dyversion

The release.sh script in this repository does the following:

1. Reads the non-committed file current_version.txt. It contains the "current release" in the shape of major.minor, but could be whatever you want.
2. Appends today's date in the shape of YYYY-MM-DD. This is the release-id.
3. Replaces the template {{VERSION}} in main.aplf with this release-id.
4. Lays down a git "tag" to be the release-id.
5. Creates a new GitHub release.
6. Uploads the file main.aplf to the release.
7. Replaces the patched main.aplf with the backup sed created, so that the template remains.

A git tag is a 'bookmark' to a commit SHA. It can be anything. We're using a tagging strategy of

major.minor-YYYY-MM-DD

A release is a tag. We inject the tag name into a function called Version, residing in main.aplf before we create, and upload the asset to a GitHub release.

To make a new release using this approach, you need:

1. GitHub token available as an environment variable called GITHUB_TOKEN.
2. The jq utility (a streaming json processor) installed.