fix: properly configure snap packaging with separate workflow

Author: mrfoh

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ jobs:
           go-version: '1.23'
           cache: true
 
-      # Set up Snapcraft
-      - name: Set up Snapcraft
-        uses: snapcore/action-build@v1
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-          
       # Run GoReleaser
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
@@ -57,5 +52,4 @@ jobs:
           args: release --clean
         env:
           # Used for GitHub token and pushing to other repos
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
-          SNAPCRAFT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNAPCRAFT_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/snap.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Build and Publish Snap
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Install Snapcraft
+        uses: samuelmeuli/action-snapcraft@v2
+        with:
+          use_lxd: true
+          
+      - name: Extract version from tag
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "The version is $VERSION"
+          
+      - name: Update version in snapcraft.yaml
+        run: |
+          sed -i "s/^version: git/version: $VERSION/" snap/snapcraft.yaml
+          cat snap/snapcraft.yaml
+          
+      - name: Build snap
+        run: |
+          snapcraft
+          
+      - name: Publish snap
+        uses: snapcore/action-publish@v1
+        env:
+          SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.SNAPCRAFT_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          snap: httpprobe_*.snap
+          release: stable

.goreleaser.yml

@@ -90,21 +90,4 @@ brews:
     test: |
       system "#{bin}/httpprobe", "version"
 
-# Snapcraft package
-snapcrafts:
-  - name: httpprobe
-    summary: HTTP API testing tool
-    description: |
-      A powerful HTTP API testing tool for defining, running,
-      and validating API tests using YAML or JSON test definitions.
-    grade: stable
-    confinement: strict
-    publish: true
-    license: MIT
-    base: core22
-    apps:
-      httpprobe:
-        command: httpprobe
-        plugs:
-          - network
-          - home
+# Snapcraft is handled by external snapcraft.yaml in the snap directory

snap/snapcraft.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: httpprobe
+version: git
+summary: HTTP API testing tool
+description: |
+  A powerful HTTP API testing tool for defining, running, 
+  and validating API tests using YAML or JSON test definitions.
+
+base: core22
+grade: stable
+confinement: strict
+
+parts:
+  httpprobe:
+    plugin: go
+    source: .
+    source-type: local
+    build-snaps:
+      - go
+    override-build: |
+      craftctl default
+      cd $CRAFT_PART_SRC
+      go build -o $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/httpprobe ./cmd/main.go
+
+apps:
+  httpprobe:
+    command: bin/httpprobe
+    plugs:
+      - network
+      - home