Update release action

.github/workflows/create-tag-release.yaml

@@ -12,18 +12,29 @@ name: Create Tag and Release
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      version:
-        description: "Semantic version to release. Ex: major, minor, or patch"
+      option:
+        description: "Type of release. Ex: major, minor, patch, or version."
         type: string
         required: true
-      images:
-        description: "List of image names. Example: csi-powerstore,csi-isilon"
+      version:
+        description: "Specific semver version to release. Only used when 'version' is the selected option. Ex: v2.1.0."
         type: string
-        required: true
+        required: false
 
 jobs:
+  process-inputs:
+    name: Process Inputs
+    uses: dell/common-github-actions/.github/workflows/process-inputs.yaml@main
+    with:
+      option: ${{ inputs.option }}
+      version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+    secrets: inherit
+
   build-and-scan:
     name: Build and Scan
+    needs: [process-inputs]
+    outputs:
+      processedVersion: ${{ needs.process-inputs.outputs.processedVersion }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the code
@@ -42,17 +53,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build binaries
         run: |
           echo "Building binaries to attach to the release if any..."
-          if "${{ inputs.images == 'cert-csi' }}"; then
-              make build
-              mv cert-csi cert-csi-linux-amd64
-              echo "BIN_NAME=cert-csi-linux-amd64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [ "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" == "dell/cert-csi" ]; then
+            make build
+            mv cert-csi cert-csi-linux-amd64
+            echo "BIN_NAME=cert-csi-linux-amd64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
-          if "${{ contains(inputs.images, 'dell-csi-replicator') || contains(inputs.images, 'dell-replication-controller') }}"; then
-              cd repctl
-              make build
-              mv repctl repctl-linux-amd64
-              mv repctl-linux-amd64 ../
-              echo "BIN_NAME=repctl-linux-amd64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [ "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" == "dell/csm-replication" ]; then
+            cd repctl
+            make build
+            mv repctl repctl-linux-amd64
+            mv repctl-linux-amd64 ../
+            echo "BIN_NAME=repctl-linux-amd64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
       - name: Upload Binaries
@@ -66,8 +77,8 @@ jobs:
 
   release-and-tag:
     name: Tag and Release
-    needs: build-and-scan
+    needs: [build-and-scan]
     uses: dell/common-github-actions/.github/workflows/release-creator.yaml@main
     with:
-      version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+      version: ${{ needs.build-and-scan.outputs.processedVersion }}
     secrets: inherit

.github/workflows/csm-release-libs.yaml

@@ -13,13 +13,28 @@ name: Release Go Client Libraries
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      version:
-        description: 'Semantic version to release. Ex: major, minor, or patch'
+      option:
+        description: "Type of release. Ex: major, minor, patch, or version."
+        type: string
         required: true
+      version:
+        description: "Specific semver version to release. Only used when 'version' is the selected option. Ex: v2.1.0."
         type: string
+        required: false
 jobs:
+  process-inputs:
+    name: Process Inputs
+    uses: dell/common-github-actions/.github/workflows/process-inputs.yaml@main
+    with:
+      option: ${{ inputs.option }}
+      version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+    secrets: inherit
+
   build-and-scan:
     name: Build and Scan
+    needs: [process-inputs]
+    outputs:
+      processedVersion: ${{ needs.process-inputs.outputs.processedVersion }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the code
@@ -42,8 +57,8 @@ jobs:
 
   release-and-tag:
     name: Tag and Release
-    needs: build-and-scan
+    needs: [build-and-scan]
     uses: dell/common-github-actions/.github/workflows/release-creator.yaml@main
     with:
-      version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+      version: ${{ needs.build-and-scan.outputs.processedVersion }}
     secrets: inherit

.github/workflows/process-inputs.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Dell Inc., or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+name: Process Inputs for Release
+
+# Invocable as a reusable workflow
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      option:
+        description: "Type of release. Ex: major, minor, patch, or version."
+        type: string
+        required: true
+      version:
+        description: "Specific semver version to release. Only used when 'version' is the selected option. Ex: v2.1.0."
+        type: string
+        required: false
+
+    outputs:
+      processedVersion:
+        description: "The type of release. Ex: major, minor, patch, or semver."
+        value: ${{ jobs.process-inputs.outputs.processedVersion }}
+
+jobs:
+  process-inputs:
+    name: Process Inputs
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      processedVersion: ${{ steps.set-version.outputs.versionEnv }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Process input
+        id: set-version
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          valid_options=("major" "minor" "patch" "version")
+          if [[ ! "${valid_options[@]}" =~ "${{ inputs.option }}" ]]; then
+            echo "Invalid option: ${{ inputs.option }}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # When worker is triggered by "repository_dispatch" for auto release, if the input option
+          # is not set to a default due to the action not going through "workflow_dispatch", the option
+          # will be set to "minor" by default.
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.option }}" == "" ]]; then
+            echo "versionEnv=minor" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.option }}" == "version" && "${{ inputs.version }}" != "" ]]; then
+            # if both version and option are provided, then version takes precedence i.e. for releasing a specific version, not incremental.
+
+            # remove prefix 'v'
+            version="${{ inputs.version }}"
+            clean_version="${version#v}"
+
+            # verify the version is in semver format
+            if ! [[ "$clean_version" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+              echo "Version "$clean_version" is not in semver format. Ex: v2.1.0"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            echo "versionEnv=$clean_version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          # This should take care of all other options aside from version.
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.option }}" != "version" ]]; then
+            # if only option is provided, then option takes precedence i.e. minor, major or patch release
+            echo "versionEnv=${{ inputs.option }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          echo "Failed to process inputs"
+          exit 1