From 3b6b84cd81797f99ed9b8cc04676ebeed0d29035 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:09:39 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 01/59] try parallel release

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml          |  53 +-------
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 169 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 172 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fc7bbe141b..9a1ddadcb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -46,55 +46,8 @@ jobs:
         needs:
             - determine-should-release
             - get-test-infos
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        env:
+
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+        secrets:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
             GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
-                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
-
-            - id: get-node-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
-
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-              with:
-                  node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
-                  registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
-              env:
-                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-
-            - name: Install curl
-              run: sudo apt-get install curl -y
-
-            - id: get-dfx-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
-
-            - name: Install dfx
-              run: |
-                  # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
-                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
-                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-            - run: npm install
-
-            - name: Install global dependencies
-              run: |
-                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle install-global-dependencies --rust --wasi2ic
-
-            # TODO we should use some Action-specific bot account
-            - name: Configure git for publishing release
-              run: |
-                  git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
-                  git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
-                  git config --global commit.gpgsign true
-                  echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
-                  git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
-
-            - name: Publish release
-              run: |
-                  BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.head_ref }}"
-                  RELEASE_VERSION="${BRANCH_NAME:9}"
-                  ./.github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh $RELEASE_VERSION ${{ toJSON(needs.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6a3099d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+name: Parallel Release
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+        secrets:
+            GPG_SIGNING_KEY:
+                required: true
+            GH_TOKEN:
+                required: true
+
+jobs:
+    prepare-release:
+        name: Prepare Release
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        env:
+            GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        outputs:
+            release-version: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.release-version }}
+            test-infos: ${{ steps.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos }}
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
+
+            - id: get-version
+              run: |
+                  BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref_name }}"
+                  RELEASE_VERSION="${BRANCH_NAME:9}"
+                  echo "release-version=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            - id: get-node-version
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
+
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
+                  registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
+              env:
+                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+            - name: Install curl
+              run: sudo apt-get install curl -y
+
+            - id: get-dfx-version
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
+
+            - name: Install dfx
+              run: |
+                  # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
+                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
+                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+            - run: npm install
+
+            - name: Install global dependencies
+              run: |
+                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle install-global-dependencies --rust --wasi2ic
+
+            # TODO we should use some Action-specific bot account
+            - name: Configure git for publishing release
+              run: |
+                  git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
+                  git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
+                  git config --global commit.gpgsign true
+                  echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
+                  git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
+                  git -k
+
+            - name: Update version and build templates
+              run: |
+                  VERSION=${{ steps.get-version.outputs.release-version }}
+                  sed -E -i "s/(\"version\": \")(.*)(\")/\1$VERSION\3/" package.json
+                  sed -E -i "s/(\"version\": \")(.*)(\")/\1$VERSION\3/" dfx_extension/extension.json
+                  npm install
+                  npx azle template
+                  npx azle template --experimental
+
+            - name: Publish to npm
+              run: |
+                  if [[ "${{ steps.get-version.outputs.release-version }}" == *"-rc."* ]]; then
+                    npm publish --tag next
+                  else
+                    npm publish
+                  fi
+
+            - id: get-test-infos
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_test_infos
+              with:
+                  directories: |
+                      ./examples
+                      ./tests
+
+    update-dependencies:
+        needs: prepare-release
+        name: Update ${{ matrix.test.name }}
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        strategy:
+            fail-fast: false
+            matrix:
+                test: ${{ fromJson(needs.prepare-release.outputs.test-infos) }}
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  fetch-depth: 0
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
+
+            - id: get-node-version
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
+
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
+
+            - name: Update dependencies
+              run: |
+                  cd ${{ matrix.test.path }}
+                  sed -E -i "s/(\"azle\": \")(.*)(\")/\1${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}\3/" package.json
+                  npm install
+                  rm -rf node_modules
+
+            - name: Commit and push changes
+              run: |
+                  git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
+                  git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
+                  git checkout -b "update-${{ matrix.test.name }}"
+                  git add --all
+                  git commit -m "Update dependencies for ${{ matrix.test.name }}"
+                  git push origin "update-${{ matrix.test.name }}"
+
+    finalize-release:
+        needs: [prepare-release, update-dependencies]
+        name: Finalize Release
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        env:
+            GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  fetch-depth: 0
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
+                  ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+            - name: Merge update branches
+              run: |
+                  git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
+                  git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
+                  git config --global commit.gpgsign true
+                  echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
+                  git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
+
+                  for branch in $(git branch -r | grep 'origin/update-' | sed 's/origin\///'); do
+                    git merge --no-ff "$branch" -m "Merge $branch"
+                  done
+
+                  git push origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+            - name: Create release
+              run: |
+                  VERSION=${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}
+                  git tag $VERSION
+                  git push origin $VERSION
+
+                  if [[ "$VERSION" == *"-rc."* ]]; then
+                    gh release create "$VERSION" -t "$VERSION" --prerelease
+                  else
+                    gh release create "$VERSION" -t "$VERSION"
+                  fi

From b6aef3588251b8b6ec17542188fe45dc169b3b3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:38:27 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 02/59] WIP

---
 .github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh | 46 +++++++++---------
 .github/workflows/release.yml            | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh b/.github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh
index df959b3edf..7d326a5bc4 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh
@@ -26,34 +26,34 @@ else
     npm publish
 fi
 
-# TODO loop through checking for the status instead of sleeping
-echo -e "sleeping for 30 seconds to ensure azle@$VERSION is fully registered on npm"
+# # TODO loop through checking for the status instead of sleeping
+# echo -e "sleeping for 30 seconds to ensure azle@$VERSION is fully registered on npm"
 
-sleep 30
+# sleep 30
 
-for directory in ${directories[@]}
-do
-    cd "$directory"
-    echo "updating $directory"
+# for directory in ${directories[@]}
+# do
+#     cd "$directory"
+#     echo "updating $directory"
 
-    sed -E -i "s/(\"azle\": \")(.*)(\")/\1$VERSION\3/" package.json
-    npm install
+#     sed -E -i "s/(\"azle\": \")(.*)(\")/\1$VERSION\3/" package.json
+#     npm install
 
-    rm -rf node_modules
+#     rm -rf node_modules
 
-    cd $root_dir
-done
+#     cd $root_dir
+# done
 
-git add --all
-git commit -am "azle-bot automated release $VERSION"
-git push origin $GITHUB_HEAD_REF
+# git add --all
+# git commit -am "azle-bot automated release $VERSION"
+# git push origin $GITHUB_HEAD_REF
 
-git tag $VERSION
-git push origin $VERSION
+# git tag $VERSION
+# git push origin $VERSION
 
-if [[ "$VERSION" == *"-rc."* ]];
-then
-    gh release create "$VERSION" -t "$VERSION" --prerelease
-else
-    gh release create "$VERSION" -t "$VERSION"
-fi
+# if [[ "$VERSION" == *"-rc."* ]];
+# then
+#     gh release create "$VERSION" -t "$VERSION" --prerelease
+# else
+#     gh release create "$VERSION" -t "$VERSION"
+# fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9a1ddadcb3..540e5234ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,10 +39,70 @@ jobs:
                       ./examples
                       ./tests
 
-    release:
+    release2:
         name: Deploy release
         # Only run this job if it's a release branch. This job will run instead of run-tests and will automatically publish another commit which will be tested
         if: ${{ needs.determine-should-release.outputs.should-release == 'true' }}
+        needs:
+            - determine-should-release
+            - get-test-infos
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        env:
+            GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
+
+            - id: get-node-version
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
+
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
+                  registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
+              env:
+                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+            - name: Install curl
+              run: sudo apt-get install curl -y
+
+            - id: get-dfx-version
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
+
+            - name: Install dfx
+              run: |
+                  # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
+                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
+                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+            - run: npm install
+
+            - name: Install global dependencies
+              run: |
+                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle install-global-dependencies --rust --wasi2ic
+
+            # TODO we should use some Action-specific bot account
+            - name: Configure git for publishing release
+              run: |
+                  git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
+                  git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
+                  git config --global commit.gpgsign true
+                  echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
+                  git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
+
+            - name: Publish release
+              run: |
+                  BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.head_ref }}"
+                  RELEASE_VERSION="${BRANCH_NAME:9}"
+                  ./.github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh $RELEASE_VERSION ${{ toJSON(needs.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos) }}
+
+    release:
+        if: ${{ false }}
+        name: Deploy release
+        # Only run this job if it's a release branch. This job will run instead of run-tests and will automatically publish another commit which will be tested
         needs:
             - determine-should-release
             - get-test-infos

