CI: full rewrite - moved logic into ci.py and kept workflow scripts mostly dummy

.github/workflows/alpha.yml

@@ -1,28 +1,47 @@
-name: Alpha SideStore build
+name: Alpha SideStore Build
+
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
+    branches: [develop-alpha]
-      - develop-alpha
 
-# cancel duplicate run if from same branch
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  Reusable-build:
+  build:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-sidestore-build.yml
+    runs-on: macos-15
-    with:
+
-      # bundle_id: "com.SideStore.SideStore.Alpha"
+    steps:
-      bundle_id: "com.SideStore.SideStore"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      # bundle_id_suffix: ".Alpha"
+        with:
-      is_beta: true
+          submodules: recursive
-      publish: ${{ vars.PUBLISH_ALPHA_UPDATES == 'true' }} 
+          fetch-depth: 0
-      is_shared_build_num: false
+
-      release_tag: "alpha"
+      - run: brew install ldid xcbeautify
-      release_name: "Alpha"
+
-      upstream_tag: "nightly"
+      - name: Shared
-      upstream_name: "Nightly"
+        id: shared
-    secrets:
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py shared
-      CROSS_REPO_PUSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.CROSS_REPO_PUSH_KEY }}
+
-      BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD }}
+      - name: Beta bump
+        env:
+          RELEASE_CHANNEL: alpha
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py bump-beta
+
+      - name: Version
+        id: version
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py version
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py build
+
+      - name: Encrypt logs
+        env:
+          BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD }}
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py encrypt-build
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: SideStore-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.ipa
+          path: SideStore.ipa

.github/workflows/nightly.yml

@@ -1,82 +1,138 @@
 name: Nightly SideStore Build
+
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
+    branches: [develop]
-      - develop
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Runs every night at midnight UTC
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual trigger
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
-# cancel duplicate run if from same branch
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  check-changes:
+  build:
-    if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
+    runs-on: macos-26
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
-    outputs:
-      has_changes: ${{ steps.check.outputs.has_changes }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # Ensure full history
+          submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Get last successful workflow run
+      - run: brew install ldid xcbeautify
-        id: get_last_success
+
+      - name: Restore Xcode/SwiftPM Cache (Exact match)
+        id: xcode-cache-restore
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData
+            ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
+          key: xcode-cache-build-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.sha }}
+
+      - name: Restore Xcode/SwiftPM Cache (Last Available)
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData
+            ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
+          key: xcode-cache-build-${{ github.ref_name }}-
+
+      # --------------------------------------------------
+      # runtime env setup
+      # --------------------------------------------------
+
+      - name: Short Commit SHA
         run: |
-          LAST_SUCCESS=$(gh run list --workflow "Nightly SideStore Build" --json createdAt,conclusion \
+          echo "SHORT_COMMIT=$(python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py commid-id)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            --jq '[.[] | select(.conclusion=="success")][0].createdAt' || echo "")
-          echo "Last successful run: $LAST_SUCCESS"
-          echo "last_success=$LAST_SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Check for new commits since last successful build
+      - name: Version
-        id: check
         run: |
-          if [ -n "$LAST_SUCCESS" ]; then
+          echo "VERSION=$(python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            NEW_COMMITS=$(git rev-list --count --since="$LAST_SUCCESS" origin/develop)
+
-            COMMIT_LOG=$(git log --since="$LAST_SUCCESS" --pretty=format:"%h %s" origin/develop)
+     # --------------------------------------------------
-          else
+      # build and test
-            NEW_COMMITS=1
+      # --------------------------------------------------
-            COMMIT_LOG=$(git log -n 10 --pretty=format:"%h %s" origin/develop) # Show last 10 commits if no history
+
-          fi
+      - name: Clean previous build artifacts
-          
+        if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[--clean-build]')
-          echo "Has changes: $NEW_COMMITS"
+        run: |
-          echo "New commits since last successful build:"
+          python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py clean
-          echo "$COMMIT_LOG"
+          python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py clean-derived-data
-          
+          python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py clean-spm-cache
-          if [ "$NEW_COMMITS" -gt 0 ]; then
+
-            echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Build
-          else
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py build
-            echo "has_changes=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
-          fi
+      - name: Tests Build
+        if: ${{ vars.ENABLE_TESTS == '1' && vars.ENABLE_TESTS_BUILD == '1' }}
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py tests-build
+
+      - name: Save Xcode & SwiftPM Cache
+        if: ${{ steps.xcode-cache-restore.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData
+            ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
+          key: xcode-cache-build-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.sha }}
+
+      - name: Tests Run
+        if: ${{ vars.ENABLE_TESTS == '1' && vars.ENABLE_TESTS_RUN == '1' }}
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py tests-run
+
+      - name: Encrypt build logs
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD }}
-          LAST_SUCCESS: ${{ env.last_success }}
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py encrypt-build
 
