release

name	release
description	Release a new version of the Novamira plugin with bin/release — the non-interactive step flow, the changelog entry, new-file checks, the manual commit/tag/push stop, and the rollout decision. Use whenever the user asks to cut, ship, publish, or finalize a release, or when a bin/release run stops and needs to be resumed.

Releasing Novamira

Run the release as bin/release VERSION --non-interactive. It never waits for input: any step that needs a decision fails with the reason and the RESUME_FROM="step name" command to continue after fixing it. bin/release --list-steps lists the step names. The run first verifies that HEAD matches its upstream; update the branch yourself if it does not, because the release never changes the source tree with git pull.

Before starting

Write the changelog entry first, at the top of CHANGELOG.txt with no version header — the release assigns vVERSION - date. Proofread it yourself; this mode does not spellcheck.

NEVER modify release-info.json by hand; it is modified programmatically — bin/release-info.js writes it, and --list-steps aside, no step expects you to open it.

Steps that stop the run

• "wordpress compatibilities" fails whenever WordPress ships any release newer than requirements.tested, including a patch. Test the plugin against that version, then record it with bin/release-info.js set-tested X.Y.Z. Releasing without testing against it is the user's call to make, not yours.
• "run tests" runs make test-unit, the PHPUnit suite. It needs no WordPress install, host or network, so there is no environment to blame and no flag to skip it: a failure is the code, and the release stops until it passes. The MCP suite (make test) runs against a live environment and is deliberately not part of the release.
• "check files" fails when the zip ships files the previous release did not. Read the list: anything that does not belong in a plugin distributed to users goes in build/build-ignore. Re-run with --accept-new-files once the additions are meant to ship, and show the user the list when it is not obvious.
• "commit release" verifies rather than commits. The first run stops there; commit, tag and push exactly as instructed, then resume with RESUME_FROM="commit release".
• "verify release artifact" checks that the reviewed zip is unchanged and that its tracked inputs match the release commit. If it fails, resume from "build zip"; never bypass it.
• "create GitHub release" compares Git tree IDs and waits up to one minute for the filtered public repository to contain the exact expected source, then pins the public tag to that commit. A mismatched or delayed sync fails rather than tagging stale source.

Resuming skips every earlier step, including "build zip". The script records the reviewed zip and its tracked inputs in /tmp and rechecks them before every publishing action, so changed code, a changed zip, or a new shell host requires resuming from "build zip".

Rollout — always the user's call

The run then stops with exit code 10: everything is uploaded, but the version is not live. Ask the user how to roll it out — instantly, or gradually over 6, 12, 24, 72 or 168 hours — and never choose for them.

Then carry out their answer:

bin/release VERSION --finalize --rollout-hours N
bin/release VERSION --finalize --instant