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
35 changed files with 1176 additions and 489 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)
@@ -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);
  });

@@ -22,12 +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'})
@@ -57,9 +58,9 @@ Usage:
    }
    await require('.')(opts);
    return 0;
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (err.name !== 'YError') {
-      stderr.write(hideSensitive(env)(util.inspect(err, {colors: true})));
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.name !== 'YError') {
+      stderr.write(hideSensitive(env)(util.inspect(error, {colors: true})));
    }
    return 1;
  }
@@ -1,59 +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-gcr](https://github.com/carlos-cubas/semantic-release-gcr) Set of semantic-release plugins for publishing a docker image to Google Container Registry
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/carlos-cubas/semantic-release-gcr#verifyconditions) Verify that all needed configuration is present and login to the Docker registry.
-  - [publish](https://github.com/carlos-cubas/semantic-release-gcr#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-firefox](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-firefox) Set of semantic-release plugins for publishing a Firefox extension release.
-  - [verifyConditions](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-firefox#verifyconditions) Verify the presence of the authentication (set via environment variables).
-  - [prepare](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-firefox#prepare) Write the correct version to the manifest.json,   creates a xpi file of the dist folder and a zip of the sources.
-  - [publish](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-firefox#publish) Submit the generated archives to the webstore for review, and publish the item including release notes.
+- [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
@@ -38,21 +44,18 @@ 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
@@ -92,6 +95,18 @@ The [Git tag](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging) format used by

 **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`<br>
@@ -100,13 +115,15 @@ CLI arguments: `-d`, `--dry-run`

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

-### noCi
+### ci

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

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

@@ -116,82 +133,11 @@ 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`<br>
-Default: `['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`<br>
-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: `Array`, `String`, `Object`<br>
-Default: `'@semantic-release/commit-analyzer'`<br>
-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`<br>
-Default: `[]`<br>
-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`<br>
-Default: `['@semantic-release/release-notes-generator']`<br>
-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`<br>
-Default: `['@semantic-release/npm']`<br>
-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`<br>
-Default: `['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`<br>
-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`<br>
-Default: `['@semantic-release/github']`<br>
-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`<br>
-Default: `['@semantic-release/github']`<br>
-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`.
@@ -1,114 +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).<br>
-Optional.<br>
-Accept multiple plugins.
+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).<br>
-Required.<br>
-Accept only one plugin.
-
-### 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.<br>
-Optional.<br>
-Accept multiple plugins.
-
-### 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).<br>
-Optional.<br>
-Accept multiple plugins.
-
-### 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).<br>
-Optional.<br>
-Accept multiple plugins.
-
-### 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).<br>
-Optional.<br>
-Accept multiple plugins.
-
-### success plugin
-
-Responsible for notifying of a new release.
-
-Default implementation: [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#success).<br>
-Optional.<br>
-Accept multiple plugins.
-
-### fail plugin
-
-Responsible for notifying of a failed release.
-
-Default implementation: [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#fail).<br>
-Optional.<br>
-Accept multiple plugins.
-
-## 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)
@@ -20,8 +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.');
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ 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 ${options.branch} is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.`
      );
      return false;
    }
-    logger.error(`The command "${err.cmd}" failed with the error message ${err.stderr}.`);
+    logger.error(`The command "${error.cmd}" failed with the error message ${error.stderr}.`);
    throw getError('EGITNOPERMISSION', {options});
  }

@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ function logErrors({logger, stderr}, 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);
    }
  }
 }
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ module.exports = async (opts = {}, {cwd = process.cwd(), env = process.env, stdo
      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;
  }
 };
@@ -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.`,
  }),
@@ -61,9 +61,17 @@ Your configuration for the \`tagFormat\` option is \`${stringify(tagFormat)}\`.`
      required ? 'is required and ' : ''
    }must be ${
      multiple ? 'a single or an array of plugins' : 'a single plugin'
-    } definition. A plugin definition is either a string or an object with a \`path\` property.
+    } 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.`,
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 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');

