Release 3.8.0 - Roadmap

[AndyScherzinger]

Planned RC1: 20.08.19

Create stable-x.y branch & use it for release

• create branch stable-3.8 (no ".x" anymore due to backport bot)
  • make it protected
  • set up Codacy, Drone as required status
  • enable branch to be analyzed on codacy
• change
  • drone.yml
  • getBranchName.sh
  • analysis-wrapper.sh
  • add to backport transifex stable branch, use latest two stable branches
  • check that transifex bot still works

Bump

• release new library version with rc1 tag & use this is in app
• release new library version with rc2 tag & use this is in app
• release new library version with rc3 tag & use this is in app
• release new library version with rc4 tag & use this is in app
• Bump version name and version code in build.gradle files
• Update CHANGELOG.md adding new features
• check if code is outdated due to last supported server version @NextcloudServer annotation
• bump version in MainApp
  • OUTDATED_SERVER_VERSION according https://github.com/nextcloud/server/wiki/Maintenance-and-Release-Schedule (e.g. NC13)
  • MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_SERVER_VERSION: latest end of life + 1 year (e.g. NC13 end of life 2019-02-28 + 1 year = 2020-02-28)
  • add these versions to changelog
• remove support for server older MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_SERVER_VERSION
• add what's new slides

Test app with all supported Android version

• access all activities
• auto upload
• upload / download files/folders
• use external sdcard
• what's new slides correctly shown on first start

All tests on

• Android 4
• Android 5
• Android 6
• Android 7
• Android 8
• Android 9

RC1

• Verify that the new version number is shown in settings
• Verify that logging is enabled
• add $version.txt to /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/ to support GPlay version info
• Tag new version as rc-3.8.0-01 with private dev key (not on github)
• Build and release to Play Store as beta release and
• Publish it on f-droid as optional release: edit metadata and open new merge request on gitlab
• Verify that it is shown on f-droid (within 24h)

RC2

• Verify that the new version number is shown in settings
• Verify that logging is enabled
• add $version.txt to /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/ to support GPlay version info
• Tag new version as rc-3.8.0-02 with private dev key (not on github)
• Build and release to Play Store as beta release and
• Publish it on f-droid as optional release: edit metadata and open new merge request on gitlab
• Verify that it is shown on f-droid (within 24h)

RC3

• Verify that the new version number is shown in settings
• Verify that logging is enabled
• add $version.txt to /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/ to support GPlay version info
• Tag new version as rc-3.8.0-03 with private dev key (not on github)
• Build and release to Play Store as beta release and
• Publish it on f-droid as optional release: edit metadata and open new merge request on gitlab
• Verify that it is shown on f-droid (within 24h)

RC4

• Verify that the new version number is shown in settings
• Verify that logging is enabled
• add $version.txt to /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/ to support GPlay version info
• Tag new version as rc-3.8.0-04 with private dev key (not on github)
• Build and release to Play Store as beta release and
• Publish it on f-droid as optional release: edit metadata and open new merge request on gitlab
• Verify that it is shown on f-droid (within 24h)

Final Release, after two weeks time (max) of latest RC release

• set library to final tag
• replace screenshots (https://github.com/nextcloud/screenshots/tree/master/android/phone)
• Verify that the new version number is shown in settings
• Verify that logging is disabled
• update translations from transifex
• Test that what's new is shown correctly on upgrade
• add $version.txt to /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/ to support GPlay version info
• Tag new version as stable-3.8.0 with private dev key (not on github)
• Build and release to Play Store as stable release and
• Publish it on f-droid as release: edit metadata, bump "current version" and open new merge request on gitlab
• Verify that it is shown on f-droid (within 24h)

Backports:

• App
• Library

Open PRs:

• Milestone

[AndyScherzinger]

My take, to be discussed @tobiasKaminsky @ezaquarii

PRs we should try to get into 3.8.0 RC1 (within the next 2 weeks):

• Fix upload and delete to actually delete Fix upload and delete to actually delete #4287
• FIDO U2F Support FIDO U2F Support #4286
• New logger implementation New logger implementation #4275
• Fix local state if fragment is initialized before services Fix local state if fragment is initialized before services #4262
• Fix upload list comparator to make it respect the comparator contract Fix upload list comparator to make it respect the comparator contract #4245
• Provide a banal 'paste' postmessage implementation. Provide a banal 'paste' postmessage implementation. #4189
• Check if app is excluded from battery optimization Check if app is excluded from battery optimization #3589

[tobiasKaminsky]

I am trying to review all PRs (also the other labeled 2. to review), but currently other things keep me away :/

While this is a nice idea to have this list, we will not delay the release if any PR is not in.

[tobiasKaminsky]

RC2 released

[tobiasKaminsky]

RC3 released, hopefully the last one 🤞

[tobiasKaminsky]

Tomorrow/Thursday I will release RC4, and Friday next week final release, so we can celebrate on Conf ;-)

[tobiasKaminsky]

RC4 released

[Valdnet]

@tobiasKaminsky Shouldn't this bugs #4401 and #4400 be fixed before releasing the final version?

[tobiasKaminsky]

Fixed via #4485

[AndyScherzinger]

@tobiasKaminsky stable release is running on a RC release of the lib...

android/build.gradle

Line 60 in 3398097

androidLibraryVersion = "rc-1.6.0-04"

[tobiasKaminsky]

I will change this with 3.8.1