add option to install from a gh release

README.md

@@ -46,19 +46,27 @@ Optional additional args to the `preevy up` command, see the full reference [her
 
 The preevy [CLI version](https://www.npmjs.com/package/preevy?activeTab=versions) to use. Defaults to `latest`.
 
-***Note*** Version `v2.1.0` of this action supports Preevy CLI versions `0.0.58` and up. To use an older version of the CLI, use `livecycle/[email protected]`.
+***Note*** Since `v2.1.0`, this action requires Preevy CLI version `v0.0.58` or newer. To use an older version of the CLI, use `livecycle/[email protected]`.
 
 ### `docker-compose-yaml-paths`
 
 *required*: `false`
 
 Optional path to the `docker-compose.yaml` file. If not provided, uses the working directory. If you have multiple docker compose files, you can add them as a comma seperated string like so `'docker-compose.yml,docker-compose.dev.yml'`
 
+### `release-type`
+
+*required*: `false`
+
+***EXPERIMENTAL***. Specify `gh-release` to install Preevy from a binary file, which is much faster than using NPM.
+
+If this option is specified, `version` can be either `latest` or one of the [released versions](https://github.com/livecycle/preevy/releases). Canary versions are not supported.
+
 ### `node-cache`
 
 *required*: `false`
 
-Node package manager used for caching. Supported values: npm, yarn, pnpm, or ''. [Details](https://github.com/actions/setup-node/blob/main/docs/advanced-usage.md#caching-packages-data). Default: npm.
+Node package manager used for caching. Supported values: `npm`, `yarn`, `pnpm`, or ''. [Details](https://github.com/actions/setup-node/blob/main/docs/advanced-usage.md#caching-packages-data). Default: `npm`.
 
 ## Outputs
 
@@ -111,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - uses: livecycle/preevy-up-action@v2.1.0
+      - uses: livecycle/preevy-up-action@v2.2.0
         id: preevy
         with:
           # Create the profile using the `preevy init` command, see
@@ -189,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - uses: livecycle/preevy-up-action@v2.1.0
+      - uses: livecycle/preevy-up-action@v2.2.0
         id: preevy_up
         with:
           # Create the profile using the `preevy init` command, see

action.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     description: "Node package manager used for caching. Supported values: npm, yarn, pnpm, or ''. See https://github.com/actions/setup-node/blob/main/docs/advanced-usage.md#caching-packages-data"
     default: npm
+  release-type:
+    required: false
+    description: "EXPERIMENTAL: Type of release to use. Supported values: npm, gh-release"
+    default: npm
 outputs:
   urls-json:
     description: "The generated URLs of the preview environments create by Preevy, formatted as a JSON object"
@@ -32,11 +36,47 @@ outputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+    -
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      if: ${{ inputs.release-type == 'npm' }}
       with:
         node-version: 18
         cache: ${{ inputs.node-cache }}
 
+    - name: Install Preevy from GH release
+      shell: bash
+      id: install_prevy_gh_release
+      if: ${{ inputs.release-type == 'gh-release' }}
+      run: |
+        set -eou pipefail
+
+        function os_suffix() {
+          case "${{ runner.os }}" in
+            "Linux") echo -n "linux";;
+            "Windows") echo -n "win";;
+            "macOS") echo -n "macos";;
+            *) echo "No release for OS ${{ runner.os }}" 1>&2; exit 1;;
+          esac
+        }
+
+        function arch_suffix() {
+          case "${{ runner.arch }}" in
+            "X64") echo -n "x64";;
+            "ARM64") echo -n "arm64";;
+            *) echo "No release for arch ${{ runner.arch }}" 1>&2; exit 1;;
+          esac
+        }
+
+        release_version='${{ inputs.version }}'
+        if [[ "${{ inputs.version }}" == "latest" ]]; then
+          release_version=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/livecycle/preevy/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
+        fi
+
+        release_file="preevy-$(os_suffix)-$(arch_suffix).tar"
+        release_url="https://github.com/livecycle/preevy/releases/download/${release_version}/${release_file}"
+
+        wget -q "${release_url}" -O - | sudo tar -x -C /usr/local/bin
+
     - name: Run Preevy
       shell: bash
       id: run_preevy
@@ -47,7 +87,13 @@ runs:
 
         urls_file=${RUNNER_TEMP}/preevy_urls.${RANDOM}.json
 
-        npx -- preevy@${{ inputs.version }} up ${opts} --profile '${{ inputs.profile-url }}' --output-urls-to ${urls_file} ${{ inputs.args }}
+        if [[ "${{ inputs.release-type }}" == "npm" ]]; then
+          preevy_cmd="npx -- preevy@${{ inputs.version }}"
+        else
+          preevy_cmd=preevy
+        fi
+
+        ${preevy_cmd} up ${opts} --profile '${{ inputs.profile-url }}' --output-urls-to ${urls_file} ${{ inputs.args }}
 
         cat ${urls_file}