Simplify release process

RELEASE.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ In the same day:
 3. The selected commit is tagged as `v0.34.0-beta.0`, released, and published for testing as a Pre-Release
 
 ```
-export TAG=v0.34.0-beta.0 && git tag -a $TAG 9fceb02 -m "$TAG" && git push origin $TAG
+yarn release -t v0.34.0-beta.0 -c 9fceb02
 ```
 
 4. The team creates a PR to bump `master` to the next version (in the example: `v0.35.0`) and continues releasing nightly builds.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ After 3-5 days of testing:
 5. Tag final stable commit as `v0.34.0`, release and publish the stable release. This commit will be in `v0.34.x` branch and may note be on `master` if beta candidate required bug fixes.
 
 ```
-export TAG=v0.34.0 && git tag -a $TAG 9fceb02 -m "$TAG" && git push origin $TAG
+yarn release -t v0.34.0 -c 9fceb02
 ```
 
 ## Pre-Releases

package.json

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "benchmark": "yarn benchmark:files 'packages/*/test/perf/**/*.test.ts'",
     "benchmark:files": "LODESTAR_PRESET=mainnet NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096 benchmark --config .benchrc.yaml",
     "publish:release": "lerna publish from-package --yes --no-verify-access",
-    "release": "lerna version --no-push --sign-git-commit",
+    "release": "node scripts/release.mjs",
     "postrelease": "git tag -d $(git describe --abbrev=0)",
     "check-readme": "lerna run check-readme"
   },

scripts/release.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import {execSync} from "node:child_process";
+import yargs from "yargs";
+import {hideBin} from "yargs/helpers";
+import inquirer from "inquirer";
+
+// Script to make releasing easier
+// Run with --help to see usage
+
+const cmd = (cmd, opts={}) => execSync(cmd, {encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "ignore"], ...opts}).trim();
+
+const argv = yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
+  .usage("Release lodestar")
+  .example([
+    ["$0 -t v0.36.0", "Release version 0.36.0 using the current commit"]
+  ])
+  .options({
+    tag: {
+      alias: "t",
+      demandOption: true,
+      type: "string",
+      describe: "The tag to release",
+    },
+    commit: {
+      alias: "c",
+      type: "string",
+      default: cmd("git rev-parse --short HEAD"),
+      describe: "The commit to tag",
+    },
+    yes: {
+      alias: "y",
+      type: "boolean",
+      describe: "Automatic yes to prompts"
+    }
+  })
+  .version("v0.1.0")
+  .alias("v", "version")
+  .alias("h", "help")
+  .strict()
+  .help()
+  .argv;
+
+// Validate the supplied version
+const versionCaptureRegex=/^(v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+(-beta\.[0-9]+)?$/
+const versionMatch = versionCaptureRegex.exec(argv.tag);
+if (versionMatch == null) {
+  console.log(`Tag must match ${versionCaptureRegex}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const tag = argv.tag;
+const commit = argv.commit;
+const commitMessage = cmd(`git show-branch --no-name ${commit}`);
+// The branch is assumed from the tag
+const branch = `${versionMatch[1]}.x`;
+
+console.log("Tag", tag)
+console.log("Commit", commit, commitMessage)
+console.log("Branch", branch)
+
+// Ensure the branch exists
+try {
+  cmd(`git show-branch --no-name ${branch}`);
+} catch (e) {
+  console.log(`Branch ${branch} does not exist`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// Ensure the commit exists in the branch (last 10 commits)
+const last10Commits = cmd(`git log --oneline -n 10 ${branch}`);
+const commitMatch = last10Commits.match(commit);
+if (commitMatch == null) {
+  console.log(`Commit ${commit} does not belong to branch ${branch}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// Last chance to exit
+if (!argv.yes) {
+  const input = await inquirer.prompt([
+    {
+      name: "yes",
+      type: "confirm",
+      message: "Do you want to proceed?",
+    },
+  ]);
+  if (!input.yes) {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Perform release actions
+try {
+  const tagCmd = `git tag -a ${tag} ${commit} -m "${tag}"`;
+  console.log(tagCmd);
+  cmd(tagCmd, {stdio: "pipe"});
+
+  const pushCmd = `git push origin ${tag}`;
+  console.log(pushCmd);
+  cmd(pushCmd, {stdio: "pipe"});
+
+  console.log("Success!");
+} catch (e) {
+  console.log(e.message);
+  process.exit(1);
+}