Make commit log relative to release branch

source/cli-implementation.js

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const meow = require('meow');
 const updateNotifier = require('update-notifier');
 const hasYarn = require('has-yarn');
 const config = require('./config');
+const git = require('./git');
 const {isPackageNameAvailable} = require('./npm/util');
 const version = require('./version');
 const util = require('./util');
@@ -127,11 +128,13 @@ updateNotifier({pkg: cli.pkg}).notify();
 	// Use current (latest) version when 'releaseDraftOnly', otherwise use the first argument.
 	const version = flags.releaseDraftOnly ? pkg.version : (cli.input.length > 0 ? cli.input[0] : false);
 
+	const branch = flags.branch || await git.defaultBranch();
 	const options = await ui({
 		...flags,
 		availability,
 		version,
-		runPublish
+		runPublish,
+		branch
 	}, pkg);
 
 	if (!options.confirm) {

source/git-util.js

@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ exports.currentBranch = async () => {
 };
 
 exports.verifyCurrentBranchIsReleaseBranch = async releaseBranch => {
-	const allowedBranches = releaseBranch ? [releaseBranch] : ['main', 'master'];
 	const currentBranch = await exports.currentBranch();
-	if (!allowedBranches.includes(currentBranch)) {
-		throw new Error(`Not on ${allowedBranches.map(branch => `\`${branch}\``).join('/')} branch. Use --any-branch to publish anyway, or set a different release branch using --branch.`);
+	if (currentBranch !== releaseBranch) {
+		throw new Error(`Not on \`${releaseBranch}\` branch. Use --any-branch to publish anyway, or set a different release branch using --branch.`);
 	}
 };
 
@@ -152,6 +151,33 @@ exports.tagExistsOnRemote = async tagName => {
 	}
 };
 
+async function hasLocalBranch(branch) {
+	try {
+		await execa('git', [
+			'show-ref',
+			'--verify',
+			'--quiet',
+			`refs/heads/${branch}`
+		]);
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+exports.defaultBranch = async () => {
+	for (const branch of ['main', 'master', 'gh-pages']) {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
+		if (await hasLocalBranch(branch)) {
+			return branch;
+		}
+	}
+
+	throw new Error(
+		'Could not infer the default Git branch. Please specify one with the --branch flag or with a np config.'
+	);
+};
+
 exports.verifyTagDoesNotExistOnRemote = async tagName => {
 	if (await exports.tagExistsOnRemote(tagName)) {
 		throw new Error(`Git tag \`${tagName}\` already exists.`);

source/ui.js

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const {prereleaseTags, checkIgnoreStrategy, getRegistryUrl, isExternalRegistry}
 const version = require('./version');
 const prettyVersionDiff = require('./pretty-version-diff');
 
-const printCommitLog = async (repoUrl, registryUrl, fromLatestTag) => {
+const printCommitLog = async (repoUrl, registryUrl, fromLatestTag, releaseBranch) => {
 	const revision = fromLatestTag ? await git.latestTagOrFirstCommit() : await git.previousTagOrFirstCommit();
 	if (!revision) {
 		throw new Error('The package has not been published yet.');
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const printCommitLog = async (repoUrl, registryUrl, fromLatestTag) => {
 	}
 
 	let hasUnreleasedCommits = false;
-	let commitRangeText = `${revision}...master`;
+	let commitRangeText = `${revision}...${releaseBranch}`;
 
 	let commits = log.split('\n')
 		.map(commit => {
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const printCommitLog = async (repoUrl, registryUrl, fromLatestTag) => {
 	).join('\n') + `\n\n${repoUrl}/compare/${revision}...${nextTag}`;
 
 	const commitRange = util.linkifyCommitRange(repoUrl, commitRangeText);
-
 	console.log(`${chalk.bold('Commits:')}\n${history}\n\n${chalk.bold('Commit Range:')}\n${commitRange}\n\n${chalk.bold('Registry:')}\n${registryUrl}\n`);
 
 	return {
@@ -102,6 +101,7 @@ module.exports = async (options, pkg) => {
 	const repoUrl = pkg.repository && githubUrlFromGit(pkg.repository.url, {extraBaseUrls});
 	const pkgManager = options.yarn ? 'yarn' : 'npm';
 	const registryUrl = await getRegistryUrl(pkgManager, pkg);
+	const releaseBranch = options.branch;
 
 	if (options.runPublish) {
 		checkIgnoreStrategy(pkg);
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ module.exports = async (options, pkg) => {
 	];
 
 	const useLatestTag = !options.releaseDraftOnly;
-	const {hasCommits, hasUnreleasedCommits, releaseNotes} = await printCommitLog(repoUrl, registryUrl, useLatestTag);
+	const {hasCommits, hasUnreleasedCommits, releaseNotes} = await printCommitLog(repoUrl, registryUrl, useLatestTag, releaseBranch);
 
 	if (hasUnreleasedCommits && options.releaseDraftOnly) {
 		const answers = await inquirer.prompt([{

test/git-tasks.js

@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ test.beforeEach(() => {
 	execaStub.resetStub();
 });
 
-test.serial('should fail when release branch is not specified, current branch is not main/master and publishing from any branch not permitted', async t => {
+test.serial('should fail when release branch is not specified, current branch is not the release branch, and publishing from any branch not permitted', async t => {
 	execaStub.createStub([
 		{
 			command: 'git symbolic-ref --short HEAD',
 			exitCode: 0,
 			stdout: 'feature'
 		}
 	]);
-	await t.throwsAsync(run(testedModule({})),
-		{message: 'Not on `main`/`master` branch. Use --any-branch to publish anyway, or set a different release branch using --branch.'});
+	await t.throwsAsync(run(testedModule({branch: 'master'})),
+		{message: 'Not on `master` branch. Use --any-branch to publish anyway, or set a different release branch using --branch.'});
 	t.true(SilentRenderer.tasks.some(task => task.title === 'Check current branch' && task.hasFailed()));
 });
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test.serial('should fail when local working tree modified', async t => {
 			stdout: 'M source/git-tasks.js'
 		}
 	]);
-	await t.throwsAsync(run(testedModule({})), {message: 'Unclean working tree. Commit or stash changes first.'});
+	await t.throwsAsync(run(testedModule({branch: 'master'})), {message: 'Unclean working tree. Commit or stash changes first.'});
 	t.true(SilentRenderer.tasks.some(task => task.title === 'Check local working tree' && task.hasFailed()));
 });
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ test.serial('should fail when remote history differs', async t => {
 			stdout: '1'
 		}
 	]);
-	await t.throwsAsync(run(testedModule({})), {message: 'Remote history differs. Please pull changes.'});
+	await t.throwsAsync(run(testedModule({branch: 'master'})), {message: 'Remote history differs. Please pull changes.'});
 	t.true(SilentRenderer.tasks.some(task => task.title === 'Check remote history' && task.hasFailed()));
 });
 
@@ -129,5 +129,5 @@ test.serial('checks should pass when publishing from master, working tree is cle
 			stdout: ''
 		}
 	]);
-	await t.notThrowsAsync(run(testedModule({})));
+	await t.notThrowsAsync(run(testedModule({branch: 'master'})));
 });