 module.exports = {
  verifyConditions: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github'],
    multiple: true,
    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: () => ({settleAll: true}),
  },
  analyzeCommits: {
-    default: '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer',
+    default: ['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer'],
    multiple: false,
    required: true,
    outputValidator: output => !output || RELEASE_TYPE.includes(output),
@@ -21,13 +22,11 @@ module.exports = {
    postprocess: ([result]) => result,
  },
  verifyRelease: {
-    default: false,
    multiple: true,
    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: () => ({settleAll: true}),
  },
  generateNotes: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/release-notes-generator'],
    multiple: true,
    required: false,
    outputValidator: output => !output || isString(output),
@@ -40,10 +39,9 @@ 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'],
    multiple: true,
    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: ({generateNotes}, logger) => ({
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ module.exports = {
    }),
  },
  publish: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github'],
    multiple: true,
    required: false,
    outputValidator: output => !output || isPlainObject(output),
@@ -76,15 +73,15 @@ module.exports = {
    }),
  },
  success: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/github'],
    multiple: true,
    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: () => ({settleAll: true}),
+    preprocess: ({releases, env, ...inputs}) => ({...inputs, env, releases: hideSensitiveValues(env, releases)}),
  },
  fail: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/github'],
    multiple: true,
    required: false,
    pipelineConfig: () => ({settleAll: true}),
+    preprocess: ({errors, env, ...inputs}) => ({...inputs, env, errors: hideSensitiveValues(env, errors)}),
  },
 };
@@ -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';
@@ -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);
  }
 }

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {escapeRegExp, size} = require('lodash');
+const {escapeRegExp, size, isString} = require('lodash');
 const {SECRET_REPLACEMENT, SECRET_MIN_SIZE} = require('./definitions/constants');

 module.exports = env => {
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ module.exports = env => {
  );

  const regexp = new RegExp(toReplace.map(envVar => escapeRegExp(env[envVar])).join('|'), 'g');
-  return output => (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;
 };
@@ -1,49 +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 {validateConfig} = require('./utils');
+const {validatePlugin, validateStep, loadPlugin, parseConfig} = require('./utils');
 const pipeline = require('./pipeline');
 const normalize = require('./normalize');

 module.exports = (context, pluginsPath) => {
-  const {options, logger} = context;
+  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,
+      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 (!validateConfig({multiple, required}, options[type])) {
+        if (!validateStep({multiple, required}, options[type])) {
          errors.push(getError('EPLUGINCONF', {type, multiple, required, pluginConf: options[type]}));
-          return plugins;
+          return pluginsConf;
        }
        pluginOpts = options[type];
      }

      const steps = castArray(pluginOpts).map(pluginOpt =>
-        normalize({...context, options: omit(options, Object.keys(PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS))}, 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;
 };
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
-const {dirname} = require('path');
-const {isString, isPlainObject, isFunction, noop, cloneDeep, omit} = 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, stdout, stderr, 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;
-
-  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)) {
@@ -42,20 +38,20 @@ module.exports = ({cwd, stdout, stderr, options, logger}, type, pluginOpt, plugi
      }
      logger.success(`Completed step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
      return result;
-    } catch (err) {
+    } catch (error) {
      logger.error(`Failed step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
-      extractErrors(err).forEach(err => Object.assign(err, {pluginName}));
-      throw err;
+      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[path]) {
-      logger.success(`Loaded plugin "${type}" from "${path}" in shareable config "${pluginsPath[path]}"`);
+    if (pluginsPath[name]) {
+      logger.success(`Loaded plugin "${type}" from "${pluginName}" in shareable config "${pluginsPath[name]}"`);
    } else {
-      logger.success(`Loaded plugin "${type}" from "${path}"`);
+      logger.success(`Loaded plugin "${type}" from "${pluginName}"`);
    }
  }

@@ -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
@@ -1,18 +1,68 @@
-const {isString, isFunction, castArray} = require('lodash');
+const {dirname} = require('path');
+const {isString, isFunction, castArray, isArray, isPlainObject, isNil} = require('lodash');
+const resolveFrom = require('resolve-from');

-const validateSingleConfig = conf => {
+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);
-  return conf.length === 1 && (isString(conf[0]) || isString(conf[0].path) || isFunction(conf[0]));
+
+  if (conf.length !== 1) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const [name, config] = parseConfig(conf[0]);
+  return (isString(name) || isFunction(name)) && isPlainObject(config);
 };

-const validateMultipleConfig = conf => castArray(conf).every(conf => validateSingleConfig(conf));
+const validateMultipleStep = conf => {
+  return conf.every(conf => validateSingleStep(conf));
+};