From 2024b931de36d0303f1c3bb9168ac5da26b95c66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:59:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 03/59] move into workflow

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml     | 59 ++++----------------------
 .github/workflows/sub-release.yml | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/sub-release.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 540e5234ea..c3d04b27b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,65 +39,20 @@ jobs:
                       ./examples
                       ./tests
 
-    release2:
+    release3:
+        if: ${{ false }}
         name: Deploy release
         # Only run this job if it's a release branch. This job will run instead of run-tests and will automatically publish another commit which will be tested
-        if: ${{ needs.determine-should-release.outputs.should-release == 'true' }}
         needs:
             - determine-should-release
             - get-test-infos
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        env:
+
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/sub-release.yml
+        secrets:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
             GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
-                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
-
-            - id: get-node-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
-
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-              with:
-                  node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
-                  registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
-              env:
-                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-
-            - name: Install curl
-              run: sudo apt-get install curl -y
-
-            - id: get-dfx-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
-
-            - name: Install dfx
-              run: |
-                  # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
-                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
-                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-            - run: npm install
-
-            - name: Install global dependencies
-              run: |
-                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle install-global-dependencies --rust --wasi2ic
-
-            # TODO we should use some Action-specific bot account
-            - name: Configure git for publishing release
-              run: |
-                  git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
-                  git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
-                  git config --global commit.gpgsign true
-                  echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
-                  git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
-
-            - name: Publish release
-              run: |
-                  BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.head_ref }}"
-                  RELEASE_VERSION="${BRANCH_NAME:9}"
-                  ./.github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh $RELEASE_VERSION ${{ toJSON(needs.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos) }}
+        with:
+            test_infos: ${{ needs.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos }}
 
     release:
         if: ${{ false }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sub-release.yml b/.github/workflows/sub-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9483ab7215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sub-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+name: Sub Release
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+        secrets:
+            GPG_SIGNING_KEY:
+                required: true
+            GH_TOKEN:
+                required: true
+        inputs:
+            test_infos:
+                required: true
+                type: string
+
+jobs:
+    release:
+        name: Deploy release
+        # Only run this job if it's a release branch. This job will run instead of run-tests and will automatically publish another commit which will be tested
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        env:
+            GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
+
+            - id: get-node-version
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
+
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
+                  registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
+              env:
+                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+            - name: Install curl
+              run: sudo apt-get install curl -y
+
+            - id: get-dfx-version
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
+
+            - name: Install dfx
+              run: |
+                  # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
+                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
+                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+            - run: npm install
+
+            - name: Install global dependencies
+              run: |
+                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle install-global-dependencies --rust --wasi2ic
+
+            # TODO we should use some Action-specific bot account
+            - name: Configure git for publishing release
+              run: |
+                  git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
+                  git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
+                  git config --global commit.gpgsign true
+                  echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
+                  git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
+
+            - name: Publish release
+              run: |
+                  BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.head_ref }}"
+                  RELEASE_VERSION="${BRANCH_NAME:9}"
+                  ./.github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh $RELEASE_VERSION ${{ toJSON(inputs.test_infos) }}

From f78d28800a960a0ec6fde9e0b75264379e25818d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:04:00 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 04/59] fixup

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c3d04b27b8..134e586d04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
                       ./tests
 
     release3:
-        if: ${{ false }}
+        if: ${{ needs.determine-should-release.outputs.should-release == 'true' }}
         name: Deploy release
         # Only run this job if it's a release branch. This job will run instead of run-tests and will automatically publish another commit which will be tested
         needs:

From 52d68408b496fb4407f093cda5acb7c9231003c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:12:27 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 05/59] pass npm token secret

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml          | 16 +---------------
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 134e586d04..f2a8c1270e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,21 +39,6 @@ jobs:
                       ./examples
                       ./tests
 
-    release3:
-        if: ${{ needs.determine-should-release.outputs.should-release == 'true' }}
-        name: Deploy release
-        # Only run this job if it's a release branch. This job will run instead of run-tests and will automatically publish another commit which will be tested
-        needs:
-            - determine-should-release
-            - get-test-infos
-
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/sub-release.yml
-        secrets:
-            GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
-            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-            test_infos: ${{ needs.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos }}
-
     release:
         if: ${{ false }}
         name: Deploy release
@@ -66,3 +51,4 @@ jobs:
         secrets:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
             GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+            NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index e6a3099d48..b292876202 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
                 required: true
             GH_TOKEN:
                 required: true
+            NPM_TOKEN:
+                required: true
 
 jobs:
     prepare-release:

From bff3610a00dd79b9a8ec21fbad592592943648c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:18:24 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 06/59] fixup

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f2a8c1270e..c762f5c3e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ jobs:
                       ./tests
 
     release:
-        if: ${{ false }}
         name: Deploy release
         # Only run this job if it's a release branch. This job will run instead of run-tests and will automatically publish another commit which will be tested
+        if: ${{ needs.determine-should-release.outputs.should-release == 'true' }}
+
         needs:
             - determine-should-release
             - get-test-infos

From a391563388c35aba804b2645543e63b6efade595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:24:31 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 07/59] fixup

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index b292876202..f62f3bf901 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ jobs:
                   git config --global commit.gpgsign true
                   echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
-                  git -k
 
             - name: Update version and build templates
               run: |

From 1d4468d012174e56b60c4a7bb00189518fa7801f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:38:23 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 08/59] install dfx before npm install

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index f62f3bf901..90e6e0ea1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
 
+            - id: get-dfx-version
+              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
+
+            - name: Install dfx
+              run: |
+                  # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
+                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
+                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
             - name: Update dependencies
               run: |
                   cd ${{ matrix.test.path }}

From 042cb709f91a6a9ee5f3dd8e7fade369b063f7f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:40:58 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 09/59] make sure all commits are verified

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 90e6e0ea1a..a13ce45d00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -129,11 +129,14 @@ jobs:
                   npm install
                   rm -rf node_modules
 
+            # TODO we should use some Action-specific bot account
             - name: Commit and push changes
               run: |
                   git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
                   git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
-                  git checkout -b "update-${{ matrix.test.name }}"
+                  git config --global commit.gpgsign true
+                  echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
+                  git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
                   git add --all
                   git commit -m "Update dependencies for ${{ matrix.test.name }}"
                   git push origin "update-${{ matrix.test.name }}"

From 1d94df3555c5410e3d6b4d89008c0f1ad3461298 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:46:47 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 10/59] add release version to the branch names

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index a13ce45d00..d5d860fba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
                   git add --all
                   git commit -m "Update dependencies for ${{ matrix.test.name }}"
-                  git push origin "update-${{ matrix.test.name }}"
+                  git push origin "update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-${{ matrix.test.name }}"
 
     finalize-release:
         needs: [prepare-release, update-dependencies]
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
                   echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
 
-                  for branch in $(git branch -r | grep 'origin/update-' | sed 's/origin\///'); do
+                  for branch in $(git branch -r | grep 'origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-' | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     git merge --no-ff "$branch" -m "Merge $branch"
                   done
 

From 6a915286a538b6cb4b3ea21d2d71d8f7ccba02e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:27:35 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 11/59] add env variable

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index d5d860fba9..347c70b001 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ jobs:
         needs: prepare-release
         name: Update ${{ matrix.test.name }}
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        env:
+            GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:

From 6bab4a47115acbb68b3ca64f9d62fcbe7f89cd3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:47:37 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 12/59] update checkout

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 347c70b001..104faff0e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
-                  fetch-depth: 0
+                  ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
 
