Add ability to get diagnostic information from app-build-verify and app-create-verify actions
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 5
- Forks
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Description
### What is the problem or limitation you are having?
When developing beeware/briefcase#2241, I hit some errors during the CI invocation `briefcase create` process that I couldn't initially explain. However, as briefcase is invoked non-verbose, and logs are not preserved, it was difficult to diagnose the source of the error.
### Describe the solution you'd like
1. If a CI run is invoked in debug mode, `-vvv` should be added to the briefcase invocations for the `app-create-verify` and `app-build-verify` actions.
2. Any log file produced during failed runs should be attached to the CI run for diagnostic purposes.
### Describe alternatives you've considered
An alternate approach would be to expose configuration points in the app-build-verify and app-create-verify action that enable injecting additional command line into calls to briefcase. However, `-v[vv]` are likely the only options that an end user is likely to want to invoke.
### Additional context
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Locate the app-create-verify and app-build-verify GitHub Actions and inspect how they invoke briefcase and handle failed-run logs. In debug mode, the briefcase invocations should include -vvv, and logs from failed runs should be attached to the CI run; verify both actions satisfy these outcomes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, python
- Domain
- ci-cd, devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100