fix: fix logs for plugins loaded with plugins option

fix: use module name in logs for plugins loaded with plugins option
docs: typo in configuration docs
2018-10-09 16:33:37 -04:00 · 2018-10-09 15:29:04 -04:00 · 2018-10-09 12:20:35 -04:00 · 2018-10-08 13:24:51 -04:00 · 2018-10-08 13:24:51 -04:00 · 2018-10-04 01:49:44 -04:00
50 changed files with 1797 additions and 775 deletions
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
    <img alt="semantic-release" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/%20%20%F0%9F%93%A6%F0%9F%9A%80-semantic--release-e10079.svg">
  </a>
 </p>
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://waffle.io/semantic-release/semantic-release">
+    <img alt="Waffle.io" src="https://badge.waffle.io/semantic-release/semantic-release.svg?columns=all">
+  </a>
+</p>
 <p align="center">
  <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/semantic-release">
    <img alt="npm latest version" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/semantic-release/latest.svg">
@@ -76,23 +81,24 @@ If you need more control over the timing of releases you have a couple of option

 ### Release steps

-After running the tests the command `semantic-release` will execute the following steps:
+After running the tests, the command `semantic-release` will execute the following steps:

-| Step              | Description                                                                                                                                                           |
-|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| Verify Conditions | Verify all the conditions to proceed with the release with the [verify conditions plugins](docs/usage/plugins.md#verifyconditions-plugin).                            |
-| Get last release  | Obtain the commit corresponding to the last release by analyzing [Git tags](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging).                                       |
-| Analyze commits   | Determine the type of release with the [analyze commits plugin](docs/usage/plugins.md#analyzecommits-plugin) based on the commits added since the last release.       |
-| Verify release    | Verify the release conformity with the [verify release plugins](docs/usage/plugins.md#verifyrelease-plugin).                                                          |
-| Generate notes    | Generate release notes with the [generate notes plugin](docs/usage/plugins.md#generatenotes-plugin) for the commits added since the last release.                     |
-| Create Git tag    | Create a Git tag corresponding to the new release version                                                                                                             |
-| Prepare           | Prepare the release with the [prepare plugins](docs/usage/plugins.md#prepare-plugin).                                                                                 |
-| Publish           | Publish the release with the [publish plugins](docs/usage/plugins.md#publish-plugin).                                                                                 |
-| Notify            | Notify of new releases or errors with the [success](docs/usage/plugins.md#success-plugin) and [fail](docs/usage/plugins.md#fail-plugin) plugins.                      |
+| Step              | Description                                                                                                                     |
+|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Verify Conditions | Verify all the conditions to proceed with the release.                                                                          |
+| Get last release  | Obtain the commit corresponding to the last release by analyzing [Git tags](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). |
+| Analyze commits   | Determine the type of release based on the commits added since the last release.                                                |
+| Verify release    | Verify the release conformity.                                                                                                  |
+| Generate notes    | Generate release notes for the commits added since the last release.                                                            |
+| Create Git tag    | Create a Git tag corresponding to the new release version.                                                                      |
+| Prepare           | Prepare the release.                                                                                                            |
+| Publish           | Publish the release.                                                                                                            |
+| Notify            | Notify of new releases or errors.                                                                                               |

 ## Documentation

 - Usage
+  - [Getting started](docs/usage/getting-started.md#getting-started)
  - [Installation](docs/usage/installation.md#installation)
  - [CI Configuration](docs/usage/ci-configuration.md#ci-configuration)
  - [Configuration](docs/usage/configuration.md#configuration)
@@ -105,13 +111,11 @@ After running the tests the command `semantic-release` will execute the followin
  - [CI configurations](docs/recipes/README.md)
  - [Package managers and languages](docs/recipes/README.md)
 - Developer guide
+  - [JavaScript API](docs/developer-guide/js-api.md)
  - [Plugins](docs/developer-guide/plugin.md)
  - [Shareable configuration](docs/developer-guide/shareable-configuration.md)
- Resources
-  - [Videos](docs/resources.md#videos)
-  - [Articles](docs/resources.md#articles)
-  - [Tutorials](docs/resources.md#tutorials)
 - Support
+  - [Resources](docs/support/resources.md)
  - [Frequently Asked Questions](docs/support/FAQ.md)
  - [Troubleshooting](docs/support/troubleshooting.md)
  - [Node version requirement](docs/support/node-version.md)
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 - [Package managers and languages](docs/recipes/README.md)

 ## Developer guide
+- [JavaScript API](docs/developer-guide/js-api.md)
 - [Plugin](docs/developer-guide/plugin.md)
 - [Shareable configuration](docs/developer-guide/shareable-configuration.md)

@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ execa
      process.exit(1);
    }
  })
-  .catch(err => {
+  .catch(error => {
    console.error(`[semantic-release]: Git version ${MIN_GIT_VERSION} is required. No git binary found.`);
-    console.error(err);
+    console.error(error);
    process.exit(1);
  });

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-const {argv} = require('process');
+const {argv, env, stderr} = require('process');
+const util = require('util');
+const hideSensitive = require('./lib/hide-sensitive');

 const stringList = {
  type: 'string',
@@ -20,12 +22,13 @@ Usage:
    .option('b', {alias: 'branch', describe: 'Git branch to release from', type: 'string', group: 'Options'})
    .option('r', {alias: 'repository-url', describe: 'Git repository URL', type: 'string', group: 'Options'})
    .option('t', {alias: 'tag-format', describe: 'Git tag format', type: 'string', group: 'Options'})
+    .option('p', {alias: 'plugins', describe: 'Plugins', ...stringList, group: 'Options'})
    .option('e', {alias: 'extends', describe: 'Shareable configurations', ...stringList, group: 'Options'})
    .option('ci', {describe: 'Toggle CI verifications', type: 'boolean', group: 'Options'})
    .option('verify-conditions', {...stringList, group: 'Plugins'})
    .option('analyze-commits', {type: 'string', group: 'Plugins'})
    .option('verify-release', {...stringList, group: 'Plugins'})
-    .option('generate-notes', {type: 'string', group: 'Plugins'})
+    .option('generate-notes', {...stringList, group: 'Plugins'})
    .option('prepare', {...stringList, group: 'Plugins'})
    .option('publish', {...stringList, group: 'Plugins'})
    .option('success', {...stringList, group: 'Plugins'})
@@ -55,9 +58,9 @@ Usage:
    }
    await require('.')(opts);
    return 0;
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (err.name !== 'YError') {
-      console.error(err);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.name !== 'YError') {
+      stderr.write(hideSensitive(env)(util.inspect(error, {colors: true})));
    }
    return 1;
  }
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Developer guide

+- [JavaScript API](js-api.md)
 - [Plugins](plugin.md)
 - [Shareable configuration](shareable-configuration.md)
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+# JavaScript API
+
+## Usage
+
+```js
+const semanticRelease = require('semantic-release');
+const {WritableStreamBuffer} = require('stream-buffers');
+
+const stdoutBuffer = WritableStreamBuffer();
+const stderrBuffer = WritableStreamBuffer();
+
+try {
+  const result = await semanticRelease({
+    // Core options
+    branch: 'master',
+    repositoryUrl: 'https://github.com/me/my-package.git',
+    // Shareable config
+    extends: 'my-shareable-config',
+    // Plugin options
+    githubUrl: 'https://my-ghe.com',
+    githubApiPathPrefix: '/api-prefix'
+  }, {
+    // Run semantic-release from `/path/to/git/repo/root` without having to change local process `cwd` with `process.chdir()`
+    cwd: '/path/to/git/repo/root',
+    // Pass the variable `MY_ENV_VAR` to semantic-release without having to modify the local `process.env`
+    env: {...process.env, MY_ENV_VAR: 'MY_ENV_VAR_VALUE'},
+    // Store stdout and stderr to use later instead of writing to `process.stdout` and `process.stderr`
+    stdout: stdoutBuffer,
+    stderr: stderrBuffer
+  });
+
+  if (result) {
+    const {lastRelease, commits, nextRelease, releases} = result;
+
+    console.log(`Published ${nextRelease.type} release version ${nextRelease.version} containing ${commits.length} commits.`);
+
+    if (lastRelease.version) {
+      console.log(`The last release was "${lastRelease.version}".`);
+    }
+
+    for (const release of releases) {
+      console.log(`The release was published with plugin "${pluginName}".`);
+    }
+  } else {
+    console.log('No release published.');
+  }
+
+  // Get stdout and stderr content
+  const logs = stdoutBuffer.getContentsAsString('utf8');
+  const errors = stderrBuffer.getContentsAsString('utf8');
+} catch (err) {
+  console.error('The automated release failed with %O', err)
+}
+```
+
+## API
+
+### semanticRelease([options], [config]) => Promise<Result>
+
+Run **semantic-release** and returns a `Promise` that resolves to a [Result](#result) object.
+
+#### options
+
+Type: `Object`
+
+**semantic-release** options.
+
+Can be used to set any [core option](../usage/configuration.md#configuration) or [plugin options](../usage/plugins.md#configuration).
+
+Each option, will take precedence over options configured in the [configuration file](../usage/configuration.md#configuration) and [shareable configurations](../usage/configuration.md#extends).
+
+#### config
+
+Type: `Object`
+
+**semantic-release** configuration specific for API usage.
+
+##### cwd
+
+Type: `String`<br>
+Default: `process.cwd()`
+
+The current working directory to use. It should be configured to the root of the Git repository to release from.
+
+It allows to run **semantic-release** from a specific path without having to change the local process `cwd` with `process.chdir()`.
+
+##### env
+
+Type: `Object`<br>
+Default: `process.env`
+
+The environment variables to use.
+
+It allows to run **semantic-release** with specific environment variables without having to modify the local `process.env`.
+
+##### stdout
+
+Type: [`stream.Writable`](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_writable_streams)<br>
+Default: `process.stdout`
+
+The [writable stream](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_writable_streams) used to log information.
+
+It allows to configure **semantic-release** to write logs to a specific stream rather than the local `process.stdout`.
+
+##### stderr
+
+Type: [`stream.Writable`](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_writable_streams)<br>
+Default: `process.stderr`
+
+The [writable stream](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_writable_streams) used to log errors.
+
+It allows to configure **semantic-release** to write errors to a specific stream rather than the local `process.stderr`.
+
+### Result
+
+Type: `Object` `Boolean`<br>
+
+And object with [`lastRelease`](#lastrelease), [`nextRelease`](#nextrelease), [`commits`](#commits) and [`releases`](#releases) if a release is published or `false` if no release was published.
+
+#### lastRelease
+
+Type: `Object`
+
+Information related to the last release found:
+
+| Name    | Type     | Description                                                                                        |
+|---------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| version | `String` | The version of the last release.                                                                   |
+| gitHead | `String` | The sha of the last commit being part of the last release.                                         |
+| gitTag  | `String` | The [Git tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging) associated with the last release. |
+
+**Notes**: If no previous release is found, `lastRelease` will be an empty `Object`.
+
+Example:
+```js
+{
+  gitHead: 'da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709',
+  version: '1.0.0',
+  gitTag: 'v1.0.0',
+}
+```
+
+#### commits
+
+Type: `Array<Object>`
+
+The list of commit included in the new release.<br>
+Each commit object has the following properties:
+
+| Name            | Type     | Description                                     |
+|-----------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
+| commit          | `Object` | The commit abbreviated and full hash.           |
+| commit.long     | `String` | The commit hash.                                |
+| commit.short    | `String` | The commit abbreviated hash.                    |
+| tree            | `Object` | The commit abbreviated and full tree hash.      |
+| tree.long       | `String` | The commit tree hash.                           |
+| tree.short      | `String` | The commit abbreviated tree hash.               |
+| author          | `Object` | The commit author information.                  |
+| author.name     | `String` | The commit author name.                         |
+| author.email    | `String` | The commit author email.                        |
+| author.short    | `String` | The commit author date.                         |
+| committer       | `Object` | The committer information.                      |
+| committer.name  | `String` | The committer name.                             |
+| committer.email | `String` | The committer email.                            |
+| committer.short | `String` | The committer date.                             |
+| subject         | `String` | The commit subject.                             |
+| body            | `String` | The commit body.                                |
+| message         | `String` | The commit full message (`subject` and `body`). |
+| hash            | `String` | The commit hash.                                |
+| committerDate   | `String` | The committer date.                             |
+
+Example:
+```js
+[
+  {
+    commit: {
+      long: '68eb2c4d778050b0701136ca129f837d7ed494d2',
+      short: '68eb2c4'
+    },
+    tree: {
+      long: '7ab515d12bd2cf431745511ac4ee13fed15ab578',
+      short: '7ab515d'
+    },
+    author: {
+      name: 'Me',
+      email: 'me@email.com',
+      date: 2018-07-22T20:52:44.000Z
+    },
+    committer: {
+      name: 'Me',
+      email: 'me@email.com',
+      date: 2018-07-22T20:52:44.000Z
+    },
+    subject: 'feat: a new feature',
+    body: 'Description of the new feature',
+    hash: '68eb2c4d778050b0701136ca129f837d7ed494d2',
+    message: 'feat: a new feature\n\nDescription of the new feature',
+    committerDate: 2018-07-22T20:52:44.000Z
+  }
+ ]
+```
+
+#### nextRelease
+
+Type: `Object`
+
+Information related to the newly published release:
+
+| Name    | Type     | Description                                                                                       |
+|---------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| type    | `String` | The [semver](https://semver.org) type of the release (`patch`, `minor` or `major`).               |
+| version | `String` | The version of the new release.                                                                   |
+| gitHead | `String` | The sha of the last commit being part of the new release.                                         |
+| gitTag  | `String` | The [Git tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging) associated with the new release. |
+| notes   | `String` | The release notes for the new release.                                                            |
+
+Example:
+```js
+{
+  type: 'minor',
+  gitHead: '68eb2c4d778050b0701136ca129f837d7ed494d2',
+  version: '1.1.0',
+  gitTag: 'v1.1.0',
+  notes: 'Release notes for version 1.1.0...',
+}
+```
+
+#### releases
+
+Type: `Array<Object>`
+
+The list of releases published, one release per [publish plugin](../usage/plugins.md#publish-plugin).<br>
+Each release object has the following properties:
+
+| Name       | Type     | Description                                                                                   |
+|------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| name       | `String` | **Optional.** The release name, only if set by the corresponding `publish` plugin.            |
+| url        | `String` | **Optional.** The release URL, only if set by the corresponding `publish` plugin.             |
+| type       | `String` | The [semver](https://semver.org) type of the release (`patch`, `minor` or `major`).           |
+| version    | `String` | The version of the release.                                                                   |
+| gitHead    | `String` | The sha of the last commit being part of the release.                                         |
+| gitTag     | `String` | The [Git tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging) associated with the release. |
+| notes      | `String` | The release notes for the release.                                                            |
+| pluginName | `String` | The name of the plugin that published the release.                                            |
+
+Example:
+```js
+[
+  {
+    name: 'GitHub release',
+    url: 'https://github.com/me/my-package/releases/tag/v1.1.0',
+    type: 'minor',
+    gitHead: '68eb2c4d778050b0701136ca129f837d7ed494d2',
+    version: '1.1.0',
+    gitTag: 'v1.1.0',
+    notes: 'Release notes for version 1.1.0...',
+    pluginName: '@semantic-release/github'
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'npm package (@latest dist-tag)',
+    url: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/my-package',
+    type: 'minor',
+    gitHead: '68eb2c4d778050b0701136ca129f837d7ed494d2',
+    version: '1.1.0',
+    gitTag: 'v1.1.0',
+    notes: 'Release notes for version 1.1.0...',
+    pluginName: '@semantic-release/npm'
+   }
+ ]
+```
@@ -1,52 +1,61 @@
 # Plugins list

-## Default plugins
-
- [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github)
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#verifyconditions): Verify the presence and the validity of the GitHub authentication and release configuration
-  - [publish](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#publish): Publish a [GitHub release](https://help.github.com/articles/about-releases)
-  - [success](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#success): Add a comment to GitHub issues and pull requests resolved in the release
-  - [fail](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#fail): Open a GitHub issue when a release fails
- [@semantic-release/npm](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm)
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#verifyconditions): Verify the presence and the validity of the npm authentication and release configuration
-  - [prepare](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#prepare): Update the package.json version and create the npm package tarball
-  - [publish](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#publish): Publish the package on the npm registry
-
 ## Official plugins
-
+- [@semantic-release/commit-analyzer](https://github.com/semantic-release/commit-analyzer)
+  - `analyzeCommits`: Determine the type of release by analyzing commits with [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog)
+- [@semantic-release/release-notes-generator](https://github.com/semantic-release/release-notes-generator)
+  - `generateNotes`: Generate release notes for the commits added since the last release with [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog)
+- [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence and the validity of the GitHub authentication and release configuration
+  - `publish`: Publish a [GitHub release](https://help.github.com/articles/about-releases)
+  - `success`: Add a comment to GitHub issues and pull requests resolved in the release
+  - `fail`: Open a GitHub issue when a release fails
+- [@semantic-release/npm](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence and the validity of the npm authentication and release configuration
+  - `prepare`: Update the package.json version and create the npm package tarball
+  - `publish`: Publish the package on the npm registry
 - [@semantic-release/gitlab](https://github.com/semantic-release/gitlab)
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/semantic-release/gitlab#verifyconditions): Verify the presence and the validity of the GitLab authentication and release configuration
-  - [publish](https://github.com/semantic-release/gitlab#publish): Publish a [GitLab release](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/workflow/releases.html)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence and the validity of the GitLab authentication and release configuration
+  - `publish`: Publish a [GitLab release](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/workflow/releases.html)
 - [@semantic-release/git](https://github.com/semantic-release/git)
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/semantic-release/git#verifyconditions): Verify the presence and the validity of the Git authentication and release configuration
-  - [prepare](https://github.com/semantic-release/git#prepare): Push a release commit and tag, including configurable files
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence and the validity of the Git authentication and release configuration
+  - `prepare`: Push a release commit and tag, including configurable files
 - [@semantic-release/changelog](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog)
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog#verifyconditions): Verify the presence and the validity of the configuration
-  - [prepare](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog#prepare): Create or update the changelog file in the local project repository
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence and the validity of the configuration
+  - `prepare`: Create or update the changelog file in the local project repository
 - [@semantic-release/exec](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec)
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec#verifyconditions): Execute a shell command to verify if the release should happen
-  - [analyzeCommits](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec#analyzecommits): Execute a shell command to determine the type of release
-  - [verifyRelease](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec#verifyrelease): Execute a shell command to verifying a release that was determined before and is about to be published.
-  - [generateNotes](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec#analyzecommits): Execute a shell command to generate the release note
-  - [prepare](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec#prepare): Execute a shell command to prepare the release
-  - [publish](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec#publish): Execute a shell command to publish the release
-  - [success](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec#success): Execute a shell command to notify of a new release
-  - [fail](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec#fail): Execute a shell command to notify of a failed release
+  - `verifyConditions`: Execute a shell command to verify if the release should happen
+  - `analyzeCommits`: Execute a shell command to determine the type of release
+  - `verifyRelease`: Execute a shell command to verifying a release that was determined before and is about to be published.
+  - `generateNotes`: Execute a shell command to generate the release note
+  - `prepare`: Execute a shell command to prepare the release
+  - `publish`: Execute a shell command to publish the release
+  - `success`: Execute a shell command to notify of a new release
+  - `fail`: Execute a shell command to notify of a failed release

 ## Community plugins

 [Open a Pull Request](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/caribou/CONTRIBUTING.md#submitting-a-pull-request) to add your plugin to the list.

