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release::start (start one gitFlow branch )

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Description

This step create a new branch on the git Flow methodology. Can be use from a master or develop branch.

Parameters

• --targetBranch: String (hotfix/feature/release) Defined by startBranches parameter

By default: from master -> only hotfix branches is possible to be created. from develop -> you have to choose between feature or release branch.

• --branchName: String (is necessary to set ${targetBranch}/ first)
• --jsonFiles: [Array], default: ['bower.json', 'package.json'] : Sets json files to search in order to be changed, used by runas-plugin-semver
• --startBranches: [Object], default: (definition of branches that can be started from other branch)

startBranches - configuration

By default is:

  "startBranches": {
    "develop" : {
      "feature" : {
        "title" : "new feature"
      },
      "release" : {
        "title" : "new release",
        "originVersionChange" : {
          "major": ["premajor" , "beta"],
          "minor": ["preminor" , "beta"],
          "patch": ["prepatch" , "beta"]
        }
      },
      "merger" : {
        "title" : "new master merger"
      }
    },
    "master" : {
      "hotfix" : {
        "title": "new hotfix"
      }
    }
  },

Origin branch name (first object level)

By default are "develop", "master". If start is execute in any other branch this step fails.

New target branch type (Second object level)

The branch is going to be started. options: feature, release, merger and hotfix.

• title: Is the prompt that will appear when step ask "What do you want to start?"
• originVersionChange: (Opcional)[Object] with the choices for the version of the new branch started.

f.i.: "major": ["premajor" , "beta"],

"major" -> text prompted in question ["premajor" , "beta"] -> Version strategy and prereleaseTag

(see runas-plugin-semver for information)

Stages

check

git fetch -p & git pull

run

Create and push new branch git branch branchName git checkout branchName git push -all

Plugins

• runas-plugin-semver
• runas-plugin-scm-git

PLUGINS