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-name: "Build RetroDECK"
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - cooker*
-      - feat*
-      - branch/cooker*
-    paths:
-      - '.github/workflows/**'
-      - 'automation_tools/**'
-      - 'config/**'
-      - 'functions/**'
-      - '*.sh'
-      - 'net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml'
-      - 'net.retrodeck.retrodeck.appdata.xml'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - cooker*
-
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-
-  # Build RetroDECK Job
-  Build_RetroDECK:
-    runs-on: retrodeck
-    outputs:
-      TAG: ${{ steps.version-tag.outputs.TAG }}
-      RELEASE_BODY: ${{ steps.version-tag.outputs.RELEASE_BODY }}
-      MAKE_LATEST: ${{ steps.version-tag.outputs.MAKE_LATEST }}
-      
-    steps:
-      # Remove Stuck Mounts
-      - name: Remove stuck mounts
-        run: |
-          sudo umount -f /home/ubuntu/actions-runner/_work/RetroDECK/RetroDECK/.flatpak-builder/rofiles/*
-          sudo umount -f $HOME/actions-run/_work/RetroDECK/RetroDECK/.flatpak-builder/rofiles/*
-        continue-on-error: true
-
-      # Clone Repository
-      - name: Clone RetroDECK repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          submodules: true
-
-      # Install Dependencies
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RetroDECK/components-template/main/automation_tools/install_dependencies.sh" | bash
-
-      # Generate Build ID for Cooker Branches
-      - name: Generate cooker build ID
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: "/bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/cooker_build_id.sh"
-
-      # Getting branch name, this needs as PR should be managed in a different way
-      - name: Get Branch Name
-        run: |
-          if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "pull_request" || "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "pull_request_target" ]]; then
-            branch_name="$GITHUB_HEAD_REF"
-          else
-            branch_name="$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
-          fi
-          echo "Branch name: $branch_name"
-          echo "BRANCH_NAME=$branch_name" >> $GITHUB_ENV      
-        
-      # Generates a version tag based on the event type (main branch, PR, or cooker) and sets it as output.
-      - name: Generate Version Tag
-        id: version-tag
-        run: |
-          # Source the version extractor script and fetch the manifest version
-          source automation_tools/version_extractor.sh
-          MANIFEST_VERSION="$(fetch_manifest_version)"
-
-          # Ensure the manifest version was successfully extracted
-          if [[ -z "$MANIFEST_VERSION" ]]; then
-            echo "[ERROR] Failed to extract the manifest version."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Determine the tag based on the GitHub event context
-          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
-            # Main branch tag
-            TAG="$MANIFEST_VERSION"
-            MAKE_LATEST=true
-          elif [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "pull_request" || "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "pull_request_target" ]]; then
-            # Pull request tag, sanitize the source branch
-            source_branch="${GITHUB_HEAD_REF//\//-}"
-            TAG="PR-$source_branch-${{ github.run_id }}"
-            MAKE_LATEST=false
-          else
-            # Other branches (cooker branches)
-            TAG="$MANIFEST_VERSION-${{ env.BUILD_ID }}"
-            MAKE_LATEST=true
-          fi
-
-          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "MAKE_LATEST=$MAKE_LATEST" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "MAKE_LATEST=$MAKE_LATEST" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      # backing up manifest in case download fails and hashes must be recalculated
-      - name: Manifest backup
-        run: "cp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml.bak"
-
-      - name: Run pre-build automation tasks
-        run: "/bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh"
-
-      - name: "Adding flatpak portal for automated updates (Cooker only)"
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: "/bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/cooker_flatpak_portal_add.sh"
-
-      - name: "Updating release notes in appdata"
-        run: "automation_tools/appdata_management.sh"
-
-      - name: "[DEBUG] Outputting manifest"
-        run: cat net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
-
-      # Get Commits Since Last Published Release (Cooker only)
-      - name: Get commits since last published release
-        id: get-commits
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: |
-          # Get the latest published release tag
-          LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1) 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-
-          if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
-            echo "[INFO] No previous release found. Using all commits."
-            COMMITS=$(git log HEAD --pretty=format:"- %s")
-          else
-            echo "[INFO] Latest published release tag: $LATEST_TAG"
-            COMMITS=$(git log ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD --pretty=format:"- %s")
-          fi
-
-          # Debug: Print the commits list
-          echo "Commits since $LATEST_TAG:"
-          echo "$COMMITS"
-
-          # Export the commits list to the GitHub environment
-          echo "COMMITS=$COMMITS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      # - name: Extract XML Description
-      #   uses: Mudlet/xmlstarlet-action@master
-      #   id: extract-description
-      #   with:
-      #     args: sel -t -v "/component/releases/release[1]/description//text()" ./net.retrodeck.retrodeck.appdata.xml
-
-      # Generate Release Body
-      - name: Generate release body text
-        id: generate-body
-        run: |
-          # Initialize the release body text
-          RELEASE_BODY="# Release Notes\n"
-          RELEASE_BODY+="This is a cooker snapshot based on the commit: ${{ github.event.repository.full_name }}@${{github.sha}}."
-          RELEASE_BODY+="On branch [${{env.BRANCH_NAME}}](https://repo.retrodeck.net/RetroDECK/RetroDECK/src/branch/${{env.BRANCH_NAME}})."
