When releasing, allow certain replacements.

cmd/gorepomod/internal/arguments/args.go

@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ var (
 		"releasing",
 		"site",
 	}
+	// TODO: make this a PATH-like flag
+	allowedReplacements = []string {
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v3",
+	}
 )
 
 type Command int
@@ -64,6 +68,14 @@ func (a *Args) GetCommand() Command {
 	return a.cmd
 }
 
+func (a *Args) AllowedReplacements() (result []string) {
+	// Make sure the list has no repeats.
+	for k := range utils.SliceToSet(allowedReplacements) {
+		result = append(result, k)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func (a *Args) Bump() semver.SvBump {
 	return a.bump
 }

cmd/gorepomod/internal/repo/manager.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/gorepomod/internal/git"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/gorepomod/internal/misc"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/gorepomod/internal/semver"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/gorepomod/internal/utils"
 )
 
 // Manager manages a git repo.
@@ -116,14 +117,18 @@ func (mgr *Manager) Debug(_ misc.LaModule, doIt bool) error {
 //
 // * All development happens in the branch named "master".
 // * Each minor release gets its own branch.
-// *
+//
 func (mgr *Manager) Release(
-	target misc.LaModule, bump semver.SvBump, doIt bool) error {
+	target misc.LaModule, bump semver.SvBump,
+	allowedReplacements []string, doIt bool) error {
 
 	if reps := target.GetReplacements(); len(reps) > 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"to release %q, first pin these replacements: %v",
-			target.ShortName(), reps)
+		badReps := findDisallowedReplacements(reps, allowedReplacements)
+		if len(badReps) > 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"to release %q, first pin these replacements: %v",
+				target.ShortName(), badReps)
+		}
 	}
 
 	newVersion := target.VersionLocal().Bump(bump)
@@ -182,6 +187,18 @@ func (mgr *Manager) Release(
 	return nil
 }
 
+func findDisallowedReplacements(
+	reps []string, allowedReplacements []string) []string {
+	var badReps []string
+	for _, r := range reps {
+		km := utils.ExtractModule(r)
+		if !utils.SliceContains(allowedReplacements, km) {
+			badReps = append(badReps, r)
+		}
+	}
+	return badReps
+}
+
 func (mgr *Manager) UnRelease(target misc.LaModule, doIt bool) error {
 	fmt.Printf(
 		"Unreleasing %s/%s\n",

cmd/gorepomod/internal/utils/utils.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func DirExists(name string) bool {
@@ -24,3 +25,20 @@ func SliceToSet(slice []string) map[string]bool {
 	}
 	return result
 }
+
+func ExtractModule(m string) string {
+	k := strings.Index(m, " => ")
+	if k < 0 {
+		return m
+	}
+	return m[:k]
+}
+
+func SliceContains(slice []string, target string) bool {
+	for _, x := range slice {
+		if x == target {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

cmd/gorepomod/main.go

@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ func actualMain() error {
 	case arguments.UnPin:
 		return mgr.UnPin(args.DoIt(), targetModule, conditionalModule)
 	case arguments.Release:
-		return mgr.Release(targetModule, args.Bump(), args.DoIt())
+		return mgr.Release(
+			targetModule, args.Bump(), args.AllowedReplacements(), args.DoIt())
 	case arguments.UnRelease:
 		return mgr.UnRelease(targetModule, args.DoIt())
 	case arguments.Debug: