feat: add --releaseDate to git node release

This will enable us to automate release proposal
creation: nodejs/security-wg#860

Author: RafaelGSS

components/git/release.js

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ const releaseOptions = {
   startLTS: {
     describe: 'Mark the release as the transition from Current to LTS',
     type: 'boolean'
+  },
+  releaseDate: {
+    describe: 'Default relase date when --prepare is used. It must be YYYY-MM-DD',
+    type: 'string'
   }
 };
 

docs/git-node.md

@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ Options:
   --security  Demarcate the new security release as a security release [boolean]
   --startLTS  Mark the release as the transition from Current to LTS   [boolean]
   --filterLabel Filter PR by label when preparing a security release   [string]
+  --releaseDate Default relase date when --prepare is used.
+                It must be YYYY-MM-DD   [string]
 ```
 
 ### Example
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ ncu-config set waitTimeMultiApproval 48
 
 ## `git node v8`
 
-Update or patch the V8 engine.  
+Update or patch the V8 engine.
 This tool will maintain a clone of the V8 repository in `~/.update-v8/v8`
 if it's used without `--v8-dir`.
 
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ Options:
 ### `git node v8 minor`
 
 Compare current V8 version with latest upstream of the same major. Applies a
-patch if necessary.  
+patch if necessary.
 If the `git apply` command fails, a patch file will be written in the Node.js
 clone directory.
 
@@ -462,7 +464,7 @@ It will retrieve all the triaged HackerOne reports and add creates the `vulnerab
 
 This command updates the `vulnerabilities.json` with target date of the security release.
 Example:
-  
+
 ```sh
   git node security --update-date=2023/12/31
 ```
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ Example:
 
 This command creates a pre-release announcement for the security release.
 Example:
-  
+
 ```sh
   git node security --pre-release
 ```

lib/prepare_release.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default class ReleasePreparation extends Session {
     this.isLTS = false;
     this.isLTSTransition = argv.startLTS;
     this.runBranchDiff = !argv.skipBranchDiff;
+    this.defaultReleaseDate = argv.releaseDate ?? new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
     this.ltsCodename = '';
     this.date = '';
     this.filterLabels = argv.filterLabel && argv.filterLabel.split(',');
@@ -241,9 +242,8 @@ export default class ReleasePreparation extends Session {
     cli.stopSpinner('Updated REPLACEME items in docs');
 
     // Fetch date to use in release commit & changelogs.
-    const todayDate = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
     this.date = await cli.prompt('Enter release date in YYYY-MM-DD format:',
-      { questionType: 'input', defaultAnswer: todayDate });
+      { questionType: 'input', defaultAnswer: this.defaultReleaseDate });
 
     cli.startSpinner('Updating CHANGELOG.md');
     await this.updateMainChangelog();