- Allow to configure multiple branches to release from
- Allow to define a distribution channel associated with each branch
- Manage the availability on distribution channels based on git merges
- Support regular releases, maintenance releases and pre-releases
- Add the `addChannel` plugin step to make an existing release available on a different distribution channel
BREAKING CHANGE: the `branch` option has been removed in favor of `branches`
The new `branches` option expect either an Array or a single branch definition. To migrate your configuration:
- If you want to publish package from multiple branches, please the configuration documentation
- If you use the default configuration and want to publish only from `master`: nothing to change
- If you use the `branch` configuration and want to publish only from one branch: replace `branch` by `branches` (`"branch": "my-release-branch"` => `"branches": "my-release-branch"`)
In case multiple plugins with a `analyzeCommits` step are configured, all of them will be executed and the highest release type (`major` > `minor`, `patch`) will be used.
- Allow to run semantic-release (via API) from anywhere passing the current working directory.
- Allows to simplify the tests and to run them in parallel in both the core and plugins.
Each `generateNotes` plugin will be called in the order defined and will receive the concatenation of the previous one in `nextRelease.notes`.
That gives each plugin the ability to test if there is a notes part that will precede it's own.
Each plugin is expected to return it's own part of the release notes only. **semantic-release** will take care of concatenating all the notes parts.
Always return an `Array` from a pipeline simplify the function utilization as it's more deterministic. Previously, it would return/throw a single value/error when called with a single input and an `Array` of results/errors when called with an `Array` of input.
If a plugin hook was defined as a `Function` or an `Array` the `path` property would be set to the default value.
Even if this bug had no actual negative impact, it should be fixed so the code would perform as intended.
In case the authentication token provided is unauthorized the call to `isBranchUpToDate` will fail due to lack of read permission if that URL is used. As a result the error about outdated local branch will be reported instead of the one about missing permission.
By using the original (unauthenticated) URL `isBranchUpToDate` shouldn't fail due to permission as it requires only read permissions, that are necessarly present as the CI wass able to clone the repo.
