add Gradle Release plugin

Author: chrissearle

.github/workflows/backend.yaml

@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: ./gradlew :backend:clean :backend:build
 
-      # Insert docker build and push steps here
-
       - name: Generate summary
         run: |
           echo "Tag: ${{ github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

.github/workflows/release-backend.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Cupcake Backend
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v*
+
+jobs:
+  push:
+    name: "Build Cupcake backend - release"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '22'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: ./gradlew :backend:clean :backend:build
+
+
+      - name: Generate summary
+        run: |
+          echo "Tag: ${{ github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      - name: Upload reports if failed
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: search-reports
+          path: |
+            **/build/reports/
+            **/build/test-results/
+
+      - name: Upload coverage if passed
+        if: success()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: search-coverage
+          path: |
+            **/build/reports/jacoco/

backend/build.gradle.kts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.versions)
     alias(libs.plugins.serialization)
     alias(libs.plugins.dependency.analysis)
+    alias(libs.plugins.release)
     jacoco
 }
 

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ktor-version = "3.1.1"
 logback-version = "1.5.17"
 prometheus-version = "1.14.5"
 serialization-version = "2.1.10"
+release_version = "3.1.0"
 
 [libraries]
 arrow-core = { group = "io.arrow-kt", name = "arrow-core", version.ref = "arrow_version" }
@@ -69,3 +70,4 @@ kotlin-jvm = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm", version.ref = "kotlin-version" }
 ktor = { id = "io.ktor.plugin", version.ref = "ktor-version" }
 serialization = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization", version.ref = "serialization-version" }
 versions = { id = "se.ascp.gradle.gradle-versions-filter", version.ref = "gradle-versions_filter-version" }
+release = { id = "net.researchgate.release", version.ref = "release_version" }