-  Reusable-build:
+      - name: Encrypt tests-build logs
-    if: |
+        if: ${{ vars.ENABLE_TESTS == '1' && vars.ENABLE_TESTS_BUILD == '1' }}
-      always() &&
+        env:
-      (github.event_name == 'push' || 
+          BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD }}
-      (github.event_name == 'schedule' && needs.check-changes.result == 'success' && needs.check-changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true'))
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py encrypt-tests-build
-    needs: check-changes
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-sidestore-build.yml
-    with:
-      # bundle_id: "com.SideStore.SideStore.Nightly"
-      bundle_id: "com.SideStore.SideStore"
-      # bundle_id_suffix: ".Nightly"
-      is_beta: true
-      publish: ${{ vars.PUBLISH_NIGHTLY_UPDATES == 'true' }} 
-      is_shared_build_num: false
-      release_tag: "nightly"
-      release_name: "Nightly"
-      upstream_tag: "0.5.10"
-      upstream_name: "Stable"
-    secrets:
-      CROSS_REPO_PUSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.CROSS_REPO_PUSH_KEY }}
-      BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD }}
 
+      - name: Encrypt tests-run logs
+        if: ${{ vars.ENABLE_TESTS == '1' && vars.ENABLE_TESTS_RUN == '1' }}
+        env:
+          BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD }}
+        run: python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py encrypt-tests-run
+
+      # --------------------------------------------------
+      # artifacts 
+      # --------------------------------------------------
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: encrypted-build-logs-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
+          path: encrypted-build-logs.zip
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: ${{ vars.ENABLE_TESTS == '1' && vars.ENABLE_TESTS_BUILD == '1' }}
+        with:
+          name: encrypted-tests-build-logs-${{ env.SHORT_COMMIT }}.zip
+          path: encrypted-tests-build-logs.zip
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: ${{ vars.ENABLE_TESTS == '1' && vars.ENABLE_TESTS_RUN == '1' }}
+        with:
+          name: encrypted-tests-run-logs-${{ env.SHORT_COMMIT }}.zip
+          path: encrypted-tests-run-logs.zip
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: SideStore-${{ env.VERSION }}.ipa
+          path: SideStore.ipa
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: SideStore-${{ env.VERSION }}-dSYMs.zip
+          path: SideStore.dSYMs.zip
+
+      # --------------------------------------------------
+
+      - name: Deploy
+        run: |
+          python3 scripts/ci/workflow.py deploy nightly $SHORT_COMMIT

.github/workflows/obsolete/alpha.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Alpha SideStore build
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop-alpha
+
+# cancel duplicate run if from same branch
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  Reusable-build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-sidestore-build.yml
+    with:
+      # bundle_id: "com.SideStore.SideStore.Alpha"
+      bundle_id: "com.SideStore.SideStore"
+      # bundle_id_suffix: ".Alpha"
+      is_beta: true
+      publish: ${{ vars.PUBLISH_ALPHA_UPDATES == 'true' }} 
+      is_shared_build_num: false
+      release_tag: "alpha"
+      release_name: "Alpha"
+      upstream_tag: "nightly"
+      upstream_name: "Nightly"
+    secrets:
+      CROSS_REPO_PUSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.CROSS_REPO_PUSH_KEY }}
+      BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD }}

