Release v0.7.0

Release v0.7.0

Highlights

This release focuses on improving the developer experience with better progress feedback, PAPI integration fixes, and enhanced submit workflow.

New Features

Draft Pull Requests

• The dot submit command now creates draft PRs instead of regular PRs
• Users are prompted to review and edit the PR description before marking it ready for review
• Clear next steps are displayed after submission

Verbose Progress Output

• Project creation now shows step-by-step progress:
  • Creating project directory
  • Initializing git repository
  • Copying template files
  • Installing dependencies
• All pathways now include a "Change to project directory" step in Next Steps

Improved PAPI Integration

• Auto-generate PAPI types before running tests
• Use papi add for reliable metadata fetching
• Fixed transactions template to use proper PAPI descriptors

Bug Fixes

• Fixed .gitignore copying: Templates now correctly include .gitignore files in new projects
• Fixed submit command: Handle symlinks and skip node_modules during project copy
• Fixed repository references: Updated all references from paritytech to polkadot-developers
• Fixed PAPI configuration: Let papi add create its own config instead of pre-creating it
• Fixed node connectivity: Added retry logic for node readiness checks

Improvements

• Simplified parachain dev node startup to align with upstream template
• Removed redundant zombienet-xcm.toml configuration
• Updated getting-started documentation for auto-generated types
• Better error handling for npm install during project creation

Breaking Changes

None

Contributors

Thanks to all contributors who made this release possible!

Release v0.6.0

Release v0.6.0

Released: 2025-11-19

Changes Since v0.5.0

Version Bump: MAJOR

Changes

• fix: move XCM example to cross-chain-transactions folder (#59) (7a682c7)
• fix: move xcm-example to correct location matching documentation (#58) (e05f931)
• refactor: standardize example naming and remove pathway column from README (#57) (33ae20d)
• test: fix pathway integration and parallel test issues (#55) (924ab73)

Compatibility

This release was tested with:

• Rust: 1.91.1
• Node.js: v20.19.5

Testing

All recipes have passed CI tests.

Full manifest: manifest.yml

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Status: Alpha (v0.x.x)

v0.5.0 - CLI Refactoring and CI Optimizations

What's Changed

This release includes major improvements to the CLI tool and CI workflow:

CLI Improvements

• Simplified CLI command structure for better usability
• Enhanced dependency checking with automatic installation prompts
• Improved error handling and user feedback

CI Optimizations

• Performance: Reduced pathway integration test times from 15-20 minutes to 2-3 minutes (cached)
• Smart execution: Path-based conditional execution - tests only run when relevant files change
• Caching: Runtime WASM artifact caching to avoid repeated 15+ minute builds

Testing

• Comprehensive pathway integration tests for all recipe templates:
  • Basic interaction template
  • Solidity template
  • XCM template
  • Testing infrastructure template
  • Parachain/pallet template

Documentation

• Updated README with improved CLI-first workflow
• Modernized contributor documentation
• Improved recipe template documentation

Tooling Versions

• Rust: 1.91.1
• Node: v20.19.5

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.5.0

Release v0.4.0

Release v0.4.0

Released: 2025-11-12

Changes Since v0.3.0

Version Bump: MAJOR

Changes

• refactor: major CLI simplification and dependency checking (#51) (c5d9a76)
• refactor: comprehensive CLI improvements and repository modernization (#50) (80ced14)
• refactor: streamline documentation and improve CLI-first workflow (#49) (50bde4e)

Compatibility

This release was tested with:

• Rust: 1.91.1
• Node.js: v20.19.5

Testing

All recipes have passed CI tests.

Full manifest: manifest.yml

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Status: Alpha (v0.x.x)

Release v0.3.0

Release v0.3.0

Released: 2025-11-05

Changes Since v0.2.0

Version Bump: MAJOR

Changes

• feat: add automatic API breaking change detection (#46) (cf4729b)

Compatibility

This release was tested with:

• Rust: 1.91.0
• Node.js: v20.19.5

Testing

All recipes have passed CI tests.

Full manifest: manifest.yml

---

Status: Alpha (v0.x.x)

Release v0.2.0

Release v0.2.0

Released: 2025-11-01

Changes Since v0.1.0

Version Bump: MINOR

Changes

• fix: update weekly release workflow to detect squash-merged PRs (#45) (581cf2f)
• refactor: restructure CLI command hierarchy and remove slug parameter (#44) (9d023b6)
• Rename macOS binaries for clarity (#43) (059bd12)

Compatibility

This release was tested with:

• Rust: 1.91.0
• Node.js: v20.19.5

Testing

All recipes have passed CI tests.

Full manifest: manifest.yml

---

Status: Alpha (v0.x.x)

Release v0.1.0

Release v0.1.0

Released: 2025-10-31

Changes Since v0.0.0

Version Bump: MINOR

Merged Pull Requests

• Merge pull request #22 from polkadot-developers/feat/cli-improvements-and-pre-commit-hooks (2a0275b)
• Merge pull request #21 from polkadot-developers/feat/rename-tutorials-to-recipes-with-frontmatter (2b3e541)
• chore: merge master and resolve conflicts (57852f3)
• Merge pull request #20 from polkadot-developers/feat/version-management (0074c8a)
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into feat/version-management (93dfd19)
• Merge pull request #19 from polkadot-developers/feat/cli-interactive-prompts (c2bc439)
• Merge branch 'pr-19' into feat/version-management (b98870f)
• Merge pull request #16 from polkadot-developers/refactor/cli-to-sdk-architecture (e99edf0)
• Merge pull request #9 from polkadot-developers/bruno/refactor (6ce8b74)
• Merge pull request #7 from todortodorovic/master (b586f1e)
• Merge pull request #4 from nhussein11/master (271f067)
• Merge pull request #1 from nhussein11/test-branch (c442abc)
• Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/nhussein11/polkadot-cookbook (321c02c)
• Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/nhussein11/polkadot-cookbook (f017edf)
• Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/polkadot-developers/polkadot-docs-tests (e22977d)
• Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/polkadot-developers/polkadot-docs-tests (ee00b19)
• Merge pull request #1 from polkadot-developers/dev (64aa43b)
• Update README (1a74f47)

Compatibility

This release was tested with:

• Rust: 1.91.0
• Node.js: v20.19.5

Testing

All recipes have passed CI tests.

Full manifest: manifest.yml

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Status: Alpha (v0.x.x)