Release Checklist Tool

Generates comprehensive release checklists from component information with readiness tracking and blocker detection.

Installation

npm install @tpmjs/tools-release-checklist

Usage

import { releaseChecklistTool } from '@tpmjs/tools-release-checklist';

const result = await releaseChecklistTool.execute({
  components: [
    {
      name: 'UserService',
      hasTests: true,
      hasDocs: true,
      version: '2.1.0'
    },
    {
      name: 'AuthModule',
      hasTests: false,
      hasDocs: true,
      version: '1.5.0'
    },
    {
      name: 'PaymentAPI',
      hasTests: true,
      hasDocs: false,
      version: 'invalid'
    }
  ]
});

console.log(result.checklist);
// # Release Checklist
//
// ## Testing
//
// ### UserService
// - [x] 🔴 Unit tests passing
// - [ ] 🟡 Integration tests passing
// ...

console.log(result.blockers);
// [
//   'AuthModule: Missing tests (critical)',
//   'PaymentAPI: Missing documentation (high priority)',
//   'PaymentAPI: Version invalid follows semver (critical)'
// ]

console.log(result.summary);
// {
//   totalComponents: 3,
//   componentsReady: 1,
//   componentsBlocked: 1,
//   readinessPercentage: 33,
//   criticalItems: 24,
//   incompleteItems: 28
// }

Features

• Markdown Checklist: Generates formatted markdown checklist with checkboxes and priority indicators
• Readiness Tracking: Calculates percentage of components ready for release
• Blocker Detection: Identifies critical issues preventing release
• Priority Levels: Categorizes items by critical, high, medium, and low priority
• Category Organization: Groups checklist items by testing, documentation, versioning, quality, and deployment
• Semver Validation: Validates version numbers follow semantic versioning

Input

{
  components: Array<{
    name: string;       // Component name
    hasTests: boolean;  // Whether component has tests
    hasDocs: boolean;   // Whether component has documentation
    version: string;    // Semantic version (e.g., "1.0.0")
  }>
}

Output

{
  checklist: string;          // Markdown-formatted checklist
  items: Array<{
    component: string;        // Component name or "Release"
    item: string;             // Checklist item description
    status: 'complete' | 'incomplete' | 'blocked';
    priority: 'critical' | 'high' | 'medium' | 'low';
    category: 'testing' | 'documentation' | 'versioning' | 'quality' | 'deployment';
  }>;
  readyCount: number;         // Number of components ready for release
  blockers: string[];         // List of release blockers
  summary: {
    totalComponents: number;
    componentsReady: number;
    componentsBlocked: number;
    readinessPercentage: number;
    criticalItems: number;
    incompleteItems: number;
  };
}

Checklist Categories

The tool generates items across five categories:

1. Testing

• Unit tests passing
• Integration tests passing
• Code coverage meets threshold

2. Documentation

• Documentation complete
• API documentation reviewed
• Changelog updated
• Release notes prepared

3. Version Management

• Semantic version validation
• Version conflict detection

4. Quality Assurance

• Critical bugs resolved
• Security audit completed
• Performance benchmarks passing

5. Deployment

• Deployment runbook reviewed
• Rollback plan documented
• Stakeholders notified

Priority Levels

• 🔴 Critical: Must be completed before release
• 🟡 High: Should be completed before release
• 🔵 Medium: Nice to have
• ⚪ Low: Optional

Readiness Criteria

A component is considered "ready" when:

• ✅ Has tests (hasTests: true)
• ✅ Has documentation (hasDocs: true)
• ✅ Version follows semver format (e.g., 1.2.3)

Examples

All Components Ready

const result = await releaseChecklistTool.execute({
  components: [
    { name: 'CoreAPI', hasTests: true, hasDocs: true, version: '3.0.0' },
    { name: 'UIKit', hasTests: true, hasDocs: true, version: '3.0.0' }
  ]
});

// result.summary.readinessPercentage === 100
// result.readyCount === 2

Components with Blockers

const result = await releaseChecklistTool.execute({
  components: [
    { name: 'BetaFeature', hasTests: false, hasDocs: false, version: 'v1' }
  ]
});

// result.blockers includes:
// - "BetaFeature: Missing tests (critical)"
// - "BetaFeature: Missing documentation (high priority)"
// - "BetaFeature: Version v1 follows semver (critical)"

Large Release

const components = [
  { name: 'Module1', hasTests: true, hasDocs: true, version: '2.0.0' },
  { name: 'Module2', hasTests: true, hasDocs: true, version: '2.0.0' },
  // ... 10 more modules
];

const result = await releaseChecklistTool.execute({ components });

// Generates comprehensive checklist with:
// - 100+ checklist items
// - Organized by category and component
// - Clear blocker identification

Use Cases

• Pre-Release Planning: Assess release readiness before starting
• Release Progress Tracking: Monitor completion of release tasks
• Quality Gate Enforcement: Ensure all critical items are complete
• Team Coordination: Share checklist with stakeholders
• Post-Mortem Analysis: Review what was missed in previous releases

License

MIT