Sample CI GitHub Action file for .NET Framework (MSBuild)

build-deploy.yml

name: CI

on:
  push:
    branches: [ main ]
  workflow_dispatch:

concurrency: 
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

jobs:
  build:
    name: Build
    runs-on: windows-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        
      - name: Set solution name
        run: |
          echo "solution=$(([io.fileinfo]$(Get-ChildItem -Path .\* -Include *.sln)).name)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append

      - name: Setup MSBuild Path
        uses: microsoft/[email protected]
        env:
          ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true

      - name: Setup Nuget
        uses: NuGet/setup-nuget@v1
        env:
          ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true

      - name: Restore NuGet Packages
        run: nuget restore "${{ env.solution }}"

      - name: Build Release
        run: msbuild "${{ env.solution }}" -m /p:Configuration=Release /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishProfile=FolderPublish /p:RestoreLockedMode=true

      - name: Upload Core artifacts
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: Core
          path: Publish\Core      
    
  deploy_core:
    name: Deploy Core
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
      - name: Download artifact
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: Core

      - name: Upload to ftp
        uses: sebastianpopp/ftp-action@releases/v2
        with:
          host: ${{ secrets.FTP_SERVER }}
          user: ${{ secrets.FTP_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.FTP_PASSWORD }}
          remoteDir: Core
          forceSsl: true 

  create_release:
    name: Create Release
    needs: [deploy_core]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
      - name: Download artifact Core
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: Core
          path: Core
    
      - name: Zip artifact
        run: |
          zip -r Core.zip ./Core/*
                    
      - name: Create Release
        id: create_release
        uses: actions/create-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          tag_name: ${{ github.run_number }}
          release_name: Release ${{ github.run_number }}
          body: New release of ${{ env.solution }}
          draft: false
          prerelease: false

      - name: Upload Core
        id: upload_core
        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
          asset_path: ./Core.zip
          asset_name: Core.zip
          asset_content_type: application/zip

      - name: Send Webhook
        uses: distributhor/workflow-webhook@v3
        env:
          webhook_type: 'json-extended'
          event_name: 'release'
          webhook_url: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_WEBHOOK_URL }}
          webhook_secret: '{"x-github-release-token": "${{ secrets.RELEASE_WEBHOOK_TOKEN }}"}'
          data: '{ "tag_name": "${{ github.run_number }}", "assets": [{ "name" : "Core.zip", "browser_download_url": "${{ steps.upload_core.outputs.browser_download_url }}" } ] }'
   
  cleanup:
      name: Cleanup
      needs: create_release
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      steps:
        - name: Remove artifacts
          uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@v2
          with:
            name: "*"