.github/workflows/obsolete/nightly.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+name: Nightly SideStore Build
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Runs every night at midnight UTC
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual trigger
+
+# cancel duplicate run if from same branch
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      has_changes: ${{ steps.check.outputs.has_changes }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Ensure full history
+
+      - name: Get last successful workflow run
+        id: get_last_success
+        run: |
+          LAST_SUCCESS=$(gh run list --workflow "Nightly SideStore Build" --json createdAt,conclusion \
+            --jq '[.[] | select(.conclusion=="success")][0].createdAt' || echo "")
+          echo "Last successful run: $LAST_SUCCESS"
+          echo "last_success=$LAST_SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Check for new commits since last successful build
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$LAST_SUCCESS" ]; then
+            NEW_COMMITS=$(git rev-list --count --since="$LAST_SUCCESS" origin/develop)
+            COMMIT_LOG=$(git log --since="$LAST_SUCCESS" --pretty=format:"%h %s" origin/develop)
+          else
+            NEW_COMMITS=1
+            COMMIT_LOG=$(git log -n 10 --pretty=format:"%h %s" origin/develop) # Show last 10 commits if no history
+          fi
+          
+          echo "Has changes: $NEW_COMMITS"
+          echo "New commits since last successful build:"
+          echo "$COMMIT_LOG"
+          
+          if [ "$NEW_COMMITS" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "has_changes=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          LAST_SUCCESS: ${{ env.last_success }}
+
+  Reusable-build:
+    if: |
+      always() &&
+      (github.event_name == 'push' || 
+      (github.event_name == 'schedule' && needs.check-changes.result == 'success' && needs.check-changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true'))
+    needs: check-changes
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-sidestore-build.yml
+    with:
+      # bundle_id: "com.SideStore.SideStore.Nightly"
+      bundle_id: "com.SideStore.SideStore"
+      # bundle_id_suffix: ".Nightly"
+      is_beta: true
+      publish: ${{ vars.PUBLISH_NIGHTLY_UPDATES == 'true' }} 
+      is_shared_build_num: false
+      release_tag: "nightly"
+      release_name: "Nightly"
+      upstream_tag: "0.5.10"
+      upstream_name: "Stable"
+    secrets:
+      CROSS_REPO_PUSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.CROSS_REPO_PUSH_KEY }}
+      BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD }}
+

scripts/ci/generate_release_notes.py

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import os
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+IGNORED_AUTHORS = []
+
+TAG_MARKER = "###"
+HEADER_MARKER = "####"
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# helpers
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def run(cmd: str) -> str:
+    return subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True, text=True).strip()
+
+
+def head_commit():
+    return run("git rev-parse HEAD")
+
+
+def first_commit():
+    return run("git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD").splitlines()[0]
+
+
+def repo_url():
+    url = run("git config --get remote.origin.url")
+    if url.startswith("git@"):
+        url = url.replace("git@", "https://").replace(":", "/")
+    return url.removesuffix(".git")
+
+
+def commit_messages(start, end="HEAD"):
+    try:
+        out = run(f"git log {start}..{end} --pretty=format:%s")
+        return out.splitlines() if out else []
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        fallback = run("git rev-parse HEAD~5")
+        return run(f"git log {fallback}..{end} --pretty=format:%s").splitlines()
+
+
+def authors(range_expr, fmt="%an"):
+    try:
+        out = run(f"git log {range_expr} --pretty=format:{fmt}")
+        result = {a.strip() for a in out.splitlines() if a.strip()}
+        return result - set(IGNORED_AUTHORS)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return set()
+
+
+def branch_base():
+    try:
+        default_ref = run("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref origin/HEAD")
+        default_branch = default_ref.split("/")[-1]
+        return run(f"git merge-base HEAD origin/{default_branch}")
+    except Exception:
+        return first_commit()
+
+
+def fmt_msg(msg):
+    msg = msg.lstrip()
+    if msg.startswith("-"):
+        msg = msg[1:].strip()
+    return f"- {msg}"
+
+
+def fmt_author(author):
+    return author if author.startswith("@") else f"@{author.split()[0]}"
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# release note generation
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def generate_release_notes(last_successful, tag, branch):
+    current = head_commit()
+    messages = commit_messages(last_successful, current)
+
+    section = f"{TAG_MARKER} {tag}\n"
+    section += f"{HEADER_MARKER} What's Changed\n"
+
+    if not messages or last_successful == current:
+        section += "- Nothing...\n"
+    else:
+        for m in messages:
+            section += f"{fmt_msg(m)}\n"
+
+    prev_authors = authors(branch)
+    new_authors = authors(f"{last_successful}..{current}") - prev_authors
+
+    if new_authors:
+        section += f"\n{HEADER_MARKER} New Contributors\n"
+        for a in sorted(new_authors):
+            section += f"- {fmt_author(a)} made their first contribution\n"
+
+    if messages and last_successful != current:
+        url = repo_url()
+        section += (
+            f"\n{HEADER_MARKER} Full Changelog: "
+            f"[{last_successful[:8]}...{current[:8]}]"
+            f"({url}/compare/{last_successful}...{current})\n"
+        )
+
+    return section
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# markdown update
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def update_release_md(existing, new_section, tag):
+    if not existing:
+        return new_section
+
+    tag_lower = tag.lower()
+    is_special = tag_lower in {"alpha", "beta", "nightly"}
+
+    pattern = fr"(^{TAG_MARKER} .*$)"
+    parts = re.split(pattern, existing, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+
+    processed = []
+    special_seen = {"alpha": False, "beta": False, "nightly": False}
+    last_special_idx = -1
+
+    i = 0
+    while i < len(parts):
+        if i % 2 == 1:
+            header = parts[i]
+            name = header[3:].strip().lower()
+
+            if name in special_seen:
+                special_seen[name] = True
+                last_special_idx = len(processed)
+
+            if name == tag_lower:
+                i += 2
+                continue
+
+        processed.append(parts[i])
+        i += 1
+
+    insert_pos = 0
+    if is_special:
+        order = ["alpha", "beta", "nightly"]
+        for t in order:
+            if t == tag_lower:
+                break
+            if special_seen[t]:
+                idx = processed.index(f"{TAG_MARKER} {t}")
+                insert_pos = idx + 2
+    elif last_special_idx >= 0:
+        insert_pos = last_special_idx + 2
+
+    processed.insert(insert_pos, new_section)
+
+    result = ""
+    for part in processed:
+        if part.startswith(f"{TAG_MARKER} ") and not result.endswith("\n\n"):
+            result = result.rstrip("\n") + "\n\n"
+        result += part
+
+    return result.rstrip() + "\n"
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# retrieval
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def retrieve_tag(tag, file_path):
+    if not file_path.exists():
+        return ""
+
+    content = file_path.read_text()
+
+    match = re.search(
+        fr"^{TAG_MARKER} {re.escape(tag)}$",
+        content,
+        re.MULTILINE | re.IGNORECASE,
+    )
+
+    if not match:
+        return ""
+
+    start = match.end()
+    if start < len(content) and content[start] == "\n":
+        start += 1
+
+    next_tag = re.search(fr"^{TAG_MARKER} ", content[start:], re.MULTILINE)
+    end = start + next_tag.start() if next_tag else len(content)
+
+    return content[start:end].strip()
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# entrypoint
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def main():
+    args = sys.argv[1:]
+
+    if not args:
+        sys.exit(
+            "Usage:\n"
+            "  generate_release_notes.py <last_successful> [tag] [branch] [--output-dir DIR]\n"
+            "  generate_release_notes.py --retrieve <tag> [--output-dir DIR]"
+        )
+
+    # parse optional output dir
+    output_dir = Path.cwd()
+
+    if "--output-dir" in args:
+        idx = args.index("--output-dir")
+        try:
+            output_dir = Path(args[idx + 1]).resolve()
+        except IndexError:
+            sys.exit("Missing value for --output-dir")
+
+        del args[idx:idx + 2]
+
+    output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    release_file = output_dir / "release-notes.md"
+
+    # retrieval mode
+    if args[0] == "--retrieve":
+        if len(args) < 2:
+            sys.exit("Missing tag after --retrieve")
+
+        print(retrieve_tag(args[1], release_file))
+        return
+
+    # generation mode
+    last_successful = args[0]
+    tag = args[1] if len(args) > 1 else head_commit()
+    branch = args[2] if len(args) > 2 else (
+        os.environ.get("GITHUB_REF") or branch_base()
+    )
+
+    new_section = generate_release_notes(last_successful, tag, branch)
+
+    existing = (
+        release_file.read_text()
+        if release_file.exists()
+        else ""
+    )
+
+    updated = update_release_md(existing, new_section, tag)
+
+    release_file.write_text(updated)
+
+    print(new_section)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