- [semantic-release-docker](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-docker) Set of semantic-release plugins for publishing a docker image to Docker Hub
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-docker#verifyconditions) Verify that all needed configuration is present and login to the Docker registry.
-  - [publish](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-docker#publish) Tag the image specified by `name` with the new version, push it to Docker Hub and update the latest tag.
- [semantic-release-vsce](https://github.com/raix/semantic-release-vsce) Set of semantic-release plugins for publishing Visual Studio Code extensions to the marketplace
-  - **verifyConditions** Verify the presence and the validity of the vsce authentication and release configuration
-  - **prepare** Create a `.vsix` for distribution
-  - **publish** Publish the package to the Visual Studio Code marketplace
- [semantic-release-verify-deps](https://github.com/piercus/semantic-release-verify-deps) 
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/piercus/semantic-release-verify-deps) Check the dependencies format against a regexp before a release
- [semantic-release-chrome](https://github.com/GabrielDuarteM/semantic-release-chrome) Set of semantic-release plugins for publishing a Chrome extension release.
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/GabrielDuarteM/semantic-release-chrome#verifyconditions) Verify the presence of the authentication (set via environment variables).
-  - [prepare](https://github.com/GabrielDuarteM/semantic-release-chrome#prepare) Write the correct version to the manifest.json and creates a zip file of the whole dist folder.
-  - [publish](https://github.com/GabrielDuarteM/semantic-release-chrome#publish) Uploads the generated zip file to the webstore, and publish the item.
+- [semantic-release-docker](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-docker)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify that all needed configuration is present and login to the Docker registry.
+  - `publish`: Tag the image specified by `name` with the new version, push it to Docker Hub and update the latest tag.
+- [semantic-release-gcr](https://github.com/carlos-cubas/semantic-release-gcr)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify that all needed configuration is present and login to the Docker registry.
+  - `publish`: Tag the image specified by `name` with the new version, push it to Docker Hub and update the latest tag.
+- [semantic-release-vsce](https://github.com/raix/semantic-release-vsce)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence and the validity of the vsce authentication and release configuration
+  - `prepare`: Create a `.vsix` for distribution
+  - `publish`: Publish the package to the Visual Studio Code marketplace
+- [semantic-release-verify-deps](https://github.com/piercus/semantic-release-verify-deps)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Check the dependencies format against a regexp before a release
+- [semantic-release-chrome](https://github.com/GabrielDuarteM/semantic-release-chrome)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence of the authentication (set via environment variables)
+  - `prepare`: Write the correct version to the manifest.json and creates a zip file of the whole dist folder
+  - `publish`: Uploads the generated zip file to the webstore, and publish the item
+- [semantic-release-firefox](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-firefox)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence of the authentication (set via environment variables)
+  - `prepare`: Write the correct version to the manifest.json,   creates a xpi file of the dist folder and a zip of the sources
+  - `publish`: Submit the generated archives to the webstore for review, and publish the item including release notes
+- [semantic-release-gerrit](https://github.com/pascalMN/semantic-release-gerrit)
+  - `generateNotes`: Generate release notes with Gerrit reviews URL
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ See the [CI configuration recipes](../recipes/README.md#ci-configurations) for m

 ## Can I run semantic-release on my local machine rather than on a CI server?

-Yes, you can by explicitly setting the [`--no-ci` CLI option](../usage/configuration.md#options) option. You will also have to set the required [authentication](../usage/ci-configuration.md#authentication) via environment variables on your local machine, for example:
+Yes, you can by explicitly setting the [`--no-ci` CLI option](../usage/configuration.md#ci) option. You will also have to set the required [authentication](../usage/ci-configuration.md#authentication) via environment variables on your local machine, for example:

 ```bash
 $ NPM_TOKEN=<your_npm_token> GH_TOKEN=<your_github_token> npx semantic-release --no-ci
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Usage

+- [Getting started](getting-started.md#getting-started)
 - [Installation](installation.md#installation)
 - [CI Configuration](ci-configuration.md#ci-configuration)
 - [Configuration](configuration.md#configuration)
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@ See [CI configuration recipes](../recipes/README.md#ci-configurations) for more

 **semantic-release** requires push access to the project Git repository in order to create [Git tags](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). The Git authentication can be set with one of the following environment variables:

-| Variable                        | Description                                                                                                                   |
-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `GH_TOKEN` or `GITHUB_TOKEN`    | A GitHub [personal access token](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line).     |
-| `GL_TOKEN` or `GITLAB_TOKEN`    | A GitLab [personal access token](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.html).                        |
-| `BB_TOKEN` or `BITBUCKET_TOKEN` | A Bitbucket [personal access token](https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/personal-access-tokens-939515499.html).  |
-| `GIT_CREDENTIALS`               | [URL encoded basic HTTP Authentication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication#URL_encoding) credentials). |
-
-`GIT_CREDENTIALS` must be the Git username and password in the format `<username>:<password>`.
+| Variable                        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `GH_TOKEN` or `GITHUB_TOKEN`    | A GitHub [personal access token](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line).                                                                                                    |
+| `GL_TOKEN` or `GITLAB_TOKEN`    | A GitLab [personal access token](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.html).                                                                                                                       |
+| `BB_TOKEN` or `BITBUCKET_TOKEN` | A Bitbucket [personal access token](https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/personal-access-tokens-939515499.html).                                                                                                 |
+| `GIT_CREDENTIALS`               | [URL encoded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent-encoding) Git username and password in the format `<username>:<password>`. The username and password must each be individually URL encoded, not the `:` separating them. |

 Alternatively the Git authentication can be set up via [SSH keys](../recipes/git-auth-ssh-keys.md).

@@ -33,18 +31,3 @@ See each plugin documentation for the environment variables to set up.
 The authentication token/credentials have to be made available in the CI service via environment variables.

 See [CI configuration recipes](../recipes/README.md#ci-configurations) for more details on how to configure environment variables in your CI service.
-
-## Automatic setup with `semantic-release-cli`
-
-[`semantic-release-cli`](https://github.com/semantic-release/cli) allows for easy [installation](installation.md) of **semantic-release** in your Node project as well as setting up the CI configuration:
-
-```bash
-npm install -g semantic-release-cli
-
-cd your-module
-semantic-release-cli setup
-```
-
-![dialogue](../../media/semantic-release-cli.png)
-
-See the [semantic-release-cli](https://github.com/semantic-release/cli#what-it-does) documentation for more details.
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 # Configuration

-In order to customize **semantic-release**’s behavior, [options](#options) and [plugins](plugins.md) can be set via:
+**semantic-release** configuration consist of:
+- Git repository options ([URL](#repositoryurl), [release branch](#branch) and [tag format](#tagformat))
+- [plugins](#plugins) definition
+- run mode ([debug](#debug), [dry run](#dryrun) and [local (no CI)](#ci))
+
+All those options can be configured directly or by extending a [shareable configuration](shareable-configurations.md).
+
+Additionally, metadata of Git tags generated by **semantic-release** can be customized via standard [Git environment variables](#git-environment-variables).
+
+## Configuration file
+
+**semantic-release**’s [options](#options), mode and [plugins](plugins.md) can be set via:
 - A `.releaserc` file, written in YAML or JSON, with optional extensions: .`yaml`/`.yml`/`.json`/`.js`
 - A `release.config.js` file that exports an object
 - A `release` key in the project's `package.json` file
- CLI arguments
+
+Alternatively some options can be set via CLI arguments.

 The following three examples are the same.

-Via CLI argument:
-
-```bash
-$ semantic-release --branch next
-```
-
 Via `release` key in the project's `package.json` file:

