fix: Accept undefined values for the getLastRelease and generateNotes plugins

Adapt tests and default value to the plugin definitions (`definitions.js`)

lib/get-commits.js

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const getVersionHead = require('./get-version-head');
  * @typedef {Object} LastRelease
  * @property {string} version The version number of the last release.
  * @property {string} [gitHead] The commit sha used to make the last release.
+ * @property {string} [gitTag] The tag used to make the last release.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ const getVersionHead = require('./get-version-head');
  * @throws {SemanticReleaseError} with code `ENOTINHISTORY` if `lastRelease.gitHead` or the commit sha derived from `config.lastRelease.version` is not in the direct history of `branch`.
  * @throws {SemanticReleaseError} with code `ENOGITHEAD` if `lastRelease.gitHead` is undefined and no commit sha can be found for the `config.lastRelease.version`.
  */
-module.exports = async ({version, gitHead}, branch, logger) => {
+module.exports = async ({version, gitHead} = {}, branch, logger) => {
   let gitTag;
   if (gitHead || version) {
     try {

lib/plugins/definitions.js

@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ module.exports = {
         'The "generateNotes" plugin, if defined, must be a single plugin definition. A plugin definition is either a string or an object with a path property.',
     },
     output: {
-      validator: output => isString(output),
-      message: 'The "generateNotes" plugin output must be a string.',
+      validator: output => !output || isString(output),
+      message: 'The "generateNotes" plugin output, if defined, must be a string.',
     },
   },
   publish: {

test/index.test.js

@@ -193,6 +193,54 @@ test.serial('Dry-run skips verifyConditions and publish', async t => {
   t.true(publish.notCalled);
 });
 
+test.serial('Accept "undefined" values for the "getLastRelease" and "generateNotes" plugins', async t => {
+  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
+  await gitRepo();
+  // Add commits to the master branch
+  await gitCommits(['First']);
+  // Create the tag corresponding to version 1.0.0
+  await gitTagVersion('v1.0.0');
+  // Add new commits to the master branch
+  await gitCommits(['Second']);
+
+  const lastRelease = {gitHead: undefined, gitTag: undefined, version: undefined};
+  const nextRelease = {type: 'major', version: '2.0.0', gitHead: await getGitHead(), gitTag: 'v2.0.0'};
+  const verifyConditions = stub().resolves();
+  const getLastRelease = stub().resolves();
+  const analyzeCommits = stub().resolves(nextRelease.type);
+  const verifyRelease = stub().resolves();
+  const generateNotes = stub().resolves();
+  const publish = stub().resolves();
+
+  const options = {
+    branch: 'master',
+    repositoryUrl: 'git@hostname.com:owner/module.git',
+    verifyConditions: [verifyConditions],
+    getLastRelease,
+    analyzeCommits,
+    verifyRelease,
+    generateNotes,
+    publish,
+  };
+
+  await t.context.semanticRelease(options);
+
+  t.true(getLastRelease.calledOnce);
+
+  t.true(analyzeCommits.calledOnce);
+  t.deepEqual(analyzeCommits.firstCall.args[1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
+
+  t.true(verifyRelease.calledOnce);
+  t.deepEqual(verifyRelease.firstCall.args[1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
+
+  t.true(generateNotes.calledOnce);
+  t.deepEqual(generateNotes.firstCall.args[1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
+
+  t.true(publish.calledOnce);
+  t.deepEqual(publish.firstCall.args[1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
+  t.falsy(publish.firstCall.args[1].nextRelease.notes);
+});
+
 test.serial('Throw SemanticReleaseError if not running from a git repository', async t => {
   // Set the current working directory to a temp directory
   process.chdir(tempy.directory());

test/plugins/definitions.test.js

@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ test('The "analyzeCommits" plugin output must be either undefined or a valid sem
   t.true(definitions.analyzeCommits.output.validator('major'));
 });
 
-test('The "generateNotes" plugin output must be a string', t => {
-  t.false(definitions.generateNotes.output.validator());
-  t.false(definitions.generateNotes.output.validator(null));
+test('The "generateNotes" plugin output, if defined, must be a string', t => {
   t.false(definitions.generateNotes.output.validator(1));
   t.false(definitions.generateNotes.output.validator({}));
 
+  t.true(definitions.generateNotes.output.validator());
+  t.true(definitions.generateNotes.output.validator(null));
   t.true(definitions.generateNotes.output.validator(''));
   t.true(definitions.generateNotes.output.validator('string'));
 });