Github workflow for single-file Nuitka (python) executable binaries

generic_nuitka.yml

name: (Generic) Nuitka

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      THE_NAME:
        description: Repository name (without your username)
        type: string
        required: true

      MAIN_PY:
        description: Python main filename
        type: string
        required: true
        default: main.py

      #NO_WINDOWS:
      #  description: Do not build for Windows, just Linux
      #  type: boolean
      #  required: true
      #  default: false

concurrency:
  group: "${{ github.workflow }} - ${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}"
  cancel-in-progress: false

jobs:
  job1:
    name: Build blob and upload as artifact
    strategy:
      matrix:
        os: [ "ubuntu-20.04" , "windows-2019" ]

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    steps:
      #- name: Check if on Windows
      #  if: ${{ contains(matrix.os,'windows') == true && inputs.NO_WINDOWS == true }}
      #  run: exit 1

      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          repository: "${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}"
          ref: main
          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
          path: source-code
          sparse-checkout: .

      - name: Setup Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
        with:
          python-version: 3.9.6

      - name: Setup Python (req.txt)
        if: ${{ hashFiles('req.txt') != '' }}
        working-directory: source-code
        run: |
          pip install -r req.txt
          mkdir out

      - name: Setup Python (install Nuitka)
        run: |
          pip install nuitka

      - name: Build for Linux
        if: ${{ contains(matrix.os,'windows') == false }}
        working-directory: source-code
        run: |
          python -m nuitka --onefile --onefile-no-compression --assume-yes-for-downloads "${{ inputs.MAIN_PY }}" --output-dir="the-output" --output-filename="${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}"
          mv "the-output/${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}" "the-output/${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}.${{ matrix.os }}.${{ runner.arch }}.bin"
          find the-output

      - name: Build for Windows
        if: ${{ contains(matrix.os,'windows') == true }}
        working-directory: source-code
        run: |
          python -m nuitka --onefile --onefile-no-compression --assume-yes-for-downloads "${{ inputs.MAIN_PY }}" --output-dir="the-output" --output-filename="${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}.exe"
          mv "the-output/${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}.exe" "the-output/${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}.${{ matrix.os }}.${{ runner.arch }}.exe"
          ls

      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: "${{ matrix.os }}"
          if-no-files-found: error
          path: |
            ./source-code/the-output/${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}.${{ matrix.os }}.${{ runner.arch }}.bin
            ./source-code/the-output/${{ inputs.THE_NAME }}.${{ matrix.os }}.${{ runner.arch }}.exe

  job2:
    name: Create the release
    needs: job1

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      the_upload_url: "${{ steps.step_release.outputs.upload_url }}"

    steps:
    - name: Get date
      id: step_date
      run: |
        echo "the_tag_name=$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

    - name: (Debug) Show date
      run: echo "${{ steps.step_date.outputs.the_tag_name }}"

    - name: Create release
      id: step_release
      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
      with:
        draft: false
        prerelease: false
        name: "${{ steps.step_date.outputs.the_tag_name }}"
        tag_name: "${{ steps.step_date.outputs.the_tag_name }}"
        token: "${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}"

    - name: (Debug) Show Upload URL
      run: |
        echo ${{ steps.step_release.outputs.upload_url }}

  job3:
    name: Attach an artifact
    needs: job2

    strategy:
      max-parallel: 1
      matrix:
        binary: [ ubuntu-20.04 , windows-2019 ]

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: (Debug) Show upload URL
        run: |
          echo "from last job: ${{ needs.job2.outputs.the_upload_url }}"
          echo "from event: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}"

      - name: Download artifact
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: "${{ matrix.binary }}"
          path: "./the-asset/"

      - name: (Debug) Check dir
        run: ls -l the-asset

      - name: Get filename
        id: step_filename
        run: |
          tmp_var="$(ls the-asset|grep ${{ inputs.THE_NAME }})"
          echo "file name is: $tmp_var"
          echo "the_asset_name=$tmp_var" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

      - name: Attach the artifact
        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}

        with:
          upload_url: ${{ needs.job2.outputs.the_upload_url }}
          asset_path: "./the-asset/${{ steps.step_filename.outputs.the_asset_name }}"
          asset_name: "${{ steps.step_filename.outputs.the_asset_name }}"
          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream