bitsocialnet/release-description

Release Description

Update oneLinerDescription in scripts/release-body.js before each release.

Steps

1. Find the latest release tag

git tag --sort=-creatordate | head -1

2. List commit titles since that tag

git log --oneline <tag>..HEAD

If there are no commits since the tag, stop — nothing to update.

3. Analyze the commits

Categorize by Conventional Commits prefix:

| Prefix | Category | | ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- | | feat: | New features | | fix: | Bug fixes | | perf: | Performance improvements | | refactor: | Refactors / internal changes | | chore:, docs:, ci: | Maintenance (mention only if significant) | | No prefix | Read the title to infer category |

4. Write the one-liner

Compose a single sentence that summarizes the release at a high level. Rules:

• Start with "This version..." or "This release..."
• Be concise — one sentence, no bullet points
• Highlight the most impactful changes — lead with the biggest features or fixes
• Group similar changes — e.g. "several bug fixes" instead of listing each one
• Use plain language — this is user-facing, not developer-facing
• Don't mention every commit — summarize the theme

Examples of good one-liners:

• "This version adds backlinks for quoted posts, a copy user ID menu item, and several bug fixes."
• "This version introduces mod queue improvements and performance optimizations."
• "This release adds pseudonymity mode support per-reply and fixes timezone display issues."

5. Update the constant

Edit oneLinerDescription in scripts/release-body.js (around line 104–105):

const oneLinerDescription = 'Your new one-liner here.';

6. Verify

Read the updated line back to confirm it looks right. The string should:

• Be a single sentence
• End with a period
• Not contain backticks or markdown