}
+        fi
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+

Makefile

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ifneq ($(strip $(GIT_BRANCH)),)
 		RELEASE_VER:=${GIT_BRANCH}
 		TAG:=release-${TAG}
 	else
-		RELEASE_VER:= $(shell curl -s https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/project-codeflare/multi-cluster-app-dispatcher | grep -o 'v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+' | head -n 1)
+		RELEASE_VER:= $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
 		TAG:=${TAG}${GIT_BRANCH}
 		# replace invalid characters that might exist in the branch name
 		TAG:=$(shell echo ${TAG} | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/-/g')

README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Refer to [deployment instructions here](./doc/deploy/deployment.md) on how to de
 
 ## Release Process
 
-1. Run the [mcad-release.yml](https://github.com/project-codeflare/actions/workflows/mcad-release.yml) action.
+1. Run the [mcad-release.yml](https://github.com/project-codeflare/actions/workflows/mcad-release.yml) action under `Actions` by entering the new release version in the `Release tag` input field and click `Run workflow`.
+   ![mcad-release](doc/images/mcad-release.png)
 
 2. Verify that [mcad-release.yml](https://github.com/project-codeflare/actions/workflows/mcad-release.yml) action passed successfully. This workflow will create GitHub release tag.
 

deployment/Makefile

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CAT_CMD=$(if $(filter $(OS),Windows_NT),type,cat)
 OPERATOR_VERSION_FILE=./OPERATOR_VERSION
 OPERATOR_VER=v$(shell $(CAT_CMD) $(OPERATOR_VERSION_FILE))
 OPERATOR_VER_NUM=$(shell $(CAT_CMD) $(OPERATOR_VERSION_FILE))
-CONTROLLER_VER=$(shell curl -s https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/project-codeflare/multi-cluster-app-dispatcher | grep -o 'v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+' | head -n 1)
+CONTROLLER_VER=$(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
 
 check_delete_operator:
 	@echo "****************************************************************************************************"