             - id: get-node-version
@@ -154,9 +154,8 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
-                  fetch-depth: 0
+                  ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
-                  ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
             - name: Merge update branches
               run: |

From 9b2f48215d98dfcf19ac370559034b31b9d4735b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:57:51 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 13/59] create branch

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 104faff0e9..92a23c9bf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ jobs:
                   git config --global commit.gpgsign true
                   echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
+                  git switch -c "update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-${{ matrix.test.name }}"
                   git add --all
                   git commit -m "Update dependencies for ${{ matrix.test.name }}"
                   git push origin "update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-${{ matrix.test.name }}"

From 2da525f6d3e917fa710dd29e2c4c10aa57627aa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:13:32 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 14/59] remove sub release trouble shooter

---
 .github/workflows/sub-release.yml | 69 -------------------------------
 1 file changed, 69 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/sub-release.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/sub-release.yml b/.github/workflows/sub-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9483ab7215..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/sub-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-name: Sub Release
-on:
-    workflow_call:
-        secrets:
-            GPG_SIGNING_KEY:
-                required: true
-            GH_TOKEN:
-                required: true
-        inputs:
-            test_infos:
-                required: true
-                type: string
-
-jobs:
-    release:
-        name: Deploy release
-        # Only run this job if it's a release branch. This job will run instead of run-tests and will automatically publish another commit which will be tested
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        env:
-            GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
-            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
-                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
-
-            - id: get-node-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
-
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-              with:
-                  node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
-                  registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
-              env:
-                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-
-            - name: Install curl
-              run: sudo apt-get install curl -y
-
-            - id: get-dfx-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
-
-            - name: Install dfx
-              run: |
-                  # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
-                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
-                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-            - run: npm install
-
-            - name: Install global dependencies
-              run: |
-                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle install-global-dependencies --rust --wasi2ic
-
-            # TODO we should use some Action-specific bot account
-            - name: Configure git for publishing release
-              run: |
-                  git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
-                  git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
-                  git config --global commit.gpgsign true
-                  echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
-                  git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
-
-            - name: Publish release
-              run: |
-                  BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.head_ref }}"
-                  RELEASE_VERSION="${BRANCH_NAME:9}"
-                  ./.github/scripts/publish_github_action.sh $RELEASE_VERSION ${{ toJSON(inputs.test_infos) }}

From 41cffb98fc8a7c49dc6c5c3618b8e286ff6ff0dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:30:39 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 15/59] make sure branches are unique

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 92a23c9bf8..4db313801b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -140,10 +140,11 @@ jobs:
                   git config --global commit.gpgsign true
                   echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
-                  git switch -c "update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-${{ matrix.test.name }}"
+                  BRANCH_NAME="update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-$(echo '${{ matrix.test.displayPath }}' | sed 's/\//-/g')"
+                  git switch -c "$BRANCH_NAME"
                   git add --all
-                  git commit -m "Update dependencies for ${{ matrix.test.name }}"
-                  git push origin "update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-${{ matrix.test.name }}"
+                  git commit -m "Update dependencies for ${{ matrix.test.displayPath }}"
+                  git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
 
     finalize-release:
         needs: [prepare-release, update-dependencies]
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
                   echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
 
-                  for branch in $(git branch -r | grep 'origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-' | sed 's/origin\///'); do
+                  for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     git merge --no-ff "$branch" -m "Merge $branch"
                   done
 

From 76f1f52df7570ce3fc116a065594886e6158389d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:48:02 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 16/59] try these things

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 6 +++++-
 package.json                           | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 4db313801b..c5024abbb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ jobs:
                   BRANCH_NAME="update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-$(echo '${{ matrix.test.displayPath }}' | sed 's/\//-/g')"
                   git switch -c "$BRANCH_NAME"
                   git add --all
-                  git commit -m "Update dependencies for ${{ matrix.test.displayPath }}"
+                  if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+                    git commit -m "Update dependencies for ${{ matrix.test.displayPath }}"
+                  else
+                    echo "No changes to commit. Skipping commit and push."
+                  fi
                   git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
 
     finalize-release:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7632b3fe75..1fea4c64cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "scripts": {
         "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
         "lint": "if [ \"$npm_config_fix\" ]; then eslint . --ext .js,.ts --cache --fix; else eslint . --ext .js,.ts --cache; fi",
-        "prepare": "husky install",
+        "prepare": "[ -f .git/hooks ] && husky install || true",
         "install": "cd dfx_extension && ./install.sh",
         "test": "test/test.sh"
     },

From c539b671e246e63168a94eca8ec5045f67fce5a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:12:16 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 17/59] update finalize release step

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index c5024abbb8..2b877390cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
+                  fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all branches and tags
 
             - name: Merge update branches
               run: |
@@ -171,11 +172,28 @@ jobs:
                   echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
 
+                  # Determine the current branch name
+                  CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+                  echo "Current branch: $CURRENT_BRANCH"
+
+                  # Fetch all branches
+                  git fetch --all
+
+                  # List and merge update branches
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
-                    git merge --no-ff "$branch" -m "Merge $branch"
+                    echo "Merging branch: $branch"
+                    git merge --no-ff "$branch" -m "Merge $branch" || {
+                      echo "Failed to merge $branch"
+                      exit 1
+                    }
                   done
 
-                  git push origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
+                  # Push changes
+                  echo "Pushing changes to $CURRENT_BRANCH"
+                  git push origin $CURRENT_BRANCH || {
+                    echo "Failed to push changes"
+                    exit 1
+                  }
 
             - name: Create release
               run: |

From 14fcc9741b85196627f5708ad0f64e11a15a5dcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:23:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 18/59] fetch the branch

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 2b877390cb..e82f98281e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -182,9 +182,11 @@ jobs:
                   # List and merge update branches
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     echo "Merging branch: $branch"
+                    git fetch origin $branch:$branch
                     git merge --no-ff "$branch" -m "Merge $branch" || {
                       echo "Failed to merge $branch"
-                      exit 1
+                      git merge --abort
+                      continue
                     }
                   done
 

From d85a32d86f5b9d754662ece7ced0fc6852438254 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:19:06 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 19/59] clean up

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index e82f98281e..77a07b97f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ jobs:
                       git merge --abort
                       continue
                     }
+
+                    # Delete the remote branch after successful merge
+                    git push origin --delete "$branch"
+                    echo "Deleted remote branch: $branch"
                   done
 
                   # Push changes
@@ -197,6 +201,14 @@ jobs:
                     exit 1
                   }
 
+            - name: Trigger tests
+              run: |
+                  # Update a file to trigger the tests
+                  echo "Release ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }} - $(date)" >> RELEASE.md
+                  git add RELEASE.md
+                  git commit -m "Trigger tests for release ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}"
+                  git push origin $CURRENT_BRANCH
+
             - name: Create release
               run: |
                   VERSION=${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}

From 58ba02b1e768702eba9f7df567d047ad1e21a605 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:56:57 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 20/59] use PAT

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 14 ++++----------
 .github/workflows/test.yml             |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 77a07b97f6..80b329020d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ jobs:
                   fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all branches and tags
 
             - name: Merge update branches
+              env:
+                  PAT: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
               run: |
                   git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
                   git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
@@ -194,21 +196,13 @@ jobs:
                     echo "Deleted remote branch: $branch"
                   done
 
-                  # Push changes
+                  # Push changes using PAT
                   echo "Pushing changes to $CURRENT_BRANCH"
-                  git push origin $CURRENT_BRANCH || {
+                  git push https://$PAT@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git HEAD:$CURRENT_BRANCH || {
                     echo "Failed to push changes"
                     exit 1
                   }
 
-            - name: Trigger tests
-              run: |
-                  # Update a file to trigger the tests
-                  echo "Release ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }} - $(date)" >> RELEASE.md
-                  git add RELEASE.md
-                  git commit -m "Trigger tests for release ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}"
-                  git push origin $CURRENT_BRANCH
-
             - name: Create release
               run: |
                   VERSION=${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9a958115b6..47c06654ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
     push:
         branches:
             - main
-    pull_request: # Runs on pull requests to any branch
+    pull_request:
 
 jobs:
     determine-should-run-tests:

From fcef3f5f0b596e8150b137b6e16d9abe20077ebb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:03:40 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 21/59] correctly bring in the lastmjs pat

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml          |  1 +
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 10 ++++++----
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c762f5c3e7..2d61ac8886 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ jobs:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
             GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
             NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+            LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 80b329020d..318468e835 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
                 required: true
             NPM_TOKEN:
                 required: true
+            LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN:
+                required: true
 
 jobs:
     prepare-release:
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
-                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
             - id: get-version
               run: |
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
-                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
             - id: get-node-version
               uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
@@ -161,12 +163,12 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
-                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
                   fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all branches and tags
 
             - name: Merge update branches
               env:
-                  PAT: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
+                  PAT: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
               run: |
                   git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
                   git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'

From d4ebd9b3b828d4f5105a66387b3049b3c616a581 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:02:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 22/59] remove explicit path

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 318468e835..930cc7c2ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
-                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
 
             - id: get-version
               run: |
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
-                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
 
             - id: get-node-version
               uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
 
                   # Push changes using PAT
                   echo "Pushing changes to $CURRENT_BRANCH"
-                  git push https://$PAT@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git HEAD:$CURRENT_BRANCH || {
+                  git push origin HEAD:$CURRENT_BRANCH || {
                     echo "Failed to push changes"
                     exit 1
                   }

From 1b7da25ba3e5d5e0cfe95ed14e94a56d3e7ba209 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:30:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 23/59] pr fixes

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 930cc7c2ee..f77085533e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ jobs:
                   sed -E -i "s/(\"version\": \")(.*)(\")/\1$VERSION\3/" package.json
                   sed -E -i "s/(\"version\": \")(.*)(\")/\1$VERSION\3/" dfx_extension/extension.json
                   npm install
-                  npx azle template
-                  npx azle template --experimental
+                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle template
+                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle template --experimental
 
             - name: Publish to npm
               run: |
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
                       ./examples
                       ./tests
 
-    update-dependencies:
+    update-tests-for-release:
         needs: prepare-release
         name: Update ${{ matrix.test.name }}
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
                   src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
                   echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
-            - name: Update dependencies
+            - name: Update azle version
               run: |
                   cd ${{ matrix.test.path }}
                   sed -E -i "s/(\"azle\": \")(.*)(\")/\1${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}\3/" package.json

From bda1f3cd3d9eb1d690fff214c628665d650592f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:58:15 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 24/59] further update names

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index f77085533e..c3821ec8da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
                       ./examples
                       ./tests
 
-    update-tests-for-release:
+    update-test-files-for-release-commit:
         needs: prepare-release
         name: Update ${{ matrix.test.name }}
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest

From 73d01266b4579d44cac7eb8d4362ba3f8a9b168d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:05:09 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 25/59] restore old husky install

---
 package.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1fea4c64cf..7632b3fe75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "scripts": {
         "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
         "lint": "if [ \"$npm_config_fix\" ]; then eslint . --ext .js,.ts --cache --fix; else eslint . --ext .js,.ts --cache; fi",
-        "prepare": "[ -f .git/hooks ] && husky install || true",
+        "prepare": "husky install",
         "install": "cd dfx_extension && ./install.sh",
         "test": "test/test.sh"
     },

From 10c660fa0fd16208e37c032895ad44bc7412d6f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:05:52 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 26/59] get rid of GH_TOKEN

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml          | 1 -
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 7 +------
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2d61ac8886..8148c83111 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
         secrets:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
-            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
             NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
             LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index c3821ec8da..6e24f7e6de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ on:
         secrets:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY:
                 required: true
-            GH_TOKEN:
-                required: true
             NPM_TOKEN:
                 required: true
             LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN:
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         env:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
-            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         outputs:
             release-version: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.release-version }}
             test-infos: ${{ steps.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos }}
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         env:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
-            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
@@ -153,12 +149,11 @@ jobs:
                   git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
 
     finalize-release:
-        needs: [prepare-release, update-dependencies]
+        needs: [prepare-release, update-test-files-for-release-commit]
         name: Finalize Release
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         env:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
-            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:

From eee67f6138fa74950231b41bc89b624739a192d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:20:51 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 27/59] install azle before updating azle

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 6e24f7e6de..3f2b2971f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Update azle version
               run: |
+                  npm install
                   cd ${{ matrix.test.path }}
                   sed -E -i "s/(\"azle\": \")(.*)(\")/\1${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}\3/" package.json
                   npm install

From 6386be2b7d0cd1987375926958aac4fe32a6d4f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:40:09 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 28/59] bring back GH_TOKEN

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml          | 1 +
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8148c83111..2d61ac8886 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
         secrets:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
             NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
             LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 3f2b2971f3..8a97338411 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
         secrets:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY:
                 required: true
+            GH_TOKEN:
+                required: true
             NPM_TOKEN:
                 required: true
             LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN:
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         env:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         outputs:
             release-version: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.release-version }}
             test-infos: ${{ steps.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos }}
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         env:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
@@ -155,6 +159,7 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         env:
             GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:

From ec0424d9dcf347fe6978db9a725ebdde1432083a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:49:06 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 29/59] try just fetching as we need

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 8a97338411..c0a0d25aad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-                  fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all branches and tags
 
             - name: Merge update branches
               env:
@@ -181,9 +180,6 @@ jobs:
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
                   echo "Current branch: $CURRENT_BRANCH"
 
-                  # Fetch all branches
-                  git fetch --all
-
                   # List and merge update branches
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     echo "Merging branch: $branch"

From df84c5d620c6316c5156740e427ac9a9aaa0548c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:52:27 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 30/59] simpler getting of the current branch

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index c0a0d25aad..7c862d19a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
 
                   # Determine the current branch name
-                  CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+                  CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
                   echo "Current branch: $CURRENT_BRANCH"
 
                   # List and merge update branches

From 39f42da6ad6710a7cbff0f0ed57245a89bfcada3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:05:14 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 31/59] try a squashing strategy

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 26 +++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 7c862d19a5..3d3e65de93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-            - name: Merge update branches
+            - name: Squash merge update branches
               env:
                   PAT: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
               run: |
@@ -176,31 +176,27 @@ jobs:
                   echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
 
-                  # Determine the current branch name
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
-                  echo "Current branch: $CURRENT_BRANCH"
 
-                  # List and merge update branches
+                  # Get all update branches
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
-                    echo "Merging branch: $branch"
+                    echo "Squash merging branch: $branch"
                     git fetch origin $branch:$branch
-                    git merge --no-ff "$branch" -m "Merge $branch" || {
+
+                    # Merge with squash
+                    git merge --squash "$branch" || {
                       echo "Failed to merge $branch"
                       git merge --abort
-                      continue
+                      exit 1
                     }
+                    git commit -m "Squashed changes from $branch" || true
 
-                    # Delete the remote branch after successful merge
+                    # Delete the remote branch
                     git push origin --delete "$branch"
-                    echo "Deleted remote branch: $branch"
                   done
 
-                  # Push changes using PAT
-                  echo "Pushing changes to $CURRENT_BRANCH"
-                  git push origin HEAD:$CURRENT_BRANCH || {
-                    echo "Failed to push changes"
-                    exit 1
-                  }
+                  # Push the changes
+                  git push origin HEAD:$CURRENT_BRANCH
 
             - name: Create release
               run: |

From bd559c3d29285e2328d30f7990f41eb5af0e7686 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:10:11 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 32/59] just do fetch all

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 3d3e65de93..f90e1ccb06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ jobs:
 
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
 
+                  git fetch --all
+
                   # Get all update branches
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     echo "Squash merging branch: $branch"

From 9929a89287d6f476a7d1bb915ca732bccab7f135 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:36:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 33/59] switch to cherry picking