-const validateConfig = ({multiple, required}, 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 Boolean(conf) && conf.length >= 1 && (multiple ? validateMultipleConfig : validateSingleConfig)(conf);
+    return conf.length >= 1 && (multiple ? validateMultipleStep : validateSingleStep)(conf);
  }
-  return conf.length === 0 || (multiple ? validateMultipleConfig : validateSingleConfig)(conf);
-};
+  return conf.length === 0 || (multiple ? validateMultipleStep : validateSingleStep)(conf);
+}

-module.exports = {validateConfig};
+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'));
  }
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@
    "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": "^5.0.1",
-    "@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",
    "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": "^4.0.0",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
    "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",
@@ -51,22 +51,23 @@
    "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": "^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": "^0.22.0"
+    "xo": "^0.23.0"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=8.3"
@@ -33,6 +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',
@@ -68,11 +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']);
@@ -94,6 +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',
@@ -106,6 +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);

@@ -151,6 +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 => {
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import test from 'ava';
 import plugins from '../../lib/definitions/plugins';
-import {RELEASE_NOTES_SEPARATOR} from '../../lib/definitions/constants';
+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'));
@@ -32,10 +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}`
+  );
 });
@@ -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)}`);
@@ -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);
 }

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function start() {
      minTimeout: 1000,
      factor: 2,
    });
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error(`Couldn't start npm-registry-docker after 2 min`);
  }

@@ -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,
@@ -62,6 +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,
@@ -78,8 +81,8 @@ test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {
  const result = await semanticRelease(options, {
    cwd,
    env,
-    stdout: {write: () => {}},
-    stderr: {write: () => {}},
+    stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
+    stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer(),
  });

  t.is(verifyConditions1.callCount, 1);
@@ -215,7 +218,14 @@ test('Use custom tag format', async t => {
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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);
@@ -260,7 +270,14 @@ test('Use new gitHead, and recreate release notes if a prepare plugin create a c
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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);
@@ -318,7 +335,9 @@ test('Call all "success" plugins even if one errors out', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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]'}]);
@@ -341,6 +360,7 @@ 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,
  };
@@ -350,7 +370,9 @@ test('Log all "verifyConditions" errors', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
  const errors = [
-    ...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}))),
+    ...(await t.throws(
+      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+    )),
  ];

  t.deepEqual(errors, [error1, error2, error3]);
@@ -396,7 +418,9 @@ test('Log all "verifyRelease" errors', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
  const errors = [
-    ...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}))),
+    ...(await t.throws(
+      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+    )),
  ];

  t.deepEqual(errors, [error1, error2]);
@@ -445,7 +469,14 @@ test('Dry-run skips publish and success', async t => {
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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);
@@ -484,7 +515,9 @@ test('Dry-run skips fail', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
  const errors = [
-    ...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}))),
+    ...(await t.throws(
+      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+    )),
  ];

  t.deepEqual(errors, [error1, error2]);
@@ -532,7 +565,14 @@ test('Force a dry-run if not on a CI and "noCi" is not explicitly set', async t
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: false, branch: 'master'}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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);
@@ -575,7 +615,14 @@ test('Dry-run does not print changelog if "generateNotes" return "undefined"', a
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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 2.0.0:']);
 });
@@ -619,7 +666,14 @@ test('Allow local releases with "noCi" option', async t => {
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: false, branch: 'master', isPr: true}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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(
@@ -671,7 +725,14 @@ test('Accept "undefined" value returned by the "generateNotes" plugins', async t
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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);
@@ -700,7 +761,10 @@ test('Returns false if triggered by a PR', async t => {
  });

  t.false(
-    await semanticRelease({cwd, repositoryUrl}, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}})
+    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],
@@ -728,7 +792,7 @@ test('Returns false if triggered on an outdated clone', async t => {
  t.false(
    await semanticRelease(
      {repositoryUrl},
-      {cwd: repoDir, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}
+      {cwd: repoDir, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()}
    )
  );
  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], [
@@ -757,7 +821,14 @@ test('Returns false if not running from the configured branch', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'other-branch', isPr: false}),
  });

-  t.false(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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.'
@@ -794,7 +865,14 @@ test('Returns false if there is no relevant changes', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  t.false(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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);
@@ -841,7 +919,12 @@ test('Exclude commits with [skip release] or [release skip] from analysis', asyn
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}});
+  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);
@@ -865,7 +948,9 @@ test('Log both plugins errors and errors thrown by "fail" plugin', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

