Use @semantic to release package to NPM and publish docs to gh-pages automatically

https://www.notion.so/Use-semantic-to-release-package-to-NPM-and-publish-docs-to-gh-pages-automatically-9f1bdd8734874fcaa1ed9621c1867f9b

1. Install requisite dependencies

    # run local scripts for executing ts file for deploying docs
    npm i -D @types/node
    npm i -D ts-node
   	
    # semantic-release and plugin for attaching version number to package.json
    npm i -D semantic-release
    npm i -D @semantic-release/git
   	
    # git hooks and validate commit messages
    npm i -D husky
    npm i -D @commitlint/cli
   

2. Add content to package.json

    {
      "scripts": {
        "deploy-docs": "ts-node tools/gh-pages-publish.ts",
        "semantic-release": "semantic-release"
      },
      "files": [
        "dist"
      ],
      // if package scoped like @bndynet/ui, by default private, so...
      "publishConfig": {
        "access": "public"
      },
      "husky": {
        "hooks": {
          "commit-msg": "commitlint -E HUSKY_GIT_PARAMS"
        }
      }
    }
   

3. New file .releaserc (Release Configurations)

    {
      "branch": "master",
      "prepare": [
        "@semantic-release/npm",
        {
          "path": "@semantic-release/git",
          "assets": [
            "package.json",
            "package-lock.json"
          ],
          "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} by CI\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
        }
      ],
      "plugins": [
        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
        "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
        "@semantic-release/npm",
        "@semantic-release/github",
        "@semantic-release/git"
      ]
    }
   

4. New file .travis.yml (CI configurations for publishing docs and releasing package)

    language: node_js
    cache:
      directories:
        - ~/.npm
    notifications:
      email: false
    node_js:
      - '10'
    script:
      - npm run build
    after_success:
      - if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" = "master" -a "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = "false" ]; then npm run deploy-docs; fi
      - if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" = "master" -a "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = "false" ]; then npm run semantic-release; fi
    branches:
      except:
      - /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
   	
   

5. New file tools/gh-pages-publish.ts (Scripts to upload docs to gh-pages branch)

    import { cd, exec, echo, touch } from "shelljs";
    import { readFileSync } from "fs";
    import { parse } from "url";
   	
    let repoUrl
    let pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json"))
    if (typeof pkg.repository === "object") {
      if (!pkg.repository.hasOwnProperty("url")) {
        throw new Error("URL does not exist in repository section")
      }
      repoUrl = pkg.repository.url
    } else {
      repoUrl = pkg.repository
    }
   	
    let parsedUrl = parse(repoUrl)
    let repository = (parsedUrl.host || "") + (parsedUrl.path || "")
    let ghToken = process.env.GH_TOKEN
   	
    echo("Deploying docs!!!")
    cd("docs")
    touch(".nojekyll")
    exec("git init")
    exec("git add .")
    exec('git config user.name "Bendy Zhang"')
    exec('git config user.email "zb@bndy.net"')
    exec('git commit -m "docs(docs): update gh-pages"')
    exec(
    `git push --force --quiet "https://${ghToken}@${repository}" master:gh-pages`
    )
    echo("Docs deployed!!")
   

6. Add environment variables to CI (Travis CI)

   • GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN: your token generated in GitHub and has repo scopes
   • NPM_TOKEN: your token generated in NPM