npm-publish-semver.coffee

#!/usr/bin/env coffee

fs = require 'fs'
sh = require 'execSync'

config = require './package.json'

name = config.name = "#{config.name}-semver"
version = config.version = config.version.replace(/\./g, '') + '.0.0'

fs.renameSync 'package.json', 'package.json.real'
fs.writeFileSync 'package.json', JSON.stringify config, null, 2

sh.run 'npm publish .'
sh.run "npm tag #{name}@#{version} stable"

fs.unlinkSync 'package.json'
fs.renameSync 'package.json.real', 'package.json'

Moved fs actions closer together so you don't have corrupted state in case the script fails.

TODO: config.version.replace is unsafe without a try/catch (what if config.version is undefined)