From 807b531853636c32ceb69f3b7005e5cd9d2c0165 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andy Pixley <3723676+pixman20@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:29:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Making an example for dev_mode

---
 .github/workflows/build-desktop.yml | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
index 0bc34fc7056..9e7b0ce9752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       hotfix_branch_exists: ${{ steps.branch-check.outputs.hotfix_branch_exists }}
       node_version: ${{ steps.retrieve-node-version.outputs.node_version }}
       has_secrets: ${{ steps.check-secrets.outputs.has_secrets }}
+      dev_mode: ${{ steps.check-dev-mode.outputs.dev_mode }}
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: apps/desktop
@@ -155,6 +156,28 @@ jobs:
           has_secrets=${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID != '' }}
           echo "has_secrets=$has_secrets" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+      - name: Check dev mode
+        id: check-dev-mode
+        run: |
+          EVENT_NAME="${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+          REF="${GITHUB_REF}"
+          DEV_MODE=true
+
+          if [[ "$EVENT_NAME" == "push" ]]; then
+            BRANCH="${REF#refs/heads/}"
+            case "$BRANCH" in
+              main|rc|hotfix-rc-desktop)
+                DEV_MODE=false
+                ;;
+              *)
+                DEV_MODE=true
+                ;;
+            esac
+          fi
+
+          echo "dev_mode=$DEV_MODE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "dev_mode set to $DEV_MODE (event=$EVENT_NAME ref=$REF)"
+
   linux:
     name: Linux Build
     # Note, before updating the ubuntu version of the workflow, ensure the snap base image
@@ -589,7 +612,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         env:
-          BUILD_MODE: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 'build' || 'build:dev' }}
+          BUILD_MODE: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.dev_mode == 'true' && 'build:dev' || 'build' }}
         run: npm run "$env:BUILD_MODE"
 
       - name: Pack
@@ -856,7 +879,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         env:
-          BUILD_MODE: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 'build' || 'build:dev' }}
+          BUILD_MODE: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.dev_mode == 'true' && 'build:dev' || 'build' }}
         run: npm run "$env:BUILD_MODE"
 
       - name: Pack
@@ -1216,7 +1239,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build application (dev)
         env:
-          BUILD_MODE: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 'build' || 'build:dev' }}
+          BUILD_MODE: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.dev_mode == 'true' && 'build:dev' || 'build' }}
         run: npm run "$BUILD_MODE"
 
   browser-build:
@@ -1443,7 +1466,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         if: steps.build-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         env:
-          BUILD_MODE: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 'build' || 'build:dev' }}
+          BUILD_MODE: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.dev_mode == 'true' && 'build:dev' || 'build' }}
         run: npm run "$BUILD_MODE"
 
       - name: Download Browser artifact
@@ -1728,7 +1751,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         if: steps.build-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         env:
-          BUILD_MODE: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && 'build' || 'build:dev' }}
+          BUILD_MODE: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.dev_mode == 'true' && 'build:dev' || 'build' }}
         run: npm run "$BUILD_MODE"
 
       - name: Download Browser artifact