Releasing
This document describes how to perform a semver release of one of the several Go modules in this repository.
Release sequence
The dependencies determine the release order:
| module | depends on |
|---|---|
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml |
no local dependencies |
sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils |
kyaml |
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config |
kyaml, cli-utils |
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api |
kyaml |
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize |
cmd/config, api |
Thus, do kyaml first, then cli-utils, etc.
Consider fetching new OpenAPI data
The Kubernetes OpenAPI data changes no more frequently than once per quarter. You can check the current version that kustomize is using with the following command.
kustomize openapi info
Instructions on how to get a new OpenAPI sample can be found in the OpenAPI Readme.
Establish clean state
cd ~/gopath/src/sigs.k8s.io/kustomize
git fetch upstream
git co master
git rebase upstream/master
make prow-presubmit-check >& /tmp/k.txt; echo $?
# The exit code should be zero; if not examine /tmp/k.txt
Install the release tool
(cd cmd/gorepomod; go install .)
Release kyaml
gorepomod release kyaml --doIt
Undraft the release on the kustomize repo release page.
Release cli-utils
cd ../cli-utils
# Determine which version of kyaml you want at
# https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/releases
#
# Pin ./go.mod to that version, e.g.:
go mod edit -require sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml@v0.9.1
# Test it
go test ./...
# Merge these changes to upstream (make a PR, merge it)
git fetch upstream
git co master
git rebase upstream/master
# Release cli-utils
gorepomod release {top} --doIt
Release cmd/config
cd ../kustomize
# Pin to the most recent kyaml.
gorepomod pin kyaml --doIt
# Determine which version of cli-utils you want at
# https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cli-utils/releases
#
# Pin cmd/config/go.mod to that version, e.g.:
(cd cmd/config; go mod edit -require=sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils@v0.20.4)
# Test it.
make prow-presubmit-check >& /tmp/k.txt; echo $?
# Make a PR and merge these changes.
# Release it.
gorepomod release cmd/config --doIt
Undraft the release on the kustomize repo release page.
Release api (the kustomize API, used by the CLI)
gorepomod pin cmd/config --doIt
# Merge these changes.
gorepomod release api --doIt
Undraft the release on the kustomize repo release page.
Release the kustomize CLI
gorepomod pin api --doIt
# Merge these changes.
gorepomod release kustomize --doIt
Undraft the release on the kustomize repo release page.
Unpin everything
Go back into development mode, so current code in-repo depends on current code in-repo.
gorepomod unpin api --doIt
gorepomod unpin cmd/config --doIt
gorepomod unpin kyaml --doIt
# Merge these changes.
Visit the release page and edit the release notes as desired; this should be automated, and descriptions in PR's should be standardized to make automation possible. See kubebuilder project.
Public Modules
| Module Name | Module Description | Example Tag | Example Branch Name |
|---|---|---|---|
sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils |
General cli-utils | cli-utils/v0.20.2 | release-cli-utils-v0.20.2 |
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize |
kustomize executable | kustomize/v3.2.2 | release-kustomize-v3.2.2 |
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api |
kustomize API | api/v0.1.0 | release-api-v0.1 |
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml |
k8s-specific yaml editting | kyaml/v0.3.3 | release-kyaml-v0.2 |
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config |
kyaml related commands | cmd/config/v0.3.3 | release-cmd/config-v0.3 |
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize
The kustomize program, a CLI for performing
structured edits to Kubernetes Resource Model (KRM) YAML.
There's only one public package in this module.
It's called main, it's therefore unimportable.
It holds the kustomize executable.
See the installation instructions to perform an install.
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api
The kustomize Go API.
The packages in this module are used by API clients,
like the kustomize program itself, and programs in
other repositories, e.g. kubectl. They include
methods to read, edit and emit modified YAML.
Release notes should appear on the release page.
The package has a toy executable called api, which,
if run, prints the API release version, but has no
other use.
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml
The kyaml module.
Low level packages for transforming YAML associated with KRM objects.
These are used to build kyaml filters, computational units that accept and emit KRM YAML, editing or simply validating it.
The kustomize api and the cmd/config packages are built on this.
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config
The cmd/config module.
A collection od CLI commands that correspond to kyaml filters.
Manual process
In this repo, releasing a module is accomplished by applying a tag to the repo and pushing it upstream. A minor release branch is also created as necessary to track patch releases.
A properly formatted tag (described below) contains the module name and version.
Pushing the tag upstream will trigger Google Cloud Build to build a release and make it available on the release page.
Cloud build reads its instructions from the
cloudbuild.yaml file in this directory.
We use a Go program to make the tagging and branch creation process less error prone.
See this multi-module repo tagging discussion for an explanation of the path-like portion of these tags.
Get up to date
It's assumed that whatever is already commited to the latest commit is passing all tests and appropriate for release.
git fetch upstream
git checkout master
git rebase upstream/master
make prow-presubmit-check
Select a module to release
E.g.
module=kustomize # The kustomize executable
module=api # The API
Review tags to help determine new tag
Local:
git tag -l | grep $module
Remote:
git ls-remote --tags upstream | grep $module
Set the version you want:
major=0; minor=1; patch=0
semver review
Go's semver-compatible version tags take the form v{major}.{minor}.{patch}:
| major | minor | patch |
|---|---|---|
| API change | enhancements | bug fixes |
| manual update | maybe auto-update | auto-update encouraged |
- If there are only bug fixes or refactors, increment
patchfrom whatever it is now. - If there are new features, increment
minor. - If there's an API change (either the Go API or the CLI behavior
with respect to CLI arguments and flags), increment
major.
Create the release branch
Every module release occurs on it's own git branch.
The branch name doesn't include the patch number, since the branch accumulates patch releases.
TODO: define procedure for doing a cherrypick (committing a patch) to a release branch that already exists.
Name the branch:
branch="release-${module}-v${major}.${minor}"
echo "branch=$branch"
Create it:
git checkout -b $branch
Define the release tag
tag="${module}/v${major}.${minor}.${patch}"
echo "tag=$tag"
Pin modules to their dependencies.
This is achieved via a replace directive
in a module's go.mod file.
# Update the following as needed, obviously.
# git checkout -b pinTheRelease
# go mod edit -dropreplace=sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api $module/go.mod
# go mod edit -require=sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api@v0.1.1 $module/go.mod
# git commit -a -m "Drop API module replacement"
Push the release branch
git push -f upstream $branch
if replacing a release...
Must delete the tag before re-pushing it. Dangerous - only do this if you're sure nothing has already pulled the release.
Delete the tag locally:
git tag --delete $tag
Delete it upstream:
# Disable push protection:
git remote set-url --push upstream git@github.com:kubernetes-sigs/kustomize.git
# The empty space before the colon effectively means delete the tag.
git push upstream :refs/tags/$tag
# Enable push protection:
git remote set-url --push upstream no_push
Optionally visit the release page and delete (what has now become) the draft release for that version.
Tag the local repository
git tag -a $tag -m "Release $tag on branch $branch"
Move the latest_kustomize tag:
git tag -d latest_kustomize
git push upstream :latest_kustomize
git tag -a latest_kustomize
Optionally build a release locally
Install cloud-build-local, then run localbuild.sh:
./releasing/localbuild.sh $module
This should create release artifacts in a local directory.
Trigger the cloud build by pushing the tag
Push the tag:
git remote set-url --push upstream git@github.com:kubernetes-sigs/kustomize.git
git push upstream $tag
git push upstream latest_kustomize
git remote set-url --push upstream no_push
This triggers Google Cloud Build.
Update release notes
Visit the release page and edit the release notes as desired.