generate DEB package in CI

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -58,6 +58,28 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ./build/ROSProjectManager-*-*-*.zip
 
+      - name: install Qt Creator DEB package
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          wget $(./packaging/format-deb-url.py) --directory-prefix=/tmp
+          sudo apt install /tmp/qtcreator-opensource-linux-*-*.deb
+
+      - name: generate plugin DEB package
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          cd build
+          cpack -G DEB
+
+      - name: upload artifact (DEB)
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: plugin_archive_artifact_${{ matrix.config.name }}_deb
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          path: |
+            ./build/ROSProjectManager-*-*-*.deb
+            ./build/ROSProjectManager-*-*-*-dbgsym.ddeb
+
   release:
     name: create release
     if: contains(github.ref, '/tags/')
@@ -75,4 +97,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         id: create_release
         with:
-          artifacts: ROSProjectManager-*-*-*.zip
+          artifacts: ROSProjectManager-*-*-*.zip,ROSProjectManager-*-*-*.deb,ROSProjectManager-*-*-*-dbgsym.ddeb

packaging/format-deb-url.py

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import platform
+import argparse
+import yaml
+
+
+qtc_deb_url_fmt = "https://download.qt.io/{release_type}_releases/qtcreator/{qtcv_maj}/{qtcv_full}/cpack_experimental/qtcreator-opensource-linux-{arch}-{qtcv_full}.deb"
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("-v", '--version', type=str, default=None)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.version is None:
+        # read version from file
+        with open("versions.yaml", 'r') as file:
+            versions = yaml.safe_load(file)
+            qtc_version = versions['qtc_version']
+            qtc_dev_tag = versions.get('qtc_dev_tag', str())
+    else:
+        # parse version from command line argument
+        vv = args.version.split('-')
+        qtc_version = vv[0]
+        qtc_dev_tag = vv[1] if len(vv) > 1 else str()
+
+    release = not qtc_dev_tag
+
+    if not release and (qtc_dev_tag.find("beta") == -1 and qtc_dev_tag.find("rc") == -1):
+        raise RuntimeWarning(f"Invalid development tag '{qtc_dev_tag}'. Valid tags contain 'beta' or 'rc'.")
+
+    ver_split = qtc_version.split('.')
+    qtc_ver_major = ver_split[0]
+    qtc_ver_minor = ver_split[1] if len(ver_split)>1 else 0
+    qtc_ver_patch = ver_split[2] if len(ver_split)>2 else 0
+    qtc_ver_maj = f"{qtc_ver_major}.{qtc_ver_minor}"
+    qtc_ver_full = f"{qtc_ver_maj}.{qtc_ver_patch}"
+
+    if not release:
+        qtc_ver_full += f"-{qtc_dev_tag}"
+
+    arch = platform.machine()
+
+    deb_url = qtc_deb_url_fmt.format(release_type = "official" if release else "development",
+                                     qtcv_maj = qtc_ver_maj,
+                                     qtcv_full = qtc_ver_full,
+                                     arch = arch,)
+
+    print(deb_url)