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 21 ++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index f90e1ccb06..d0d65ab23d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ jobs:
                   sed -E -i "s/(\"version\": \")(.*)(\")/\1$VERSION\3/" package.json
                   sed -E -i "s/(\"version\": \")(.*)(\")/\1$VERSION\3/" dfx_extension/extension.json
                   npm install
-                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle template
-                  AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle template --experimental
+                  ## TODO bring these back after we are done testing
+                  #   AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle template
+                  #   AZLE_VERBOSE=true npx azle template --experimental
 
             - name: Publish to npm
               run: |
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-            - name: Squash merge update branches
+            - name: Cherry-pick changes from update branches
               env:
                   PAT: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
               run: |
@@ -179,19 +180,17 @@ jobs:
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
 
                   git fetch --all
-
-                  # Get all update branches
+                  # Get all update branches and cherry-pick their changes
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
-                    echo "Squash merging branch: $branch"
+                    echo "Cherry-picking changes from branch: $branch"
                     git fetch origin $branch:$branch
 
-                    # Merge with squash
-                    git merge --squash "$branch" || {
-                      echo "Failed to merge $branch"
-                      git merge --abort
+                    # Get the commit from the branch and cherry-pick it
+                    git cherry-pick $branch || {
+                      echo "Failed to cherry-pick from $branch"
+                      git cherry-pick --abort
                       exit 1
                     }
-                    git commit -m "Squashed changes from $branch" || true
 
                     # Delete the remote branch
                     git push origin --delete "$branch"

From b81f0156644738ba73cddbf2495c19fbeb4664e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:48:08 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 34/59] do a soft reset to squash all commits into one

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index d0d65ab23d..aeb130b6be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-            - name: Cherry-pick changes from update branches
+            - name: Cherry-pick and squash changes
               env:
                   PAT: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
               run: |
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ jobs:
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
 
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+                  BASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 
                   git fetch --all
                   # Get all update branches and cherry-pick their changes
@@ -196,7 +197,10 @@ jobs:
                     git push origin --delete "$branch"
                   done
 
-                  # Push the changes
+                  # Squash all cherry-picked commits into one
+                  git reset --soft $BASE_COMMIT
+                  git commit -am "Update all dependencies for release ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}"
+
                   git push origin HEAD:$CURRENT_BRANCH
 
             - name: Create release

From 622de9df5c2bf07a54424087ec6641d5a2fadf80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:09:08 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 35/59] try squash again

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index aeb130b6be..58bdd325b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -186,12 +186,12 @@ jobs:
                     echo "Cherry-picking changes from branch: $branch"
                     git fetch origin $branch:$branch
 
-                    # Get the commit from the branch and cherry-pick it
-                    git cherry-pick $branch || {
-                      echo "Failed to cherry-pick from $branch"
-                      git cherry-pick --abort
+                    git merge --squash "$branch" || {
+                      echo "Failed to merge $branch"
+                      git merge --abort
                       exit 1
                     }
+                    git commit -m "Squashed changes from $branch" || true
 
                     # Delete the remote branch
                     git push origin --delete "$branch"

From 14df4fdc02a09a1af6edbd7cfaf6c64a3e0d7845 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:31:42 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 36/59] move install dfx into a setup dfx action

---
 .github/actions/get_dfx_version/action.yml    | 14 ----------
 .../{get_dfx_version => setup_dfx}/README.md  |  6 ++---
 .github/actions/setup_dfx/action.yml          | 27 +++++++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml        | 20 +++-----------
 .github/workflows/run_test.yml                |  9 ++-----
 5 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/actions/get_dfx_version/action.yml
 rename .github/actions/{get_dfx_version => setup_dfx}/README.md (84%)
 create mode 100644 .github/actions/setup_dfx/action.yml

diff --git a/.github/actions/get_dfx_version/action.yml b/.github/actions/get_dfx_version/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3797571230..0000000000
--- a/.github/actions/get_dfx_version/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-name: Get dfx version
-description: Determines Azle's dfx version
-outputs:
-    dfx-version:
-        description: Returns the version of dfx that Azle will test against and use to generate its Wasm binary templates
-        value: ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
-runs:
-    using: composite
-    steps:
-        - id: get-dfx-version
-          run: |
-              DFX_VERSION=$(jq -r '.azle.globalDependencies.dfx // error("dfx version not found")' "package.json")
-              echo "dfx-version=${DFX_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/get_dfx_version/README.md b/.github/actions/setup_dfx/README.md
similarity index 84%
rename from .github/actions/get_dfx_version/README.md
rename to .github/actions/setup_dfx/README.md
index 6a114e88db..293d76f9e3 100644
--- a/.github/actions/get_dfx_version/README.md
+++ b/.github/actions/setup_dfx/README.md
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ checking out a specific branch.
 steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - id: get-dfx-version
-      uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
+    - id: setup-dfx
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup_dfx
 
