chore: verify distribution by dry-running during ci workflow

Author: simschla

Diff for: .github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
   gradleCheck:
     name: "run checks using gradlew"
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    outputs:
+      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
     env:
       SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS: "15"
     steps:
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ jobs:
         run: "./gradlew :build-logic:check --no-configuration-cache"
       - name: "Run check on project"
         run: "./gradlew generateUsage && ./gradlew check"
+      - name: "Get version and set to output"
+        id: get_version
+        run: echo "VERSION=$(./gradlew changelogPrintCurrentVersion --quiet)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: "junit result"
         uses: "mikepenz/action-junit-report@v5"
         if: "always()"
@@ -107,5 +112,66 @@ jobs:
           path: app/build/native/nativeCompile/spotless*
           retention-days: 7
           if-no-files-found: "error"
-# TODO add job to check if jrelease distribute would be working
-# eg using `JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN=123 jreleaser -Djreleaser.project.version=0.1.0 publish --dry-run`
+
+  dryRunRelease:
+    name: "dry run release"
+    needs: ["gradleCheck", "nativeCompile"]
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform:
+          - name: "linux-x86_64"
+            runner: "ubuntu-latest"
+          - name: "windows-x86_64"
+            runner: "windows-latest"
+    runs-on: "${{ matrix.platform.runner }}"
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: "Install JDK 21"
+        uses: "actions/setup-java@v4"
+        with:
+          distribution: "graalvm"
+          java-version: 21
+      - name: "Setup Gradle"
+        uses: "gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4"
+      - name: "Retrieve binaries"
+        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v4"
+        with:
+          # no name - download all artifacts
+          path: "app/build/collected-binaries"
+      - name: "Prepare release zips for distribution"
+        run: "./gradlew -PreleaseBinariesRootDir=app/build/collected-binaries prepareReleaseBinaryZips"
+      - name: "Dry-run choco distribution"
+        if: "${{ matrix.platform.name == 'windows-x86_64' }}"
+        uses: jreleaser/release-action@v2
+        with:
+          setup-java: false
+          arguments: "publish --dry-run"
+        env:
+          JRELEASER_PROJECT_VERSION: ${{ jobs.gradleCheck.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: abc # don't provide correct token, just a dry-run
+          JRELEASER_DISTRIBUTIONS_SPOTLESS_CLI_CHOCOLATEY_ACTIVE: ALWAYS
+          JRELEASER_CHOCOLATEY_GITHUB_TOKEN: abc # don't provide correct token, just a dry-run
+          JRELEASER_CHOCOLATEY_API_KEY: abc # don't provide correct token, just a dry-run
+      - name: "Dry-run brew distribution"
+        if: "${{ matrix.platform.name == 'linux-x86_64' }}"
+        uses: jreleaser/release-action@v2
+        with:
+          setup-java: false
+          arguments: "publish --dry-run"
+        env:
+          JRELEASER_PROJECT_VERSION: ${{ jobs.gradleCheck.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: abc # don't provide correct token, just a dry-run
+          JRELEASER_DISTRIBUTIONS_SPOTLESS_CLI_BREW_ACTIVE: ALWAYS
+          JRELEASER_HOMEBREW_GITHUB_TOKEN: abc # don't provide correct token, just a dry-run
+      - name: "Persist jreleaser output"
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: "jreleaser-distribution-dry-run--${{ matrix.platform.name }}"
+          path: |
+            out/jreleaser/trace.log
+            out/jreleaser/output.properties
+            out/jreleaser/package/spotless-cli/**