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

  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);
@@ -888,7 +973,9 @@ test('Call "fail" only if a plugin returns a SemanticReleaseError', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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);
@@ -903,7 +990,9 @@ test('Throw SemanticReleaseError if repositoryUrl is not set and cannot be found
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
  const errors = [
-    ...(await t.throws(semanticRelease({}, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}))),
+    ...(await t.throws(
+      semanticRelease({}, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
+    )),
  ];

  // Verify error code and type
@@ -939,12 +1028,93 @@ test('Throw an Error if plugin returns an unexpected value', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
  const error = await t.throws(
-    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}),
+    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});
@@ -974,7 +1144,14 @@ test('Get all commits including the ones not in the shallow clone', async t => {
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
+  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';
@@ -490,7 +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(undefined, {cwd, env, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}});
+  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);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ 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'};
@@ -167,6 +167,21 @@ test('Plugin is called with "pluginConfig" (omitting "path", adding global confi
  );
 });

+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 => {
  const pluginFunction = stub().callsFake(pluginConfig => {
    pluginConfig.conf.subConf = 'otherConf';
@@ -29,7 +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,
@@ -55,6 +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(
@@ -121,11 +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,
+      },
+    },
    {}
  );

@@ -159,14 +273,20 @@ 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 invalid', t => {
+test('Throw an error for each invalid plugin configuration', t => {
  const errors = [
    ...t.throws(() =>
      getPlugins(
        {
          cwd,
          logger: t.context.logger,
-          options: {verifyConditions: {}, analyzeCommits: [], verifyRelease: [{}], generateNotes: [{path: null}]},
+          options: {
+            plugins: ['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator'],
+            verifyConditions: 1,
+            analyzeCommits: [],
+            verifyRelease: [{}],
+            generateNotes: [{path: null}],
+          },
        },
        {}
      )
@@ -182,3 +302,38 @@ test('Throw an error if plugins configuration are invalid', t => {
  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');
+});
@@ -1,58 +1,306 @@
 import test from 'ava';
-import {validateConfig} from '../../lib/plugins/utils';
+import {validatePlugin, validateStep, loadPlugin, parseConfig} from '../../lib/plugins/utils';

-test('Validate multiple/optional plugin configuration', t => {
+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};
-  t.false(validateConfig(type, {}));
-  t.false(validateConfig(type, {path: null}));

-  t.true(validateConfig(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, 'plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, ['plugin-path.js']));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, () => {}));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, [{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
+  // 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('Validate multiple/required plugin configuration', t => {
+test('validateStep: multiple/required plugin configuration', t => {
  const type = {multiple: true, required: true};
-  t.false(validateConfig(type, {}));
-  t.false(validateConfig(type, {path: null}));
-  t.false(validateConfig(type));

-  t.true(validateConfig(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, 'plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, ['plugin-path.js']));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, () => {}));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, [{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
+  // 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('Validate single/required plugin configuration', t => {
+test('validateStep: single/required plugin configuration', t => {
  const type = {multiple: false, required: true};

-  t.false(validateConfig(type, {}));
-  t.false(validateConfig(type, {path: null}));
-  t.false(validateConfig(type, []));
-  t.false(validateConfig(type));
-  t.false(validateConfig(type, [{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
+  // Empty config
+  t.false(validateStep(type));
+  t.false(validateStep(type, []));

-  t.true(validateConfig(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, 'plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, ['plugin-path.js']));
-  t.true(validateConfig(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('Validate single/optional plugin configuration', t => {
+test('validateStep: single/optional plugin configuration', t => {
  const type = {multiple: false, required: false};

-  t.false(validateConfig(type, {}));
-  t.false(validateConfig(type, {path: null}));
-  t.false(validateConfig(type, [{path: 'plugin-path.js'}, 'plugin-path.js', () => {}]));
+  // Empty config
+  t.true(validateStep(type));
+  t.true(validateStep(type, []));

-  t.true(validateConfig(type));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, []));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, {path: 'plugin-path.js'}));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, 'plugin-path.js'));
-  t.true(validateConfig(type, ['plugin-path.js']));
-  t.true(validateConfig(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