From eb17248bd5180ad7b121c20f2c6f775ecfcfaad4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maximilian Federle <max.federle@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:06:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] CI: Replace edge releases with links to artifacts

Re-creating the edge release for every push
to master creates many superfluous release notifications.

Stop creating those releases and provide users with direct
links to the workflow artifacts instead via the
nightly.link GitHub app (https://github.com/apps/nightly-link).

Fixes #1103
---
 .github/workflows/cd.yml | 42 +++-------------------------------------
 README.md                | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 0d3b975c..abfaba33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -176,40 +176,10 @@ jobs:
         snap: ${{ steps.build.outputs.snap }}
         release: edge,beta
 
-  update_edge_release:
-    name: Update Edge Release
-    needs: [build_release_windows, build_release_windows_openmp, build_release_macos]
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && !cancelled()
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-    steps:
-    - name: Delete Old Edge Release
-      uses: dev-drprasad/delete-tag-and-release@v0.2.0
-      with:
-        delete_release: true
-        tag_name: edge
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    - name: Wait
-      shell: bash
-      run: sleep 60
-    - name: Create New Edge Release
-      id: create_release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@35d938cf01f60fbe522917c81be1e892074f6ad6
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        tag_name: edge
-        name: Edge
-        prerelease: true
-        draft: false
-        body: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
-
   upload_release_assets:
     name: Upload Release Assets
-    needs: [build_release_windows, build_release_windows_openmp, build_release_macos, update_edge_release]
-    if: "!cancelled()"
+    needs: [build_release_windows, build_release_windows_openmp, build_release_macos]
+    if: "!cancelled() && github.event_name == 'release'"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Download All Workflow Artifacts
@@ -217,15 +187,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Get Release Upload URL
       id: get_upload_url
       env:
-        event_name: ${{ github.event_name }}
         event: ${{ toJson(github.event) }}
-        edge_upload_url: ${{ needs.update_edge_release.outputs.upload_url }}
       run: |
-        if [ "$event_name" = "release" ]; then
-          upload_url=$(echo "$event" | jq -r ".release.upload_url")
-        else
-          upload_url="$edge_upload_url"
-        fi
+        upload_url=$(echo "$event" | jq -r ".release.upload_url")
         echo "::set-output name=upload_url::$upload_url"
         echo "Upload URL: $upload_url"
     - name: Upload solvespace.exe
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3c40947..e9a9d38d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ and cannot guarantee their functionality.
 
 [notesalexp]: https://notesalexp.org/packages/en/source/solvespace/
 
+### Via automated edge builds
+
+> :warning: **Edge builds might be unstable or contain severe bugs!** 
+> They are intended for experienced users to test new features or verify bugfixes.
+
+Cutting edge builds from the latest master commit are available as zip archives from the
+following links:
+
+- [macOS](https://nightly.link/solvespace/solvespace/workflows/cd/master/macos.zip)
+- [Windows](https://nightly.link/solvespace/solvespace/workflows/cd/master/windows.zip)
+- [Windows with OpenMP enabled](https://nightly.link/solvespace/solvespace/workflows/cd/master/windows-openmp.zip)
+
+Extract the downloaded archive and install or execute the contained file as is appropriate for your platform.
+
 ### Via source code
 
 See below.