Add a workflow

[gbowne1]

# This workflow will build a .NET project
# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-net

name: .NET

on:
  push:
    branches: [ "main" ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:
  build:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: Setup .NET
      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
      with:
        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
    - name: Restore dependencies
      run: dotnet restore
    - name: Build
      run: dotnet build --no-restore
    - name: Test
      run: dotnet test --no-build --verbosity normal

[gbowne1]

After some research...
This seems better

This workflow will build, test, and publish a .NET project

name: .NET CI/CD

on:
push:
branches: [ "main" ]
pull_request:
branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:
build:

runs-on: ubuntu-latest

steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4

# 1. Add Caching for Speed (Optional but highly recommended)
- name: Cache NuGet packages
  uses: actions/cache@v4
  with:
    path: ~/.nuget/packages
    key: ${{ runner.os }}-nuget-${{ hashFiles('**/packages.lock.json', '**/*.csproj') }}
    restore-keys: |
      ${{ runner.os }}-nuget-

- name: Setup .NET
  uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
  with:
    dotnet-version: 8.0.x
    
- name: Restore dependencies
  run: dotnet restore
  
- name: Build
  run: dotnet build --configuration Release --no-restore # Use Release config for better performance
  
- name: Test
  run: dotnet test --no-build --verbosity normal

# 2. Add Publishing Step
- name: Publish Web App (Creates deployable artifact)
  run: dotnet publish MyBlog/MyBlog.csproj --configuration Release --no-build --output ${{ env.DOTNET_ROOT }}/publish
  
# 3. Add Artifact Upload (Optional for CI, mandatory for CD)
# This step saves the compiled files so they can be deployed later
- name: Upload artifact for deployment
  uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: myblog-app
    path: ${{ env.DOTNET_ROOT }}/publish
    # Note: You can add an expiration time if needed