 ```json
@@ -38,27 +44,23 @@ Via `.releaserc` file:
 $ semantic-release
 ```

+Via CLI argument:
+
+```bash
+$ semantic-release --branch next
+```
+
 **Note**: CLI arguments take precedence over options configured in the configuration file.

 **Note**: Plugin options cannot be defined via CLI arguments and must be defined in the configuration file.

 **Note**: When configuring via `package.json`, the configuration must be under the `release` property. However, when using a `.releaserc` or a `release.config.js` file, the configuration must be set without a `release` property.

-## Environment variables
-
-| Variable              | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Default                              |
-|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-| `GIT_AUTHOR_NAME`     | The author name associated with the [Git release tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). See [Git environment variables](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#_committing).     | @semantic-release-bot.               |
-| `GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`    | The author email associated with the [Git release tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). See [Git environment variables](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#_committing).    | @semantic-release-bot email address. |
-| `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`  | The committer name associated with the [Git release tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). See [Git environment variables](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#_committing).  | @semantic-release-bot.               |
-| `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL` | The committer email associated with the [Git release tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). See [Git environment variables](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#_committing). | @semantic-release-bot email address. |
-
 ## Options

 ### extends

-Type: `Array`, `String`
-
+Type: `Array`, `String`<br>
 CLI arguments: `-e`, `--extends`

 List of modules or file paths containing a [shareable configuration](shareable-configurations.md). If multiple shareable configurations are set, they will be imported in the order defined with each configuration option taking precedence over the options defined in a previous shareable configuration.
@@ -67,20 +69,16 @@ List of modules or file paths containing a [shareable configuration](shareable-c

 ### branch

-Type: `String`
-
-Default: `master`
-
+Type: `String`<br>
+Default: `master`<br>
 CLI arguments: `-b`, `--branch`

 The branch on which releases should happen.

 ### repositoryUrl

-Type: `String`
-
-Default: `repository` property in `package.json` or [git origin url](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Working-with-Remotes)
-
+Type: `String`<br>
+Default: `repository` property in `package.json` or [git origin url](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Working-with-Remotes)<br>
 CLI arguments: `-r`, `--repository-url`

 The git repository URL.
@@ -89,138 +87,57 @@ Any valid git url format is supported (See [Git protocols](https://git-scm.com/b

 ### tagFormat

-Type: `String`
-
-Default: `v${version}`
-
+Type: `String`<br>
+Default: `v${version}`<br>
 CLI arguments: `-t`, `--tag-format`

 The [Git tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging) format used by **semantic-release** to identify releases. The tag name is generated with [Lodash template](https://lodash.com/docs#template) and will be compiled with the `version` variable.

 **Note**: The `tagFormat` must contain the `version` variable exactly once and compile to a [valid Git reference](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ref-format#_description).

+### plugins
+
+Type: `Array`<br>
+Default: `['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator', '@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`<br>
+CLI arguments: `-p`, `--plugins`
+
+Define the list of plugins to use. Plugins will run in series, in the order defined, for each [steps](../../README.md#release-steps) if they implement it.
+
+Plugins configuration can defined by wrapping the name and an options object in an array.
+
+See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#configuration) for more details.
+
 ### dryRun

-Type: `Boolean`
-
-Default: `false` if running in a CI environment, `true` otherwise
-
+Type: `Boolean`<br>
+Default: `false` if running in a CI environment, `true` otherwise<br>
 CLI arguments: `-d`, `--dry-run`

 Dry-run mode, skip publishing, print next version and release notes.

-### noCi
+### ci

-Type: `Boolean`
+Type: `Boolean`<br>
+Default: `true`<br>
+CLI arguments: `--ci` / `--no-ci`

-Default: `false`
+Set to `false` to skip Continuous Integration environment verifications. This allows for making releases from a local machine.

-CLI arguments: `--no-ci`
-
-Skip Continuous Integration environment verifications. This allows for making releases from a local machine.
+**Note**: The CLI arguments `--no-ci` is equivalent to `--ci false`.

 ### debug

-Type: `Boolean`
-
-Default: `false`
-
+Type: `Boolean`<br>
+Default: `false`<br>
 CLI argument: `--debug`

 Output debugging information. It can also be enabled by setting the `DEBUG` environment variable to `semantic-release:*`.

-### verifyConditions
+## Git environment variables

-Type: `Array`, `String`, `Object`
-
-Default: `['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`
-
-CLI argument: `--verify-conditions`
-
-Define the list of [verify conditions plugins](plugins.md#verifyconditions-plugin). Plugins will run in series, in the order defined in the `Array`.
-
-See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#configuration) for more details.
-
-### analyzeCommits
-
-Type: `String`, `Object`
-
-Default: `'@semantic-release/commit-analyzer'`
-
-CLI argument: `--analyze-commits`
-
-Define the [analyze commits plugin](plugins.md#analyzecommits-plugin).
-
-See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#configuration) for more details.
-
-### verifyRelease
-
-Type: `Array`, `String`, `Object`
-
-Default: `[]`
-
-CLI argument: `--verify-release`
-
-Define the list of [verify release plugins](plugins.md#verifyrelease-plugin). Plugins will run in series, in the order defined in the `Array`.
-
-See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#configuration) for more details.
-
-### generateNotes
-
-Type: `Array`, `String`, `Object`
-
-Default: `['@semantic-release/release-notes-generator']`
-
-CLI argument: `--generate-notes`
-
-Define the [generate notes plugins](plugins.md#generatenotes-plugin).
-
-See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#configuration) for more details.
-
-### prepare
-
-Type: `Array`, `String`, `Object`
-
-Default: `['@semantic-release/npm']`
-
-CLI argument: `--prepare`
-
-Define the list of [prepare plugins](plugins.md#prepare-plugin). Plugins will run in series, in the order defined in the `Array`.
-
-See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#configuration) for more details.
-
-### publish
-
-Type: `Array`, `String`, `Object`
-
-Default: `['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`
-
-CLI argument: `--publish`
-
-Define the list of [publish plugins](plugins.md#publish-plugin). Plugins will run in series, in the order defined in the `Array`.
-
-See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#configuration) for more details.
-
-### success
-
-Type: `Array`, `String`, `Object`
-
-Default: `['@semantic-release/github']`
-
-CLI argument: `--success`
-
-Define the list of [success plugins](plugins.md#success-plugin). Plugins will run in series, in the order defined in the `Array`.
-
-See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#configuration) for more details.
-
-### fail
-
-Type: `Array`, `String`, `Object`
-
-Default: `['@semantic-release/github']`
-
-CLI argument: `--fail`
-
-Define the list of [fail plugins](plugins.md#fail-plugin). Plugins will run in series, in the order defined in the `Array`.
-
-See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#configuration) for more details.
+| Variable              | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Default                              |
+|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
+| `GIT_AUTHOR_NAME`     | The author name associated with the [Git release tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). See [Git environment variables](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#_committing).     | @semantic-release-bot.               |
+| `GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`    | The author email associated with the [Git release tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). See [Git environment variables](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#_committing).    | @semantic-release-bot email address. |
+| `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`  | The committer name associated with the [Git release tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). See [Git environment variables](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#_committing).  | @semantic-release-bot.               |
+| `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL` | The committer email associated with the [Git release tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). See [Git environment variables](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#_committing). | @semantic-release-bot email address. |
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Getting started
+
+In order to use **semantic-release** you must follows this steps:
+- [Install](./installation.md#installation) **semantic-release** in your project
+- Configure your Continuous Integration service to [run **semantic-release**](./ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded)
+- Configure your Git repository and package manager repository [authentication](ci-configuration.md#authentication) in your Continuous Integration service
+- Configure **semantic-release** [options and plugins](./configuration.md#configuration)
+
+Alternatively those steps can be easily done with the [**semantic-release** interactive CLI](https://github.com/semantic-release/cli):
+
+```bash
+npm install -g semantic-release-cli
+
+cd your-module
+semantic-release-cli setup
+```
+
+![dialogue](../../media/semantic-release-cli.png)
+
+See the [semantic-release-cli](https://github.com/semantic-release/cli#what-it-does) documentation for more details.
+
+**Note**: only a limited number of options, CI services and plugins is currently supported by `semantic-release-cli`.
@@ -1,98 +1,78 @@
 # Plugins

-Each [release step](../../README.md#release-steps) is implemented within a plugin or a list of plugins that can be configured. This allows for support of different [commit message formats](../../README.md#commit-message-format), release note generators and publishing platforms.
+Each [release step](../../README.md#release-steps) is implemented by configurable plugins. This allows for support of different [commit message formats](../../README.md#commit-message-format), release note generators and publishing platforms.

-See [plugins list](../extending/plugins-list.md).
+A plugin is a npm module that can implement one or more of the following steps:

-## Plugin types
+| Step               | Accept multiple | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+|--------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `verifyConditions` | Yes             | No       | Responsible for verifying conditions necessary to proceed with the release: configuration is correct, authentication token are valid, etc...                                                  |
+| `analyzeCommits`   | No              | Yes      | Responsible for determining the type of the next release (`major`, `minor` or `patch`).                                                                                                       |
+| `verifyRelease`    | Yes             | No       | Responsible for verifying the parameters (version, type, dist-tag etc...) of the release that is about to be published.                                                                       |
+| `generateNotes`    | Yes             | No       | Responsible for generating the content of the release note. If multiple `generateNotes` plugins are defined, the release notes will be the result of the concatenation of each plugin output. |
+| `prepare`          | Yes             | No       | Responsible for preparing the release, for example creating or updating files such as `package.json`, `CHANGELOG.md`, documentation or compiled assets and pushing a commit.                  |
+| `publish`          | Yes             | No       | Responsible for publishing the release.                                                                                                                                                       |
+| `success`          | Yes             | No       | Responsible for notifying of a new release.                                                                                                                                                   |
+| `fail`             | Yes             | No       | Responsible for notifying of a failed release.                                                                                                                                                |

-### verifyConditions plugin
+See [available plugins](../extending/plugins-list.md).

-Responsible for verifying conditions necessary to proceed with the release: configuration is correct, authentication token are valid, etc...
+## Plugins configuration

-Default implementation: [@semantic-release/npm](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#verifyconditions) and [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#verifyconditions).
+Each plugin must be installed and configured with the [`plugins` options](./configuration.md#plugins) by specifying the list of plugins by npm module name.

-### analyzeCommits plugin
+```bash
+$ npm install @semantic-release/commit-analyzer @semantic-release/release-notes-generator @semantic-release/npm -D
+```

-Responsible for determining the type of the next release (`major`, `minor` or `patch`).
-
-Default implementation: [@semantic-release/commit-analyzer](https://github.com/semantic-release/commit-analyzer).
-
-### verifyRelease plugin
-
-Responsible for verifying the parameters (version, type, dist-tag etc...) of the release that is about to be published. For example the [cracks plugin](https://github.com/semantic-release/cracks) is able to verify that if a release contains breaking changes, its type must be `major`.
-
-Default implementation: none.
-
-### generateNotes plugin
-
-Responsible for generating release notes. If multiple `generateNotes` plugins are defined, the release notes will be the result of the concatenation of plugin output.
-
-Default implementation: [@semantic-release/release-notes-generator](https://github.com/semantic-release/release-notes-generator).
-
-### prepare plugin
-
-Responsible for preparing the release, including:
- Creating or updating files such as `package.json`, `CHANGELOG.md`, documentation or compiled assets.
- Create and push commits
-
-Default implementation: [@semantic-release/npm](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#prepare).
-
-### publish plugin
-
-Responsible for publishing the release.
-
-Default implementation: [@semantic-release/npm](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#publish) and [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#publish).
-
-### success plugin
-
-Responsible for notifying of a new release.
-
-Default implementation: [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#success).
-
-### fail plugin
-
-Responsible for notifying of a failed release.
-
-Default implementation: [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#fail).
-
-## Configuration
-
-Plugin can be configured by specifying the plugin's module name or file path directly as a `String` or within the `path` key of an `Object`.
-
-Plugins specific options can be set similarly to the other **semantic-release** [options](configuration.md#options) or within the plugin `Object`. Plugins options defined along with the other **semantic-release** [options](configuration.md#options) will apply to all plugins. Options defined within the plugin `Object` will apply to that specific plugin.
-
-For example:
 ```json
 {
-  "release": {
-    "verifyConditions": [
-      {
-        "path": "@semantic-release/exec",
-        "cmd": "verify-conditions.sh"
-      },
-      "@semantic-release/npm",
-      "@semantic-release/github"
-    ],
-    "analyzeCommits": "custom-plugin",
-    "verifyRelease": [
-      {
-        "path": "@semantic-release/exec",
-        "cmd": "verify-release.sh"
-      },
-    ],
-    "generateNotes": "./build/my-plugin.js",
-    "githubUrl": "https://my-ghe.com",
-    "githubApiPathPrefix": "/api-prefix"
-  }
+  "plugins": ["@semantic-release/commit-analyzer", "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator", "@semantic-release/npm"]
+}
+```
+
+## Plugin ordering
+
+For each [release step](../../README.md#release-steps) the plugins that implement that step will be executed in the order in which the are defined.
+
+```json
+{
+  "plugins": [
+    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+    "@semantic-release/npm",
+    "@semantic-release/git"
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+With this configuration **semantic-release** will:
+- execute the `verifyConditions` implementation of `@semantic-release/npm` then `@semantic-release/git`
+- execute the `analyzeCommits` implementation of `@semantic-release/commit-analyzer`
+- execute the `prepare` implementation of `@semantic-release/npm` then `@semantic-release/git`
+- execute the `generateNotes` implementation of `@semantic-release/release-notes-generator`
+- execute the `publish` implementation of `@semantic-release/npm`
+
+## Plugin options
+
+A plugin options can specified by wrapping the name and an options object in an array. Options configured this way will be passed only to that specific plugin.
+
+Global plugin options can defined at the root of the **semantic-release** configuration object. Options configured this way will be passed to all plugins.
+
+```json
+{
+  "plugins": [
+    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+    ["@semantic-release/github", {
+      "assets": ["dist/**"]
+      }],
+    "@semantic-release/git"
+  ],
+  "preset": "angular"
 }
 ```

 With this configuration:
- the `custom-plugin` npm module will be used to [analyze commits](#analyzecommits-plugin)
- the `./build/my-plugin.js` script will be used to [generate release notes](#generatenotes-plugin)
- the [`@semantic-release/exec`](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec),  [`@semantic-release/npm`](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm) and [`@semantic-release/github`](https://github.com/semantic-release/github) plugins will be used to [verify conditions](#verifyconditions-plugin)
- the [`@semantic-release/exec`](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec) plugin will be used to [verify the release](#verifyrelease-plugin)
- the `cmd` option will be set to `verify-conditions.sh` only for the [`@semantic-release/exec`](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec) plugin used to [verify conditions](#verifyconditions-plugin)
- the `cmd` option will be set to `verify-release.sh` only for the [`@semantic-release/exec`](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec) plugin used to [verify the release](#verifyrelease-plugin)
- the `githubUrl` and `githubApiPathPrefix` options will be set to respectively `https://my-ghe.com` and `/api-prefix` for all plugins
+- All plugins will receive the `preset` option, which will be used by both `@semantic-release/commit-analyzer` and `@semantic-release/release-notes-generator` (and ignored by `@semantic-release/github` and `@semantic-release/git`)
+- The `@semantic-release/github` plugin will receive the `assets` options (`@semantic-release/git` will not receive it and therefore will use it's default value for that option)
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-const process = require('process');
-const {template} = require('lodash');
+const {template, pick} = require('lodash');
 const marked = require('marked');
 const TerminalRenderer = require('marked-terminal');
 const envCi = require('env-ci');
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ const getCommits = require('./lib/get-commits');
 const getLastRelease = require('./lib/get-last-release');
 const {extractErrors} = require('./lib/utils');
 const getGitAuthUrl = require('./lib/get-git-auth-url');
-const logger = require('./lib/logger');
+const getLogger = require('./lib/get-logger');
 const {fetch, verifyAuth, isBranchUpToDate, gitHead: getGitHead, tag, push} = require('./lib/git');
 const getError = require('./lib/get-error');
 const {COMMIT_NAME, COMMIT_EMAIL} = require('./lib/definitions/constants');
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ const {COMMIT_NAME, COMMIT_EMAIL} = require('./lib/definitions/constants');
 marked.setOptions({renderer: new TerminalRenderer()});

 async function run(context, plugins) {
-  const {isCi, branch: ciBranch, isPr} = envCi();
  const {cwd, env, options, logger} = context;
+  const {isCi, branch: ciBranch, isPr} = envCi({env, cwd});

  if (!isCi && !options.dryRun && !options.noCi) {
    logger.log('This run was not triggered in a known CI environment, running in dry-run mode.');
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {

  if (isCi && isPr && !options.noCi) {
    logger.log("This run was triggered by a pull request and therefore a new version won't be published.");
-    return;
+    return false;
  }

  if (ciBranch !== options.branch) {
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {
    );
    return false;
  }
+  logger.success(`Run automated release from branch ${ciBranch}`);

  await verify(context);

@@ -60,19 +60,18 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {

  try {
    await verifyAuth(options.repositoryUrl, options.branch, {cwd, env});
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch (error) {
    if (!(await isBranchUpToDate(options.branch, {cwd, env}))) {
      logger.log(
-        "The local branch %s is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.",
-        options.branch
+        `The local branch ${options.branch} is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.`
      );
      return false;
    }
-    logger.error(`The command "${err.cmd}" failed with the error message %s.`, err.stderr);
