WORKFLOW: making the automated cooker builder persistent

.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted-persistent.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-name: "Build cooker"
+name: "Build cooker (persistent)"
+
+env:
+  PERSISTENCE: true
 
 on:
   push:

.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted.yml

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 name: "Build cooker"
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-     - cooker*
-     - feat*
-    paths:
-     - '.github/workflows/**'
-     - 'automation_tools/**'
-     - 'emu-configs/**'
-     - 'es-configs/**'
-     - 'functions/**'
-     - 'rd-submodules/**'
-     - '*.sh'
-     - 'net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml'
-     - 'net.retrodeck.retrodeck.appdata.xml'
-  pull_request: 
-    branches:
-     - cooker*
+  # push:
+  #   branches:
+  #    - cooker*
+  #    - feat*
+  #   paths:
+  #    - '.github/workflows/**'
+  #    - 'automation_tools/**'
+  #    - 'emu-configs/**'
+  #    - 'es-configs/**'
+  #    - 'functions/**'
+  #    - 'rd-submodules/**'
+  #    - '*.sh'
+  #    - 'net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml'
+  #    - 'net.retrodeck.retrodeck.appdata.xml'
+  # pull_request: 
+  #   branches:
+  #    - cooker*
 
   workflow_dispatch:
 

automation_tools/flatpak_build_bundle.sh

@@ -2,8 +2,18 @@
 
 # This is building the bundle RetroDECK.flatpak after the download and build steps are done
 
+if [ $PERSISTENCE==true ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/cooker-persistent"
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE_BACKUP="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE="$HOME/cooker-persistent"
+fi
+
 if [ "${GITHUB_REF##*/}" = "main" ]; then
     flatpak build-bundle ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.local RetroDECK.flatpak net.retrodeck.retrodeck
 else
     flatpak build-bundle ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.local RetroDECK-cooker.flatpak net.retrodeck.retrodeck
+fi
+
+if [ $PERSISTENCE==true ]; then
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE_BACKUP"
 fi

automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ else
     FOLDER=retrodeck-flatpak-cooker
 fi
 
+if [ $PERSISTENCE==true ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/cooker-persistent"
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE_BACKUP="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE="$HOME/cooker-persistent"
+fi
+
 mkdir -vp "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"/{local,retrodeck-flatpak-cooker}
 
 flatpak-builder --user --force-clean \
@@ -21,3 +27,7 @@ flatpak-builder --user --force-clean \
     --download-only \
     "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${FOLDER}" \
     net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
+
+if [ $PERSISTENCE==true ]; then
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE_BACKUP"
+fi

automation_tools/flatpak_build_only.sh

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ else
     FOLDER=retrodeck-flatpak-cooker
 fi
 
+if [ $PERSISTENCE==true ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/cooker-persistent"
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE_BACKUP="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE="$HOME/cooker-persistent"
+fi
+
 mkdir -vp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.local
 mkdir -vp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/"$FOLDER"
 
@@ -22,3 +28,7 @@ flatpak-builder --user --force-clean \
     --disable-download \
     ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/"$FOLDER" \
     net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
+
+if [ $PERSISTENCE==true ]; then
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE_BACKUP"
+fi