feat: add confirmation prompt and allow patch releases without changesets by Copilot · Pull Request #1540 · github/gh-aw

Copilot · 2025-10-11T15:03:15Z

Update changeset script with patch release and confirmation features

Summary

Updated the changeset script to add two key features requested in the issue:

Allow patch releases without changeset files
Add user confirmation prompt before executing releases

Note: Main branch also added a confirmation feature, but this PR provides a better implementation that asks for confirmation BEFORE making any file changes (main's version asked AFTER modifying CHANGELOG and deleting changesets).

Changes Made

1. User Confirmation Prompt

Added readline module import (built-in Node.js)
Created promptConfirmation() async function that prompts with "(y/N)"
Modified runRelease() to be async and call confirmation before making any file changes
Modified main() to be async to support the async runRelease call

2. Patch Releases Without Changesets

Modified logic to allow patch releases even when .changeset/ directory is empty
When no changesets exist and no release type specified, defaults to 'patch'
Prevents non-patch releases (minor, major) without changeset files with clear error message
Updates CHANGELOG only when changesets exist
Uses --allow-empty flag for git commits when no changesets present

3. Merged with Main Branch (Multiple Times)

First merge (946ea0e): Merged main's confirmation prompt feature
Second merge (6d9cd20): Merged documentation and workflow updates
Third merge (46ee536): Merged latest documentation tweaks and file reorganization
Fourth merge (current): Merged latest workflow improvements and recompiled all workflows
Resolved all conflicts by keeping this PR's superior implementation (confirms before changes, not after)
Eliminated duplicate code - now only one promptConfirmation function
No redundant confirmation prompts

4. Documentation Updates

Moved CHANGESET_README.md to scripts/readme.md for better organization
Updated documentation with new features
Added section on patch releases without changesets
Updated release workflow to mention confirmation prompt
Updated features list to include new capabilities

5. Workflow Recompilation

Recompiled all 64 workflow files after merge
All workflows validated against GitHub Actions schema
Updated .gitattributes for generated lock files

Testing

✓ All manual tests passing
✓ Help command works correctly
✓ Version command with/without changesets
✓ Logic correctly defaults to patch for no changesets
✓ Logic correctly prevents minor/major without changesets
✓ Confirmation prompt works with readline module
✓ No duplicate functions after merges
✓ All workflows recompiled successfully

Checklist

Original prompt

Update the changeset script:

allow patch releases without changeset

confirm the new version number with the user before executing (use built-in nodejs"

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…sets - Added user confirmation prompt using Node.js readline module - Allow patch releases without changesets (defaults to patch when no changesets) - Prevent non-patch releases without changesets - Made runRelease and main functions async to support prompts Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

- Document confirmation prompt feature - Document patch releases without changesets - Update release workflow section - Update features list Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

pelikhan · 2025-10-11T15:14:14Z

@copilot merge main and make sure there is not duplicate features in the script

Resolved merge conflict by keeping the improved implementation: - Single promptConfirmation function with readline imported at top - Confirmation prompt BEFORE any file changes (not after) - Support for patch releases without changesets preserved - No duplicate code or redundant prompts Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2025-10-11T15:25:39Z

@copilot merge main and make sure there is not duplicate features in the script

Merged main and resolved conflicts in commit 946ea0e.

Key changes:

Removed duplicate promptConfirmation function (main had one too)
Kept this PR's superior implementation: confirmation prompt BEFORE file changes (main's version asked AFTER modifying CHANGELOG)
All features preserved: patch releases without changesets + user confirmation
No duplicate code remaining

pelikhan

@copilot move changeset-readme file to scripts/readme.md

Relocated the changeset documentation to be co-located with the changeset.js script in the scripts directory. Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2025-10-11T15:44:55Z

@copilot move changeset-readme file to scripts/readme.md

Moved in commit that will be pushed with progress report. The file has been relocated from CHANGESET_README.md to scripts/readme.md to be co-located with the changeset.js script.

pelikhan · 2025-10-11T15:47:25Z

@copilot merge main

Merged latest changes from main including: - Documentation updates - CLI version checker workflow enhancements - Schema updates Resolved merge conflict in scripts/changeset.js by keeping this PR's superior implementation: - Confirmation prompt BEFORE file changes (not after) - Support for patch releases without changesets - No duplicate code Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2025-10-11T15:52:11Z

@copilot merge main

Merged main (up to commit 17cbe5e) in the commit being pushed. Resolved conflict in scripts/changeset.js by keeping this PR's implementation (confirmation before file changes). All features preserved.

pelikhan · 2025-10-11T16:02:05Z

@copilot merge main

Merged latest changes from main including: - Documentation tweaks and improvements across multiple files - File reorganization (custom-safe-outputs moved to guides) - New documentation files added Resolved merge conflicts: - scripts/changeset.js: Kept this PR's implementation (confirmation before file changes) - Documentation files: Accepted main's updated versions - All features preserved, no duplicate code Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2025-10-11T16:05:43Z

@copilot merge main

Merged main (up to commit 8306374) in the commit being pushed. Resolved conflicts in scripts/changeset.js by keeping this PR's implementation and accepted main's documentation updates. All features preserved.

pelikhan · 2025-10-11T16:10:15Z

@copilot merge main, recompile

Merged latest changes from main including: - New changesets for recent features - GitHub Copilot agent setup workflow - Cache-memory and PR conflict checking in unbloat-docs - Heredoc delimiter fix for GitHub Actions expressions - Various workflow improvements and updates Resolved merge conflicts: - scripts/changeset.js: Kept this PR's implementation (confirmation before file changes) - docs/src/content/docs/reference/triggers.md: Accepted main's version Recompiled all workflows: - Successfully recompiled 64 workflow files - All workflows validated against GitHub Actions schema - Updated .gitattributes for generated files Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2025-10-11T16:15:23Z

@copilot merge main, recompile

Merged main (up to commit 51fb523) and recompiled all 64 workflows in the commit being pushed. Resolved conflicts in scripts/changeset.js by keeping this PR's implementation. All workflows validated successfully.

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- Document confirmation prompt feature - Document patch releases without changesets - Update release workflow section - Update features list Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

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Update changeset script with patch release and confirmation features

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1. User Confirmation Prompt

2. Patch Releases Without Changesets

3. Merged with Main Branch (Multiple Times)

4. Documentation Updates

5. Workflow Recompilation

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