From 3e1135ed2b6c97800a446f5d1ec5341a0c4c84a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Colbert <rob@digitaltelepresence.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 18:32:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add hardened release script with error handling and
 pre-flight checks

---
 release | 89 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 89 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 release

diff --git a/release b/release
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9b6045a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+MAIN_BRANCH="master"
+DEVELOP_BRANCH="develop"
+VALID_LEVELS="major minor patch"
+
+# ── Validation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+if [ -z "${1:-}" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Must specify the release level: major, minor, patch" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+RELEASE_LEVEL="$1"
+
+if ! echo "$VALID_LEVELS" | grep -qw "$RELEASE_LEVEL"; then
+  echo "ERROR: Invalid release level '$RELEASE_LEVEL'. Must be one of: $VALID_LEVELS" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# ── Pre-flight checks ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+
+# Ensure we're in a git repo
+if ! git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "ERROR: Not inside a git repository" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check for a clean working tree
+if ! git diff --quiet || ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+  echo "ERROR: Working tree has uncommitted changes. Commit or stash before releasing." >&2
+  git status --short >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Verify both remotes exist
+for remote in origin dtp; do
+  if ! git remote get-url "$remote" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERROR: Git remote '$remote' not found" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+
+# Verify branches exist locally
+for branch in "$MAIN_BRANCH" "$DEVELOP_BRANCH"; do
+  if ! git rev-parse --verify "$branch" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERROR: Branch '$branch' does not exist locally" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+
+# ── Save starting branch for rollback ────────────────────────────────────────
+STARTING_BRANCH="$BRANCH"
+
+# ── Step 1: Update develop and bump version ──────────────────────────────────
+echo ">>> Switching to $DEVELOP_BRANCH..."
+git checkout "$DEVELOP_BRANCH"
+
+echo ">>> Bumping version ($RELEASE_LEVEL)..."
+NEW_VERSION=$(npm version "$RELEASE_LEVEL" -m "release: %s")
+echo "    Version bumped to $NEW_VERSION"
+
+# ── Step 2: Push develop + tags to both remotes ──────────────────────────────
+echo ">>> Pushing $DEVELOP_BRANCH to origin..."
+git push origin "$DEVELOP_BRANCH" --follow-tags
+
+echo ">>> Pushing $DEVELOP_BRANCH to dtp..."
+git push dtp "$DEVELOP_BRANCH" --follow-tags
+
+# ── Step 3: Merge develop into master ────────────────────────────────────────
+echo ">>> Switching to $MAIN_BRANCH..."
+git checkout "$MAIN_BRANCH"
+
+echo ">>> Merging $DEVELOP_BRANCH into $MAIN_BRANCH..."
+git merge "$DEVELOP_BRANCH"
+
+# ── Step 4: Push master + tags to both remotes ───────────────────────────────
+echo ">>> Pushing $MAIN_BRANCH to origin..."
+git push origin "$MAIN_BRANCH" --follow-tags
+
+echo ">>> Pushing $MAIN_BRANCH to dtp..."
+git push dtp "$MAIN_BRANCH" --follow-tags
+
+# ── Step 5: Return to develop ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+echo ">>> Switching back to $DEVELOP_BRANCH..."
+git checkout "$DEVELOP_BRANCH"
+
+echo ">>> Release $NEW_VERSION complete!"