Added publish-preview script. Updated readme.

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@ updates:
       - "/packages/vscode-messenger-devtools/webview-ui"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
-    applies-to:
-      - version-updates
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "*"

examples/calico-colors/package.json

@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
     "watch": "tsc -w -p ./"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "vscode-messenger": "^0.5.0",
-    "vscode-messenger-webview": "^0.5.0"
+    "vscode-messenger": "^0.5",
+    "vscode-messenger-webview": "^0.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "^17.0.0",

package.json

@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "npm run clean && npm run build",
-    "clean": "rimraf \"packages/**/lib\" \"packages/**/*.tsbuildinfo\"",
-    "build": "tsc -b tsconfig.build.json && npm run browserify --workspaces --if-present && npm run build --workspace=packages/vscode-messenger-devtools/webview-ui",
+    "clean": "rimraf \"packages/**/lib\" \"packages/**/build\" \"packages/**/*.tsbuildinfo\" \"packages/*/node_modules\"",
+    "build": "tsc -b tsconfig.build.json && npm run browserify --workspaces --if-present && npm run build --workspace=packages/vscode-messenger-devtools/webview-ui && npm run lint",
     "watch": "tsc -b tsconfig.build.json -w",
     "test": "jest",
     "lint": "npm run lint --workspaces",
-    "publish": "npm run build && npm publish --access public"
+    "prepare-next": "npm run prepare:next --if-present --workspaces",
+    "publish-next": "npm publish --tag next --access public --workspaces",
+    "publish-latest": "npm run prepare && npm  publish --tag latest --access public --workspaces"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^28.0.0",

packages/vscode-messenger-common/package.json

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     "build": "tsc",
     "watch": "tsc --watch",
     "lint": "eslint src",
-    "publish:next": "npm --no-git-tag-version version \"$(semver $npm_package_version -i minor)-next.$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\" && npm publish --tag next",
+    "prepare:next": "npm --workspaces-update false --no-git-tag-version version \"$(semver $npm_package_version)-next.$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\"",
+    "publish:next": "npm publish --tag next",
     "publish:latest": "npm publish --tag latest"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -33,4 +34,4 @@
     "name": "TypeFox",
     "url": "https://www.typefox.io"
   }
-}
+}

packages/vscode-messenger-devtools/package.json

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@vscode/webview-ui-toolkit": "~1.0.0",
-    "vscode-messenger": "~0.5.0"
+    "vscode-messenger": "^0.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/vscode": "^1.70.0",

packages/vscode-messenger-webview/package.json

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
     "watch": "tsc --watch",
     "lint": "eslint src",
     "test": "jest --config ./jest.config.json",
-    "prepare-next": "npm --no-git-tag-version version \"$(semver $npm_package_version -i minor)-next.$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\"",
+    "prepare:next": "npm --workspaces-update false --no-git-tag-version version \"$(semver $npm_package_version)-next.$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\"",
     "publish:next": "npm publish --tag next",
     "publish:latest": "npm publish --tag latest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "vscode-messenger-common": "^0.5.0"
+    "vscode-messenger-common": "^0.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jsdom": "^17.0",

packages/vscode-messenger/package.json

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
     "watch": "tsc --watch",
     "lint": "eslint src",
     "test": "jest",
-    "prepare-next": "npm --no-git-tag-version version \"$(semver $npm_package_version -i micro)-next.$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\"",
+    "prepare:next": "npm --workspaces-update false --no-git-tag-version version \"$(semver $npm_package_version)-next.$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\"",
     "publish:next": "npm publish --tag next",
     "publish:latest": "npm publish --tag latest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "vscode-messenger-common": "^0.5.0"
+    "vscode-messenger-common": "^0.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/vscode": "^1.53.0"

releasing.md

@@ -1,33 +1,54 @@
-#### Update versions
+# Releasing
 
-Change versions and dependency versions
+## Release NPM packages
+
+Packages are:
+
+- vscode-messenger-common (shared)
+- vscode-messenger (vscode API)
+- vscode-messenger-webview (webview API)
+
+### Release next version
+
+Run install to resolve dependencies, that also runs prepare steps `clean` and `build`.
 
 ```bash
 npm install
 ```
 
-#### Common
+Update versions to add `-next.<git-commit>` suffix.
 
 ```bash
-cd packages/vscode-messenger-common
-npm run build && npm run publish:latest
+npm run prepare-next
 ```
 
-#### Extension
+Publish this version with tag `next`.
 
 ```bash
-cd ../vscode-messenger
-npm run build && npm run publish:latest
+npm run publish-next
 ```
 
-#### Webview
+### Release new version
+
+Run install to resolve dependencies, that also runs prepare steps `clean` and `build`.
 
 ```bash
-cd ../vscode-messenger-webview
-npm run build && npm run publish:latest
+npm install
 ```
 
-#### Devtools extension build
+Manually change versions and dependency versions. This includes package.json files in the NPM packages. See the list above.
+
+Publish this version with tag `latest`.
+
+```bash
+npm run publish-latest
+```
+
+## Devtools extension
+
+Extension package is `vscode-messenger-devtools`.
+
+### Devtools extension build
 
 - Add a changelog.md entry