create releasing and versioning workflows. refs #334

.github/workflows/push-lacchain-environment.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 name: Build images from latest dev branch
 
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v*
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -129,7 +134,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           args: apply -f build_k8s -n lacchain-dashboard
 
-#      - name: Verify deployment
-#        id: verify_deployment
-#        run: |
-#          kubectl rollout status deployment/hapi
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          prerelease: false

.github/workflows/push-master-environment.yaml

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ name: Build images from latest dev branch
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    tags:
+      - v*
 
 jobs:
   create-dev-image:
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           args: apply -f build_k8s -n mainnet-dashboard
 
-#      - name: Verify deployment
-#        id: verify_deployment
-#        run: |
-#          kubectl rollout status deployment/hapi
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          prerelease: false

docs/create-a-release.md

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Creating a new release
+
+These are the steps:
+```bash
+# Set and replace the version you need to tag and deploy
+VERSION='v0.1.x'
+
+# Checked out into develop branch
+git checkout dev
+
+# Fetched all remote updates
+git remote update
+
+# Update local develop branch with remote copy
+git pull origin dev
+
+# Created a release branch that tracks origin/develop
+git checkout -b release/$VERSION origin/dev
+
+# Pushed release branch to remote repository
+git push origin release/$VERSION
+
+# Opened a "pull request" in GitHub for team to verify the release
+
+# Checkout into master branch
+git checkout master
+
+# Updated local master branch with remote copy
+git pull origin master
+
+# Merged release branch into master branch
+git merge release/$VERSION
+
+# Tagged the release point by creating a new tag
+git tag -a $VERSION -m "Create release tag $VERSION"
+
+# Pushed master branch to remote repository
+git push origin master
+
+# Pushed the tags to remote repository
+git push origin --tags
+
+# Checkout into develop branch
+git checkout dev
+
+# Merged release branch into develop branch
+git merge release/$VERSION
+
+# Pushed develop branch to remote repository
+git push origin dev
+
+# Removed release branch from the local repository
+git branch -D release/$VERSION
+
+# Removed release branch from the remote repository
+git push origin :release/$VERSION
+```