jsoneditor/misc/how_to_publish.md

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How to publish jsoneditor

This document describes the steps required to publish a new version of jsoneditor.

Update version number

Update the version number in package.json.

Update package-lock.json:

npm install

Update history

Update the date and version number in the file HISTORY.md. Verify whether all changes in the new version are described.

Test the library

Run the unit tests and validate whether all tests pass:

npm test

Build library

Build the build (jsoneditor.js, jsoneditor.css, ...) files by running:

npm run build

After the build is complete, verify if the files are updated and contain the correct date and version number in the header.

Test

Test whether the npm library is ok by opening some examples, and check whether the files under dists are created and have contents.

Commit

  • Commit the final code.
  • Merge the develop branch into the master branch.
  • Push to github.

If everything is well, create a tag for the new version, like:

git tag v1.2.4
git push --tags

Publish

Publish to npm:

npm publish

Test published library

Install the libraries locally and test whether they work correctly:

cd tmp-folder
npm install jsoneditor
bower install jsoneditor

Done

Congrats, be proud.