-          RELEASE_BODY+="## Commits since last release\n"
-          RELEASE_BODY+="$COMMITS\n\n"
-
-          #raw_description="${{ steps.extract-description.outputs.result }}"
-
-          # Convert <p> tags to markdown headers using sed
-          markdown_description=$(echo "$raw_description" | sed -e 's|<p>|\n### |g' -e 's|</p>||g')
-
-          # Convert <li> tags to bullet points and trim spaces
-          markdown_description=$(echo "$markdown_description" | sed -e 's|<ul>||g' -e 's|</ul>||g' -e 's|<li>|- |g' -e 's|</li>||g' | awk '{$1=$1;print}')
-
-          # Remove any remaining XML tags
-          markdown_description=$(echo "$markdown_description" | sed -e 's/<[^>]*>//g')
-
-          # Debug: Print the markdown description
-          echo "Markdown Description:"
-          echo "$markdown_description"
-
-          # Append markdown content to the release body
-          RELEASE_BODY+="$markdown_description"
-          printf "RELEASE_BODY=%s\n" "$RELEASE_BODY" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          printf "RELEASE_BODY=%s\n" "$RELEASE_BODY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-          echo "[DEBUG] CHECKPOINT 8"
-
-      - name: "Build flatpak: download only"
-        id: flatpak-download
-        run: "/bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh"
-
-      # Sometimes flatpak download fails, in this case it tries a second time
-      - name: "Build flatpak: download only (retry)"
-        if: steps.flatpak-download.outcome == 'failure'
-        run: |
-          echo "Download failed, maybe some hash changed since the build start."
-          echo "Recalculating hashes and retrying download..."
-          rm -f "{GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml"
-          cp "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml.bak" "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml"
-          "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh"
-          "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh"
-
-      - name: Build flatpak
-        run: "/bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/flatpak_build_only.sh"
-
-      - name: Create Bundle
-        run: "/bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/flatpak_build_bundle.sh"
-
-      # Upload artifacts for other jobs
-      - name: Upload Build Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: retrodeck-artifacts
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          path: |
-            RetroDECK*.flatpak
-            RetroDECK*.flatpak.sha
-            RetroDECK*Artifact.tar.gz
-
-  GitHub-publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: Build_RetroDECK
-    env:
-      TAG: ${{ needs.Build_RetroDECK.outputs.TAG }}
-      RELEASE_BODY: ${{ needs.Build_RetroDECK.outputs.RELEASE_BODY }}
-      MAKE_LATEST: ${{ needs.Build_RetroDECK.outputs.MAKE_LATEST }}
-    steps:
-
-      - name: Generate a token for Rekku
-        id: generate-rekku-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ vars.REKKU_APP_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.REKKU_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          repositories: "RetroDECK,Cooker"
-          owner: "RetroDECK"
-
-      - name: Download all workflow run artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.8
-          
-      # Determine if Target Repository is Main or not, in that case is a Cooker build
-      - name: Determine target repository
-        id: set-repo
-        run: |
-          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
-            echo "REPO_NAME=RetroDECK" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          else
-            echo "REPO_NAME=Cooker" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          fi
-
-      # Publish Release
-      - name: Publish release
-        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-        with:
-          tag: ${{ env.TAG }}
-          name: "RetroDECK ${{ env.TAG }}"
-          body: ${{ env.RELEASE_BODY }}
-          artifacts: "retrodeck-artifacts/*.flatpak,retrodeck-artifacts/*.flatpak.sha,retrodeck-artifacts/*Artifact.tar.gz"
-          allowUpdates: true
-          makeLatest: ${{ env.MAKE_LATEST }}
-          repo: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}
-          token: ${{ steps.generate-rekku-token.outputs.token }}
-
-      # Rewrite Tag (for Main Branch Only)
-      - name: Rewrite Tag
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: |
-          git submodule deinit -f --all
-          git fetch --tags
-          if git rev-parse --verify "${{ env.TAG }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              git tag -d "${{ env.TAG }}"
-              git push --delete origin "${{ env.TAG }}"
-          fi
-          git tag "${{ env.TAG }}"
-          git push origin "${{ env.TAG }}"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-rekku-token.outputs.token }}
-
-  # As backup we're even publishing the build on our own selfhosted Fogejo instance
-  # Forgejo Publish Job if main branch
-  # Forgejo-publish:
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   needs: Build_RetroDECK
-  #   env:
-  #     TAG: ${{ needs.Build_RetroDECK.outputs.TAG }}
-  #     RELEASE_BODY: ${{ needs.Build_RetroDECK.outputs.RELEASE_BODY }}
-  #     MAKE_LATEST: ${{ needs.Build_RetroDECK.outputs.MAKE_LATEST }}
-  #   steps:
-  #
-  #     - name: Download all workflow run artifacts
-  #       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.8
-  #
-  #     - name: Forgejo-publish
-  #       if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-  #       uses: RetroDECK/components-template/.github/workflows/fogejo_publish_release.yml@main
-  #       with:
-  #         release_body: ${{ env.RELEASE_BODY }}
-  #         artifacts: "retrodeck-artifacts/*.flatpak,retrodeck-artifacts/*.flatpak.sha,retrodeck-artifacts/*Artifact.tar.gz"
-  #         tag: ${{ env.TAG }}
-