+    logger.error(`The command "${error.cmd}" failed with the error message ${error.stderr}.`);
    throw getError('EGITNOPERMISSION', {options});
  }

-  logger.log('Run automated release from branch %s', options.branch);
+  logger.success(`Allowed to push to the Git repository`);

  await plugins.verifyConditions(context);

@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {

  if (!nextRelease.type) {
    logger.log('There are no relevant changes, so no new version is released.');
-    return;
+    return false;
  }
  context.nextRelease = nextRelease;
  nextRelease.version = getNextVersion(context);
@@ -95,35 +94,36 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {

  if (options.dryRun) {
    const notes = await plugins.generateNotes(context);
-    logger.log('Release note for version %s:\n', nextRelease.version);
+    logger.log(`Release note for version ${nextRelease.version}:`);
    if (notes) {
-      logger.stdout(`${marked(notes)}\n`);
+      context.stdout.write(marked(notes));
    }
  } else {
    nextRelease.notes = await plugins.generateNotes(context);
    await plugins.prepare(context);

    // Create the tag before calling the publish plugins as some require the tag to exists
-    logger.log('Create tag %s', nextRelease.gitTag);
    await tag(nextRelease.gitTag, {cwd, env});
    await push(options.repositoryUrl, options.branch, {cwd, env});
+    logger.success(`Created tag ${nextRelease.gitTag}`);

    context.releases = await plugins.publish(context);

    await plugins.success(context);

-    logger.log('Published release: %s', nextRelease.version);
+    logger.success(`Published release ${nextRelease.version}`);
  }
-  return true;
+
+  return pick(context, ['lastRelease', 'commits', 'nextRelease', 'releases']);
 }

-function logErrors({logger}, err) {
+function logErrors({logger, stderr}, err) {
  const errors = extractErrors(err).sort(error => (error.semanticRelease ? -1 : 0));
  for (const error of errors) {
    if (error.semanticRelease) {
-      logger.log(`%s ${error.message}`, error.code);
+      logger.error(`${error.code} ${error.message}`);
      if (error.details) {
-        logger.stderr(`${marked(error.details)}\n`);
+        stderr.write(marked(error.details));
      }
    } else {
      logger.error('An error occurred while running semantic-release: %O', error);
@@ -131,21 +131,25 @@ function logErrors({logger}, err) {
  }
 }

-async function callFail(context, plugins, error) {
-  const errors = extractErrors(error).filter(error => error.semanticRelease);
+async function callFail(context, plugins, err) {
+  const errors = extractErrors(err).filter(err => err.semanticRelease);
  if (errors.length > 0) {
    try {
      await plugins.fail({...context, errors});
-    } catch (err) {
-      logErrors(context, err);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logErrors(context, error);
    }
  }
 }

-module.exports = async (opts, {cwd = process.cwd(), env = process.env} = {}) => {
-  const context = {cwd, env, logger};
-  context.logger.log(`Running %s version %s`, pkg.name, pkg.version);
-  const {unhook} = hookStd({silent: false}, hideSensitive(context.env));
+module.exports = async (opts = {}, {cwd = process.cwd(), env = process.env, stdout, stderr} = {}) => {
+  const {unhook} = hookStd(
+    {silent: false, streams: [process.stdout, process.stderr, stdout, stderr].filter(Boolean)},
+    hideSensitive(env)
+  );
+  const context = {cwd, env, stdout: stdout || process.stdout, stderr: stderr || process.stderr};
+  context.logger = getLogger(context);
+  context.logger.log(`Running ${pkg.name} version ${pkg.version}`);
  try {
    const {plugins, options} = await getConfig(context, opts);
    context.options = options;
@@ -153,15 +157,15 @@ module.exports = async (opts, {cwd = process.cwd(), env = process.env} = {}) =>
      const result = await run(context, plugins);
      unhook();
      return result;
-    } catch (err) {
+    } catch (error) {
      if (!options.dryRun) {
-        await callFail(context, plugins, err);
+        await callFail(context, plugins, error);
      }
-      throw err;
+      throw error;
    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    logErrors(context, err);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logErrors(context, error);
    unhook();
-    throw err;
+    throw error;
  }
 };
@@ -10,4 +10,14 @@ const RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR = '\n\n';

 const SECRET_REPLACEMENT = '[secure]';

-module.exports = {RELEASE_TYPE, FIRST_RELEASE, COMMIT_NAME, COMMIT_EMAIL, RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR, SECRET_REPLACEMENT};
+const SECRET_MIN_SIZE = 5;
+
+module.exports = {
+  RELEASE_TYPE,
+  FIRST_RELEASE,
+  COMMIT_NAME,
+  COMMIT_EMAIL,
+  RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR,
+  SECRET_REPLACEMENT,
+  SECRET_MIN_SIZE,
+};
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ const stringify = obj => (isString(obj) ? obj : inspect(obj, {breakLength: Infin
 const linkify = file => `${homepage}/blob/caribou/${file}`;

 module.exports = {
-  ENOGITREPO: () => ({
+  ENOGITREPO: ({cwd}) => ({
    message: 'Not running from a git repository.',
    details: `The \`semantic-release\` command must be executed from a Git repository.

-The current working directory is \`${process.cwd()}\`.
+The current working directory is \`${cwd}\`.

 Please verify your CI configuration to make sure the \`semantic-release\` command is executed from the root of the cloned repository.`,
  }),
@@ -55,13 +55,23 @@ Your configuration for the \`tagFormat\` option is \`${stringify(tagFormat)}\`.`

 Your configuration for the \`tagFormat\` option is \`${stringify(tagFormat)}\`.`,
  }),
-  EPLUGINCONF: ({type, pluginConf}) => ({
+  EPLUGINCONF: ({type, multiple, required, pluginConf}) => ({
    message: `The \`${type}\` plugin configuration is invalid.`,
-    details: `The [${type} plugin configuration](${linkify(
-      `docs/usage/plugins.md#${toLower(type)}-plugin`
-    )}) if defined, must be a single or an array of plugins definition. A plugin definition is either a string or an object with a \`path\` property.
+    details: `The [${type} plugin configuration](${linkify(`docs/usage/plugins.md#${toLower(type)}-plugin`)}) ${
+      required ? 'is required and ' : ''
+    }must be ${
+      multiple ? 'a single or an array of plugins' : 'a single plugin'
+    } definition. A plugin definition is an npm module name, optionnaly wrapped in an array with an object.

-    Your configuration for the \`${type}\` plugin is \`${stringify(pluginConf)}\`.`,
+Your configuration for the \`${type}\` plugin is \`${stringify(pluginConf)}\`.`,
+  }),
+  EPLUGINSCONF: ({plugin}) => ({
+    message: 'The `plugins` configuration is invalid.',
+    details: `The [plugins](${linkify(
+      'docs/usage/configuration.md#plugins'
+    )}) option must be an array of plugin definions. A plugin definition is an npm module name, optionnaly wrapped in an array with an object.
+
+The invalid configuration is \`${stringify(plugin)}\`.`,
  }),
  EPLUGIN: ({pluginName, type}) => ({
    message: `A plugin configured in the step ${type} is not a valid semantic-release plugin.`,
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-const {isString, isFunction, isArray, isPlainObject} = require('lodash');
+const {isString, isPlainObject} = require('lodash');
 const {gitHead} = require('../git');
+const hideSensitive = require('../hide-sensitive');
+const {hideSensitiveValues} = require('../utils');
 const {RELEASE_TYPE, RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR} = require('./constants');

-const validatePluginConfig = conf => isString(conf) || isString(conf.path) || isFunction(conf);
-
 module.exports = {
  verifyConditions: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github'],
-    configValidator: conf => !conf || (isArray(conf) ? conf : [conf]).every(conf => validatePluginConfig(conf)),
+    multiple: true,
+    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: () => ({settleAll: true}),
  },
  analyzeCommits: {
-    default: '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer',
-    configValidator: conf => Boolean(conf) && validatePluginConfig(conf),
+    default: ['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer'],
+    multiple: false,
+    required: true,
    outputValidator: output => !output || RELEASE_TYPE.includes(output),
    preprocess: ({commits, ...inputs}) => ({
      ...inputs,
@@ -21,13 +22,13 @@ module.exports = {
    postprocess: ([result]) => result,
  },
  verifyRelease: {
-    default: false,
-    configValidator: conf => !conf || (isArray(conf) ? conf : [conf]).every(conf => validatePluginConfig(conf)),
+    multiple: true,
+    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: () => ({settleAll: true}),
  },
  generateNotes: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/release-notes-generator'],
-    configValidator: conf => !conf || (isArray(conf) ? conf : [conf]).every(conf => validatePluginConfig(conf)),
+    multiple: true,
+    required: false,
    outputValidator: output => !output || isString(output),
    pipelineConfig: () => ({
      getNextInput: ({nextRelease, ...context}, notes) => ({
@@ -38,11 +39,11 @@ module.exports = {
        },
      }),
    }),
-    postprocess: results => results.filter(Boolean).join(RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR),
+    postprocess: (results, {env}) => hideSensitive(env)(results.filter(Boolean).join(RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR)),
  },
  prepare: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/npm'],
-    configValidator: conf => !conf || (isArray(conf) ? conf : [conf]).every(conf => validatePluginConfig(conf)),
+    multiple: true,
+    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: ({generateNotes}, logger) => ({
      getNextInput: async context => {
        const newGitHead = await gitHead({cwd: context.cwd});
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ module.exports = {
    }),
  },
  publish: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github'],
-    configValidator: conf => !conf || (isArray(conf) ? conf : [conf]).every(conf => validatePluginConfig(conf)),
+    multiple: true,
+    required: false,
    outputValidator: output => !output || isPlainObject(output),
    pipelineConfig: () => ({
      // Add `nextRelease` and plugin properties to published release
@@ -72,13 +73,15 @@ module.exports = {
    }),
  },
  success: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/github'],
-    configValidator: conf => !conf || (isArray(conf) ? conf : [conf]).every(conf => validatePluginConfig(conf)),
+    multiple: true,
+    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: () => ({settleAll: true}),
+    preprocess: ({releases, env, ...inputs}) => ({...inputs, env, releases: hideSensitiveValues(env, releases)}),
  },
  fail: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/github'],
-    configValidator: conf => !conf || (isArray(conf) ? conf : [conf]).every(conf => validatePluginConfig(conf)),
+    multiple: true,
+    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: () => ({settleAll: true}),
+    preprocess: ({errors, env, ...inputs}) => ({...inputs, env, errors: hideSensitiveValues(env, errors)}),
  },
 };
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = async ({cwd, env, lastRelease: {gitHead}, logger}) => {
    commit.gitTags = commit.gitTags.trim();
    return commit;
  });
-  logger.log('Found %s commits since last release', commits.length);
+  logger.log(`Found ${commits.length} commits since last release`);
  debug('Parsed commits: %o', commits);
  return commits;
 };
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {castArray, pickBy, isUndefined, isNull, isString, isPlainObject} = require('lodash');
+const {castArray, pickBy, isNil, isString, isPlainObject} = require('lodash');
 const readPkgUp = require('read-pkg-up');
 const cosmiconfig = require('cosmiconfig');
 const resolveFrom = require('resolve-from');
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports = async (context, opts) => {
        // For each plugin defined in a shareable config, save in `pluginsPath` the extendable config path,
        // so those plugin will be loaded relatively to the config file
        Object.entries(extendsOpts).reduce((pluginsPath, [option, value]) => {
-          if (PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS[option]) {
+          if (PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS[option] || option === 'plugins') {
            castArray(value)
              .filter(plugin => isString(plugin) || (isPlainObject(plugin) && isString(plugin.path)))
              .map(plugin => (isString(plugin) ? plugin : plugin.path))
@@ -57,8 +57,14 @@ module.exports = async (context, opts) => {
    branch: 'master',
    repositoryUrl: (await pkgRepoUrl({normalize: false, cwd})) || (await repoUrl({cwd, env})),
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: [
+      '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer',
+      '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator',
+      '@semantic-release/npm',
+      '@semantic-release/github',
+    ],
    // Remove `null` and `undefined` options so they can be replaced with default ones
-    ...pickBy(options, option => !isUndefined(option) && !isNull(option)),
+    ...pickBy(options, option => !isNil(option)),
  };

  debug('options values: %O', options);
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const {parse, format} = require('url');
-const {isUndefined} = require('lodash');
+const {isNil} = require('lodash');
 const gitUrlParse = require('git-url-parse');
 const hostedGitInfo = require('hosted-git-info');
 const {verifyAuth} = require('./git');
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ module.exports = async ({cwd, env, options: {repositoryUrl, branch}}) => {
  // Test if push is allowed without transforming the URL (e.g. is ssh keys are set up)
  try {
    await verifyAuth(repositoryUrl, branch, {cwd, env});
-  } catch (err) {
-    const envVar = Object.keys(GIT_TOKENS).find(envVar => !isUndefined(env[envVar]));
+  } catch (error) {
+    const envVar = Object.keys(GIT_TOKENS).find(envVar => !isNil(env[envVar]));
    const gitCredentials = `${GIT_TOKENS[envVar] || ''}${env[envVar] || ''}`;
    const {protocols, ...parsed} = gitUrlParse(repositoryUrl);
    const protocol = protocols.includes('https') ? 'https' : protocols.includes('http') ? 'http' : 'https';
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module.exports = async ({cwd, env, options: {tagFormat}, logger}) => {
  const tag = await pLocate(tags, tag => isRefInHistory(tag.gitTag, {cwd, env}), {preserveOrder: true});

  if (tag) {
-    logger.log('Found git tag %s associated with version %s', tag.gitTag, tag.version);
+    logger.log(`Found git tag ${tag.gitTag} associated with version ${tag.version}`);
    return {gitHead: await gitTagHead(tag.gitTag, {cwd, env}), ...tag};
  }

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const {Signale} = require('signale');
+const figures = require('figures');
+
+module.exports = ({stdout, stderr}) =>
+  new Signale({
+    config: {displayTimestamp: true, underlineMessage: true, displayLabel: false},
+    disabled: false,
+    interactive: false,
+    scope: 'semantic-release',
+    stream: [stdout],
+    types: {
+      error: {badge: figures.cross, color: 'red', label: '', stream: [stderr]},
+      log: {badge: figures.info, color: 'magenta', label: '', stream: [stdout]},
+      success: {badge: figures.tick, color: 'green', label: '', stream: [stdout]},
+    },
+  });
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ module.exports = ({nextRelease: {type}, lastRelease, logger}) => {
  let version;
  if (lastRelease.version) {
    version = semver.inc(lastRelease.version, type);
-    logger.log('The next release version is %s', version);
+    logger.log(`The next release version is ${version}`);
  } else {
    version = FIRST_RELEASE;
-    logger.log('There is no previous release, the next release version is %s', version);
+    logger.log(`There is no previous release, the next release version is ${version}`);
  }

  return version;
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ const debug = require('debug')('semantic-release:git');
 async function gitTagHead(tagName, execaOpts) {
  try {
    return await execa.stdout('git', ['rev-list', '-1', tagName], execaOpts);
-  } catch (err) {
-    debug(err);
+  } catch (error) {
+    debug(error);
  }
 }

@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ async function isRefInHistory(ref, execaOpts) {
  try {
    await execa('git', ['merge-base', '--is-ancestor', ref, 'HEAD'], execaOpts);
    return true;
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (err.code === 1) {
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 1) {
      return false;
    }

-    debug(err);
-    throw err;
+    debug(error);
+    throw error;
  }
 }

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async function isRefInHistory(ref, execaOpts) {
 async function fetch(repositoryUrl, execaOpts) {
  try {
    await execa('git', ['fetch', '--unshallow', '--tags', repositoryUrl], execaOpts);
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch (error) {
    await execa('git', ['fetch', '--tags', repositoryUrl], execaOpts);
  }
 }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async function fetch(repositoryUrl, execaOpts) {
 *
 * @return {string} the sha of the HEAD commit.
 */
-async function gitHead(execaOpts) {
+function gitHead(execaOpts) {
  return execa.stdout('git', ['rev-parse', 'HEAD'], execaOpts);
 }

@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ async function gitHead(execaOpts) {
 async function repoUrl(execaOpts) {
  try {
    return await execa.stdout('git', ['config', '--get', 'remote.origin.url'], execaOpts);
-  } catch (err) {
-    debug(err);
+  } catch (error) {
+    debug(error);
  }
 }

@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ async function repoUrl(execaOpts) {
 async function isGitRepo(execaOpts) {
  try {
    return (await execa('git', ['rev-parse', '--git-dir'], execaOpts)).code === 0;
-  } catch (err) {
-    debug(err);
+  } catch (error) {
+    debug(error);
  }
 }

@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ async function isGitRepo(execaOpts) {
 async function verifyAuth(repositoryUrl, branch, execaOpts) {
  try {
    await execa('git', ['push', '--dry-run', repositoryUrl, `HEAD:${branch}`], execaOpts);
-  } catch (err) {
-    debug(err);
-    throw err;
+  } catch (error) {
+    debug(error);
+    throw error;
  }
 }

@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ async function push(repositoryUrl, branch, execaOpts) {
 async function verifyTagName(tagName, execaOpts) {
  try {
    return (await execa('git', ['check-ref-format', `refs/tags/${tagName}`], execaOpts)).code === 0;
-  } catch (err) {
-    debug(err);
+  } catch (error) {
+    debug(error);
  }
 }

@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ async function isBranchUpToDate(branch, execaOpts) {
      (await execa.stdout('git', ['ls-remote', '--heads', 'origin', branch], execaOpts)).match(/^(\w+)?/)[1],
      execaOpts
    );
-  } catch (err) {
-    debug(err);
+  } catch (error) {
+    debug(error);
  }
 }

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-const {escapeRegExp} = require('lodash');
-const {SECRET_REPLACEMENT} = require('./definitions/constants');
+const {escapeRegExp, size, isString} = require('lodash');
+const {SECRET_REPLACEMENT, SECRET_MIN_SIZE} = require('./definitions/constants');

 module.exports = env => {
  const toReplace = Object.keys(env).filter(
-    envVar => /token|password|credential|secret|private/i.test(envVar) && env[envVar].trim()
+    envVar => /token|password|credential|secret|private/i.test(envVar) && size(env[envVar].trim()) >= SECRET_MIN_SIZE
  );

  const regexp = new RegExp(toReplace.map(envVar => escapeRegExp(env[envVar])).join('|'), 'g');
-  return output => {
-    return output && toReplace.length > 0 ? output.toString().replace(regexp, SECRET_REPLACEMENT) : output;
-  };
+  return output =>
+    output && isString(output) && toReplace.length > 0 ? output.toString().replace(regexp, SECRET_REPLACEMENT) : output;
 };
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-const chalk = require('chalk');
-
-/**
- * Logger with `log` and `error` function.
- */
-module.exports = {
-  log(...args) {
-    const [format, ...rest] = args;
-    console.log(
-      `${chalk.grey('[Semantic release]:')}${
-        typeof format === 'string' ? ` ${format.replace(/%[^%]/g, seq => chalk.magenta(seq))}` : ''
-      }`,
-      ...(typeof format === 'string' ? [] : [format]).concat(rest)
-    );
-  },
-  error(...args) {
-    const [format, ...rest] = args;
-    console.error(
-      `${chalk.grey('[Semantic release]:')}${typeof format === 'string' ? ` ${chalk.red(format)}` : ''}`,
-      ...(typeof format === 'string' ? [] : [format]).concat(rest)
-    );
-  },
-  stdout(...args) {
-    console.log(args);
-  },
-  stderr(...args) {
-    console.error(args);
-  },
-};
@@ -1,47 +1,94 @@
-const {identity, isPlainObject, omit, castArray, isUndefined} = require('lodash');
+const {identity, isPlainObject, omit, castArray, isNil, isString} = require('lodash');
 const AggregateError = require('aggregate-error');
 const getError = require('../get-error');
 const PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS = require('../definitions/plugins');
+const {validatePlugin, validateStep, loadPlugin, parseConfig} = require('./utils');
 const pipeline = require('./pipeline');
 const normalize = require('./normalize');

-module.exports = ({cwd, options, logger}, pluginsPath) => {
+module.exports = (context, pluginsPath) => {
+  let {options, logger} = context;
  const errors = [];
-  const plugins = Object.entries(PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS).reduce(
+
+  const plugins = options.plugins
+    ? castArray(options.plugins).reduce((plugins, plugin) => {
+        if (validatePlugin(plugin)) {
+          const [name, config] = parseConfig(plugin);
+          plugin = isString(name) ? loadPlugin(context, name, pluginsPath) : name;
+
+          if (isPlainObject(plugin)) {
+            Object.entries(plugin).forEach(([type, func]) => {
+              if (PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS[type]) {
+                Reflect.defineProperty(func, 'pluginName', {
+                  value: isPlainObject(name) ? 'Inline plugin' : name,
+                  writable: false,
+                  enumerable: true,
+                });
+                plugins[type] = [...(PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS[type].multiple ? plugins[type] || [] : []), [func, config]];
+              }
+            });
+          } else {
+            errors.push(getError('EPLUGINSCONF', {plugin}));
+          }
