diff --git a/misc/RELEASE_CHECKLIST_TEMPLATE.md b/misc/RELEASE_CHECKLIST_TEMPLATE.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d877eae9 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/RELEASE_CHECKLIST_TEMPLATE.md @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +# Release Checklist + +## Communication +- [x] Create a new issue and copy&past this checklist into it (Yeah! First Step done!) +- [x] Talk to the team: Who should make the release? +- [x] Announce a "Code-Freeze". No new Pull-Request until the release is done! +- [x] Checkout if we have MAJOR or MINOR changes. If not we do a PATCH release. +- [x] The new version will be: `vX.X.Y` +- [x] Identify open BUGS and add them to the next PATCH milestone (optional). +- [x] Identify MINOR issues and add them to the next MINOR milestone (optional). + +## Update to the newest version +- [x] Update to the current version: `git checkout develop && git pull`. +- [x] Create a new release branch. (`git checkout -b vX.X.Y develop`) + +## Build & Test +- [x] Update the version number of the library in `package.json` (remove the "SNAPSHOT"). +- [x] Build the library: `npm prune && rm -rf node_modules && npm install && npm run build && npm run test` +- [ ] Open some of the examples in your browser and visually check if it works as expected! (*We need automated tests for this!*) + +## History +(*THIS IS A LOT OF WORK! WE SHOULD TRY TO automate this in the future!!*) + +- [x] Get all commits since the last release: ```git log `git describe --tags --abbrev=0`..HEAD --oneline > .commits.tmp``` +- [x] Open ".commity.tmp". and remove all commit before the last release. +- [x] Open every commit in GitHub and move every issue/pull-request to the current milestone. +- [x] Transfer all Commit-Messages/issues to "HISTORY.md" starting at the button. + - Keep the order of the commits. Older commits are lower newers are higher. + - Bug-Fixes start with `FIX #issue:` + - New Features start with `FEAT #issue:` + +## Commit +- [x] Commit the new version: `git commit -am "Release vX.X.Y"` +- [x] Push the release branch: `git push` +- [x] Open a Pull-Request for the release-branch to the develop-branch. +- [x] Wait until somebody of the team looked over your changes and merges the Pull-Request. + +### Update Master +We don't merge the development branch to the master because the master branch is different to the develop-Branch. The master branch has a dist and test folder and does not generate Source-Maps. + +If we would merge the development branch would overwrite this. To solve this we use rebase instead: + +- [x] Update: `git fetch && git checkout develop && git pull` +- [x] Rebase the `master` branch on the `develop` branch: `git checkout master && git rebase develop` +- [x] Generate new dist files: `npm prune && rm -rf node_modules && npm install && npm run build && npm run test && git commit -am "generated dist files for vX.X.Y" +- [x] Create a version tag: `git tag "vX.X.Y"` +- [x] [Remove the protection](https://github.com/almende/vis/settings/branches/master) from `master`. +- [x] FORCE-Push the branches to github: `git push --force && git push --tag` +- [x] [Re-Enable branch protection](https://github.com/almende/vis/settings/branches/master) (enable ALL checkboxes) for `master`. +- [x] Publish with npm: `npm publish` (check [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/vis)) + +## Test +- [x] Go to a temp directory (e.g. "vis_vX.X.Y"): `cd .. && mkdir vis_vX.X.Y && cd vis_vX.X.Y` +- [x] Install the library from npm: `npm init -f && npm install vis` +- [x] Verify if it installs the just released version, and verify if it works: `cd node_modules/vis/ +- [x] Install the library via bower: `cd ../.. && bower install vis` +- [x] Verify if it installs the just released version, and verify if it works: `cd bower_components/vis/` +- [x] Clone the master from github: `cd ../.. && git clone git@github.com:almende/vis.git`. +- [x] Verify if it installs the just released version, and verify if it works. `cd vis` + +## Update website +- [x] update the gh-pages branch: `git checkout gh-pages && git pull && git checkout -b "gh-pages_vX.X.Y"` +- [x] Copy the `dist` folder from the `master` branch to the `github-pages` branch in another directory, overwriting existing files: `cp -rf ../vis_vX.X.Y/vis/dist .