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RELEASES

Release policy

We strive to improve the repo and fix known issues.

Checklist

This checklist guides you through preparing, testing and documenting a release.

Please ensure to SQUASH MERGE to DEVELOP and MERGE to MAIN

Squash Merging a Pull Request into Develop

  • Update your current branch with your work

    • Decide which commits you want to push to your branch.
    • Update dependencies.
    • Ensure tests have been ran and passed.
    • Check whether documentation has been updated and is relevant to any new functionalities.
    • Commit & push
      • local changes (e.g. from the change log updates): git commit -am "..."
      • git push

  • Create a Pull Request

    • Provide an appropriate title for your pull request.
    • Choose a REVIEWER from the Code Owners List.
    • Use appropriate labels on your pull request, under Labels on the right hand side.
    • If necessary link issues into your pull request by selecting an ID under Development on the right hand side.
    • Check whether all tests have passed and that Sonarcloud has not flagged any issues. If there are any issues please make the changes on your branch.

  • Review and Approve a Pull Request

    • The REVIEWER must review the code and ask questions/comment where appropriate.
    • Before the REVIEWER can squash merge into Develop all comments/questions should be closed and all checks must be passed.
    • The REVIEWER who approves the request must do a SQUASH MERGE into Develop.

Merging Develop to Main

  • Create a Pull Request from Develop to Main

    • Provide the the version number ie. vX.X.X as the title.
    • Choose two REVIEWERs from the Code Owners List, under Reviewers on the right hand side.
    • Check whether all tests have passed and that Sonarcloud has not flagged any issues. If there are any issues you will not be able to merge.

  • Review and Approve a Pull Request

    • The REVIEWERs must ensure that the only changes into Main are coming from Develop.
    • The REVIEWER must review the code and ask questions/comment where appropriate.
    • Before the REVIEWER can merge into Main all comments/questions should be closed and all checks must be passed.
    • The REVIEWERs who approves the request must MERGE into Main.

Creating a New Release from Main

  • Verify you have successfully merged into Main

  • Create a New Realease

    • Click on the Release tab on the right hand side of the repository.
    • Click on the Draft a new release button
    • Provide an appropriate Tag Name, please use the version number ie. vX.X.X
    • Select main as the Target
    • Provide an appropriate Title, please use the version number ie. vX.X.X
    • Click the Generate release notes button.
    • Verify the Notes.
    • Tick the Set as the latest release option.
    • Create your release by clicking the Publish release button.

  • Verify the Release is Successful

    • If the release has failed troubleshoot the issue and re run the job.
    • Mention the release on suitable social media accounts.