unityctl Release Workflow

Create a new release of the unityctl project.

Process Overview

1. Analyze changes since last version tag to determine release type
2. Bump version in Directory.Build.props
3. Run ./dev-install.sh to build and update artifacts
4. Commit version bump and build artifacts
5. Push commit and version tag
6. Create draft GitHub release with changelog

Step 1: Analyze Changes

Get the latest tag and diff to determine version type:

# Get latest version tag
git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match "v*"

# View commit log since last tag
git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match "v*")..HEAD --oneline

# View full diff since last tag
git diff $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match "v*")..HEAD --stat

Version Bump Guidelines

• Major (X.0.0): Breaking API changes, protocol incompatibilities, removed features
• Minor (0.X.0): New features, new commands, significant enhancements
• Patch (0.0.X): Bug fixes, documentation updates, minor improvements

Review the changes and propose a version bump type to the user.

Step 2: Update Version

Edit Directory.Build.props to update the <Version> element:

<Version>X.Y.Z</Version>

Step 3: Build and Install

Run the dev-install script to build the solution and update artifacts:

./dev-install.sh

This will update:

• UnityCtl.UnityPackage/Plugins/UnityCtl.Protocol.dll
• UnityCtl.UnityPackage/package.json (version synced automatically)

Step 4: Commit Changes

Stage and commit the version changes:

git add Directory.Build.props
git add UnityCtl.UnityPackage/Plugins/UnityCtl.Protocol.dll
git add UnityCtl.UnityPackage/package.json
git commit -m "bump X.Y.Z"

Step 5: Push and Tag

git push origin main
git tag vX.Y.Z
git push origin vX.Y.Z

Step 6: Create Draft GitHub Release

Generate a changelog from commits since the last tag and create a draft release:

# Generate changelog
git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match "v*" HEAD^)..HEAD --pretty=format:"- %s" --no-merges

# Create draft release
gh release create vX.Y.Z --draft --title "vX.Y.Z" --notes "CHANGELOG_CONTENT"

Changelog Format

Organize the changelog by category:

## What's Changed

### Features
- New feature description

### Improvements
- Enhancement description

### Bug Fixes
- Fix description

### Documentation
- Doc update description

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/DirtybitGames/unityctl/compare/vPREVIOUS...vX.Y.Z

Interaction Guidelines

1. Always show the diff analysis first and propose a version type (major/minor/patch)
2. Wait for user approval of the version number before proceeding
3. Show the proposed changelog before creating the GitHub release
4. Confirm success by showing the release URL at the end

Files Modified

The release process modifies these tracked files:

• Directory.Build.props - Version number
• UnityCtl.UnityPackage/Plugins/UnityCtl.Protocol.dll - Built protocol assembly
• UnityCtl.UnityPackage/package.json - Unity package version (auto-synced)