Release and Publish Ansible Collection #8

	name: Release and Publish Ansible Collection

	on:
	workflow_dispatch:

	jobs:
	release:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- name: Checkout stable-10 Branch
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	ref: stable-10

	- name: Set up Python
	uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: '3.x'

	- name: Install Dependencies
	run: \|
	pip install ansible antsibull-changelog

	- name: Extract Collection Version
	id: extract_version
	run: \|
	# Extract the version from galaxy.yml (assumes the line "version: <value>" exists)
	version=$(grep "^version:" galaxy.yml \| awk '{print $2}')
	echo "Collection version: $version"
	echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	- name: Create GitHub Release
	id: create_release
	uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
	with:
	tag_name: ${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}
	name: ${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}
	body_path: CHANGELOG.md
	draft: false
	prerelease: false
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

	- name: Build Ansible Collection
	run: ansible-galaxy collection build --force

	- name: Publish to Ansible Galaxy
	run: \|
	# The tarball name follows the <namespace>-<collection>-<version>.tar.gz convention.
	tarball=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name '*.tar.gz' \| head -n 1)
	echo "Publishing collection tarball: $tarball"
	ansible-galaxy collection publish "$tarball" --api-key $ANSIBLE_GALAXY_API_KEY
	env:
	ANSIBLE_GALAXY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANSIBLE_GALAXY_API_KEY }}

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