Checklist 1.4.0

[deepnight]

Tools

• Define a GH_TOKEN env var (link, all repo, Actions+Contents)
• Install "Itch.io Butler" (download) & login (butler login, doc)
• Add butler to env PATH
• Add code signing files to env
• Check code signing exp. date: 2025-02-21

Testing

• Add API unit tests for all new features
• Update LDtk sample maps
• Update Haxe API maps
• Run Haxe API tests
• Build Haxe API samples
• Verify GameBase compatibility
• Pack a local Setup and test it

Preparation

• Check the issues in the Pending milestone (pendings)
• Verify planned deprecations
• Fill changelog
• Check JSON doc (changed/added flags etc.)
• Build QuickType files

Git

• Merge LDtk repo to master
• Merge LDtk Haxe API repo to master
• Update Haxelib.json
• Update branch names in setup.hxml

Prepare GitHub release

• Run npm run publish-github
• Copy Releases notes to GitHub (link)
• Build macOS and Linux distribs (link)
• Attach macOS to GitHub Release
• Attach Linux to GitHub Release

Docs

• Upload Changelog, Changelog images, JSON doc, JSON schema to FTP
• Upload QuickType parsers
• Check and update "next" folder on FTP

Publish Haxe API

• Submit to LDtk Haxe API HaxeLib (check)
• Add "x.x.x-rcX" tag to Haxe API repo

Publish Itch

• Run npm run publish-itchio
• Upload macOS build to Itch.io (link)
• Upload Linux build to Itch.io
• Add a devlog post on Itch.io (link)
• [Optional] Update Itch.io page

Release

• Publish GitHub release
• Publish the devlog post on Itch.io (devLogs)

Community APIs

• Update website API list (issue)

Communication

• Announce on Twitter
• Announce on Discord
• Announce on Reddit (major releases only)

Archives

• Archive installer to FTP
• Archive docs to the docs/archives/x.x.x/ folder