release description

dojo_release_seq.puml

@startuml
!pragma teoz true

== Release ==
participant "Dev branch" as devbranch order 10 #LightBlue
participant "RC branch" as rcbranch order 20 #YellowGreen
participant "Master branch" as master order 30 #99FF99
participant "Hotfix branch" as hotbranch order 40 #DarkSalmon

{startrc} devbranch -> rcbranch ++ #YellowGreen: Start release x.y.0


note left of devbranch
  Evolutions
end note


rcbranch --> devbranch: Merge back bug fixes
rcbranch --> devbranch: Merge back more bug fixes


note right of rcbranch
  Bug fixes
end note


rcbranch -> master: Merge
note right of master
    Official release
    - Tag "Rx.y.0"
    - Deploy to DockerHub
end note

{endrc} rcbranch --> devbranch --: Release done

devbranch -> rcbranch: Start release x.(y+1).0
note left of devbranch
 (increase x if non backward-
  compatible API change)
end note


... ...
{startrc} <-> {endrc}: 4-8 weeks

== Hotfix ==

master -> hotbranch ++ #DarkSalmon: Create short-lived fix branch x.y.1

note right of hotbranch
    Severe bug
    to be corrected
end note
hotbranch -> master: Merge
note right of master
    Official release
    - Tag "Rx.y.1"
    - Deploy to DockerHub
end note
hotbranch -> rcbranch: Merge
hotbranch -> devbranch --: Merge

@enduml