-    - run: echo ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
+    - run: echo ${{ steps.setup-dfx.outputs.dfx-version }}
 ```
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup_dfx/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup_dfx/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d2103cd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup_dfx/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Setup dfx
+description: 'Sets up dfx by detecting version from package.json and installing it. (Note: DFX must be installed before `npm install` because the azle installation process requires dfx)'
+inputs:
+    dfx-version:
+        description: 'The version of dfx to install (optional - will read from package.json if not provided)'
+        required: false
+outputs:
+    dfx-version:
+        description: 'The version of dfx that was installed'
+        value: ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
+runs:
+    using: composite
+    steps:
+        - id: get-dfx-version
+          if: inputs.dfx-version == ''
+          run: |
+              DFX_VERSION=$(jq -r '.azle.globalDependencies.dfx // error("dfx version not found")' "package.json")
+              echo "dfx-version=${DFX_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          shell: bash
+
+        - name: Install dfx
+          run: |
+              VERSION="${{ inputs.dfx-version || steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}"
+              # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
+              src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh $VERSION
+              echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 58bdd325b5..4d550c860c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -46,14 +46,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Install curl
               run: sudo apt-get install curl -y
 
-            - id: get-dfx-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
-
-            - name: Install dfx
-              run: |
-                  # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
-                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
-                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+            - name: Setup dfx
+              uses: ./.github/actions/setup_dfx
 
             - run: npm install
 
@@ -119,14 +113,8 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
 
-            - id: get-dfx-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
-
-            - name: Install dfx
-              run: |
-                  # Install dfx (Note: dfx must be installed before `npx azle` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
-                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
-                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+            - name: Setup dfx
+              uses: ./.github/actions/setup_dfx
 
             - name: Update azle version
               run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_test.yml
index 49f8e74415..5074097cdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test.yml
@@ -65,16 +65,11 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
 
-            - id: get-dfx-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_dfx_version
+            - id: setup-dfx
+              uses: ./.github/actions/setup_dfx
 
             - name: Run pre-test Azle setup
               run: |
-
-                  # Install dfx (Note: DFX must be installed before `npm install` because the azle installation process requires dfx)
-                  src/build/stable/commands/install_global_dependencies/install_dfx.sh ${{ steps.get-dfx-version.outputs.dfx-version }}
-                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
                   # MacOS-specific DNS configuration
                   if [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "macos-latest" ]]; then
                       sudo networksetup -setdnsservers Ethernet 9.9.9.9

From 9cb3b936d8dcdd9cfca7abf87f7ff6d3a36b9471 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:36:02 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 37/59] fix include_npm

---
 .github/workflows/run_test.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_test.yml
index 5074097cdf..439d642b6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
                 # os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
                 os: [ubuntu-latest]
                 azle_source:
-                    - ${{ inputs.include_npm == 'true' && 'npm' || 'repo' }}
+                    - ${{ inputs.include_npm == true && 'npm' || 'repo' }}
                 tests: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.test_infos) }}
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4

From 790eccb3d128aa52eecc6167e2977e31201c960e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:38:35 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 38/59] run tests for benchmarks during release

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 4d550c860c..1af6e66586 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,15 @@ jobs:
                   cd ${{ matrix.test.path }}
                   sed -E -i "s/(\"azle\": \")(.*)(\")/\1${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}\3/" package.json
                   npm install
-                  rm -rf node_modules
+
+            - name: Start dfx with artificial delay 0
+              working-directory: ${{ matrix.test.path }}
+              run: dfx start --clean --background --host 127.0.0.1:8000 --artificial-delay 0
+
+            - name: Run npm test (continue on error)
+              working-directory: ${{ matrix.test.path }}
+              continue-on-error: true
+              run: npm test
 
             # TODO we should use some Action-specific bot account
             - name: Commit and push changes

From f6d4ba6f70eb588fc6e22ba81e24a8e6a58cfcde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:20:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 39/59] try this just one more time

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 1af6e66586..363e5687bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ jobs:
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
                   BASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 
-                  git fetch --all
                   # Get all update branches and cherry-pick their changes
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     echo "Cherry-picking changes from branch: $branch"

From d2dda8b8260fb1874cadf54bb44fd74a3514ab43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:36:01 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 40/59] skip some of the longer tests

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 363e5687bd..c4f6b74219 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -85,9 +85,16 @@ jobs:
             - id: get-test-infos
               uses: ./.github/actions/get_test_infos
               with:
-                  directories: |
-                      ./examples
-                      ./tests
+                  directories: ${{ format('{0} {1}', './examples', './tests') }}
+                  exclude_dirs: |
+                      ${{ format('
+                         examples/basic_bitcoin
+                         examples/bitcoin_psbt
+                         examples/ckbtc
+                         tests/end_to_end/http_server
+                         tests/end_to_end/http_server/candid_rpc/functional_syntax
+                         tests/property
+                         ') }}
 
     update-test-files-for-release-commit:
         needs: prepare-release

From 37819f0dd88db2b5901d3cd5aa811e4ea4499265 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:45:21 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 41/59] if we can't skip then at least don't include

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index c4f6b74219..e964b5033b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ jobs:
             - id: get-test-infos
               uses: ./.github/actions/get_test_infos
               with:
-                  directories: ${{ format('{0} {1}', './examples', './tests') }}
+                  directories: |
+                      ./examples
                   exclude_dirs: |
                       ${{ format('
                          examples/basic_bitcoin

From d6c930bece6a25452efacf90b1b06e20f5246fad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:55:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 42/59] try fetch depth 1

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index e964b5033b..68b0f65b9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  fetch-depth: 0
 
             - name: Cherry-pick and squash changes
               env:

From 5ac562d3514d4bdc71cb27d5cd2836668545602b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:01:20 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 43/59] skip tests properly

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 68b0f65b9c..b5952a212f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -87,14 +87,17 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   directories: |
                       ./examples
-                  exclude_dirs: |
+                      ./tests
+                  exclude-dirs: |
                       ${{ format('
                          examples/basic_bitcoin
                          examples/bitcoin_psbt
                          examples/ckbtc
                          tests/end_to_end/http_server
-                         tests/end_to_end/http_server/candid_rpc/functional_syntax
+                         tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/functional_syntax
                          tests/property
+                         tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/bitcoin
+                         tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/stable_structures
                          ') }}
 
     update-test-files-for-release-commit:

From 8dac1a9a68246065ce38a387547a99ddb8ac727d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:13:56 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 44/59] clean up release workflow

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 28 +++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2d61ac8886..897a33b66c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ on:
     push:
         branches:
             - main
-    pull_request: # Runs on pull requests to any branch
+    pull_request:
+
 jobs:
     determine-should-release:
         if: ${{ startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release--') }}
@@ -17,28 +18,6 @@ jobs:
             - id: determine-should-release
               uses: ./.github/actions/should_release
 
-    get-test-infos:
-        needs: determine-should-release
-        if: ${{ startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release--') && needs.determine-should-release.outputs.should-release }}
-        name: Get test infos
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        outputs:
-            test-infos: ${{ steps.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos }}
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-            - id: get-node-version
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_node_version
-
-            - name: Get all test infos
-              id: get-test-infos
-              uses: ./.github/actions/get_test_infos
-              with:
-                  node-version: ${{ steps.get-node-version.outputs.node-version }}
-                  directories: |
-                      ./examples
-                      ./tests
-
     release:
         name: Deploy release
         # Only run this job if it's a release branch. This job will run instead of run-tests and will automatically publish another commit which will be tested
@@ -46,11 +25,10 @@ jobs:
 
         needs:
             - determine-should-release
-            - get-test-infos
 
         uses: ./.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
         secrets:
-            GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }} # All commits must be verified
+            GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
             GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
             NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
             LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}

From 81f028cda9bd18158f6a054654defa2859e642fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:14:08 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 45/59] add printing for troubleshooting

---
 .github/actions/get_test_infos/action.yml | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/actions/get_test_infos/action.yml b/.github/actions/get_test_infos/action.yml
index 5c421bb733..b06f1dfc12 100644
--- a/.github/actions/get_test_infos/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/get_test_infos/action.yml
@@ -40,3 +40,9 @@ runs:
               TEST_INFOS=$(./.github/actions/get_test_infos/get_test_infos.sh | base64 -d)
               echo "test-infos=${TEST_INFOS}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           shell: bash
+
+        - name: Echo test infos for troubleshooting
+          run: |
+              echo "Test Infos Output:"
