build-macos.yml

name: Build macOS

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
      - 'release/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'
      - "feature/**"
  pull_request:
    types:
      - opened # triggers build when opened
      - synchronize # triggers build when commits are pushed to HEAD
    branches:
      - 'release/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'
      - "feature/**"
  # Manual trigger
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  build:
    # Define build stratefy
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform:
          - macos-13 # x86_64 (free)
          - macos-14 # arm64 (free)
        build_type:
          - Release

    name: ${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.build_type }}

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}

    defaults:
      run:
        shell: bash

    # The default compiler on macos is clang, switch to gcc. Specifying the version is necessary.
    # It seems like gcc and g++ are symbolic links to the default clang and clang++ compilers, respectively.
    # CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID will evaluate to AppleClang rather than GNU on macos.
    env:
      CC: gcc-12
      CXX: g++-12

    # Build steps
    steps:
      # Step: Checkout
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      # Step: Set paths
      - name: Set paths
        id: paths
        run: |
          echo "build_dir=${{ github.workspace }}/build" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "ext_deps_dir=${{ github.workspace }}/external_dependencies" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "install_dir=${{ github.workspace }}/install" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      # Step: Generate cache key
      - name: Generate cache key
        id: cache-key-gen
        run: |
          cache_key="dependencies-cache-key-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.build_type }}-$(echo $GITHUB_REF | sed 's/refs\/heads\///')"
          echo "cache_key=$cache_key" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      # Step: Install system-provided dependencies
      - name: Install system-provided dependencies
        run: |
          brew install bash
          echo "$(brew --prefix)/bin/bash" | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
          sudo chsh -s "$(brew --prefix)/bin/bash"
          brew install boost
          brew install doxygen 
          brew install m4
          brew install perl
          brew install openssl
          brew install curl

      # Step: Restore cached external dependencies
      - name: Restore cached external dependencies
        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
        id: restore-cached-external-dependencies
        with:
          path: ${{ steps.paths.outputs.ext_deps_dir }}/install
          key: ${{ steps.cache-key-gen.outputs.cache_key }}
          restore-keys: |
            dependencies-cache-key-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.build_type }}-master
            dependencies-cache-key-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.build_type }}-

      # Step: Build and install external dependencies
      - name: Build and install external dependencies
        if: steps.restore-cached-external-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
        run: |
          chmod +x ${{ github.workspace }}/scripts/install_netcdf_cxx4.sh
          ${{ github.workspace }}/scripts/install_netcdf_cxx4.sh \
            --work_dir ${{ steps.paths.outputs.ext_deps_dir }}/work \
            --install_dir ${{ steps.paths.outputs.ext_deps_dir }}/install \
            --build_type '${{ matrix.build_type }}' \
            --reinstall \
            --clean

      # Step: Cache external dependencies, executes only if no cache restored
      - name: Cache external dependencies
        uses: actions/cache/save@v4
        if: steps.restore-cached-external-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
        with:
          path: ${{ steps.paths.outputs.ext_deps_dir }}/install
          key: ${{ steps.cache-key-gen.outputs.cache_key }}

      # Step: Configure
      - name: Configure
        run: |
          export netCDFCxx_DIR=${{ steps.paths.outputs.ext_deps_dir }}/install/netcdf_cxx4/lib/cmake/netCDF/
          cmake \
            -S ${{ github.workspace }} \
            -B ${{ steps.paths.outputs.build_dir }} \
            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }} \
            -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{ steps.paths.outputs.ext_deps_dir }}/install \
            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ steps.paths.outputs.install_dir }}

      # Step: Build
      - name: Build
        run: cmake --build ${{ steps.paths.outputs.build_dir }} --config ${{ matrix.build_type }} -j

      # Step: Test
      - name: Test
        run: ${{ steps.paths.outputs.build_dir }}/tests/api/UGridAPITests

      # Step: Install
      - name: Install
        run: cmake --install ${{ steps.paths.outputs.build_dir }}

      # Step: Upload artifacts
      - name: Upload artifacts
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        if: always()
        with:
          name: ugrid-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.build_type }}
          path: ${{ steps.paths.outputs.install_dir }}
          if-no-files-found: error