feat(github-actions): add an action build directive to toggle the --skip-build option (#1044)

* docs(commands): update definition of the version commands `--skip-build` option

* docs(github-actions): add description of the `build` input directive

Author: codejedi365

action.sh

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ARGS+=("$(eval_boolean_action_input "tag" "$INPUT_TAG" "--tag" "--no-tag")") ||
 ARGS+=("$(eval_boolean_action_input "push" "$INPUT_PUSH" "--push" "--no-push")") || exit 1
 ARGS+=("$(eval_boolean_action_input "changelog" "$INPUT_CHANGELOG" "--changelog" "--no-changelog")") || exit 1
 ARGS+=("$(eval_boolean_action_input "vcs_release" "$INPUT_VCS_RELEASE" "--vcs-release" "--no-vcs-release")") || exit 1
+ARGS+=("$(eval_boolean_action_input "build" "$INPUT_BUILD" "" "--skip-build")") || exit 1
 
 # Handle --patch, --minor, --major
 # https://stackoverflow.com/a/47541882

action.yml

@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ inputs:
     description: |
       Whether or not to create a release in the remote VCS, if supported
 
+  build:
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    description: |
+      Whether or not to run the build_command for the project. Defaults are
+      handled by python-semantic-release internal version command.
+
   build_metadata:
     type: string
     required: false

docs/automatic-releases/github-actions.rst

@@ -68,6 +68,31 @@ outlines each supported input and its purpose.
 
 ----
 
+.. _gh_actions-psr-inputs-build:
+
+``build``
+""""""""
+
+**Type:** ``Literal["true", "false"]``
+
+Override whether the action should execute the build command or not. This option is
+equivalent to adding the command line switch ``--skip-build`` (when ``false``) to
+the :ref:`version <cmd-version>` command. If set to ``true``, no command line switch
+is passed and the default behavior of the :ref:`version <cmd-version>` is used.
+
+**Required:** ``false``
+
+.. note::
+  If not set or set to ``true``, the default behavior is defined by the
+  :ref:`version <cmd-version>` command and any user :ref:`configurations <config-root>`.
+
+.. seealso::
+
+  - :ref:`cmd-version-option-skip_build` option for the :ref:`version <cmd-version>`
+    command.
+
+----
+
 .. _gh_actions-psr-inputs-build_metadata:
 
 ``build_metadata``

docs/commands.rst

@@ -367,10 +367,13 @@ remote VCS, this option will not cause a command failure, but will produce a war
 **Default:** ``--no-vcs-release`` if ``--no-push`` is supplied (including where this is
 implied by supplying only ``--no-commit``), otherwise ``--vcs-release``
 
+.. _cmd-version-option-skip_build:
+
 ``--skip-build``
 ****************
 
-If passed, skip building the current project using :ref:`build_command <config-build_command>`.
+If passed, skip execution of the :ref:`build_command <config-build_command>` after
+version stamping and changelog generation.
 
 .. _cmd-publish: