nextsv

A utility to calculate the level of change and the next semantic version number based on the conventional commits since the last version tag.

Feature set

• Calculate next semantic version number
• Calculate the level to change for next semantic version number
• Support basic semantic version components: Major, Minor, and Patch
• Check for required files (e.g. CHANGELOG.md)
• Set level of change (Breaking, Feature, Fix, Other) at which required files are required
• Check that any changes made meet a specified level
• Support pre-release versions (alpha, beta, rc)
• Update to release version (removing pre-release identifiers)
• Handle case where no tag is found

CLI Usage

Install the CLI using cargo install.

cargo install nextsv

Run in your project directory and check the version

$ nextsv --version
nextsv 0.14.0

Running the application provides the level for the next semantic version change.

$ nextsv
[2022-08-03T06:33:54Z INFO  nextsv] Calculating the next version level
minor

Help provides all the options

$ nextsv -h
jerusdp <jrussell@jerus.ie>
Next semantic version calculator

USAGE:
    nextsv [OPTIONS]

OPTIONS:
    -f, --force <FORCE>      Force the calculation of the version number [possible values: major,
                             minor, patch, first]
    -h, --help               Print help information
        --level              Report the level of the version number change
        --number             Report the version number
    -p, --prefix <PREFIX>    Prefix string to identify version number tags [default: v]
    -q, --quiet              Pass many times for less log output
    -v, --verbose            Pass many times for more log output
    -V, --version            Print version information
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A clean response of the level to update is reported using the -q flag.

$ nextsv -q
minor

This can be used with cargo release to update and publish a new release.

cargo release $(nextsv -q)

Further details on usage scenarios can be found here.

Library Usage

To use the library add the crate to dependencies in the project's Cargo.toml.

[dependencies]
nextsv = "0.14.0"