Refactor Windows release workflow

Author: chapeullah

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 name: Release
+run-name: coding-time-tracker-${{ github.ref_name }}
 
 on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "*.*.*"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Release
+  release:
     runs-on: windows-2022
-
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
+    timeout-minutes: 20
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
+      - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Qt
         uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v4
@@ -24,72 +27,69 @@ jobs:
           arch: "win64_msvc2022_64"
           cache: true
 
-      - name: Configure CMake
-        run: >
-          cmake
-          -S .
-          -B build
-          -G "Visual Studio 17 2022"
-          -A x64
+      - name: Configure release build
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          cmake -S . -B build `
+            -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" `
+            -A x64
 
       - name: Build
-        run: cmake --build build --config Release --parallel
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          cmake --build build `
+            --config Release `
+            --parallel
+
+      - name: Test
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          ctest `
+            --test-dir build `
+            -C Release `
+            --output-on-failure
 
-      - name: Prepare distribution
+      - name: Prepare release archive
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path dist -Force | Out-Null
+          $packageName = "coding-time-tracker-${{ github.ref_name }}-windows-x64"
+          $packagePath = "dist\$packageName"
+          $archivePath = "dist\$packageName.zip"
+          $executablePath = "$packagePath\coding-time-tracker.exe"
+
+          New-Item `
+            -ItemType Directory `
+            -Path $packagePath `
+            -Force |
+            Out-Null
 
           Copy-Item `
             "build\Release\coding-time-tracker.exe" `
-            "dist\coding-time-tracker.exe"
+            $executablePath
 
           windeployqt.exe `
             --release `
             --no-translations `
-            --dir dist `
-            "dist\coding-time-tracker.exe"
-
-      - name: Create ZIP archive
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $archive = "coding-time-tracker-${{ github.ref_name }}-windows-x64.zip"
+            --dir $packagePath `
+            $executablePath
 
           Compress-Archive `
-            -Path "dist\*" `
-            -DestinationPath $archive `
+            -LiteralPath $packagePath `
+            -DestinationPath $archivePath `
             -Force
 
-      - name: Upload release archive
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          path: coding-time-tracker-${{ github.ref_name }}-windows-x64.zip
-          archive: false
-          retention-days: 1
-
-  release:
-    name: Publish GitHub release
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    permissions:
-      actions: read
-      contents: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Download release archive
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
-        with:
-          name: coding-time-tracker-${{ github.ref_name }}-windows-x64.zip
-          path: release
-
-      - name: Create GitHub release
+      - name: Publish GitHub release
+        shell: pwsh
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
-          gh release create "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
-            "release/coding-time-tracker-${{ github.ref_name }}-windows-x64.zip" \
-            --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
-            --verify-tag \
-            --generate-notes \
+          $archiveName = "coding-time-tracker-${{ github.ref_name }}-windows-x64.zip"
+          $archivePath = "dist\$archiveName"
+
+          gh release create "${{ github.ref_name }}" `
+            $archivePath `
+            --repo "${{ github.repository }}" `
+            --verify-tag `
+            --generate-notes `
+            --title "${{ github.ref_name }}" `
             --latest