Require explicit non-PR release decisions

Author: MariusStorhaug

.github/actions/Resolve-PSModuleVersion/action.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ inputs:
   ReleaseDecision:
     description: Explicit decision for a direct push or workflow dispatch - release:patch, release:minor, release:major, or release:skip.
     required: false
-    default: ''
 
 outputs:
   Version:

.github/workflows/Plan.yml

@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ on:
         default: |
           ^src/
           ^README\.md$
+      ReleaseDecision:
+        type: string
+        description: Explicit decision for a direct push or workflow dispatch.
+        required: false
 
     outputs:
       Settings:
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ jobs:
           Debug: ${{ inputs.Debug }}
           Verbose: ${{ inputs.Verbose }}
           WorkingDirectory: ${{ inputs.WorkingDirectory }}
+          ReleaseDecision: ${{ inputs.ReleaseDecision }}
 
       - name: Enrich-Settings
         # Merge the resolved version into the Settings object so all downstream jobs
@@ -134,13 +139,25 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ steps.Resolve-Version.outputs.ReleaseType }}
           CREATE_RELEASE: ${{ steps.Resolve-Version.outputs.CreateRelease }}
         run: |
+          Import-Module -Name './_wf/.github/actions/Get-PSModuleSettings/src/Get-PSModuleSettings.Helpers.psm1' -Force
+
           $settings = $env:SETTINGS | ConvertFrom-Json
+          $releaseType = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:RELEASE_TYPE)) { 'None' } else { $env:RELEASE_TYPE }
+          $shouldPublish = $env:CREATE_RELEASE -eq 'true'
+
           $settings.Publish.Module | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Resolution -Value ([pscustomobject]@{
               Version       = $env:VERSION
               Prerelease    = $env:PRERELEASE
               FullVersion   = $env:FULL_VERSION
-              ReleaseType   = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:RELEASE_TYPE)) { 'None' } else { $env:RELEASE_TYPE }
-              CreateRelease = $env:CREATE_RELEASE -eq 'true'
+              ReleaseType   = $releaseType
+              CreateRelease = $shouldPublish
           }) -Force
+          $publishStateParams = @{
+              Settings      = $settings
+              ReleaseType   = $releaseType
+              ShouldPublish = $shouldPublish
+          }
+          $settings = Resolve-PSModulePublishState @publishStateParams
+
           $enriched = $settings | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
           "Settings=$enriched" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT

.github/workflows/Workflow-Test-Default.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ run-name: 'Workflow-Test [Default] - ${{ github.event_name }} [${{ github.event.
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ReleaseDecision:
+        description: Explicit release decision for this manual run.
+        type: choice
+        required: true
+        options:
+          - release:skip
+          - release:patch
+          - release:minor
+          - release:major
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -62,6 +72,12 @@ jobs:
         ^tests/srcTestRepo/
         ^\.github/actions/
         ^\.github/workflows/(?!Release\.yml$|Linter\.yml$)
+      ReleaseDecision: >-
+        ${{
+          github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.ReleaseDecision ||
+          github.event_name == 'push' && 'release:skip' ||
+          ''
+        }}
 
   VerifyRootFunctionsIndexDefault:
     if: github.event.action != 'closed'

.github/workflows/Workflow-Test-WithManifest.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ run-name: 'Workflow-Test [WithManifest] - ${{ github.event_name }} [${{ github.e
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ReleaseDecision:
+        description: Explicit release decision for this manual run.
+        type: choice
+        required: true
+        options:
+          - release:skip
+          - release:patch
+          - release:minor
+          - release:major
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -62,6 +72,12 @@ jobs:
         ^tests/srcWithManifestTestRepo/
         ^\.github/actions/
         ^\.github/workflows/(?!Release\.yml$|Linter\.yml$)
+      ReleaseDecision: >-
+        ${{
+          github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.ReleaseDecision ||
+          github.event_name == 'push' && 'release:skip' ||
+          ''
+        }}
 
   VerifyRootFunctionsIndexWithManifest:
     if: github.event.action != 'closed'

.github/workflows/workflow.yml

@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ on:
         default: |
           ^src/
           ^README\.md$
+      ReleaseDecision:
+        type: string
+        description: Explicit decision for a direct push or workflow dispatch.
+        required: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: read # to checkout the repo
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       Version: ${{ inputs.Version }}
       WorkingDirectory: ${{ inputs.WorkingDirectory }}
       ImportantFilePatterns: ${{ inputs.ImportantFilePatterns }}
+      ReleaseDecision: ${{ inputs.ReleaseDecision }}
 
   # Runs on:
   # - ✅ Open/Updated PR - Lints code changes in active PRs