scripts/ci/generate_source_metadata.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import datetime
+import hashlib
+import json
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+import argparse
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# helpers
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def sh(cmd: str, cwd: Path) -> str:
+    return subprocess.check_output(
+        cmd, shell=True, cwd=cwd
+    ).decode().strip()
+
+
+def file_size(path: Path) -> int:
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise SystemExit(f"Missing file: {path}")
+    return path.stat().st_size
+
+
+def sha256(path: Path) -> str:
+    h = hashlib.sha256()
+    with open(path, "rb") as f:
+        while chunk := f.read(1024 * 1024):
+            h.update(chunk)
+    return h.hexdigest()
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# entry
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def main():
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--repo-root",
+        required=True,
+        help="Repo used for git history + release notes",
+    )
+
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--ipa",
+        required=True,
+        help="Path to IPA file",
+    )
+
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--output-dir",
+        required=True,
+        help="Output Directory where source_metadata.json is written",
+    )
+
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--release-notes-dir",
+        required=True,
+        help="Output Directory where release-notes.md is generated/read",
+    )
+
+    p.add_argument("--release-tag", required=True)
+    p.add_argument("--version", required=True)
+    p.add_argument("--marketing-version", required=True)
+    p.add_argument("--short-commit", required=True)
+    p.add_argument("--release-channel", required=True)
+    p.add_argument("--bundle-id", required=True)
+    p.add_argument("--is-beta", action="store_true")
+
+    args = p.parse_args()
+
+    repo_root = Path(args.repo_root).resolve()
+    ipa_path = Path(args.ipa).resolve()
+    out_dir = Path(args.output_dir).resolve()
+    notes_dir = Path(args.release_notes_dir).resolve()
+
+    if not repo_root.is_dir():
+        raise SystemExit(f"Invalid repo root: {repo_root}")
+
+    if not ipa_path.is_file():
+        raise SystemExit(f"Invalid IPA path: {ipa_path}")
+
+    notes_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    out_file = out_dir / "source_metadata.json"
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------
+    # ensure release notes exist
+    # ------------------------------------------------------
+
+    print("Generating release notes…")
+
+    sh(
+        (
+            "python3 generate_release_notes.py "
+            f"{args.short_commit} {args.release_tag} "
+            f"--output-dir \"{notes_dir}\""
+        ),
+        cwd=repo_root,
+    )
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------
+    # retrieve release notes
+    # ------------------------------------------------------
+
+    notes = sh(
+        (
+            "python3 generate_release_notes.py "
+            f"--retrieve {args.release_tag} "
+            f"--output-dir \"{notes_dir}\""
+        ),
+        cwd=repo_root,
+    )
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------
+    # compute metadata
+    # ------------------------------------------------------
+
+    now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+    formatted = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+    human = now.strftime("%c")
+
+    localized_description = f"""
+This is release for:
+  - version: "{args.version}"
+  - revision: "{args.short_commit}"
+  - timestamp: "{human}"
+
+Release Notes:
+{notes}
+""".strip()
+
+    metadata = {
+        "is_beta": bool(args.is_beta),
+        "bundle_identifier": args.bundle_id,
+        "version_ipa": args.marketing_version,
+        "version_date": formatted,
+        "release_channel": args.release_channel.lower(),
+        "size": file_size(ipa_path),
+        "sha256": sha256(ipa_path),
+        "download_url": (
+            "https://github.com/SideStore/SideStore/releases/download/"
+            f"{args.release_tag}/SideStore.ipa"
+        ),
+        "localized_description": localized_description,
+    }
+
+    with open(out_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(metadata, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+
+    print(f"Wrote {out_file}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

