From b00183b03e1f032dbbfc089ccf42d11986a3c618 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Caelan Sayler <git@caesay.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:57:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] auto create channel

---
 src/vpk/Velopack.Flow/VelopackFlowServiceClient.cs | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/vpk/Velopack.Flow/VelopackFlowServiceClient.cs b/src/vpk/Velopack.Flow/VelopackFlowServiceClient.cs
index 587b8fc3..788629d5 100644
--- a/src/vpk/Velopack.Flow/VelopackFlowServiceClient.cs
+++ b/src/vpk/Velopack.Flow/VelopackFlowServiceClient.cs
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ public class VelopackFlowServiceClient(
                     $"Creating release {version}",
                     async (report) => {
                         report(-1);
+                        await CreateChannelIfNotExists(packageId, channel, cancellationToken);
+                        report(50);
                         var result = await CreateReleaseGroupAsync(packageId, version, channel, cancellationToken);
                         report(100);
                         return result;
@@ -312,6 +314,16 @@ public class VelopackFlowServiceClient(
         Logger.LogWarning("Release did not go live within 5 minutes (timeout).");
     }
 
+    private async Task CreateChannelIfNotExists(string packageId, string channel, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var request = new CreateChannelRequest() {
+            PackageId = packageId,
+            Name = channel,
+        };
+        var client = GetFlowApi();
+        await client.CreateChannelAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
     private async Task<ReleaseGroup> CreateReleaseGroupAsync(string packageId, SemanticVersion version, string channel, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         CreateReleaseGroupRequest request = new() {