[MRELEASE-1073] Pre-Release generation

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Fix Version/s: waiting-for-feedback, wontfix-candidate
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Stéphane Passignat
• Created: 01/Dec/21 08:46
• Updated: 25/Dec/22 22:45

Description

Before generating a final release, it's often required to publish several kind of beta version. When one is validated, it's intended to become a pure release.

SCM aspect:

• create a tag 
• create a branch (option)

Process impact:

• be able to generate a release from a tag or revision
• be able to generate a pre-release from a tag or revision

Version number:

• the version is calculated looking at the scm tags (ex: 1.0-SNAPSHOT become 1.0.beta14 if the tags matching the tag pattern have as higher number 1.0.beta13)

 

There are maybe some discussion about the version number. Should it be .beta or -beta...

 

I think it would be great to have this feature in the release plugin, keeping in one consistent tool all release facets.