` +- [x] Copy the `docs` folder from the `master` branch to the `github-pages` branch in another directory, overwriting existing files: `cp -rf ../vis_vX.X.Y/vis/docs .` +- [x] Copy the `examples` folder from the `master` branch to the `github-pages` branch in another directory, overwriting existing files: `cp -rf ../vis_vX.X.Y/vis/examples .` +- [x] Check if there are new or updated examples, and update the gallery screenshots accordingly. +- [x] Update the library version number in the `index.html` page. +- [x] Update the CDN links at the download section of index.html AND the CDN link at the top. (search-replace all!!) +- [x] Commit the changes: `git add -A && git commit -m "updates for vX.X.Y"` +- [x] Push the changes `git push --set-upstream origin gh-pages_vX.X.Y` + +## Prepare next version +- [x] Switch to the "develop" branch: `git checkout develop`. +- [x] Change version numbers in "package.json" to a snapshot version `X.X.Z-SNAPSHOT`. +- [x] Commit and push: `git commit -am "changed version to vX.X.Z-SNAPSHOT"` +- [x] Create new tag: `git tag vX.X.Z-SNAPSHOT`. +- [x] [Remove the protection](https://github.com/almende/vis/settings/branches/develop) from `develop`. +- [x] FORCE-Push the branches to github: `git push --force && git push --tag` +- [x] [Re-Enable branch protection](https://github.com/almende/vis/settings/branches/develop) (enable ALL checkboxes) for `develop`. + +DONE! diff --git a/misc/how_to_publish.md b/misc/how_to_publish.md deleted file mode 100644 index e5adde14..00000000 --- a/misc/how_to_publish.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,97 +0,0 @@ -# How to publish vis.js - -This document describes how to publish vis.js. - - -## Build - -- Change the version number of the library in `package.json`. - - npm version major|minor|patch - git commit -m "bumped package.json version to X.XX.X" - -- Open `HISTORY.md`, write down the changes, version number, and release date. - (Changes since last release: `git log \`git describe --tags --abbrev=0\`..HEAD --oneline`) - -- Update external dependencies - - npm install -g npm-check-updates - npm-check-updates -u - git commit -a -m "updated external dependencies" - -- Build the library by running: - - npm prune - npm update - npm run build - -## Test - -- Test the library: - - npm test - -- Open some of the examples in your browser and visually check if it works as expected. - - -## Commit - -- Commit the changes to the `develop` branch. -- Merge the `develop` branch into the `master` branch. -- Push the branches to github -- Create a version tag (with the new version number) and push it to github: - - git tag v3.1.0 - git push --tags - - -## Publish - -- Publish at npm: - - npm publish - -- Test the published library: - - Go to a temp directory - - Install the library from npm: - - npm install vis - - Verify if it installs the just released version, and verify if it works. - - - Install the library via bower: - - bower install vis - - Verify if it installs the just released version, and verify if it works. - - - Verify within a day or so whether vis.js is updated on http://cdnjs.com/ - - -## Update website - -- Copy the `dist` folder from the `master` branch to the `github-pages` branch. -- Copy the `docs` folder from the `master` branch to the `github-pages` branch. -- Copy the `examples` folder from the `master` branch to the `github-pages` branch. -- Create a packaged version of vis.js. Go to the `master` branch and run: - - zip vis.zip dist docs examples README.md HISTORY.md CONTRIBUTING.md LICENSE* NOTICE -r - -- Move the created zip file `vis.zip` to the `download` folder in the - `github-pages` branch. TODO: this should be automated. - -- Check if there are new or updated examples, and update the gallery screenshots - accordingly. - -- Update the library version number in the index.html page. - -- Update the CDN links at the download section of index.html AND the CDN link at the top. (replace all) - -- Commit the changes in the `gh-pages` branch. - - -## Prepare next version - -- Switch to the `develop` branch. -- Change version numbers in `package.json` to a snapshot - version like `0.4.0-SNAPSHOT`.