+        } else {
+          errors.push(getError('EPLUGINSCONF', {plugin}));
+        }
+
+        return plugins;
+      }, {})
+    : [];
+
+  if (errors.length > 0) {
+    throw new AggregateError(errors);
+  }
+
+  options = {...plugins, ...options};
+
+  const pluginsConf = Object.entries(PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS).reduce(
    (
-      plugins,
-      [type, {configValidator, default: def, pipelineConfig, postprocess = identity, preprocess = identity}]
+      pluginsConf,
+      [type, {multiple, required, default: def, pipelineConfig, postprocess = identity, preprocess = identity}]
    ) => {
      let pluginOpts;

-      if (isUndefined(options[type])) {
+      if (isNil(options[type]) && def) {
        pluginOpts = def;
      } else {
-        const defaultPaths = castArray(def);
-        // If an object is passed and the path is missing, set the default one for single plugins
-        if (isPlainObject(options[type]) && !options[type].path && defaultPaths.length === 1) {
-          [options[type].path] = defaultPaths;
+        // If an object is passed and the path is missing, merge it with step options
+        if (isPlainObject(options[type]) && !options[type].path) {
+          options[type] = castArray(plugins[type]).map(
+            plugin => (plugin ? [plugin[0], Object.assign(plugin[1], options[type])] : plugin)
+          );
        }
-        if (configValidator && !configValidator(options[type])) {
-          errors.push(getError('EPLUGINCONF', {type, pluginConf: options[type]}));
-          return plugins;
+        if (!validateStep({multiple, required}, options[type])) {
+          errors.push(getError('EPLUGINCONF', {type, multiple, required, pluginConf: options[type]}));
+          return pluginsConf;
        }
        pluginOpts = options[type];
      }

      const steps = castArray(pluginOpts).map(pluginOpt =>
-        normalize({cwd, options: omit(options, Object.keys(PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS)), logger}, type, pluginOpt, pluginsPath)
+        normalize(
+          {...context, options: omit(options, Object.keys(PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS), 'plugins')},
+          type,
+          pluginOpt,
+          pluginsPath
+        )
      );

-      plugins[type] = async input =>
-        postprocess(await pipeline(steps, pipelineConfig && pipelineConfig(plugins, logger))(await preprocess(input)));
+      pluginsConf[type] = async input =>
+        postprocess(
+          await pipeline(steps, pipelineConfig && pipelineConfig(pluginsConf, logger))(await preprocess(input)),
+          input
+        );

-      return plugins;
+      return pluginsConf;
    },
-    {}
+    plugins
  );
  if (errors.length > 0) {
    throw new AggregateError(errors);
  }
-  return plugins;
+
+  return pluginsConf;
 };
@@ -1,30 +1,18 @@
-const {dirname} = require('path');
-const {isString, isPlainObject, isFunction, noop, cloneDeep} = require('lodash');
-const resolveFrom = require('resolve-from');
+const {isPlainObject, isFunction, noop, cloneDeep, omit} = require('lodash');
 const getError = require('../get-error');
 const {extractErrors} = require('../utils');
 const PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS = require('../definitions/plugins');
+const {loadPlugin, parseConfig} = require('./utils');

-module.exports = ({cwd, options, logger}, type, pluginOpt, pluginsPath) => {
+module.exports = (context, type, pluginOpt, pluginsPath) => {
+  const {stdout, stderr, options, logger} = context;
  if (!pluginOpt) {
    return noop;
  }

-  const {path, ...config} = isString(pluginOpt) || isFunction(pluginOpt) ? {path: pluginOpt} : pluginOpt;
-  const pluginName = isFunction(path) ? `[Function: ${path.name}]` : path;
-
-  if (!isFunction(pluginOpt)) {
-    if (pluginsPath[path]) {
-      logger.log('Load plugin "%s" from %s in shareable config %s', type, path, pluginsPath[path]);
-    } else {
-      logger.log('Load plugin "%s" from %s', type, path);
-    }
-  }
-
-  const basePath = pluginsPath[path]
-    ? dirname(resolveFrom.silent(__dirname, pluginsPath[path]) || resolveFrom(cwd, pluginsPath[path]))
-    : __dirname;
-  const plugin = isFunction(path) ? path : require(resolveFrom.silent(basePath, path) || resolveFrom(cwd, path));
+  const [name, config] = parseConfig(pluginOpt);
+  const pluginName = name.pluginName ? name.pluginName : isFunction(name) ? `[Function: ${name.name}]` : name;
+  const plugin = loadPlugin(context, name, pluginsPath);

  let func;
  if (isFunction(plugin)) {
@@ -38,18 +26,34 @@ module.exports = ({cwd, options, logger}, type, pluginOpt, pluginsPath) => {
  const validator = async input => {
    const {outputValidator} = PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS[type] || {};
    try {
-      logger.log('Call plugin "%s"', type);
-      const result = await func(cloneDeep(input));
+      logger.log(`Start step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
+      const result = await func({
+        ...cloneDeep(omit(input, ['stdout', 'stderr', 'logger'])),
+        stdout,
+        stderr,
+        logger: logger.scope(logger.scopeName, pluginName),
+      });
      if (outputValidator && !outputValidator(result)) {
        throw getError(`E${type.toUpperCase()}OUTPUT`, {result, pluginName});
      }
+      logger.success(`Completed step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
      return result;
-    } catch (err) {
-      extractErrors(err).forEach(err => Object.assign(err, {pluginName}));
-      throw err;
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Failed step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
+      extractErrors(error).forEach(err => Object.assign(err, {pluginName}));
+      throw error;
    }
  };

  Reflect.defineProperty(validator, 'pluginName', {value: pluginName, writable: false, enumerable: true});
+
+  if (!isFunction(pluginOpt)) {
+    if (pluginsPath[name]) {
+      logger.success(`Loaded plugin "${type}" from "${pluginName}" in shareable config "${pluginsPath[name]}"`);
+    } else {
+      logger.success(`Loaded plugin "${type}" from "${pluginName}"`);
+    }
+  }
+
  return validator;
 };
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ module.exports = (steps, {settleAll = false, getNextInput = identity, transform
        // Call the step with the input computed at the end of the previous iteration and save intermediary result
        result = await transform(await step(lastInput), step, lastInput);
        results.push(result);
-      } catch (err) {
+      } catch (error) {
        if (settleAll) {
-          errors.push(...extractErrors(err));
-          result = err;
+          errors.push(...extractErrors(error));
+          result = error;
        } else {
-          throw err;
+          throw error;
        }
      }
      // Prepare input for the next step, passing the input of the last iteration (or initial parameter for the first iteration) and the result of the current one
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+const {dirname} = require('path');
+const {isString, isFunction, castArray, isArray, isPlainObject, isNil} = require('lodash');
+const resolveFrom = require('resolve-from');
+
+const validateStepArrayDefinition = conf =>
+  isArray(conf) &&
+  (conf.length === 1 || conf.length === 2) &&
+  (isString(conf[0]) || isFunction(conf[0])) &&
+  (isNil(conf[1]) || isPlainObject(conf[1]));
+
+const validateSingleStep = conf => {
+  if (validateStepArrayDefinition(conf)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  conf = castArray(conf);
+
+  if (conf.length !== 1) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const [name, config] = parseConfig(conf[0]);
+  return (isString(name) || isFunction(name)) && isPlainObject(config);
+};
+
+const validateMultipleStep = conf => {
+  return conf.every(conf => validateSingleStep(conf));
+};
+
+function validatePlugin(conf) {
+  return (
+    isString(conf) ||
+    (isArray(conf) &&
+      (conf.length === 1 || conf.length === 2) &&
+      (isString(conf[0]) || isPlainObject(conf[0])) &&
+      (isNil(conf[1]) || isPlainObject(conf[1]))) ||
+    (isPlainObject(conf) && (isNil(conf.path) || isString(conf.path) || isPlainObject(conf.path)))
+  );
+}
+
+function validateStep({multiple, required}, conf) {
+  conf = castArray(conf).filter(Boolean);
+  if (required) {
+    return conf.length >= 1 && (multiple ? validateMultipleStep : validateSingleStep)(conf);
+  }
+  return conf.length === 0 || (multiple ? validateMultipleStep : validateSingleStep)(conf);
+}
+
+function loadPlugin({cwd}, name, pluginsPath) {
+  const basePath = pluginsPath[name]
+    ? dirname(resolveFrom.silent(__dirname, pluginsPath[name]) || resolveFrom(cwd, pluginsPath[name]))
+    : __dirname;
+  return isFunction(name) ? name : require(resolveFrom.silent(basePath, name) || resolveFrom(cwd, name));
+}
+
+function parseConfig(plugin) {
+  let path;
+  let config;
+  if (isArray(plugin)) {
+    [path, config] = plugin;
+  } else if (isPlainObject(plugin) && !isNil(plugin.path)) {
+    ({path, ...config} = plugin);
+  } else {
+    path = plugin;
+  }
+  return [path, config || {}];
+}
+
+module.exports = {validatePlugin, validateStep, loadPlugin, parseConfig};
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 const {isFunction} = require('lodash');
+const hideSensitive = require('./hide-sensitive');

 function extractErrors(err) {
  return err && isFunction(err[Symbol.iterator]) ? [...err] : [err];
 }

-module.exports = {extractErrors};
+function hideSensitiveValues(env, objs) {
+  const hideFunction = hideSensitive(env);
+  return objs.map(obj => {
+    Object.getOwnPropertyNames(obj).forEach(prop => {
+      if (obj[prop]) {
+        obj[prop] = hideFunction(obj[prop]);
+      }
+    });
+    return obj;
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = {extractErrors, hideSensitiveValues};
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module.exports = async ({cwd, env, options: {repositoryUrl, tagFormat}}) => {
  const errors = [];

  if (!(await isGitRepo({cwd, env}))) {
-    errors.push(getError('ENOGITREPO'));
+    errors.push(getError('ENOGITREPO', {cwd}));
  } else if (!repositoryUrl) {
    errors.push(getError('ENOREPOURL'));
  }
@@ -19,53 +19,55 @@
    "Pierre Vanduynslager (https://twitter.com/@pvdlg_)"
  ],
  "dependencies": {
-    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^6.0.0",
+    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^6.1.0",
    "@semantic-release/error": "^2.2.0",
-    "@semantic-release/github": "^5.0.0",
-    "@semantic-release/npm": "^4.0.0",
-    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^7.0.0",
+    "@semantic-release/github": "^5.1.0",
+    "@semantic-release/npm": "^5.0.5",
+    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^7.1.0",
    "aggregate-error": "^1.0.0",
-    "chalk": "^2.3.0",
    "cosmiconfig": "^5.0.1",
-    "debug": "^3.1.0",
-    "env-ci": "^2.0.0",
-    "execa": "^0.10.0",
+    "debug": "^4.0.0",
+    "env-ci": "^3.0.0",
+    "execa": "^1.0.0",
+    "figures": "^2.0.0",
    "find-versions": "^2.0.0",
-    "get-stream": "^3.0.0",
+    "get-stream": "^4.0.0",
    "git-log-parser": "^1.2.0",
    "git-url-parse": "^10.0.1",
-    "hook-std": "^1.0.1",
+    "hook-std": "^1.1.0",
    "hosted-git-info": "^2.7.1",
    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
-    "marked": "^0.4.0",
+    "marked": "^0.5.0",
    "marked-terminal": "^3.0.0",
    "p-locate": "^3.0.0",
    "p-reduce": "^1.0.0",
    "read-pkg-up": "^4.0.0",
    "resolve-from": "^4.0.0",
    "semver": "^5.4.1",
+    "signale": "^1.2.1",
    "yargs": "^12.0.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "ava": "^0.25.0",
    "clear-module": "^3.0.0",
    "codecov": "^3.0.0",
-    "commitizen": "^2.9.6",
+    "commitizen": "^3.0.0",
    "cz-conventional-changelog": "^2.0.0",
-    "delay": "^3.0.0",
+    "delay": "^4.0.0",
    "dockerode": "^2.5.2",
    "file-url": "^2.0.2",
    "fs-extra": "^7.0.0",
-    "got": "^8.0.0",
+    "got": "^9.0.0",
    "js-yaml": "^3.10.0",
    "mockserver-client": "^5.1.1",
-    "nock": "^9.0.2",
+    "nock": "^10.0.0",
    "nyc": "^12.0.1",
    "p-retry": "^2.0.0",
    "proxyquire": "^2.0.0",
    "sinon": "^6.0.0",
+    "stream-buffers": "^3.0.2",
    "tempy": "^0.2.1",
-    "xo": "^0.21.0"
+    "xo": "^0.23.0"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=8.3"
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import test from 'ava';
+import {escapeRegExp} from 'lodash';
 import proxyquire from 'proxyquire';
 import {stub} from 'sinon';
+import {SECRET_REPLACEMENT} from '../lib/definitions/constants';

 const requireNoCache = proxyquire.noPreserveCache();

@@ -31,6 +33,9 @@ test.serial('Pass options to semantic-release API', async t => {
    'https://github/com/owner/repo.git',
    '-t',
    `v\${version}`,
+    '-p',
+    'plugin1',
+    'plugin2',
    '-e',
    'config1',
    'config2',
@@ -66,11 +71,12 @@ test.serial('Pass options to semantic-release API', async t => {
  t.is(run.args[0][0].branch, 'master');
  t.is(run.args[0][0].repositoryUrl, 'https://github/com/owner/repo.git');
  t.is(run.args[0][0].tagFormat, `v\${version}`);
+  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].plugins, ['plugin1', 'plugin2']);
  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].extends, ['config1', 'config2']);
  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].verifyConditions, ['condition1', 'condition2']);
  t.is(run.args[0][0].analyzeCommits, 'analyze');
  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].verifyRelease, ['verify1', 'verify2']);
-  t.is(run.args[0][0].generateNotes, 'notes');
+  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].generateNotes, ['notes']);
  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].prepare, ['prepare1', 'prepare2']);
  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].publish, ['publish1', 'publish2']);
  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].success, ['success1', 'success2']);
@@ -92,6 +98,9 @@ test.serial('Pass options to semantic-release API with alias arguments', async t
    'https://github/com/owner/repo.git',
    '--tag-format',
    `v\${version}`,
+    '--plugins',
+    'plugin1',
+    'plugin2',
    '--extends',
    'config1',
    'config2',
@@ -104,6 +113,7 @@ test.serial('Pass options to semantic-release API with alias arguments', async t
  t.is(run.args[0][0].branch, 'master');
  t.is(run.args[0][0].repositoryUrl, 'https://github/com/owner/repo.git');
  t.is(run.args[0][0].tagFormat, `v\${version}`);
+  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].plugins, ['plugin1', 'plugin2']);
  t.deepEqual(run.args[0][0].extends, ['config1', 'config2']);
  t.is(run.args[0][0].dryRun, true);

@@ -149,6 +159,8 @@ test.serial('Do not set properties in option for which arg is not in command lin
  t.false('debug' in run.args[0][0]);
  t.false('r' in run.args[0][0]);
  t.false('t' in run.args[0][0]);
+  t.false('p' in run.args[0][0]);
+  t.false('e' in run.args[0][0]);
 });

 test.serial('Set "noCi" options to "true" with "--no-ci"', async t => {
@@ -208,3 +220,15 @@ test.serial('Return error code if semantic-release throw error', async t => {
  t.regex(t.context.errors, /semantic-release error/);
  t.is(exitCode, 1);
 });
+
+test.serial('Hide sensitive environment variable values from the logs', async t => {
+  const env = {MY_TOKEN: 'secret token'};
+  const run = stub().rejects(new Error(`Throw error: Exposing token ${env.MY_TOKEN}`));
+  const argv = ['', ''];
+  const cli = requireNoCache('../cli', {'.': run, process: {...process, argv, env: {...process.env, ...env}}});
+
+  const exitCode = await cli();
+
+  t.regex(t.context.errors, new RegExp(`Throw error: Exposing token ${escapeRegExp(SECRET_REPLACEMENT)}`));
+  t.is(exitCode, 1);
+});
@@ -1,94 +1,6 @@
 import test from 'ava';
 import plugins from '../../lib/definitions/plugins';
-import {RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR} from '../../lib/definitions/constants';
-
-test('The "verifyConditions" plugin, if defined, must be a single or an array of plugins definition', t => {
-  t.false(plugins.verifyConditions.configValidator({}));
-  t.false(plugins.verifyConditions.configValidator({path: null}));
-
-  t.true(plugins.verifyConditions.configValidator({path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(plugins.verifyConditions.configValidator());
-  t.true(plugins.verifyConditions.configValidator('plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(plugins.verifyConditions.configValidator(() => {}));
-  t.true(plugins.verifyConditions.configValidator([{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
-});
-
-test('The "analyzeCommits" plugin is mandatory, and must be a single plugin definition', t => {
-  t.false(plugins.analyzeCommits.configValidator({}));
-  t.false(plugins.analyzeCommits.configValidator({path: null}));
-  t.false(plugins.analyzeCommits.configValidator([]));
-  t.false(plugins.analyzeCommits.configValidator());
-
-  t.true(plugins.analyzeCommits.configValidator({path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(plugins.analyzeCommits.configValidator('plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(plugins.analyzeCommits.configValidator(() => {}));
-});
-
-test('The "verifyRelease" plugin, if defined, must be a single or an array of plugins definition', t => {
-  t.false(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator({}));
-  t.false(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator({path: null}));
-
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator({path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator());
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator('plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator(() => {}));
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator([{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
-});
-
-test('The "generateNotes" plugin, if defined, must be a single or an array of plugins definition', t => {
-  t.false(plugins.generateNotes.configValidator({}));
-  t.false(plugins.generateNotes.configValidator({path: null}));
-
-  t.true(plugins.generateNotes.configValidator({path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(plugins.generateNotes.configValidator());
-  t.true(plugins.generateNotes.configValidator('plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(plugins.generateNotes.configValidator(() => {}));
-  t.true(plugins.generateNotes.configValidator([{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
-});
-
-test('The "prepare" plugin, if defined, must be a single or an array of plugins definition', t => {
-  t.false(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator({}));
-  t.false(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator({path: null}));
-
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator({path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator());
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator('plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator(() => {}));
-  t.true(plugins.verifyRelease.configValidator([{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
-});
-
-test('The "publish" plugin is mandatory, and must be a single or an array of plugins definition', t => {
-  t.false(plugins.publish.configValidator({}));
-  t.false(plugins.publish.configValidator({path: null}));
-
-  t.true(plugins.publish.configValidator({path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(plugins.publish.configValidator());
-  t.true(plugins.publish.configValidator('plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(plugins.publish.configValidator(() => {}));
-  t.true(plugins.publish.configValidator([{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
-});
-
-test('The "success" plugin, if defined, must be a single or an array of plugins definition', t => {
-  t.false(plugins.success.configValidator({}));
-  t.false(plugins.success.configValidator({path: null}));
-
-  t.true(plugins.success.configValidator({path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(plugins.success.configValidator());
-  t.true(plugins.success.configValidator('plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(plugins.success.configValidator(() => {}));
-  t.true(plugins.success.configValidator([{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
-});
-
-test('The "fail" plugin, if defined, must be a single or an array of plugins definition', t => {
-  t.false(plugins.fail.configValidator({}));
-  t.false(plugins.fail.configValidator({path: null}));
-
-  t.true(plugins.fail.configValidator({path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(plugins.fail.configValidator());
-  t.true(plugins.fail.configValidator('plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(plugins.fail.configValidator(() => {}));
-  t.true(plugins.fail.configValidator([{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
-});
+import {RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR, SECRET_REPLACEMENT} from '../../lib/definitions/constants';

 test('The "analyzeCommits" plugin output must be either undefined or a valid semver release type', t => {
  t.false(plugins.analyzeCommits.outputValidator('invalid'));
@@ -120,10 +32,22 @@ test('The "publish" plugin output, if defined, must be an object', t => {
  t.true(plugins.publish.outputValidator(''));
 });

-test('The "generateNotes" plugins output are concatenated with separator', t => {
-  t.is(plugins.generateNotes.postprocess(['note 1', 'note 2']), `note 1${RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR}note 2`);
-  t.is(plugins.generateNotes.postprocess(['', 'note']), 'note');
-  t.is(plugins.generateNotes.postprocess([undefined, 'note']), 'note');
-  t.is(plugins.generateNotes.postprocess(['note 1', '', 'note 2']), `note 1${RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR}note 2`);
-  t.is(plugins.generateNotes.postprocess(['note 1', undefined, 'note 2']), `note 1${RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR}note 2`);
+test('The "generateNotes" plugins output are concatenated with separator and sensitive data is hidden', t => {
+  const env = {MY_TOKEN: 'secret token'};
+  t.is(plugins.generateNotes.postprocess(['note 1', 'note 2'], {env}), `note 1${RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR}note 2`);
+  t.is(plugins.generateNotes.postprocess(['', 'note'], {env}), 'note');
+  t.is(plugins.generateNotes.postprocess([undefined, 'note'], {env}), 'note');
+  t.is(plugins.generateNotes.postprocess(['note 1', '', 'note 2'], {env}), `note 1${RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR}note 2`);
+  t.is(
+    plugins.generateNotes.postprocess(['note 1', undefined, 'note 2'], {env}),
+    `note 1${RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR}note 2`
+  );
+
+  t.is(
+    plugins.generateNotes.postprocess(
