Instead of passing `string` in the release tool for NPM dist tags, we
should use a union string type that limits the tags to `latest`, `next`
and anything matching `v{number}-lts`. This avoids mistakes at
compilation-level if an invalid/unknown tag would be set by a release
action.
PR Close#42133
Currently the ng-dev release tool always run `bazel clean` before
calling the configured build release function. The clean is necessary
to ensure the release output is actually built; and not restored
from previous builds which could have different bazel workspace
status variables (which provide the NPM package version).
Instead of doing this as part of the release tool, the
actual script running to build the release output should
run the `bazel clean`. The release tool does not intend to
know about details on how the release output is built. This
is necessary because the build setup could vary between version
branches (especially for older ones; such as LTS version branches).
PR Close#42101
Clearing the cached bazel outputs before building the artifacts for
publishing prevents an intermittent error found when the version is
cached between publishes.
PR Close#41000
Rather than running ng-dev via ts-node, going forward ng-dev is generated and run
locally via node. Additionally, the generated file is tested on each commit to
ensure that the local generated version stays up to date.
PR Close#39089
In #39135, the commit message string was accidentally changed from a
template literal to a regular string literal. This prevented the
`npmDistTag` variable from being correctly displayed in the error
message.
This commit fixes it by switching it back to a template literal.
NOTE:
This was pointed out in
https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/39135#discussion_r503361412, but
the PR was accidentally merged before the review feedback had been
addressed.
PR Close#39229
Creates a tool for staging and publishing releases as per the
new branching and versioning that has been outlined in the following
document. The tool is intended to be used across the organization to
ensure consistent branching/versioning and labeling:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/197kVillDwx-RZtSVOBtPb4BBIAw0E9RT3q3v6DZkykU/edit#heading=h.s3qlps8f4zq7dd
The tool implements the actions as outlined in the following
initial plan: https://hackmd.io/2Le8leq0S6G_R5VEVTNK9A.
The implementation slightly diverged in so far that it performs
staging and publishing together so that releasing is a single
convenient command. In case of errors for which re-running the
full command is not sufficient, we want to consider adding
recover functionality. e.g. when the staging completed, but the
actual NPM publishing aborted unexpectedly due to build errors.
PR Close#38656
Paul Gschwendtner
Joey Perrott
George Kalpakas