Improve build workflow (#206)

* Improve build workflow

* Upload full artifacts

* Run unit test for both debug and release for x86 and x64

* Relace hardcoded values with variable

* Try similifying consolidated artfact upload

#fixes #205, #closes #205

Author: SinghRajenM

.github/workflows/ci_build.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-name: Build and test
+name: Build and Test
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "master" ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "master" ]
 
+env:
+  BUILD_DIR: src\Build\Bin
+  MSBUILD_TOOLSET: v143
+  ARTIFACT_PREFIX: NppJSONViewer_
+
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: windows-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -17,45 +21,60 @@ jobs:
         build_platform: [Win32, x64, ARM64]
 
     steps:
-    # Step 1: Check out the code from the repo
-    - name: Checkout repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
+      # Step 1: Check out the code from the repo
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
           submodules: recursive
 
-    # Step 2: Prepare for build
-    - name: Pre Build
-      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
+      # Step 2: Prepare for build
+      - name: Setup MSBuild
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
 
-    # Step 3: Build projects and unit test
-    - name: Build 
-      working-directory: src
-      run: msbuild NppJSONViewer.sln /m /p:configuration="${{ matrix.build_configuration }}" /p:platform="${{ matrix.build_platform }}" /p:PlatformToolset="v143"
-
-    # Step 4: Upload build binary artifacts
-    - name: Archive binaries artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.build_platform}}_${{ matrix.build_configuration}}
-          path: src\Build\Bin\${{ matrix.build_configuration}}\${{ matrix.build_platform}}\NPPJSONViewer.dll
-
-    # Step 5: Upload build pdb artifacts
-    - name: Archive symbols artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.build_platform}}_${{ matrix.build_configuration}}_pdb
-          path: src\Build\Bin\${{ matrix.build_configuration}}\${{ matrix.build_platform}}\NPPJSONViewer.pdb
-
-    # Step 6: Run unit tests for x86 | Release
-    - name: Run tests x86 | Release
-      if: matrix.build_platform == 'Win32' && matrix.build_configuration == 'Release'
-      run: |
-        cd src\Build\Bin\Release\Win32
-        ./UnitTest.exe
-
-    # Step 7: Run unit tests for x64 | Release
-    - name: Run tests x64 | Release
-      if: matrix.build_platform == 'x64' && matrix.build_configuration == 'Release'
-      run: |
-        cd src\Build\Bin\Release\x64
-        ./UnitTest.exe
+      # Step 3: Build projects and unit test
+      - name: Build code
+        working-directory: src
+        run: msbuild NppJSONViewer.sln /m /p:configuration="${{matrix.build_configuration}}" /p:platform="${{matrix.build_platform}}" /p:PlatformToolset=${{env.MSBUILD_TOOLSET}}
+
+      # Step 4: Upload build binary artifacts for deployment
+      - name: Archive binaries artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{env.ARTIFACT_PREFIX}}${{matrix.build_platform}}_${{matrix.build_configuration}}
+          path: ${{env.BUILD_DIR }}\${{matrix.build_configuration}}\${{matrix.build_platform}}\NPPJSONViewer.dll
+
+      # Step 5: Upload build pdb artifacts
+      - name: Archive symbols artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{env.ARTIFACT_PREFIX}}${{matrix.build_platform}}_${{matrix.build_configuration}}_pdb
+          path: ${{env.BUILD_DIR }}\${{matrix.build_configuration}}\${{matrix.build_platform}}\NPPJSONViewer.pdb
+
+      # Step 6: Run unit tests for x86 and x64
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        if: matrix.build_platform == 'Win32' || matrix.build_platform == 'x64'
+        run: |
+          cd ${{env.BUILD_DIR}}\${{matrix.build_configuration}}\${{matrix.build_platform}}
+          ./UnitTest.exe
+
+  upload-full-artifacts:
+    # Trigger this job only after all 'build' jobs are complete
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+
+    steps:
+      # Step 7: Download all artifacts from the build job
+      - name: Download all artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: ${{env.ARTIFACT_PREFIX}}*
+          path: all_artifacts\
+
+      # Step 8: Upload consolidated artifacts as a single artifact
+      - name: Upload full artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{env.ARTIFACT_PREFIX}}ALL
+          path: all_artifacts\**