build: add input to release workflow (#653)

Author: abhinayagarwal

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      candidate:
+        type: choice
+        description: Choose a candidate
+        options:
+          - RC
+          - GA
 
 env:
   JAVAFX_VERSION: '21'
@@ -37,14 +44,16 @@ jobs:
         id: vars
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          mvn -B versions:set -DremoveSnapshot
+          mvn -B -ntp -q versions:set -DremoveSnapshot -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
           PROJECT_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
           APP_VERSION=$PROJECT_VERSION
           S3_PATH=$PROJECT_VERSION
-          if [[ "$PROJECT_VERSION" == *-RC* ]]; then
-              APP_VERSION=`echo $PROJECT_VERSION | cut -d- -f1`
+          CANDIDATE=${{ github.event.inputs.candidate }}
+          if [[ "$CANDIDATE" == RC ]]; then
+              PROJECT_VERSION=${PROJECT_VERSION}-RC
               S3_PATH=RC/$PROJECT_VERSION
           fi
+          echo "Releasing.. "$PROJECT_VERSION
           echo ::set-output name=APP_VERSION::$APP_VERSION
           echo ::set-output name=PROJECT_VERSION::$PROJECT_VERSION
           echo ::set-output name=S3_PATH::$S3_PATH