+              echo "${{ steps.get-test-infos.outputs.test-infos }}"
+          shell: bash

From 33c54988cec1b5185be6920f4903816adaa33895 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:50:06 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 46/59] this is crazy

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index b5952a212f..bfae04d931 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-                  fetch-depth: 0
 
             - name: Cherry-pick and squash changes
               env:
@@ -188,6 +187,8 @@ jobs:
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
                   BASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 
+                  git fetch --all
+
                   # Get all update branches and cherry-pick their changes
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     echo "Cherry-picking changes from branch: $branch"

From cfbb5b5c6996b95e23cc97c371ea4f3c4105738c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:16:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 47/59] try that

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index bfae04d931..72e2c9723c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
                          examples/bitcoin_psbt
                          examples/ckbtc
                          tests/end_to_end/http_server
-                         tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/functional_syntax
+                         tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc
                          tests/property
                          tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/bitcoin
                          tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/stable_structures
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  fetch-depth: 0
 
             - name: Cherry-pick and squash changes
               env:
@@ -187,8 +188,6 @@ jobs:
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
                   BASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 
-                  git fetch --all
-
                   # Get all update branches and cherry-pick their changes
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     echo "Cherry-picking changes from branch: $branch"

From 7d89b369a47c83c60b769c74f64780d1ee864703 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:31:58 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 48/59] clean up

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 72e2c9723c..20671d7b1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ jobs:
                   token: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
                   fetch-depth: 0
 
-            - name: Cherry-pick and squash changes
-              env:
-                  PAT: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+            - name: Configure git
               run: |
                   git config --global user.name 'Jordan Last'
                   git config --global user.email 'jordan.michael.last@gmail.com'
@@ -185,10 +183,13 @@ jobs:
                   echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
 
+            - name: Squash changes
+              env:
+                  PAT: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+              run: |
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
                   BASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 
-                  # Get all update branches and cherry-pick their changes
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     echo "Cherry-picking changes from branch: $branch"
                     git fetch origin $branch:$branch
@@ -204,7 +205,6 @@ jobs:
                     git push origin --delete "$branch"
                   done
 
-                  # Squash all cherry-picked commits into one
                   git reset --soft $BASE_COMMIT
                   git commit -am "Update all dependencies for release ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}"
 

From f54a68f438c17d3cbff167eee4def7d1f545bf90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:41:03 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 49/59] batch delete branches

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 20671d7b1f..9ee7fc6b90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -183,6 +183,14 @@ jobs:
                   echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
                   git config --global user.signingkey C8B77BCBE16CD2B94B43F9C8757397B82D4ED7B0
 
+            - name: Collect branches
+              id: collect-branches
+              run: |
+                  BRANCHES=$(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///')
+                  echo "branches<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  echo "$BRANCHES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
             - name: Squash changes
               env:
                   PAT: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -190,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
                   BASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 
-                  for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
+                  while IFS= read -r branch; do
                     echo "Cherry-picking changes from branch: $branch"
                     git fetch origin $branch:$branch
 
@@ -200,16 +208,26 @@ jobs:
                       exit 1
                     }
                     git commit -m "Squashed changes from $branch" || true
-
-                    # Delete the remote branch
-                    git push origin --delete "$branch"
-                  done
+                  done <<< "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}"
 
                   git reset --soft $BASE_COMMIT
                   git commit -am "Update all dependencies for release ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}"
 
                   git push origin HEAD:$CURRENT_BRANCH
 
+            - name: Delete branches
+              run: |
+                  # Convert newline-separated string to array
+                  IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a BRANCHES_TO_DELETE <<< "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}"
+
+                  # Delete branches in batches of 100
+                  BATCH_SIZE=100
+                  for ((i = 0; i < ${#BRANCHES_TO_DELETE[@]}; i += BATCH_SIZE)); do
+                    BATCH=("${BRANCHES_TO_DELETE[@]:i:BATCH_SIZE}")
+                    echo "Deleting batch of branches: ${BATCH[*]}"
+                    git push origin --delete ${BATCH[@]} || echo "Failed to delete some branches in batch, continuing..."
+                  done
+
             - name: Create release
               run: |
                   VERSION=${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}

From 8fbf45fb540a82b07e50dc6e3e51c08111465074 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:43:28 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 50/59] batch fetching

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 9ee7fc6b90..73baea6831 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ jobs:
                   echo "$BRANCHES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                   echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+            - name: Fetch branches
+              run: |
+                  echo "Fetching all branches..."
+                  readarray -t BRANCH_ARRAY <<< "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}"
+                  FETCH_REFS=$(printf "refs/remotes/origin/%s:refs/heads/%s " "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}" "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}")
+                  git fetch origin $FETCH_REFS
+
             - name: Squash changes
               env:
                   PAT: ${{ secrets.LASTMJS_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -198,10 +205,9 @@ jobs:
                   CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
                   BASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 
+                  # Process branches
                   while IFS= read -r branch; do
-                    echo "Cherry-picking changes from branch: $branch"
-                    git fetch origin $branch:$branch
-
+                    echo "Merging changes from branch: $branch"
                     git merge --squash "$branch" || {
                       echo "Failed to merge $branch"
                       git merge --abort

From 0213570b8e49ee3b22a51dd6351316f8cb54b944 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:51:11 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 51/59] try that

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 73baea6831..2ad06cb1cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -191,10 +191,32 @@ jobs:
                   echo "$BRANCHES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                   echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+            - name: Display collected branches
+              run: |
+                  echo "Collected branches:"
+                  echo "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}" | while read branch; do
+                    echo "  - $branch"
+                  done
+                  echo "End of branch list"
+
             - name: Fetch branches
               run: |
                   echo "Fetching all branches..."
-                  readarray -t BRANCH_ARRAY <<< "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}"
+                  # Check if we have any branches to fetch
+                  if [ -z "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}" ]; then
+                    echo "No branches to fetch"
+                    exit 0
+                  fi
+
+                  # Convert to array, filtering out empty lines
+                  readarray -t BRANCH_ARRAY < <(echo "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}" | grep .)
+
+                  if [ ${#BRANCH_ARRAY[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+                    echo "No valid branches found"
+                    exit 0
+                  fi
+
+                  echo "Found ${#BRANCH_ARRAY[@]} branches to fetch"
                   FETCH_REFS=$(printf "refs/remotes/origin/%s:refs/heads/%s " "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}" "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}")
                   git fetch origin $FETCH_REFS
 

From 0d49b8174bdb33dd65668862575c406cf7bbf048 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:57:27 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 52/59] show fetch refs

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 2ad06cb1cb..c84f271cc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ jobs:
 
                   echo "Found ${#BRANCH_ARRAY[@]} branches to fetch"
                   FETCH_REFS=$(printf "refs/remotes/origin/%s:refs/heads/%s " "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}" "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}")
+                  echo "FETCH_REFS: $FETCH_REFS"
                   git fetch origin $FETCH_REFS
 
             - name: Squash changes

From 26bbf2b785329a9baf93ba37268c3efc7c8610df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:03:39 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 53/59] remove white space

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index c84f271cc1..02de4bc876 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ jobs:
                     exit 0
                   fi
 
-                  # Convert to array, filtering out empty lines
-                  readarray -t BRANCH_ARRAY < <(echo "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}" | grep .)
+                  # Convert to array, filtering out empty lines and trimming whitespace
+                  readarray -t BRANCH_ARRAY < <(echo "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}" | grep . | xargs)
 
                   if [ ${#BRANCH_ARRAY[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
                     echo "No valid branches found"
@@ -217,7 +217,12 @@ jobs:
                   fi
 
                   echo "Found ${#BRANCH_ARRAY[@]} branches to fetch"
-                  FETCH_REFS=$(printf "refs/remotes/origin/%s:refs/heads/%s " "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}" "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}")
+                  # Build fetch refs with proper formatting
+                  FETCH_REFS=""
+                  for branch in "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}"; do
+                    FETCH_REFS+="refs/remotes/origin/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch} "
+                  done
+
                   echo "FETCH_REFS: $FETCH_REFS"
                   git fetch origin $FETCH_REFS
 

From 82076307656439701304665ec127b20e487708fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:26:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 54/59] I don't see how this would be different

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 02de4bc876..b079c32f34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -220,11 +220,12 @@ jobs:
                   # Build fetch refs with proper formatting
                   FETCH_REFS=""
