Should Semantic Release

Checks whether a semantic release should be run for a repository. 💂

Usage

This function determines whether a semantic release should occur for a package based on Git history. It returns true if a "meaningful" commit has come since the most recent release commit.

if npx should-semantic-release ; then npx release-it ; fi

This can be useful, for example, to prevent a release-it release.

should-semantic-release accepts the following CLI flag:

• -v/--verbose (default: false): Whether to log debug information to the console

$ npx should-semantic-release --verbose

Checking up to 123 commits for release readiness...
Checking commit: chore: an example chore (#101)
Found type chore.
Checking commit: chore: another example chore (#100)
Found type chore.
Checking commit: chore: release v1.27.31
This is a release commit. Returning false.

Commit Purposes

Based on a commit's conventional commit message type:

1. If the type is feat fix, or perf, it's considered "meaningful"
2. If the commit is marked as being a breaking change, either via a BREAKING CHANGE: at the start of any commit message lines or via an ! appended to the type, it's considered "meaningful"
3. If the type is docs, refactor, style, or test, it's ignored
4. If the message looks like v1.2.3, chore: release 1.2.3, or similar, it's considered a "release"

See getCommitMeaning for the exact logic used.

Node API

Alternately, you can call this import asynchronous shouldSemanticRelease function into Node scripts:

import { shouldSemanticRelease } from "should-semantic-release";

if (await shouldSemanticRelease()) {
	console.log("Let's release! 🚀");
}

shouldSemanticRelease accepts an optional options object with the following parameter:

• verbose (default: false)

import { shouldSemanticRelease } from "should-semantic-release";

await shouldSemanticRelease({ verbose: true });

Development

See .github/CONTRIBUTING.md. Thanks! 💖

Contributors

Josh Goldberg 💻 🚧 🚇 🤔

Katya Pavlenko 💻

Stephen Zhou 💻

Steven Luscher 🤔

💙 This package is based on @JoshuaKGoldberg's create-typescript-app.