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| 1 | +# Making Releases |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +- [Introduction](#introduction) |
| 4 | +- [Regular or Hotfix?](#regular-or-hotfix) |
| 5 | +- [Create Github Issue and Release Branch](#create-github-issue-and-release-branch) |
| 6 | +- [Update the version](#update-the-version) |
| 7 | +- [Merge "release branch" into "main"](#merge-release-branch-into-main) |
| 8 | +- [Publish the Dataverse Client Javascript package](#publish-the-dataverse-client-javascript-package) |
| 9 | +- [Create a Draft Release on GitHub and Tag the Version](#create-a-draft-release-on-github-and-tag-the-version) |
| 10 | +- [Merge "release branch" into "develop"](#merge-release-branch-into-develop) |
| 11 | +- [Delete "release branch"](#delete-release-branch) |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Introduction |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +This document is about releasing a new version of dataverse-client-javascript. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +## Regular or Hotfix? |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Early on, make sure it’s clear what type of release this is. The steps below describe making both regular releases and hotfix releases. Suppose the current version is 1.0.0. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +- Regular |
| 22 | + - e.g. 1.1.0 (minor) |
| 23 | + - e.g. 2.0.0 (major) |
| 24 | +- Hotfix |
| 25 | + - e.g. 1.1.1 (patch) |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +## Create Github Issue and Release Branch |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +First of all create an issue on Github to prepare the release, name it Release vX.X.X . |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +On your local, create the release branch from the latest from develop and name it release/X.X.X . |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +## Update the version |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +To update the version run the command `npm version <X.X.X> --no-git-tag-version`. So if we are releasing version `3.5.0` the command will be: |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +```shell |
| 38 | +npm version 3.5.0 --no-git-tag-version |
| 39 | +``` |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +This command will update the version in the `package.json` and `package-lock.json`. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +If everything looks good, you can push the changes to the repository. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +## Merge "release branch" into "main" |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +Create a pull request to merge the `release` branch into the `main` branch. |
| 48 | +Once important tests have passed (unit, functional, integration), merge the pull request (skipping code review is ok). |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +## Publish the Dataverse Client Javascript package |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +Once the release branch has been merged, switch to the `main` branch on your local machine and update it to ensure you have the latest changes. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +Dataverse Client Javascript is [published](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@iqss/dataverse-client-javascript) to the npm Package Registry. Below are the steps for publishing a new version. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +1. **Build the package** |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | + Now we need to build the package by running `npm run build`, after that you will see a `dist` folder in the root of the project. If you are not sure that folder was there already you can delete it and run the build command again. |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +2. **Publish the package** |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | + As the version number is already updated and we build the package, now we can publish the package running the next command: |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | + ```shell |
| 65 | + npm publish --access public |
| 66 | + ``` |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | + This command will publish the package to the npm registry. |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | + Remember that you need a valid npm token to publish the package and be part of the @iqss organization on npm. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | + Get a new token from the npm website and update the `.npmrc` file with the new token. If you don't have yet an `.npmrc` file, go to the project directory root, duplicate `.npmrc.example`, saving the copy as `.npmrc`. |
| 73 | +
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| 74 | + Open the `.npmrc` file and replace `YOUR_NPM_TOKEN ` with your actual npm token. |
| 75 | +
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| 76 | + ```plaintext |
| 77 | + //registry.npmjs.org/:\_authToken=<YOUR_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN> |
| 78 | + @iqss:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/ |
| 79 | + ``` |
| 80 | +
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| 81 | +3. **Review the new version in the npm registry** |
| 82 | +
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| 83 | + After publishing the package, you can review the new version in the [npm registry](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@iqss/dataverse-client-javascript?activeTab=versions). |
| 84 | +
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| 85 | + The new version should be available in the npm registry. |
| 86 | +
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| 87 | +## Create a Draft Release on GitHub and Tag the Version |
| 88 | +
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| 89 | +After merging the `release` branch into the `main` branch, you should create a release on GitHub and tag the version. |
| 90 | +
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| 91 | +Go to https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse-client-javascript/releases/new to start creating a draft release. |
| 92 | +
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| 93 | +- Under "Choose a tag" you will be creating a new tag. Have it start with a "v" such as v3.5.0. Click "Create new tag on publish". |
| 94 | +
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| 95 | +- Under "Target", choose "main". |
| 96 | +
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| 97 | +- Under "Release title" use the same name as the tag such as v3.5.0. |
| 98 | +
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| 99 | +- Add a description of the changes included in this release. You should include a link to the recently published npm version and summarize the key updates, fixes, or features. |
| 100 | +
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| 101 | +- Click "Save draft" because we do not want to publish the release yet. |
| 102 | +
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| 103 | +At this point you can send around the draft release for any final feedback. Make corrections to the draft, if necessary. Publish once everything is ok. |
| 104 | +
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| 105 | +## Merge "release branch" into "develop" |
| 106 | +
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| 107 | +After merging the release branch into `main`, ensure the develop branch is updated with the latest changes. |
| 108 | +
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| 109 | +Create a pull request to merge the `release` branch into `develop` branch also. |
| 110 | +
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| 111 | +## Delete "release branch" |
| 112 | +
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| 113 | +Once the release process is complete and the `release` branch has been merged into both `main` and `develop`, you can safely delete the `release` branch to keep the repository clean. |
| 114 | +
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| 115 | +- Delete the branch locally from your repository. |
| 116 | +- Delete the branch remotely from the remote repository. |
| 117 | +
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| 118 | +This ensures that the `release` branch is no longer present in either your local or remote repositories. |
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