ReleaseTagger

A simple command-line tool to manage a git tag-based release workflow. It:

1. Ensures the working directory is clean and up-to-date
2. Bumps the requested version number (major, minor or patch)
3. Creates an annotated tag noting changes since the last release
4. Pushes the tag to the origin repo

The actual version of the software will be retrieved from our package repository in the cloud (packagecloud) That's all. Any other build steps are to be managed manually, or by CI watching for release tags in the origin repo.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'release_tagger'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install release_tagger

The only required configuration is the packagecloud API key to retrieve the latest version. You can configure it adding the API key (ask the infra/geoff squad for it) at:

• /etc/release_tagger/packagecloud_token
• ~/.release_tagger/packagecloud_token
• as an environment variable, PACKAGECLOUD_API_TOKEN

$ do_release (major|minor|patch)

When doing a release from a non-master branch, the tag will contain a token to mark that release as a qa one. Only releases done from the master branch will contain the tag for production

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake rspec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment. Run bundle exec release_tagger to use the gem in this directory, ignoring other installed copies of this gem.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install.

To release a new version, use the gem itself to apply the version tag, then manually:

$ gem build release_tagger.gemspec
$ gem push

This will be handled by CI when this has tests.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/Lostmyname/release_tagger. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.