+      [`Note 1: Exposing token ${env.MY_TOKEN}`, `Note 2: Exposing token ${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}`],
+      {env}
+    ),
+    `Note 1: Exposing token ${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}${RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR}Note 2: Exposing token ${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}`
+  );
 });
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 module.exports = () => {};
-
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const SemanticReleaseError = require('@semantic-release/error');

 class InheritedError extends SemanticReleaseError {
-  constructor(message, code, newProperty) {
+  constructor(message, code) {
    super(message);
    Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor);
    this.name = this.constructor.name;
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ import {stub} from 'sinon';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import {gitRepo, gitCommits, gitShallowClone, gitAddConfig} from './helpers/git-utils';

+const DEFAULT_PLUGINS = [
+  '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer',
+  '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator',
+  '@semantic-release/npm',
+  '@semantic-release/github',
+];
+
 test.beforeEach(t => {
  t.context.plugins = stub().returns({});
  t.context.getConfig = proxyquire('../lib/get-config', {'./plugins': t.context.plugins});
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ test('Read options from package.json', async t => {
    branch: 'test_branch',
    repositoryUrl: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json in repository root
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'), {release: options});
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ test('Read options from .releaserc.yml', async t => {
    branch: 'test_branch',
    repositoryUrl: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json in repository root
  await writeFile(path.resolve(cwd, '.releaserc.yml'), yaml.safeDump(options));
@@ -109,6 +118,7 @@ test('Read options from .releaserc.json', async t => {
    branch: 'test_branch',
    repositoryUrl: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json in repository root
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, '.releaserc.json'), options);
@@ -129,6 +139,7 @@ test('Read options from .releaserc.js', async t => {
    branch: 'test_branch',
    repositoryUrl: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json in repository root
  await writeFile(path.resolve(cwd, '.releaserc.js'), `module.exports = ${JSON.stringify(options)}`);
@@ -149,6 +160,7 @@ test('Read options from release.config.js', async t => {
    branch: 'test_branch',
    repositoryUrl: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json in repository root
  await writeFile(path.resolve(cwd, 'release.config.js'), `module.exports = ${JSON.stringify(options)}`);
@@ -176,6 +188,7 @@ test('Prioritise CLI/API parameters over file configuration and git repo', async
    branch: 'branch_cli',
    repositoryUrl: 'http://cli-url.com/owner/package',
    tagFormat: `cli\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  const pkg = {release: pkgOptions, repository: 'git@host.null:owner/module.git'};
  // Create package.json in repository root
@@ -199,6 +212,7 @@ test('Read configuration from file path in "extends"', async t => {
    branch: 'test_branch',
    repositoryUrl: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json and shareable.json in repository root
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'), {release: pkgOptions});
@@ -226,6 +240,7 @@ test('Read configuration from module path in "extends"', async t => {
    branch: 'test_branch',
    repositoryUrl: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json and shareable.json in repository root
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'), {release: pkgOptions});
@@ -259,6 +274,7 @@ test('Read configuration from an array of paths in "extends"', async t => {
    analyzeCommits: {path: 'analyzeCommits2', param: 'analyzeCommits_param2'},
    branch: 'test_branch',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json and shareable.json in repository root
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'), {release: pkgOptions});
@@ -296,6 +312,7 @@ test('Prioritize configuration from config file over "extends"', async t => {
    branch: 'test_branch',
    repositoryUrl: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json and shareable.json in repository root
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'), {release: pkgOptions});
@@ -341,6 +358,7 @@ test('Prioritize configuration from cli/API options over "extends"', async t =>
    publish: [{path: 'publishShareable', param: 'publishShareable_param2'}],
    branch: 'test_branch2',
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json, shareable1.json and shareable2.json in repository root
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'), {release: pkgOptions});
@@ -366,11 +384,13 @@ test('Allow to unset properties defined in shareable config with "null"', async
    analyzeCommits: null,
    branch: 'test_branch',
    repositoryUrl: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git',
+    plugins: null,
  };
  const options1 = {
    generateNotes: 'generateNotes',
    analyzeCommits: {path: 'analyzeCommits', param: 'analyzeCommits_param'},
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: ['test-plugin'],
  };
  // Create package.json and shareable.json in repository root
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'), {release: pkgOptions});
@@ -378,19 +398,25 @@ test('Allow to unset properties defined in shareable config with "null"', async

  const {options} = await t.context.getConfig({cwd});

-  // Verify the options contains the plugin config from shareable.json
-  t.deepEqual(options, {...omit(options1, 'analyzeCommits'), ...omit(pkgOptions, ['extends', 'analyzeCommits'])});
-  // Verify the plugins module is called with the plugin options from shareable.json
+  // Verify the options contains the plugin config from shareable.json and the default `plugins`
+  t.deepEqual(options, {
+    ...omit(options1, ['analyzeCommits']),
+    ...omit(pkgOptions, ['extends', 'analyzeCommits']),
+    plugins: DEFAULT_PLUGINS,
+  });
+  // Verify the plugins module is called with the plugin options from shareable.json and the default `plugins`
  t.deepEqual(t.context.plugins.args[0][0], {
    options: {
      ...omit(options1, 'analyzeCommits'),
      ...omit(pkgOptions, ['extends', 'analyzeCommits']),
+      plugins: DEFAULT_PLUGINS,
    },
    cwd,
  });
  t.deepEqual(t.context.plugins.args[0][1], {
    generateNotes: './shareable.json',
    analyzeCommits: './shareable.json',
+    'test-plugin': './shareable.json',
  });
 });

@@ -407,6 +433,7 @@ test('Allow to unset properties defined in shareable config with "undefined"', a
    generateNotes: 'generateNotes',
    analyzeCommits: {path: 'analyzeCommits', param: 'analyzeCommits_param'},
    tagFormat: `v\${version}`,
+    plugins: false,
  };
  // Create package.json and release.config.js in repository root
  await writeFile(path.resolve(cwd, 'release.config.js'), `module.exports = ${format(pkgOptions)}`);
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test('Get the highest non-prerelease valid tag', async t => {
  const result = await getLastRelease({cwd, options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`}, logger: t.context.logger});

  t.deepEqual(result, {gitHead: commits[0].hash, gitTag: 'v2.0.0', version: '2.0.0'});
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Found git tag %s associated with version %s', 'v2.0.0', '2.0.0']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Found git tag v2.0.0 associated with version 2.0.0']);
 });

 test('Get the highest tag in the history of the current branch', async t => {
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+import {spy} from 'sinon';
+import getLogger from '../lib/get-logger';
+
+test('Expose "error", "success" and "log" functions', t => {
+  const stdout = spy();
+  const stderr = spy();
+  const logger = getLogger({stdout: {write: stdout}, stderr: {write: stderr}});
+
+  logger.log('test log');
+  logger.success('test success');
+  logger.error('test error');
+
+  t.regex(stdout.args[0][0], /.*test log/);
+  t.regex(stdout.args[1][0], /.*test success/);
+  t.regex(stderr.args[0][0], /.*test error/);
+});
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export async function initBareRepo(repositoryUrl, branch = 'master') {
 * @returns {Array<Commit>} The created commits, in reverse order (to match `git log` order).
 */
 export async function gitCommits(messages, execaOpts) {
-  await pReduce(messages, async (_, message) =>
+  await pReduce(messages, (_, message) =>
    execa.stdout('git', ['commit', '-m', message, '--allow-empty', '--no-gpg-sign'], execaOpts)
  );
  return (await gitGetCommits(undefined, execaOpts)).slice(0, messages.length);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export async function gitCheckout(branch, create = true, execaOpts) {
 *
 * @return {String} The sha of the head commit in the current git repository.
 */
-export async function gitHead(execaOpts) {
+export function gitHead(execaOpts) {
  return execa.stdout('git', ['rev-parse', 'HEAD'], execaOpts);
 }

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export async function gitAddConfig(name, value, execaOpts) {
 *
 * @return {String} The sha of the commit associated with `tagName` on the local repository.
 */
-export async function gitTagHead(tagName, execaOpts) {
+export function gitTagHead(tagName, execaOpts) {
  return execa.stdout('git', ['rev-list', '-1', tagName], execaOpts);
 }

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export async function gitRemoteTagHead(repositoryUrl, tagName, execaOpts) {
 *
 * @return {String} The tag associatedwith the sha in parameter or `null`.
 */
-export async function gitCommitTag(gitHead, execaOpts) {
+export function gitCommitTag(gitHead, execaOpts) {
  return execa.stdout('git', ['describe', '--tags', '--exact-match', gitHead], execaOpts);
 }

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async function start() {
      minTimeout: 1000,
      factor: 2,
    });
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error(`Couldn't start mock-server after 2 min`);
  }
 }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async function mock(
 * @param {Object} expectation The expectation created with `mock` function.
 * @return {Promise} A Promise that resolves if the expectation is met or reject otherwise.
 */
-async function verify(expectation) {
+function verify(expectation) {
  return client.verify(expectation);
 }

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import got from 'got';
 import delay from 'delay';
 import pRetry from 'p-retry';

-const IMAGE = 'npmjs/npm-docker-couchdb:1.6.1';
+const IMAGE = 'semanticrelease/npm-registry-docker:latest';
 const SERVER_PORT = 15986;
 const COUCHDB_PORT = 5984;
 const SERVER_HOST = 'localhost';
+const COUCHDB_USER = 'admin';
+const COUCHDB_PASSWORD = 'password';
 const NPM_USERNAME = 'integration';
 const NPM_PASSWORD = 'suchsecure';
 const NPM_EMAIL = 'integration@test.com';
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ const docker = new Docker();
 let container;

 /**
- * Download the `npm-docker-couchdb` Docker image, create a new container and start it.
+ * Download the `npm-registry-docker` Docker image, create a new container and start it.
 */
 async function start() {
  await getStream(await docker.pull(IMAGE));
@@ -24,10 +26,11 @@ async function start() {
    Tty: true,
    Image: IMAGE,
    PortBindings: {[`${COUCHDB_PORT}/tcp`]: [{HostPort: `${SERVER_PORT}`}]},
+    Env: [`COUCHDB_USER=${COUCHDB_USER}`, `COUCHDB_PASSWORD=${COUCHDB_PASSWORD}`],
  });

  await container.start();
-  await delay(3000);
+  await delay(4000);

  try {
    // Wait for the registry to be ready
@@ -36,14 +39,14 @@ async function start() {
      minTimeout: 1000,
      factor: 2,
    });
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw new Error(`Couldn't start npm-docker-couchdb after 2 min`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Couldn't start npm-registry-docker after 2 min`);
  }

  // Create user
  await got(`http://${SERVER_HOST}:${SERVER_PORT}/_users/org.couchdb.user:${NPM_USERNAME}`, {
    json: true,
-    auth: 'admin:admin',
+    auth: `${COUCHDB_USER}:${COUCHDB_PASSWORD}`,
    method: 'PUT',
    body: {
      _id: `org.couchdb.user:${NPM_USERNAME}`,
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ const authEnv = {
 };

 /**
- * Stop and remote the `npm-docker-couchdb` Docker container.
+ * Stop and remote the `npm-registry-docker` Docker container.
 */
 async function stop() {
  await container.stop();
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import test from 'ava';
+import {repeat} from 'lodash';
 import hideSensitive from '../lib/hide-sensitive';
+import {SECRET_REPLACEMENT, SECRET_MIN_SIZE} from '../lib/definitions/constants';

 test('Replace multiple sensitive environment variable values', t => {
  const env = {SOME_PASSWORD: 'password', SOME_TOKEN: 'secret'};
  t.is(
    hideSensitive(env)(`https://user:${env.SOME_PASSWORD}@host.com?token=${env.SOME_TOKEN}`),
-    'https://user:[secure]@host.com?token=[secure]'
+    `https://user:${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}@host.com?token=${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}`
  );
 });

@@ -13,13 +15,16 @@ test('Replace multiple occurences of sensitive environment variable values', t =
  const env = {secretKey: 'secret'};
  t.is(
    hideSensitive(env)(`https://user:${env.secretKey}@host.com?token=${env.secretKey}`),
-    'https://user:[secure]@host.com?token=[secure]'
+    `https://user:${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}@host.com?token=${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}`
  );
 });

 test('Escape regexp special characters', t => {
  const env = {SOME_CREDENTIALS: 'p$^{.+}\\w[a-z]o.*rd'};
-  t.is(hideSensitive(env)(`https://user:${env.SOME_CREDENTIALS}@host.com`), 'https://user:[secure]@host.com');
+  t.is(
+    hideSensitive(env)(`https://user:${env.SOME_CREDENTIALS}@host.com`),
+    `https://user:${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}@host.com`
+  );
 });

 test('Accept "undefined" input', t => {
@@ -34,10 +39,20 @@ test('Exclude empty environment variables from the regexp', t => {
  const env = {SOME_PASSWORD: 'password', SOME_TOKEN: ''};
  t.is(
    hideSensitive(env)(`https://user:${env.SOME_PASSWORD}@host.com?token=`),
-    'https://user:[secure]@host.com?token='
+    `https://user:${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}@host.com?token=`
  );
 });

 test('Exclude empty environment variables from the regexp if there is only empty ones', t => {
  t.is(hideSensitive({SOME_PASSWORD: '', SOME_TOKEN: ' \n '})(`https://host.com?token=`), 'https://host.com?token=');
 });
+
+test('Exclude environment variables with value shorter than SECRET_MIN_SIZE from the regexp', t => {
+  const SHORT_TOKEN = repeat('a', SECRET_MIN_SIZE - 1);
+  const LONG_TOKEN = repeat('b', SECRET_MIN_SIZE);
+  const env = {SHORT_TOKEN, LONG_TOKEN};
+  t.is(
+    hideSensitive(env)(`https://user:${SHORT_TOKEN}@host.com?token=${LONG_TOKEN}`),
+    `https://user:${SHORT_TOKEN}@host.com?token=${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}`
+  );
+});
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import test from 'ava';
+import {escapeRegExp, isString} from 'lodash';
 import proxyquire from 'proxyquire';
 import {spy, stub} from 'sinon';
+import {WritableStreamBuffer} from 'stream-buffers';
 import AggregateError from 'aggregate-error';
 import SemanticReleaseError from '@semantic-release/error';
-import {COMMIT_NAME, COMMIT_EMAIL} from '../lib/definitions/constants';
+import {COMMIT_NAME, COMMIT_EMAIL, SECRET_REPLACEMENT} from '../lib/definitions/constants';
 import {
  gitHead as getGitHead,
  gitTagHead,
@@ -22,9 +24,13 @@ test.beforeEach(t => {
  // Stub the logger functions
  t.context.log = spy();
  t.context.error = spy();
-  t.context.stdout = spy();
-  t.context.stderr = spy();
-  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log, error: t.context.error, stdout: t.context.stdout, stderr: t.context.stderr};
+  t.context.success = spy();
+  t.context.logger = {
+    log: t.context.log,
+    error: t.context.error,
+    success: t.context.success,
+    scope: () => t.context.logger,
+  };
 });

 test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {
  const config = {branch: 'master', repositoryUrl, globalOpt: 'global', tagFormat: `v\${version}`};
  const options = {
    ...config,
+    plugins: false,
    verifyConditions: [verifyConditions1, verifyConditions2],
    analyzeCommits,
    verifyRelease,
@@ -68,10 +75,15 @@ test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, extendEnv: false, env}));
+  const result = await semanticRelease(options, {
+    cwd,
+    env,
+    stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+  });

  t.is(verifyConditions1.callCount, 1);
  t.deepEqual(verifyConditions1.args[0][0], config);
@@ -159,6 +171,16 @@ test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {
    {...nextRelease, notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`, pluginName: pluginNoop},
  ]);

+  t.deepEqual(result, {
+    lastRelease,
+    commits: [commits[0]],
+    nextRelease: {...nextRelease, notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`},
+    releases: [
+      {...release1, ...nextRelease, notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'},
+      {...nextRelease, notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`, pluginName: pluginNoop},
+    ],
+  });
+
  // Verify the tag has been created on the local and remote repo and reference the gitHead
  t.is(await gitTagHead(nextRelease.gitTag, {cwd}), nextRelease.gitHead);
  t.is(await gitRemoteTagHead(repositoryUrl, nextRelease.gitTag, {cwd}), nextRelease.gitHead);
@@ -193,10 +215,17 @@ test('Use custom tag format', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );

  // Verify the tag has been created on the local and remote repo and reference the gitHead
  t.is(await gitTagHead(nextRelease.gitTag, {cwd}), nextRelease.gitHead);
@@ -237,11 +266,18 @@ test('Use new gitHead, and recreate release notes if a prepare plugin create a c
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );

  t.is(generateNotes.callCount, 2);
  t.deepEqual(generateNotes.args[0][1].nextRelease, nextRelease);
@@ -295,11 +331,13 @@ test('Call all "success" plugins even if one errors out', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  await t.throws(
+    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+  );

  t.is(success1.callCount, 1);
  t.deepEqual(success1.args[0][1].releases, [{...release, ...nextRelease, notes, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'}]);
@@ -322,20 +360,25 @@ test('Log all "verifyConditions" errors', async t => {
  const config = {branch: 'master', repositoryUrl, tagFormat: `v\${version}`};
  const options = {
    ...config,
+    plugins: false,
    verifyConditions: [stub().rejects(new AggregateError([error1, error2])), stub().rejects(error3)],
    fail,
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}})))];
+  const errors = [
+    ...(await t.throws(
+      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+    )),
+  ];

  t.deepEqual(errors, [error1, error2, error3]);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 2], ['%s error 2', 'ERR2']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['%s error 3', 'ERR3']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1], [
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2], ['ERR2 error 2']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1], ['ERR3 error 3']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 3], [
    'An error occurred while running semantic-release: %O',
    error1,
  ]);
@@ -371,14 +414,18 @@ test('Log all "verifyRelease" errors', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}})))];
+  const errors = [
+    ...(await t.throws(
+      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+    )),
+  ];

  t.deepEqual(errors, [error1, error2]);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 2], ['%s error 1', 'ERR1']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['%s error 2', 'ERR2']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2], ['ERR1 error 1']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1], ['ERR2 error 2']);
  t.is(fail.callCount, 1);
  t.deepEqual(fail.args[0][0], config);
  t.deepEqual(fail.args[0][1].errors, [error1, error2]);
@@ -419,10 +466,17 @@ test('Dry-run skips publish and success', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );

  t.not(t.context.log.args[0][0], 'This run was not triggered in a known CI environment, running in dry-run mode.');
  t.is(verifyConditions.callCount, 1);
@@ -457,14 +511,18 @@ test('Dry-run skips fail', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}})))];
+  const errors = [
+    ...(await t.throws(
+      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+    )),
+  ];

  t.deepEqual(errors, [error1, error2]);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 2], ['%s error 1', 'ERR1']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['%s error 2', 'ERR2']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2], ['ERR1 error 1']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1], ['ERR2 error 2']);
  t.is(fail.callCount, 0);
 });

@@ -504,10 +562,17 @@ test('Force a dry-run if not on a CI and "noCi" is not explicitly set', async t
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: false, branch: 'master'}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );

  t.is(t.context.log.args[1][0], 'This run was not triggered in a known CI environment, running in dry-run mode.');
  t.is(verifyConditions.callCount, 1);
@@ -518,7 +583,7 @@ test('Force a dry-run if not on a CI and "noCi" is not explicitly set', async t
  t.is(success.callCount, 0);
 });

-test.serial('Dry-run does not print changelog if "generateNotes" return "undefined"', async t => {
+test('Dry-run does not print changelog if "generateNotes" return "undefined"', async t => {
  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  // Add commits to the master branch
@@ -547,12 +612,19 @@ test.serial('Dry-run does not print changelog if "generateNotes" return "undefin
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );

-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['Release note for version %s:\n', '2.0.0']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['Release note for version 2.0.0:']);
 });

 test('Allow local releases with "noCi" option', async t => {
