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keithley_instrument_libraries Release Process

Dependencies

keithley_instrument_libraries has no internal dependencies to build/release prior to releasing.

Process

1. Pull Latest

On your development machine, pull the latest dev and main branches

# Development Machine
git switch dev
git pull
git switch main
git pull

2. Create Release Branch from main

On your development machine, create a release branch off of main

# Development Machine
git switch main
git switch -c release/vX.Y.Z

3. Merge dev to New Release Branch

Merge dev into the new release branch, handling any merge conflicts.

# Development Machine
git switch release/vX.Y.Z
git merge dev

Commit the fully-resolved merge with the default merge commit message.

4. Update the CHANGELOG.md File

Change the "Unreleased" section to the current version number, with the link to the release underneath (see all previous versions for examples).

-## [Unreleased]
+<!--## [Unreleased] -->
+## [vX.Y.Z]
+[vX.Y.Z Release Page]

Be sure to add the associated links at the bottom of the file underneath the "Unreleased" reference:

[Unreleased]: https://git.keithley.com/trebuchet/teaspoon/ki-comms/-/tree/dev
+[vX.Y.Z]: https://git.keithley.com/trebuchet/teaspoon/ki-comms/-/compare/v(X.Y.Z - 1)...vX.Y.Z?from_project_id=33
+[vX.Y.Z Release Page]: https://git.keithley.com/trebuchet/teaspoon/ki-comms/-/releases/vX.Y.Z

(Where v(X.Y.Z - 1) is the previous released version)

Be sure to check the merge requests for this past version to make sure everything was added to the changelog. Add anything that was missed (with JIRA issue number).

You can do that with a query like the one at this link: https://git.keithley.com/trebuchet/teaspoon/ki-comms/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=merged&deployed_after=03%2F29%2F2023&deployed_before=04%2F14%2F2023

5. Update the Version Information

Update the package.json version number:

package.json

-    "version": "0.6.0",
+    "version": "X.Y.Z",

Commit the CHANGELOG.md and package version changes in a single commit with something similar to:

Update Version Numbers

6. Create Merge Requests

Push the release branch to GitLab:

git push -u origin release/vX.Y.Z

Create a merge request from the release/vX.Y.Z branch into main with the following details:

  • From release/vX.Y.Z into main (you will need to "Change branches" for this, as it defaults to dev)
  • Title: Release vX.Y.Z
  • Description: Delete template text and insert "Internal vX.Y.Z Release"
  • Assignee: Yourself
  • Reviewer: Pick someone
  • Milestone: Select the appropriate milestone (vX.Y.Z)
  • Labels: Add "Release"
  • Merge Options
    • Select ONLY "Squash commits when merge request is accepted"

Create a merge request from the release/vX.Y.Z branch into dev with the following details:

  • From release/vX.Y.Z into dev
  • Title: Release vX.Y.Z into dev
  • Description: Delete template text and insert "Internal vX.Y.Z Release into dev"
  • Assignee: Yourself
  • Reviewer: Pick someone
  • Milestone: Select the appropriate milestone (vX.Y.Z)
  • Labels: Add "Release: Dev"
  • Merge Options
    • Select ONLY "Delete source branch when merge request is accepted"

7. Complete Merge into main FIRST

Complete the merge into the main branch.

8. Tag main with vX.Y.Z

Create a tag for the new version.

  • Tag Name: vX.Y.Z
  • Create from: main (This is NOT default, make sure to change it)
  • Message: Internal vX.Y.Z Release

Wait for the automatically started pipeline to complete.

9. Verify Release

Check the following to ensure that the release completed successfully:

10. Update Release Notes

The release notes will have "TBD" in the "Added Features" and "Known Issues" sections. Copy all the sections from the CHANGELOG.md file for the current version release and past them into the "Added Features" section. List any known issues in the "Known Issues" section.

11. Complete Merge into dev

This will delete the release/vX.Y.Z branch.