app-release

name	app-release
description	Automates the release process for Skill Lake app, including version bumping, building, packaging, and publishing to GitHub and Homebrew.

app-release

Use this skill when you need to publish a new version of the Skill Lake application.

Workflow

1. Check Prerequisites: Ensure you are on the main branch and have no uncommitted changes.
2. Determine Version: Ask the user for the new version number (e.g., 1.1.8) if not provided.
3. Execute Release: Run the ./release.sh script with the new version as an argument.
4. Verification: Confirm that the build succeeded, the DMG was created, and the release was pushed to GitHub and the Homebrew tap.

Usage

./release.sh <new_version>

Example:

./release.sh 1.1.8

Features

• Code Validation: Automatically runs flutter analyze and checks formatting before building.
• Automated Build: Builds the macOS app in release mode.
• DMG Packaging: Creates a signed DMG package for easy installation.
• Git Automation: Handles version bumping in pubspec.yaml, commits, tagging, and pushing.
• GitHub Integration: Creates or updates a GitHub Release and uploads the DMG.
• Homebrew Sync: Automatically updates the Homebrew Cask in the dedicated tap repository.
• UI Sync: Ensures the version displayed in the "About" dialog matches the released version using package_info_plus.