@@ -591,10 +663,17 @@ test('Allow local releases with "noCi" option', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: false, branch: 'master', isPr: true}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );

  t.not(t.context.log.args[0][0], 'This run was not triggered in a known CI environment, running in dry-run mode.');
  t.not(
@@ -643,10 +722,17 @@ test('Accept "undefined" value returned by the "generateNotes" plugins', async t
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );

  t.is(analyzeCommits.callCount, 1);
  t.deepEqual(analyzeCommits.args[0][1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
@@ -665,23 +751,28 @@ test('Accept "undefined" value returned by the "generateNotes" plugins', async t
  t.is(publish.args[0][1].nextRelease.notes, notes2);
 });

-test('Returns falsy value if triggered by a PR', async t => {
+test('Returns false if triggered by a PR', async t => {
  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: true}),
  });

-  t.falsy(await semanticRelease({cwd, repositoryUrl}, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.false(
+    await semanticRelease(
+      {cwd, repositoryUrl},
+      {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()}
+    )
+  );
  t.is(
    t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1][0],
    "This run was triggered by a pull request and therefore a new version won't be published."
  );
 });

-test('Returns falsy value if triggered on an outdated clone', async t => {
+test('Returns false if triggered on an outdated clone', async t => {
  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
  let {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  const repoDir = cwd;
@@ -694,18 +785,22 @@ test('Returns falsy value if triggered on an outdated clone', async t => {
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  t.falsy(await semanticRelease({repositoryUrl}, {cwd: repoDir, env: {}}));
+  t.false(
+    await semanticRelease(
+      {repositoryUrl},
+      {cwd: repoDir, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()}
+    )
+  );
  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], [
-    "The local branch %s is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.",
-    'master',
+    "The local branch master is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.",
  ]);
 });

-test('Returns falsy value if not running from the configured branch', async t => {
+test('Returns false if not running from the configured branch', async t => {
  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  const options = {
@@ -722,18 +817,25 @@ test('Returns falsy value if not running from the configured branch', async t =>
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'other-branch', isPr: false}),
  });

-  t.falsy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.false(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );
  t.is(
    t.context.log.args[1][0],
    'This test run was triggered on the branch other-branch, while semantic-release is configured to only publish from master, therefore a new version won’t be published.'
  );
 });

-test('Returns falsy value if there is no relevant changes', async t => {
+test('Returns false if there is no relevant changes', async t => {
  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  // Add commits to the master branch
@@ -759,11 +861,18 @@ test('Returns falsy value if there is no relevant changes', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  t.falsy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.false(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );
  t.is(analyzeCommits.callCount, 1);
  t.is(verifyRelease.callCount, 0);
  t.is(generateNotes.callCount, 0);
@@ -807,10 +916,15 @@ test('Exclude commits with [skip release] or [release skip] from analysis', asyn
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}});
+  await semanticRelease(options, {
+    cwd,
+    env: {},
+    stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+  });

  t.is(analyzeCommits.callCount, 1);
  t.is(analyzeCommits.args[0][1].commits.length, 2);
@@ -830,15 +944,17 @@ test('Log both plugins errors and errors thrown by "fail" plugin', async t => {
    fail: [stub().rejects(failError1), stub().rejects(failError2)],
  };
  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  await t.throws(
+    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+  );

-  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2][1], failError1);
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1][1], failError2);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['%s Plugin error', 'ERR']);
+  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1][0], 'ERR Plugin error');
+  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 3][1], failError1);
+  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2][1], failError2);
 });

 test('Call "fail" only if a plugin returns a SemanticReleaseError', async t => {
@@ -853,11 +969,13 @@ test('Call "fail" only if a plugin returns a SemanticReleaseError', async t => {
    fail,
  };
  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  await t.throws(
+    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+  );

  t.true(fail.notCalled);
  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1][1], pluginError);
@@ -868,10 +986,14 @@ test('Throw SemanticReleaseError if repositoryUrl is not set and cannot be found
  const {cwd} = await gitRepo();

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(semanticRelease({}, {cwd, env: {}})))];
+  const errors = [
+    ...(await t.throws(
+      semanticRelease({}, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+    )),
+  ];

  // Verify error code and type
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'ENOREPOURL');
@@ -902,13 +1024,97 @@ test('Throw an Error if plugin returns an unexpected value', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  const error = await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}), Error);
+  const error = await t.throws(
+    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()}),
+    Error
+  );
  t.regex(error.details, /string/);
 });

+test('Hide sensitive information passed to "fail" plugin', async t => {
+  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
+
+  const fail = stub().resolves();
+  const env = {MY_TOKEN: 'secret token'};
+  const options = {
+    branch: 'master',
+    repositoryUrl,
+    verifyConditions: stub().throws(
+      new SemanticReleaseError(
+        `Message: Exposing token ${env.MY_TOKEN}`,
+        'ERR',
+        `Details: Exposing token ${env.MY_TOKEN}`
+      )
+    ),
+    success: stub().resolves(),
+    fail,
+  };
+
+  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
+    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
+  });
+  await t.throws(
+    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()}),
+    Error
+  );
+
+  const error = fail.args[0][1].errors[0];
+
+  t.is(error.message, `Message: Exposing token ${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}`);
+  t.is(error.details, `Details: Exposing token ${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}`);
+
+  Object.getOwnPropertyNames(error).forEach(prop => {
+    if (isString(error[prop])) {
+      t.notRegex(error[prop], new RegExp(escapeRegExp(env.MY_TOKEN)));
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+test('Hide sensitive information passed to "success" plugin', async t => {
+  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
+  await gitCommits(['feat: initial release'], {cwd});
+  await gitTagVersion('v1.0.0', undefined, {cwd});
+  await gitCommits(['feat: new feature'], {cwd});
+  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});
+
+  const success = stub().resolves();
+  const env = {MY_TOKEN: 'secret token'};
+  const options = {
+    branch: 'master',
+    repositoryUrl,
+    verifyConditions: false,
+    verifyRelease: false,
+    prepare: false,
+    publish: stub().resolves({
+      name: `Name: Exposing token ${env.MY_TOKEN}`,
+      url: `URL: Exposing token ${env.MY_TOKEN}`,
+    }),
+    success,
+    fail: stub().resolves(),
+  };
+
+  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
+    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
+  });
+  await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()});
+
+  const release = success.args[0][1].releases[0];
+
+  t.is(release.name, `Name: Exposing token ${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}`);
+  t.is(release.url, `URL: Exposing token ${SECRET_REPLACEMENT}`);
+
+  Object.getOwnPropertyNames(release).forEach(prop => {
+    if (isString(release[prop])) {
+      t.notRegex(release[prop], new RegExp(escapeRegExp(env.MY_TOKEN)));
+    }
+  });
+});
+
 test('Get all commits including the ones not in the shallow clone', async t => {
  let {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  await gitTagVersion('v1.0.0', undefined, {cwd});
@@ -935,10 +1141,17 @@ test('Get all commits including the ones not in the shallow clone', async t => {
  };

  const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(
+    await semanticRelease(options, {
+      cwd,
+      env: {},
+      stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+      stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    })
+  );

  t.is(analyzeCommits.args[0][1].commits.length, 3);
 });
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import test from 'ava';
 import {escapeRegExp} from 'lodash';
 import {writeJson, readJson} from 'fs-extra';
 import execa from 'execa';
+import {WritableStreamBuffer} from 'stream-buffers';
 import {SECRET_REPLACEMENT} from '../lib/definitions/constants';
 import {gitHead as getGitHead, gitTagHead, gitRepo, gitCommits, gitRemoteTagHead, gitPush} from './helpers/git-utils';
 import gitbox from './helpers/gitbox';
@@ -16,11 +17,9 @@ const requireNoCache = proxyquire.noPreserveCache();

 // Environment variables used with semantic-release cli (similar to what a user would setup)
 const env = {
+  ...npmRegistry.authEnv,
  GH_TOKEN: gitbox.gitCredential,
  GITHUB_URL: mockServer.url,
-  NPM_EMAIL: 'integration@test.com',
-  NPM_USERNAME: 'integration',
-  NPM_PASSWORD: 'suchsecure',
  TRAVIS: 'true',
  CI: 'true',
  TRAVIS_BRANCH: 'master',
@@ -29,9 +28,9 @@ const env = {
 // Environment variables used only for the local npm command used to do verification
 const testEnv = {
  ...process.env,
+  ...npmRegistry.authEnv,
  npm_config_registry: npmRegistry.url,
-  NPM_EMAIL: 'integration@test.com',
-  LEGACY_TOKEN: Buffer.from(`${process.env.NPM_USERNAME}:${process.env.NPM_PASSWORD}`, 'utf8').toString('base64'),
+  LEGACY_TOKEN: Buffer.from(`${env.NPM_USERNAME}:${env.NPM_PASSWORD}`, 'utf8').toString('base64'),
 };

 const cli = require.resolve('../bin/semantic-release');
@@ -467,6 +466,10 @@ test('Run via JS API', async t => {
    version: '0.0.0-dev',
    repository: {url: repositoryUrl},
    publishConfig: {registry: npmRegistry.url},
+    release: {
+      fail: false,
+      success: false,
+    },
  });

  /* Initial release */
@@ -488,7 +491,7 @@ test('Run via JS API', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a feature');
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ Call semantic-release via API');
-  await semanticRelease({fail: false, success: false}, {cwd, env});
+  await semanticRelease(undefined, {cwd, env, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()});

  // Verify package.json and has been updated
  t.is((await readJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'))).version, version);
@@ -552,9 +555,9 @@ test('Log errors inheriting SemanticReleaseError and exit with 1', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a feature');
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  const {stdout, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd, reject: false});
+  const {stderr, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd, reject: false});
  // Verify the type and message are logged
-  t.regex(stdout, /EINHERITED Inherited error/);
+  t.regex(stderr, /EINHERITED Inherited error/);
  t.is(code, 1);
 });

@@ -570,13 +573,13 @@ test('Exit with 1 if missing permission to push to the remote repository', async
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  await gitPush('origin', 'master', {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  const {stdout, code} = await execa(
+  const {stderr, code} = await execa(
    cli,
    ['--repository-url', 'http://user:wrong_pass@localhost:2080/git/unauthorized.git'],
    {env: {...env, GH_TOKEN: 'user:wrong_pass'}, cwd, reject: false}
  );
  // Verify the type and message are logged
-  t.regex(stdout, /EGITNOPERMISSION/);
+  t.regex(stderr, /EGITNOPERMISSION/);
  t.is(code, 1);
 });

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import test from 'ava';
-import {stub} from 'sinon';
-import logger from '../lib/logger';
-
-test.beforeEach(t => {
-  t.context.log = stub(console, 'log');
-  t.context.error = stub(console, 'error');
-});
-
-test.afterEach.always(t => {
-  t.context.log.restore();
-  t.context.error.restore();
-});
-
-test.serial('Basic log', t => {
-  logger.log('test log');
-  logger.error('test error');
-
-  t.regex(t.context.log.args[0][0], /.*test log/);
-  t.regex(t.context.error.args[0][0], /.*test error/);
-});
-
-test.serial('Log object', t => {
-  const obj = {a: 1, b: '2'};
-  logger.log(obj);
-  logger.error(obj);
-
-  t.is(t.context.log.args[0][1], obj);
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[0][1], obj);
-});
-
-test.serial('Log with string formatting', t => {
-  logger.log('test log %s', 'log value');
-  logger.error('test error %s', 'error value');
-
-  t.regex(t.context.log.args[0][0], /.*test log/);
-  t.regex(t.context.error.args[0][0], /.*test error/);
-  t.is(t.context.log.args[0][1], 'log value');
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[0][1], 'error value');
-});
-
-test.serial('Log with error stacktrace and properties', t => {
-  const error = new Error('error message');
-  logger.error(error);
-  const otherError = new Error('other error message');
-  logger.error('test error %O', otherError);
-
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[0][1], error);
-  t.regex(t.context.error.args[1][0], /.*test error/);
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[1][1], otherError);
-});
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ const cwd = process.cwd();
 test.beforeEach(t => {
  // Stub the logger functions
  t.context.log = stub();
-  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log};
+  t.context.error = stub();
+  t.context.success = stub();
+  t.context.stderr = {write: stub()};
+  t.context.logger = {
+    log: t.context.log,
+    error: t.context.error,
+    success: t.context.success,
+    scope: () => t.context.logger,
+  };
 });

 test('Normalize and load plugin from string', t => {
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@ test('Normalize and load plugin from string', t => {

  t.is(plugin.pluginName, './test/fixtures/plugin-noop');
  t.is(typeof plugin, 'function');
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Load plugin "%s" from %s', 'verifyConditions', './test/fixtures/plugin-noop']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.success.args[0], ['Loaded plugin "verifyConditions" from "./test/fixtures/plugin-noop"']);
 });

 test('Normalize and load plugin from object', t => {
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ test('Normalize and load plugin from object', t => {

  t.is(plugin.pluginName, './test/fixtures/plugin-noop');
  t.is(typeof plugin, 'function');
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Load plugin "%s" from %s', 'publish', './test/fixtures/plugin-noop']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.success.args[0], ['Loaded plugin "publish" from "./test/fixtures/plugin-noop"']);
 });

 test('Normalize and load plugin from a base file path', t => {
@@ -44,11 +52,8 @@ test('Normalize and load plugin from a base file path', t => {

  t.is(plugin.pluginName, './plugin-noop');
  t.is(typeof plugin, 'function');
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], [
-    'Load plugin "%s" from %s in shareable config %s',
-    'verifyConditions',
-    './plugin-noop',
-    './test/fixtures',
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.success.args[0], [
+    'Loaded plugin "verifyConditions" from "./plugin-noop" in shareable config "./test/fixtures"',
  ]);
 });

@@ -90,12 +95,17 @@ test('Normalize and load plugin that retuns multiple functions', t => {
  );

  t.is(typeof plugin, 'function');
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Load plugin "%s" from %s', 'verifyConditions', './test/fixtures/multi-plugin']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.success.args[0], ['Loaded plugin "verifyConditions" from "./test/fixtures/multi-plugin"']);
 });

 test('Wrap "analyzeCommits" plugin in a function that validate the output of the plugin', async t => {
  const analyzeCommits = stub().resolves(2);
-  const plugin = normalize({cwd, options: {}, logger: t.context.logger}, 'analyzeCommits', analyzeCommits, {});
+  const plugin = normalize(
+    {cwd, options: {}, stderr: t.context.stderr, logger: t.context.logger},
+    'analyzeCommits',
+    analyzeCommits,
+    {}
+  );

  const error = await t.throws(plugin());

@@ -108,7 +118,12 @@ test('Wrap "analyzeCommits" plugin in a function that validate the output of the

 test('Wrap "generateNotes" plugin in a function that validate the output of the plugin', async t => {
  const generateNotes = stub().resolves(2);
-  const plugin = normalize({cwd, options: {}, logger: t.context.logger}, 'generateNotes', generateNotes, {});
+  const plugin = normalize(
+    {cwd, options: {}, stderr: t.context.stderr, logger: t.context.logger},
+    'generateNotes',
+    generateNotes,
+    {}
+  );

  const error = await t.throws(plugin());

@@ -120,11 +135,15 @@ test('Wrap "generateNotes" plugin in a function that validate the output of the
 });

 test('Wrap "publish" plugin in a function that validate the output of the plugin', async t => {
-  const plugin = normalize({cwd, options: {}, logger: t.context.logger}, 'publish', './plugin-identity', {
-    './plugin-identity': './test/fixtures',
-  });
+  const publish = stub().resolves(2);
+  const plugin = normalize(
+    {cwd, options: {}, stderr: t.context.stderr, logger: t.context.logger},
+    'publish',
+    publish,
+    {}
+  );

-  const error = await t.throws(plugin(2));
+  const error = await t.throws(plugin());

  t.is(error.code, 'EPUBLISHOUTPUT');
  t.is(error.name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
@@ -133,14 +152,34 @@ test('Wrap "publish" plugin in a function that validate the output of the plugin
  t.regex(error.details, /2/);
 });

-test('Plugin is called with "pluginConfig" (omitting "path", adding global config) and input', async t => {
+test('Plugin is called with "pluginConfig" (with object definition) and input', async t => {
  const pluginFunction = stub().resolves();
  const pluginConf = {path: pluginFunction, conf: 'confValue'};
  const options = {global: 'globalValue'};
  const plugin = normalize({cwd, options, logger: t.context.logger}, '', pluginConf, {});
-  await plugin('param');
+  await plugin({param: 'param'});

-  t.true(pluginFunction.calledWith({conf: 'confValue', global: 'globalValue'}, 'param'));
+  t.true(
+    pluginFunction.calledWithMatch(
+      {conf: 'confValue', global: 'globalValue'},
+      {param: 'param', logger: t.context.logger}
+    )
+  );
+});
+
+test('Plugin is called with "pluginConfig" (with array definition) and input', async t => {
+  const pluginFunction = stub().resolves();
+  const pluginConf = [pluginFunction, {conf: 'confValue'}];
+  const options = {global: 'globalValue'};
+  const plugin = normalize({cwd, options, logger: t.context.logger}, '', pluginConf, {});
+  await plugin({param: 'param'});
+
+  t.true(
+    pluginFunction.calledWithMatch(
+      {conf: 'confValue', global: 'globalValue'},
+      {param: 'param', logger: t.context.logger}
+    )
+  );
 });

 test('Prevent plugins to modify "pluginConfig"', async t => {
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const cwd = process.cwd();
 test.beforeEach(t => {
  // Stub the logger functions
  t.context.log = stub();
-  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log};
+  t.context.success = stub();
+  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log, success: t.context.success, scope: () => t.context.logger};
 });

 test('Export default plugins', t => {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ test('Export default plugins', t => {
  t.is(typeof plugins.fail, 'function');
 });

-test('Export plugins based on config', t => {
+test('Export plugins based on steps config', t => {
  const plugins = getPlugins(
    {
      cwd,
@@ -54,6 +55,108 @@ test('Export plugins based on config', t => {
  t.is(typeof plugins.fail, 'function');
 });

+test('Export plugins based on "plugins" config (array)', async t => {
+  const plugin1 = {verifyConditions: stub(), publish: stub()};
+  const plugin2 = {verifyConditions: stub(), verifyRelease: stub()};
+  const plugins = getPlugins(
+    {cwd, logger: t.context.logger, options: {plugins: [plugin1, [plugin2, {}]], verifyRelease: () => {}}},
+    {}
+  );
+
+  await plugins.verifyConditions({});
+  t.true(plugin1.verifyConditions.calledOnce);
+  t.true(plugin2.verifyConditions.calledOnce);
+
+  await plugins.publish({});
+  t.true(plugin1.publish.calledOnce);
+
+  await plugins.verifyRelease({});
+  t.true(plugin2.verifyRelease.notCalled);
+
+  // Verify the module returns a function for each plugin
+  t.is(typeof plugins.verifyConditions, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.analyzeCommits, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.verifyRelease, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.generateNotes, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.prepare, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.publish, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.success, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.fail, 'function');
+});
+
+test('Export plugins based on "plugins" config (single definition)', async t => {
+  const plugin1 = {verifyConditions: stub(), publish: stub()};
+  const plugins = getPlugins({cwd, logger: t.context.logger, options: {plugins: plugin1}}, {});
+
+  await plugins.verifyConditions({});
+  t.true(plugin1.verifyConditions.calledOnce);
+
+  await plugins.publish({});
+  t.true(plugin1.publish.calledOnce);
+
+  // Verify the module returns a function for each plugin
