Github action for automated tagging (release)

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  
 jobs:
 
   lint:
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -20,3 +22,52 @@ jobs:
       uses: plexsystems/protolint-action@v0.2.0
       with:
         configDirectory: .
+  
+  release:
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: checkout source
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.x
+
+    - name: Cache python libs
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      id: cache-pip # needed in if test
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/pip
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip
+
+    - name: Upgrade python tools
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+    - name: Get release version string
+      run: echo "version=$(./scripts/buildinfo.py short)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      id: version
+
+    - name: Create release
+      uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      id: create_release
+      with:
+        release_name: Meshtastic Protobufs ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+        tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+        body: Protobufs for version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} release of Meshtastic firmware
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
+    - name: Bump version.properties
+      run: >-
+        scripts/bump_version.py
+        
+    - name: Create version.properties pull request
+      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
+      with:
+        add-paths: |
+          version.properties