Read version from .version file and add get_release_notes

.github/actions/get-release-notes/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Return the release notes extracted from the PR body
+
+#
+# Returns the release notes from the content of a pull request linked to a release branch. It expects the branch name to be in the format release/vX.Y.Z, release/X.Y.Z, release/vX.Y.Z-beta.N. etc.
+#
+# TODO: Remove once the common repo is public.
+#
+inputs:
+  version :
+    required: true
+  repo_name:
+    required: false
+  repo_owner:
+    required: true
+  token:
+    required: true
+
+
+outputs:
+  release_notes:
+    value: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.release_notes }}
+  release_notes2:
+    description: 'Release Notes'
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+
+  steps:
+    - id: get_release_notes
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        RELEASE_PR_BRANCH="release/$VERSION"
+        API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME/pulls"
+        RELEASE_NOTES=$(curl -G \
+        -H "Accept: application/json" \
+        -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+        --data-urlencode "state=all" \
+        --data-urlencode "head=$REPO_OWNER:$RELEASE_PR_BRANCH" \
+        "$API_URL" | jq -r ".[0].body"
+        )
+        {
+          echo 'RELEASE_NOTES<<EOF'
+          echo $RELEASE_NOTES
+          echo 'EOF'
+        } >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
+        REPO_OWNER: ${{ inputs.repo_owner }}
+        REPO_NAME: ${{ inputs.repo_name }}
+        VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}

.github/actions/get-version/action.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Return the version extracted from the branch name
 
 #
-# Returns the version from a branch name of a pull request. It expects the branch name to be in the format release/vX.Y.Z, release/X.Y.Z, release/vX.Y.Z-beta.N. etc.
+# Returns the version from the .version file.
 #
 # TODO: Remove once the common repo is public.
 #
@@ -17,7 +17,5 @@ runs:
     - id: get_version
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        VERSION=$(echo ${BRANCH_NAME} | sed -r 's#release/+##g')
+        VERSION=$(head -1 .version)
         echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      env:
-        BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types:
       - closed
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - feat/automated-release
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/')
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event.pull_request.merged && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/'))
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: release
 
@@ -25,6 +29,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo $EVENTNAME
+        env:
+          EVENTNAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
 
       # Get the version from the branch name
       - id: get_version
@@ -35,6 +44,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-prerelease
         with:
           version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+
+      # Get the release notes
+      # This will expose the release notes as env.RELEASE_NOTES
+      - id: get_release_notes
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-release-notes
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+          repo_owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          repo_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
       # Check if the tag already exists
       - id: tag_exists
@@ -43,28 +62,27 @@ jobs:
           tag: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      # If the tag already exists, exit with an error
-      - if: steps.tag_exists.outputs.exists == 'true'
-        run: exit 1
-
       # Publish the release to our package manager
       - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-package
+        if: steps.tag_exists.outputs.exists == 'false'
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
           npm-token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       # Create a tag for the release
       - uses: ./.github/actions/tag-create
+        if: steps.tag_exists.outputs.exists == 'false'
         with:
           tag: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       # Create a release for the tag
       - uses: ./.github/actions/release-create
+        if: steps.tag_exists.outputs.exists == 'false'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           name: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
-          body: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
+          body: ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES }}
           tag: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
           commit: ${{ github.sha }}
           prerelease: ${{ steps.get_prerelease.outputs.prerelease }}

.shiprc

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 {
     "files": {
         "src/version.ts": [],
-        "README.md": ["{MAJOR}.{MINOR}"],
-        "FAQ.md": ["{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}"]
+        ".version": [],
+        "README.md": [
+            "{MAJOR}.{MINOR}"
+        ],
+        "FAQ.md": [
+            "{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}"
+        ]
     },
     "postbump": "npm run docs"
-}
+}

.version

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v2.1.2