+  t.is(typeof plugins.verifyConditions, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.analyzeCommits, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.verifyRelease, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.generateNotes, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.prepare, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.publish, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.success, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.fail, 'function');
+});
+
+test('Use only last definition of single plugin steps declared in "plugins" config', async t => {
+  const plugin1 = {analyzeCommits: stub()};
+  const plugin2 = {analyzeCommits: stub()};
+  const plugins = getPlugins({cwd, logger: t.context.logger, options: {plugins: [plugin1, plugin2]}}, {});
+
+  await plugins.analyzeCommits({commits: []});
+  t.true(plugin1.analyzeCommits.notCalled);
+  t.true(plugin2.analyzeCommits.calledOnce);
+
+  // Verify the module returns a function for each plugin
+  t.is(typeof plugins.verifyConditions, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.analyzeCommits, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.verifyRelease, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.generateNotes, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.prepare, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.publish, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.success, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.fail, 'function');
+});
+
+test('Merge global options, "plugins" options and step options', async t => {
+  const plugin1 = [{verifyConditions: stub(), publish: stub()}, {pluginOpt1: 'plugin1'}];
+  const plugin2 = [{verifyConditions: stub()}, {pluginOpt2: 'plugin2'}];
+  const plugin3 = [stub(), {pluginOpt3: 'plugin3'}];
+  const plugins = getPlugins(
+    {
+      cwd,
+      logger: t.context.logger,
+      options: {globalOpt: 'global', plugins: [plugin1, plugin2], verifyRelease: [plugin3]},
+    },
+    {}
+  );
+
+  await plugins.verifyConditions({});
+  t.deepEqual(plugin1[0].verifyConditions.args[0][0], {globalOpt: 'global', pluginOpt1: 'plugin1'});
+  t.deepEqual(plugin2[0].verifyConditions.args[0][0], {globalOpt: 'global', pluginOpt2: 'plugin2'});
+
+  await plugins.publish({});
+  t.deepEqual(plugin1[0].publish.args[0][0], {globalOpt: 'global', pluginOpt1: 'plugin1'});
+
+  await plugins.verifyRelease({});
+  t.deepEqual(plugin3[0].args[0][0], {globalOpt: 'global', pluginOpt3: 'plugin3'});
+});
+
+test('Unknown steps of plugins configured in "plugins" are ignored', t => {
+  const plugin1 = {verifyConditions: () => {}, unknown: () => {}};
+  const plugins = getPlugins({cwd, logger: t.context.logger, options: {plugins: [plugin1]}}, {});
+
+  t.is(typeof plugins.verifyConditions, 'function');
+  t.is(plugins.unknown, undefined);
+});
+
 test('Export plugins loaded from the dependency of a shareable config module', async t => {
  const cwd = tempy.directory();
  await copy(
@@ -120,11 +223,23 @@ test('Export plugins loaded from the dependency of a shareable config file', asy
 test('Use default when only options are passed for a single plugin', t => {
  const analyzeCommits = {};
  const generateNotes = {};
+  const publish = {};
  const success = () => {};
  const fail = [() => {}];

  const plugins = getPlugins(
-    {cwd, logger: t.context.logger, options: {analyzeCommits, generateNotes, success, fail}},
+    {
+      cwd,
+      logger: t.context.logger,
+      options: {
+        plugins: ['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator'],
+        analyzeCommits,
+        generateNotes,
+        publish,
+        success,
+        fail,
+      },
+    },
    {}
  );

@@ -158,18 +273,21 @@ test('Merge global options with plugin options', async t => {
  t.deepEqual(result.pluginConfig, {localOpt: 'local', globalOpt: 'global', otherOpt: 'locally-defined'});
 });

-test('Throw an error if plugins configuration are missing a path for plugin pipeline', t => {
-  const errors = [...t.throws(() => getPlugins({cwd, logger: t.context.logger, options: {verifyConditions: {}}}, {}))];
-
-  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
-  t.is(errors[0].code, 'EPLUGINCONF');
-});
-
-test('Throw an error if an array of plugin configuration is missing a path for plugin pipeline', t => {
+test('Throw an error for each invalid plugin configuration', t => {
  const errors = [
    ...t.throws(() =>
      getPlugins(
-        {cwd, logger: t.context.logger, options: {verifyConditions: [{path: '@semantic-release/npm'}, {}]}},
+        {
+          cwd,
+          logger: t.context.logger,
+          options: {
+            plugins: ['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator'],
+            verifyConditions: 1,
+            analyzeCommits: [],
+            verifyRelease: [{}],
+            generateNotes: [{path: null}],
+          },
+        },
        {}
      )
    ),
@@ -177,4 +295,45 @@ test('Throw an error if an array of plugin configuration is missing a path for p

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'EPLUGINCONF');
+  t.is(errors[1].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
+  t.is(errors[1].code, 'EPLUGINCONF');
+  t.is(errors[2].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
+  t.is(errors[2].code, 'EPLUGINCONF');
+  t.is(errors[3].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
+  t.is(errors[3].code, 'EPLUGINCONF');
+});
+
+test('Throw EPLUGINSCONF error if the "plugins" option contains an old plugin definition (returns a function)', t => {
+  const errors = [
+    ...t.throws(() =>
+      getPlugins(
+        {
+          cwd,
+          logger: t.context.logger,
+          options: {plugins: ['./test/fixtures/multi-plugin', './test/fixtures/plugin-noop', () => {}]},
+        },
+        {}
+      )
+    ),
+  ];
+
+  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
+  t.is(errors[0].code, 'EPLUGINSCONF');
+  t.is(errors[1].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
+  t.is(errors[1].code, 'EPLUGINSCONF');
+});
+
+test('Throw EPLUGINSCONF error for each invalid definition if the "plugins" option', t => {
+  const errors = [
+    ...t.throws(() =>
+      getPlugins({cwd, logger: t.context.logger, options: {plugins: [1, {path: 1}, [() => {}, {}, {}]]}}, {})
+    ),
+  ];
+
+  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
+  t.is(errors[0].code, 'EPLUGINSCONF');
+  t.is(errors[1].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
+  t.is(errors[1].code, 'EPLUGINSCONF');
+  t.is(errors[2].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
+  t.is(errors[2].code, 'EPLUGINSCONF');
 });
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+import {validatePlugin, validateStep, loadPlugin, parseConfig} from '../../lib/plugins/utils';
+
+test('validatePlugin', t => {
+  const path = 'plugin-module';
+  const options = {option1: 'value1', option2: 'value2'};
+
+  t.true(validatePlugin(path), 'String definition');
+  t.true(validatePlugin({publish: () => {}}), 'Object definition');
+  t.true(validatePlugin([path]), 'Array definition');
+  t.true(validatePlugin([path, options]), 'Array definition with options');
+  t.true(validatePlugin([{publish: () => {}}, options]), 'Array definition with options and path as object');
+  t.true(validatePlugin({path}), 'Object with path definition');
+  t.true(validatePlugin({path, ...options}), 'Object with path definition with options');
+  t.true(
+    validatePlugin({path: {publish: () => {}}, ...options}),
+    'Object with path  definition with options and path as object'
+  );
+
+  t.false(validatePlugin(1), 'String definition, wrong path');
+  t.false(validatePlugin([]), 'Array definition, missing path');
+  t.false(validatePlugin([path, options, {}]), 'Array definition, additional parameter');
+  t.false(validatePlugin([1]), 'Array definition, wrong path');
+  t.false(validatePlugin([path, 1]), 'Array definition, wrong options');
+  t.false(validatePlugin({path: 1}), 'Object definition, wrong path');
+});
+
+test('validateStep: multiple/optional plugin configuration', t => {
+  const type = {multiple: true, required: false};
+
+  // Empty config
+  t.true(validateStep(type));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, []));
+
+  // Single value definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, 'plugin-path.js'));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, () => {}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, ['plugin-path.js']));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [() => {}]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, {}));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [{}]));
+
+  // Array type definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js']]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}]]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [[() => {}, {options: 'value'}]]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js', 1]]));
+
+  // Object type definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: () => {}, options: 'value'}));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, {path: null}));
+
+  // Considered as an Array of 2 definitions and not as one Array definition in case of a muliple plugin type
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [() => {}, {options: 'value'}]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}]));
+
+  // Multiple definitions
+  t.true(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      () => {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js'},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+  t.false(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      () => {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', 1],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js'},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+  t.false(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js'},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+  t.false(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      () => {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: null},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+});
+
+test('validateStep: multiple/required plugin configuration', t => {
+  const type = {multiple: true, required: true};
+
+  // Empty config
+  t.false(validateStep(type));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, []));
+
+  // Single value definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, 'plugin-path.js'));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, () => {}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, ['plugin-path.js']));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [() => {}]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, {}));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [{}]));
+
+  // Array type definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js']]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}]]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [[() => {}, {options: 'value'}]]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js', 1]]));
+
+  // Object type definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: () => {}, options: 'value'}));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, {path: null}));
+
+  // Considered as an Array of 2 definitions and not as one Array definition in the case of a muliple plugin type
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [() => {}, {options: 'value'}]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}]));
+
+  // Multiple definitions
+  t.true(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      () => {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js'},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+  t.false(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      () => {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', 1],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js'},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+  t.false(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js'},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+  t.false(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      () => {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: null},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+});
+
+test('validateStep: single/required plugin configuration', t => {
+  const type = {multiple: false, required: true};
+
+  // Empty config
+  t.false(validateStep(type));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, []));
+
+  // Single value definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, 'plugin-path.js'));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, () => {}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, ['plugin-path.js']));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [() => {}]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, {}));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [{}]));
+
+  // Array type definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js']]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}]]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [[() => {}, {options: 'value'}]]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js', 1]]));
+
+  // Object type definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: () => {}, options: 'value'}));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, {path: null}));
+
+  // Considered as one Array definition and not as an Array of 2 definitions in case of single plugin type
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [() => {}, {options: 'value'}]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}]));
+
+  // Multiple definitions
+  t.false(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      () => {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js'},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+});
+
+test('validateStep: single/optional plugin configuration', t => {
+  const type = {multiple: false, required: false};
+
+  // Empty config
+  t.true(validateStep(type));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, []));
+
+  // Single value definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, 'plugin-path.js'));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, () => {}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, ['plugin-path.js']));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [() => {}]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, {}));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [{}]));
+
+  // Array type definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js']]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}]]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [[() => {}, {options: 'value'}]]));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, [['plugin-path.js', 1]]));
+
+  // Object type definition
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'}));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, {path: () => {}, options: 'value'}));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, {path: null}));
+
+  // Considered as one Array definition and not as an Array of 2 definitions in case of single plugin type
+  t.true(validateStep(type, [() => {}, {options: 'value'}]));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}]));
+
+  // Multiple definitions
+  t.false(
+    validateStep(type, [
+      'plugin-path.js',
+      () => {},
+      ['plugin-path.js'],
+      ['plugin-path.js', {options: 'value'}],
+      [() => {}, {options: 'value'}],
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js'},
+      {path: 'plugin-path.js', options: 'value'},
+      {path: () => {}, options: 'value'},
+    ])
+  );
+});
+
+test('loadPlugin', t => {
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+  const func = () => {};
+
+  t.is(require('../fixtures/plugin-noop'), loadPlugin({cwd: './test/fixtures'}, './plugin-noop', {}), 'From cwd');
+  t.is(
+    require('../fixtures/plugin-noop'),
+    loadPlugin({cwd}, './plugin-noop', {'./plugin-noop': './test/fixtures'}),
+    'From a shareable config context'
+  );
+  t.is(func, loadPlugin({cwd}, func, {}), 'Defined as a function');
+});
+
+test('parseConfig', t => {
+  const path = 'plugin-module';
+  const options = {option1: 'value1', option2: 'value2'};
+
+  t.deepEqual(parseConfig(path), [path, {}], 'String definition');
+  t.deepEqual(parseConfig({path}), [path, {}], 'Object definition');
+  t.deepEqual(parseConfig({path, ...options}), [path, options], 'Object definition with options');
+  t.deepEqual(parseConfig([path]), [path, {}], 'Array definition');
+  t.deepEqual(parseConfig([path, options]), [path, options], 'Array definition with options');
+});
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Pierre Vanduynslager	58c25beeb6	fix: fix logs for plugins loaded with `plugins` option	2018-10-09 16:33:37 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	ff275a5cd4	fix: use module name in logs for plugins loaded with `plugins` option	2018-10-09 15:29:04 -04:00
Jamie BartonandPierre Vanduynslager	3e8216ab35	docs: typo in configuration docs	2018-10-09 12:20:35 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	aa9d5c6efe	docs: add a `Getting started` section and clarify config steps	2018-10-08 13:24:51 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	5ba5010c80	feat: add new `plugins` option	2018-10-08 13:24:51 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	9930dac69e	fix: add `cwd` to `ENOGITREPO` error message	2018-10-04 01:49:44 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	bc8551c025	fix: typo in `EPLUGINCONF` error message	2018-10-04 01:49:44 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	234a9105f6	docs: add Waffle.io README badge	2018-10-04 01:41:37 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	68fce9616e	chore(package): update commitizen to version 3.0.0	2018-10-01 13:41:09 -04:00
Mateusz NikielandPierre Vanduynslager	fb6e2d80a8	docs: add semantic-release-gerrit to plugins list	2018-09-25 16:40:24 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	b9ae7d25ea	fix(package): update env-ci to version 3.0.0	2018-09-19 17:00:16 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	c27e18ea3a	chore(package): update nock to version 10.0.0	2018-09-14 16:59:05 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	7b8cd9918b	fix(package): update debug to version 4.0.0	2018-09-11 12:42:39 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	540d4fa764	fix: pass custom `env` and `cwd` to `env-ci`	2018-09-07 17:21:21 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	4f75cb3376	fix: support multiple generate-notes plugin in CLI arg	2018-09-07 10:46:04 -04:00
Patrick MowrerandPierre Vanduynslager	1348985b6c	docs: `analyzeCommits` does not accept an `Array` [Fixes #924]	2018-09-07 10:17:06 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	dfbb9f2429	docs: clarify the URL encoding of `GIT_CREDENTIALS`	2018-09-05 14:05:08 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	fa62d427b6	chore(package): update xo to version 0.23.0	2018-09-03 16:54:31 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	42e9d1192f	chore(package): update delay to version 4.0.0	2018-09-03 15:28:41 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	468f8a8bda	docs: clarify the `--ci` / `--no-ci` CLI option	2018-09-03 14:21:55 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	dffe148e33	fix: hide sensitive data in relesae notes and `fail`/`success` plugin params	2018-08-27 16:20:36 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	1aed97e577	fix(package): update execa to version 1.0.0	2018-08-26 22:46:48 +02:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	edd8bc2889	fix(package): update execa to version 0.11.0	2018-08-24 10:43:59 +02:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	2f4befed75	fix(package): update marked to version 0.5.0	2018-08-18 10:57:38 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	cfeaf49233	test: use real writable stream This way plugins can pipe a stream to `stdout` and `stderr` in integration tests.	2018-08-15 16:27:55 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	e8820960ce	fix(package): update get-stream to version 4.0.0	2018-08-10 15:02:13 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	93377eb636	revert: "fix: do not convert ssh `repositoryUrl` to https" This reverts commit `b89523105c`.	2018-08-10 13:16:29 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	b89523105c	fix: do not convert ssh `repositoryUrl` to https	2018-08-08 12:02:02 -04:00
Felix BeckerandPierre Vanduynslager	8b8e40c91e	docs(plugins): add semantic-release-firefox	2018-08-06 12:09:46 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	06695a1af8	chore(package): update xo to version 0.22.0	2018-08-06 11:48:44 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	63d422ed5c	fix: do not clone `stdout`/`stderr` passed to pugins	2018-08-04 20:33:26 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	efb40000b4	fix(package): update @semantic-release/npm to version 5.0.1 Closes #882	2018-08-04 20:03:19 -04:00
greenkeeper[bot]andPierre Vanduynslager	d8fa18272f	chore(package): update got to version 9.0.0	2018-08-04 13:03:27 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	b082a2eb38	fix: do not hide env variable value if shorter than 5	2018-07-31 16:57:29 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	43d0646150	fix: also hide sensitive info when loggin from `cli.js`	2018-07-30 14:06:51 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	b2d82c2ccb	docs: specify for each step if one or more plugins are required/allowed	2018-07-29 23:50:17 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	31ec1eb5de	docs: fix configuration doc syntax	2018-07-29 23:50:17 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	d8c84a0e0b	fix: clarify `EPLUGINCONF` error message The message now specify if the step is required and if it allows to configure multiple plugins.	2018-07-29 23:50:17 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	3cc62f0318	docs: add JS API documentation	2018-07-29 21:56:21 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	417779e221	feat: return `lastRelease`, `commits`, `nextRelease`, `releases` from JS API	2018-07-29 21:56:21 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	c57443500f	refactor: pass complete `context` to `lib/plugins/normalize.js`	2018-07-29 21:56:21 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	0626d57116	feat: log with `signale` and allow to customize `stdin` and `stdout`	2018-07-29 21:56:21 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	f64046f1d9	docs: fix link to resources page	2018-07-29 21:56:21 -04:00
Pierre Vanduynslager	1d4f67e5e8	test: use `semanticrelease/npm-registry-docker` Docker image for tests	2018-07-29 21:48:35 -04:00
Carlos CubasandPierre Vanduynslager	b9af5c42c9	docs: add new semantic-release-gcr plugin link Update docs to add a new community plugin semantic-release-gcr. This plugin publishes a docker image to google cloud registry.	2018-07-20 14:01:32 -04:00