scripts/ci/update_source_metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+'''
+metadata.json template
+
+{
+  "version_ipa": "0.0.0",
+  "version_date": "2000-12-18T00:00:00Z",
+  "is_beta": true,
+  "release_channel": "alpha",
+  "size": 0,
+  "sha256": "",
+  "localized_description": "Invalid Update",
+  "download_url": "https://github.com/SideStore/SideStore/releases/download/0.0.0/SideStore.ipa",
+  "bundle_identifier": "com.SideStore.SideStore"
+}
+'''
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# args
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+    print("Usage: python3 update_apps.py <metadata.json> <source.json>")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+metadata_file = Path(sys.argv[1])
+source_file = Path(sys.argv[2])
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# load metadata
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+if not metadata_file.exists():
+    print(f"Missing metadata file: {metadata_file}")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+with open(metadata_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    meta = json.load(f)
+
+VERSION_IPA = meta.get("version_ipa")
+VERSION_DATE = meta.get("version_date")
+IS_BETA = meta.get("is_beta")
+RELEASE_CHANNEL = meta.get("release_channel")
+SIZE = meta.get("size")
+SHA256 = meta.get("sha256")
+LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION = meta.get("localized_description")
+DOWNLOAD_URL = meta.get("download_url")
+BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = meta.get("bundle_identifier")
+
+print("  ====> Required parameter list <====")
+print("Bundle Identifier:", BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)
+print("Version:", VERSION_IPA)
+print("Version Date:", VERSION_DATE)
+print("IsBeta:", IS_BETA)
+print("ReleaseChannel:", RELEASE_CHANNEL)
+print("Size:", SIZE)
+print("Sha256:", SHA256)
+print("Localized Description:", LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION)
+print("Download URL:", DOWNLOAD_URL)
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# validation
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+if (
+    not BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER
+    or not VERSION_IPA
+    or not VERSION_DATE
+    or not RELEASE_CHANNEL
+    or not SIZE
+    or not SHA256
+    or not LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION
+    or not DOWNLOAD_URL
+):
+    print("One or more required metadata fields missing")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+SIZE = int(SIZE)
+RELEASE_CHANNEL = RELEASE_CHANNEL.lower()
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# load or create source.json
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+if source_file.exists():
+    with open(source_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+else:
+    print("source.json missing — creating minimal structure")
+    data = {
+        "version": 2,
+        "apps": []
+    }
+
+if int(data.get("version", 1)) < 2:
+    print("Only v2 and above are supported")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# ensure app entry exists
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+apps = data.setdefault("apps", [])
+
+app = next(
+    (a for a in apps if a.get("bundleIdentifier") == BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER),
+    None
+)
+
+if app is None:
+    print("App entry missing — creating new app entry")
+    app = {
+        "bundleIdentifier": BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER,
+        "releaseChannels": []
+    }
+    apps.append(app)
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# update logic 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+if RELEASE_CHANNEL == "stable":
+    app.update({
+        "version": VERSION_IPA,
+        "versionDate": VERSION_DATE,
+        "size": SIZE,
+        "sha256": SHA256,
+        "localizedDescription": LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION,
+        "downloadURL": DOWNLOAD_URL,
+    })
+
+channels = app.setdefault("releaseChannels", [])
+
+new_version = {
+    "version": VERSION_IPA,
+    "date": VERSION_DATE,
+    "localizedDescription": LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION,
+    "downloadURL": DOWNLOAD_URL,
+    "size": SIZE,
+    "sha256": SHA256,
+}
+
+tracks = [t for t in channels if t.get("track") == RELEASE_CHANNEL]
+
+if len(tracks) > 1:
+    print(f"Multiple tracks named {RELEASE_CHANNEL}")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if not tracks:
+    channels.insert(0, {
+        "track": RELEASE_CHANNEL,
+        "releases": [new_version],
+    })
+else:
+    tracks[0]["releases"][0] = new_version
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# save
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+print("\nUpdated Sources File:\n")
+print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
+
+with open(source_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    json.dump(data, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+
+print("JSON successfully updated.")

