DEVX-65: refactor: consolidate publish.yml into post-merge.yml

src/devx/ci/release.py

@@ -317,6 +317,21 @@ def run_tests() -> None:
     click.echo(_("Tests passed."))
 
 
+def _write_github_output(tag: str) -> None:
+    """Write the release tag to GITHUB_OUTPUT for downstream jobs.
+
+    This allows a publish job (needs: release) to read the tag via
+    ``${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}`` instead of relying on
+    tag-push event triggering a separate workflow.
+    """
+    github_output = os.environ.get("GITHUB_OUTPUT")
+    if not github_output:
+        return
+    with open(github_output, "a") as f:  # noqa: PTH123
+        f.write(f"tag={tag}\n")
+    click.echo(_("Wrote tag {tag} to GITHUB_OUTPUT.", tag=tag))
+
+
 def create_and_push_tag(new_version: str, changelog: str, dry_run: bool) -> bool:
     """Create an annotated tag with the changelog as message and push it.
 
@@ -345,6 +360,7 @@ def create_and_push_tag(new_version: str, changelog: str, dry_run: bool) -> bool
         if not dry_run:
             # Ensure the existing tag is pushed
             run_cmd(["git", "push", "origin", f"refs/tags/{tag}"], check=False)
+        _write_github_output(tag)
         return False
     tag_msg = f"Release v{new_version}\n\n{changelog}"
     if dry_run:
@@ -352,6 +368,7 @@ def create_and_push_tag(new_version: str, changelog: str, dry_run: bool) -> bool
         return True
     run_cmd(["git", "tag", "-a", tag, "-m", tag_msg])
     run_cmd(["git", "push", "origin", f"refs/tags/{tag}"])
+    _write_github_output(tag)
     return True
 
 
@@ -617,6 +634,7 @@ def main(dry_run: bool, skip_tests: bool, verify: bool) -> None:
                     tag=release_tag,
                 )
             )
+            _write_github_output(release_tag)
             return
         # Tag is missing — recover by creating and pushing it
         click.echo(

src/devx/translations.json

@@ -1846,5 +1846,13 @@
     "pl": "[check-dep-docs] Passed: all dependencies are documented",
     "ru": "[check-dep-docs] Passed: all dependencies are documented",
     "zh": "[check-dep-docs] Passed: all dependencies are documented"
+  },
+  "Wrote tag {tag} to GITHUB_OUTPUT.": {
+    "bg": "Wrote tag {tag} to GITHUB_OUTPUT.",
+    "de": "Wrote tag {tag} to GITHUB_OUTPUT.",
+    "en": "Wrote tag {tag} to GITHUB_OUTPUT.",
+    "ru": "Wrote tag {tag} to GITHUB_OUTPUT.",
+    "zh": "Wrote tag {tag} to GITHUB_OUTPUT.",
+    "pl": "Wrote tag {tag} to GITHUB_OUTPUT."
   }
 }