From ffcd0f48aac36c84bb0b117ae737fa47e63ceddb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tony <anthony@correa.co>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 14:20:14 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 120 +++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 035fd6b..8327eb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,18 +12,19 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   MKDOCS_CONFIG: mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
-  MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/dist
   MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT || 'true' }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout (tag)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
@@ -41,30 +42,50 @@ jobs:
             FLAGS+=(--strict)
           fi
 
-          mkdir -p "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
+          OUT_BASE="${RUNNER_TEMP}/mkdocs_out"
+          SITE="${OUT_BASE}/site"
+          SITE_OFFLINE="${OUT_BASE}/site_offline"
 
-          OFFLINE="${OFFLINE:-true}" mkdocs build \
-            "${FLAGS[@]}" \
-            -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" \
-            -d "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}/offline"
-            mkdocs build \
-            "${FLAGS[@]}" \
-            -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" \
-            -d "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}/dist"
+          rm -rf "${OUT_BASE}"
+          mkdir -p "${SITE}" "${SITE_OFFLINE}"
+
+          # Normal build
+          mkdocs build "${FLAGS[@]}" -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" -d "${SITE}"
+
+          # Offline build (only matters if your mkdocs.yml/plugins read OFFLINE)
+          OFFLINE=true mkdocs build "${FLAGS[@]}" -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" -d "${SITE_OFFLINE}"
+
+      - name: Upload site artifact (normal)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: site
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/site
+
+      - name: Upload site artifact (offline)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: site_offline
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/site_offline
 
-      - name: Zip site
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          cd "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
-          zip -r "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.zip" "./offline"
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
-      # -------------------------
-      # RC-only step
-      # -------------------------
-      - name: Publish prerelease 
+      - name: Download offline site artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: site_offline
+          path: site_offline
+
+      - name: Zip offline site
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          zip -r "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.zip" site_offline
+
+      - name: Publish prerelease
         if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc')
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
@@ -74,11 +95,8 @@ jobs:
           body: |
             Release candidate preview (if deployed): /rc/
           files: |
-            ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+            ${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
 
-      # -------------------------
-      # Final release-only step
-      # -------------------------
       - name: Publish release
         if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v')
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
@@ -86,51 +104,51 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           files: |
-            ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+            ${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout (tag)
+      - name: Download normal site artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: site
+          path: site
+
+      - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          ref: gh-pages
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
+
+      - name: Deploy release to gh-pages root
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v')
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          git fetch origin gh-pages:gh-pages || true
-          if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/gh-pages; then
-            git switch gh-pages
-          else
-            git switch --orphan gh-pages
-            rm -rf ./*
-            git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-            git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-            git commit --allow-empty -m "Initialize gh-pages"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Publish release
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          rm -rf assets styles search *{.html,.xml,xml.gz} || true
-          cp -a "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}/dist/." ""
-
+          rm -rf ./*
+          cp -a ../site/. .
           git add -A
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git commit -m "Deploy release ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || echo "No changes to commit"
           git push origin gh-pages
 
-      - name: Publish RC preview under /rc/<tag>/
+      - name: Deploy RC preview to /rc/
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc')
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          rm -rf "rc"* || true
-          mkdir -p "rc/"
-          cp -a "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}/dist/." "rc/"
+          rm -rf rc
+          mkdir -p rc
+          cp -a ../site/. rc/
+          # optional metadata for your toolbar link idea:
+          printf '{"tag":"%s"}\n' "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" > rc/rc.json
 
           git add -A
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git commit -m "Deploy RC preview ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git push origin gh-pages
-   
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+          git push origin gh-pages
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