main.yml

name: Build LaTeX document and deploy new Release
on: 
  push:
   branches: [ main ]
    
jobs:
    Build-LaTeX-Doc-and-Deploy:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      steps:
        - name: Set up Git Repository
          uses: actions/checkout@v2
          
        - name: Compile LaTeX Doc
          id: compile-doc
          uses: xu-cheng/latex-action@v2
          with:
            root_file: main.tex  
            
        - name: Create new Release
          id: create_release
          uses: actions/create-release@v1
          env:
            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          with: 
            tag_name: v1.${{ github.run_number }}
            release_name: ${{ github.repository }}
            draft: false
            prerelease: false
        
        - name: Upload Release Asset
          id: upload-release-asset 
          uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
          env:
            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          with:
            upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps 
            asset_path: ./main.pdf
            asset_name: main.pdf
            asset_content_type: application/zip