                   for branch in "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}"; do
-                    FETCH_REFS+="refs/remotes/origin/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch} "
+                    # Each refspec should be "refs/remotes/origin/branch:refs/heads/branch"
+                    FETCH_REFS+=" refs/remotes/origin/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}"
                   done
 
                   echo "FETCH_REFS: $FETCH_REFS"
-                  git fetch origin $FETCH_REFS
+                  git fetch origin ${FETCH_REFS}
 
             - name: Squash changes
               env:

From e74cee89a06a635fc6a06733f6a8c3fca3b79573 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:40:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 55/59] try that on for size

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index b079c32f34..5f9969b7ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Collect branches
               id: collect-branches
               run: |
-                  BRANCHES=$(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///')
+                  BRANCHES=$(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///' | xargs -n1)
                   echo "branches<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                   echo "$BRANCHES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                   echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
                   fi
 
                   # Convert to array, filtering out empty lines and trimming whitespace
-                  readarray -t BRANCH_ARRAY < <(echo "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}" | grep . | xargs)
+                  readarray -t BRANCH_ARRAY < <(echo "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}" | grep .)
 
                   if [ ${#BRANCH_ARRAY[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
                     echo "No valid branches found"

From 386e5b63b21e23c876cf5f922b44c1511c322d2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:49:01 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 56/59] remove the ref nonsense

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 5f9969b7ea..d6a9a041b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
                   FETCH_REFS=""
                   for branch in "${BRANCH_ARRAY[@]}"; do
                     # Each refspec should be "refs/remotes/origin/branch:refs/heads/branch"
-                    FETCH_REFS+=" refs/remotes/origin/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}"
+                    FETCH_REFS+=" ${branch}:${branch}"
                   done
 
                   echo "FETCH_REFS: $FETCH_REFS"

From 9e6ddf2bfeb9ba063aab6574fc968cb52955ef6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:58:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 57/59] echo delete

---
 .github/workflows/release_parallel.yml | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index d6a9a041b8..100a9fe1ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -252,17 +252,31 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Delete branches
               run: |
+                  echo "Starting branch deletion process..."
+                  echo "Raw branches input:"
+                  echo "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}"
+
                   # Convert newline-separated string to array
                   IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a BRANCHES_TO_DELETE <<< "${{ steps.collect-branches.outputs.branches }}"
 
+                  echo "Number of branches to delete: ${#BRANCHES_TO_DELETE[@]}"
+                  echo "All branches to delete:"
+                  printf '%s\n' "${BRANCHES_TO_DELETE[@]}"
+
                   # Delete branches in batches of 100
                   BATCH_SIZE=100
                   for ((i = 0; i < ${#BRANCHES_TO_DELETE[@]}; i += BATCH_SIZE)); do
                     BATCH=("${BRANCHES_TO_DELETE[@]:i:BATCH_SIZE}")
+                    echo "Processing batch starting at index $i"
+                    echo "Batch size: ${#BATCH[@]}"
+                    echo "Batch contents:"
+                    printf '%s\n' "${BATCH[@]}"
                     echo "Deleting batch of branches: ${BATCH[*]}"
                     git push origin --delete ${BATCH[@]} || echo "Failed to delete some branches in batch, continuing..."
                   done
 
+                  echo "Branch deletion process complete"
+
             - name: Create release
               run: |
                   VERSION=${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}

From 5c5b5c7b3cecec6e8143122d073ea9e57600e0d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin DeMann <benjamin.demann@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:58:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 58/59] release--0.24.2-rc.79

---
 dfx_extension/extension.json | 2 +-
 package-lock.json            | 4 ++--
 package.json                 | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dfx_extension/extension.json b/dfx_extension/extension.json
index 88e7a5fbe6..8c1bac15c8 100644
--- a/dfx_extension/extension.json
+++ b/dfx_extension/extension.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "azle",
-    "version": "0.24.1",
+    "version": "0.24.2-rc.79",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/dfinity/dfx-extensions",
     "authors": "",
     "summary": "",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index de86c9c76d..9f0f87682e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "azle",
-    "version": "0.25.0",
+    "version": "0.24.2-rc.79",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "azle",
-            "version": "0.25.0",
+            "version": "0.24.2-rc.79",
             "hasInstallScript": true,
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7675cedef..c592714a99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "azle",
-    "version": "0.25.0",
+    "version": "0.24.2-rc.79",
     "description": "TypeScript and JavaScript CDK for the Internet Computer",
     "scripts": {
         "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",

From 7b9a9304d4ace4460e6e0e373e4ddcff8b554a57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Last <jordan.michael.last@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:04:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 59/59] Update all dependencies for release 0.24.2-rc.79

---
 examples/hello_world/benchmarks.json          | 15 ++++++++++++
 examples/hello_world/benchmarks.md            | 24 +++++++++++++++++++
 examples/hello_world/package-lock.json        |  9 ++++---
 examples/hello_world/package.json             |  2 +-
 .../hello_world_http_server/package-lock.json | 15 ++++++------
 examples/hello_world_http_server/package.json |  2 +-
 6 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 examples/hello_world/benchmarks.json
 create mode 100644 examples/hello_world/benchmarks.md

diff --git a/examples/hello_world/benchmarks.json b/examples/hello_world/benchmarks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3398982cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_world/benchmarks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "hello_world": {
+        "previous": { "version": "0.24.2-rc.79", "benchmarks": [] },
+        "current": {
+            "version": "0.24.2-rc.79",
+            "benchmarks": [
+                {
+                    "instructions": { "__bigint__": "1297524" },
+                    "method_name": "setMessage",
+                    "timestamp": { "__bigint__": "1729897421950324679" }
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/benchmarks.md b/examples/hello_world/benchmarks.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a189cd7f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_world/benchmarks.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Benchmarks for hello_world
+
+## Current benchmarks Azle version: 0.24.2-rc.79
+
+| Id  | Method Name | Instructions | Cycles    | USD           | USD/Million Calls |
+| --- | ----------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ----------------- |
+| 0   | setMessage  | 1_297_524    | 1_109_009 | $0.0000014746 | $1.47             |
+
+## Baseline benchmarks Azle version: 0.24.2-rc.79
+
+No benchmarks reported
+
+---
+
+**Note on calculations:**
+
+-   Cycles are calculated using the formula: base_fee + (per_instruction_fee \* number_of_instructions) + (additional_fee_per_billion \* floor(number_of_instructions / 1_000_000_000))
+-   base_fee: 590_000 cycles
+-   per_instruction_fee: 0.4 cycles
+-   additional_fee_per_billion: 400_000_000 cycles per billion instructions
+-   USD value is derived from the total cycles, where 1 trillion cycles = 1 XDR, and 1 XDR = $1.329670 (as of October 24, 2024)
+
+For the most up-to-date XDR to USD conversion rate, please refer to the [IMF website](https://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/data/rms_sdrv.aspx).
+For the most current fee information, please check the [official documentation](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/gas-cost#execution).
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/package-lock.json b/examples/hello_world/package-lock.json
index e5d8539dac..1cb0cf80e4 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/hello_world/package-lock.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "dependencies": {
-                "azle": "0.24.1"
+                "azle": "0.24.2-rc.79"
             },
             "devDependencies": {
                 "jest": "^29.7.0",
@@ -1799,11 +1799,10 @@
             "dev": true
         },
         "node_modules/azle": {
-            "version": "0.24.1",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/azle/-/azle-0.24.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-k7E3TyKSdIH25fbLP8ix4kwJtKHQH9ooPtATyPCTWkGyRMs2RedyEimfcEjznPgYvciS4AcNwyWJUwx0jKpKsw==",
+            "version": "0.24.2-rc.79",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/azle/-/azle-0.24.2-rc.79.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-fScK5q1EW7QgFIdq9uLAIl+uUN2rK2BeMDsZVsE7uJUiFvwt/Ca0EtLnVUti3OZG4dUQvT1LgJSHrg9VGM8Y1Q==",
             "hasInstallScript": true,
-            "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@dfinity/agent": "^1.1.0",
                 "@dfinity/identity-secp256k1": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/package.json b/examples/hello_world/package.json
index 68c9541149..6d16790466 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/package.json
+++ b/examples/hello_world/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "test": "jest"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "azle": "0.24.1"
+        "azle": "0.24.2-rc.79"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "jest": "^29.7.0",
diff --git a/examples/hello_world_http_server/package-lock.json b/examples/hello_world_http_server/package-lock.json
index 91fe11ca5f..2674c6a356 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world_http_server/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/hello_world_http_server/package-lock.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "dependencies": {
-                "azle": "0.24.1",
+                "azle": "0.24.2-rc.79",
                 "express": "^4.18.2",
                 "lit": "^3.1.2"
             },
@@ -2447,11 +2447,10 @@
             }
         },
         "node_modules/azle": {
-            "version": "0.24.1",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/azle/-/azle-0.24.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-k7E3TyKSdIH25fbLP8ix4kwJtKHQH9ooPtATyPCTWkGyRMs2RedyEimfcEjznPgYvciS4AcNwyWJUwx0jKpKsw==",
+            "version": "0.24.2-rc.79",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/azle/-/azle-0.24.2-rc.79.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-fScK5q1EW7QgFIdq9uLAIl+uUN2rK2BeMDsZVsE7uJUiFvwt/Ca0EtLnVUti3OZG4dUQvT1LgJSHrg9VGM8Y1Q==",
             "hasInstallScript": true,
-            "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@dfinity/agent": "^1.1.0",
                 "@dfinity/identity-secp256k1": "^1.1.0",
@@ -9590,9 +9589,9 @@
             }
         },
         "azle": {
-            "version": "0.24.1",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/azle/-/azle-0.24.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-k7E3TyKSdIH25fbLP8ix4kwJtKHQH9ooPtATyPCTWkGyRMs2RedyEimfcEjznPgYvciS4AcNwyWJUwx0jKpKsw==",
+            "version": "0.24.2-rc.79",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/azle/-/azle-0.24.2-rc.79.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-fScK5q1EW7QgFIdq9uLAIl+uUN2rK2BeMDsZVsE7uJUiFvwt/Ca0EtLnVUti3OZG4dUQvT1LgJSHrg9VGM8Y1Q==",
             "requires": {
                 "@dfinity/agent": "^1.1.0",
                 "@dfinity/identity-secp256k1": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/examples/hello_world_http_server/package.json b/examples/hello_world_http_server/package.json
index b40d113f6d..8be336f713 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world_http_server/package.json
+++ b/examples/hello_world_http_server/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "test": "jest"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "azle": "0.24.1",
+        "azle": "0.24.2-rc.79",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "lit": "^3.1.2"
     },