Updating CONTRIBUTING with the correct steps (#1854)

* Updating CONTRIBUTING with the correct steps

* Add flow for when no tags are created

* Fix awkward wording
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Jackson Mills
2021-12-17 16:22:56 -08:00
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1. Ensure that all tests passed on the last CI that ran on `main`.
2. Open a PR to update the docs if docs were modified.
3. Create a branch off `main` that ensures that `HISTORY.md` is updated appropriately for each package.
4. Merge this branch into `main`.
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NOW WE ARE READY TO PUBLISH! No new code changes happen manually now.
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6. Checkout `main` and `git pull`.
7. Run `npm run build` to triple check the build still works
8. Run `npx lerna publish`. This command will diff all packages. Any changed
package will be staged for publication.
9. For each changed package, pick what the new version should be. Lerna will bump the versions, commit version bumps to `main`, and create a new git tag for each published package.
10. Enter your [npmjs.com](https://npmjs.com) OTP (one-time password) to complete publication.
3. Checkout `main` and `git pull`.
4. Create a new branch to capture updates that take place during this process. `git checkout -b <BRANCH_NAME>`
5. Run `npm run build` to triple check the build still works
6. Run `npx lerna version --no-git-tag-version` - This creates a draft PR and release tags for the new version.
7. For each changed package, pick what the new version should be. Lerna will bump the versions, commit version bumps to `main`, and create a new git tag for each published package.
8. Run `npm i` to update the package-lock with the updated versions
9. Create a new PR from this branch into `main` and merge it.
10. Checkout `main` and `git pull`
11. Run `npx lerna publish from-package --yes` - This will actually publish the packages.
12. If it asks for it, enter your [npmjs.com](https://npmjs.com) OTP (one-time password) to complete publication.
13. Create a new branch to capture the updated packages from the release (`git checkout -b <BRANCH_NAME>`)
14. Make a PR to merge those changes into `main`
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NOW YOU HAVE PUBLISHED! But you're not done; we have to notify people!
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11. On github, click the "releases" link on the right-hand side of the page.
12. In the top-left corner, click the "tags" toggle.
13. For each new tag created by lerna, click the context button (the one that looks like "...") and select "new release" to create a new release from this tag.
14. Edit the name of the release to match the tag (IE \<package\>@\<version\>) and edit the description as you see fit.
15. Send an email to [xrpl-announce](https://groups.google.com/g/xrpl-announce).
15. On github, click the "releases" link on the right-hand side of the page.
16. Click "Draft a new release"
17. Click "Choose a tag" then type in the name of a repo `@` it's newest version to create a new tag (Ex. xrpl@2.0.3)
18. Edit the name of the release to match the tag (IE \<package\>@\<version\>) and edit the description as you see fit.
19. Send an email to [xrpl-announce](https://groups.google.com/g/xrpl-announce).
## Mailing Lists
We have a low-traffic mailing list for announcements of new `xrpl.js` releases. (About 1 email every couple of weeks)