# This custom action exists because of this issue:
# https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/issues/38
name: Upload Tar Artifact
description: Compress files with tar prior to artifacting to keep file privileges.

inputs:
  name:
    description: Artifact name
  path:
    description: A directory path. The contents of that directory will be tarballed and uploaded.
    required: true

runs:
  using: composite
  steps:

    - run: tar cvf artifact.tar *
      shell: bash
      working-directory: ${{ inputs.path }}

    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: ${{ inputs.name }}
        path: ${{ inputs.path }}/artifact.tar
        overwrite: true

    - run: rm artifact.tar
      shell: bash
      working-directory: ${{ inputs.path }}