Try to make a nightly release by workflow (#9422)

.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml

@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 # REF:
 #   1. https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstrategymatrixinclude
 #   2. https://github.com/JasonEtco/create-an-issue
+#   3. https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/variables
+#   4. https://github.com/actions/github-script
 #
 name: Nightly Build
 
 on:
   # push:
   #   branches:
-  #     - feature/release
+  #     - main
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 3 * * *' # run at 3 AM UTC
 
@@ -17,6 +19,58 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 jobs:
+  prepare:
+    name: Prepare
+    if: github.repository == 'nushell/nightly'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set Outputs of Short SHA
+        id: vars
+        run: echo "sha_short=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Setup Nushell
+        uses: hustcer/setup-nu@v3
+        with:
+          version: 0.79.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Prepare for Nightly Release
+        shell: nu {0}
+        run: |
+          cd $env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          git checkout main
+          git config --global user.name 'hustcer'
+          git config --global user.email 'hustcer@outlook.com'
+          let tag_name = 'nightly-${{ steps.vars.outputs.sha_short }}'
+          git fetch origin -p
+          if (git ls-remote --tags origin $tag_name | is-empty) {
+            git tag -a $tag_name -m $'Nightly build from ($env.GITHUB_SHA)'
+            git push origin --tags
+          }
+
+      # Keep the last a few releases
+      # Should only run in nushell/nightly repo
+      - name: Delete Older Releases
+        shell: nu {0}
+        run: |
+          let KEEP_COUNT = 7
+          let deprecated = (http get https://api.github.com/repos/nushell/nightly/releases | sort-by -r created_at | select tag_name id | range $KEEP_COUNT..)
+          for release in $deprecated {
+            print $'Deleting tag ($release.tag_name)'
+            git push origin --delete $release.tag_name
+            print $'Deleting release ($release.tag_name)'
+            let delete_url = $'https://api.github.com/repos/nushell/nightly/releases/($release.id)'
+            # let version = [X-GitHub-Api-Version 2022-11-28]
+            # let auth = [Authorization 'Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}']
+            # let accept = [Accept 'application/vnd.github+json']
+            # http delete $delete_url -H $version -H $auth -H $accept
+            curl -L -X DELETE -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" $delete_url
+          }
+
   all:
     name: All
 
@@ -111,3 +165,27 @@ jobs:
         update_existing: true
         search_existing: open
         filename: .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/nightly-build-fail.md
+
+    - name: Set Outputs of Short SHA
+      id: vars
+      run: |
+        echo "date=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "sha_short=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    # REF: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/gh-release
+    # Create a release only in nushell/nightly repo
+    - name: Publish Archive
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v0.1.13
+      if: ${{ startsWith(github.repository, 'nushell/nightly') }}
+      with:
+        draft: false
+        prerelease: true
+        name: Nu-nightly-${{ steps.vars.outputs.date }}-${{ steps.vars.outputs.sha_short }}
+        tag_name: nightly-${{ steps.vars.outputs.sha_short }}
+        body: |
+          This is a nightly build of Nushell.
+          It is not recommended for production use.
+          release from ${{ github.sha }}
+        files: ${{ steps.nu.outputs.archive }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}