scripts/ci/workflow.py

@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# REPO ROOT relative to script dir
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# helpers
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def run(cmd, check=True):
+    print(f"$ {cmd}", flush=True)
+    subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, cwd=ROOT, check=check)
+    print("", flush=True)
+
+
+def getenv(name, default=""):
+    return os.environ.get(name, default)
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# SHARED
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def short_commit():
+    sha = subprocess.check_output(
+        "git rev-parse --short HEAD",
+        shell=True,
+        cwd=ROOT
+    ).decode().strip()
+    return sha
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# VERSION BUMP
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def bump_beta():
+    date = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).strftime("%Y.%m.%d")
+    release_channel = getenv("RELEASE_CHANNEL", "beta")
+    build_file = ROOT / "build_number.txt"
+
+    short = subprocess.check_output(
+        "git rev-parse --short HEAD",
+        shell=True,
+        cwd=ROOT
+    ).decode().strip()
+
+    def write(num):
+        run(
+            f"""sed -e "/MARKETING_VERSION = .*/s/$/-{release_channel}.{date}.{num}+{short}/" -i '' {ROOT}/Build.xcconfig"""
+        )
+        build_file.write_text(f"{date},{num}")
+
+    if not build_file.exists():
+        write(1)
+        return
+
+    last = build_file.read_text().strip().split(",")[1]
+    write(int(last) + 1)
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# VERSION EXTRACTION
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def extract_version():
+    v = subprocess.check_output(
+        "grep MARKETING_VERSION Build.xcconfig | sed -e 's/MARKETING_VERSION = //g'",
+        shell=True,
+        cwd=ROOT
+    ).decode().strip()
+    return v
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# CLEAN
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+def clean():
+    run("make clean")
+
+def clean_derived_data():
+    run("rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/*", check=False)
+
+def clean_spm_cache():
+    run("rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm/*", check=False)
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# BUILD
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def build():
+    run("make clean")
+    run("rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/*", check=False)
+    run("mkdir -p build/logs")
+
+    run(
+        "set -o pipefail && "
+        "NSUnbufferedIO=YES make -B build "
+        "2>&1 | tee -a build/logs/build.log | xcbeautify --renderer github-actions"
+    )
+
+    run("make fakesign | tee -a build/logs/build.log")
+    run("make ipa | tee -a build/logs/build.log")
+
+    run("zip -r -9 ./SideStore.dSYMs.zip ./SideStore.xcarchive/dSYMs")
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# TESTS BUILD
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def tests_build():
+    run("mkdir -p build/logs")
+    run(
+        "NSUnbufferedIO=YES make -B build-tests "
+        "2>&1 | tee -a build/logs/tests-build.log | xcbeautify --renderer github-actions"
+    )
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# TESTS RUN
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def tests_run():
+    run("mkdir -p build/logs")
+    run("nohup make -B boot-sim-async </dev/null >> build/logs/tests-run.log 2>&1 &")
+
+    run("make -B sim-boot-check | tee -a build/logs/tests-run.log")
+
+    run("make run-tests 2>&1 | tee -a build/logs/tests-run.log")
+
+    run("zip -r -9 ./test-results.zip ./build/tests")
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# LOG ENCRYPTION
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+def encrypt_logs(name):
+    pwd = getenv("BUILD_LOG_ZIP_PASSWORD", "12345")
+    run(
+        f'cd build/logs && zip -e -P "{pwd}" ../../{name}.zip *'
+    )
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# RELEASE NOTES
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+def release_notes(tag):
+    run(f"python3 generate_release_notes.py {tag}")
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# PUBLISH SOURCE.JSON
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+def publish_apps(release_tag, short_commit):
+    repo = ROOT / "Dependencies/apps-v2.json"
+
+    if not repo.exists():
+        raise SystemExit("Dependencies/apps-v2.json repo missing")
+
+    # generate metadata + release notes
+    run(
+        f"python3 generate_source_metadata.py "
+        f"--release-tag {release_tag} "
+        f"--short-commit {short_commit}"
+    )
+
+    # update source.json using generated metadata
+    run("pushd Dependencies/apps-v2.json", check=False)
+
+    run("git config user.name 'GitHub Actions'", check=False)
+    run("git config user.email 'github-actions@github.com'", check=False)
+
+    run("python3 ../../scripts/update_source_metadata.py './_includes/source.json'")
+
+    run("git add --verbose ./_includes/source.json", check=False)
+    run(f"git commit -m ' - updated for {short_commit} deployment' || true",check=False)
+    run("git push --verbose", check=False)
+
+    run("popd", check=False)
+    
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+# ENTRYPOINT
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+COMMANDS = {
+    "commid-id"          : (short_commit,        0, ""),
+    "bump-beta"          : (bump_beta,           0, ""),
+    "version"            : (extract_version,     0, ""),
+    "clean"              : (clean,               0, ""),
+    "clean-derived-data" : (clean_derived_data,  0, ""),
+    "clean-spm-cache"    : (clean_spm_cache,     0, ""),
+    "build"              : (build,               0, ""),
+    "tests-build"        : (tests_build,         0, ""),
+    "tests-run"          : (tests_run,           0, ""),
+    "encrypt-build"      : (lambda: encrypt_logs("encrypted-build-logs"),       0, ""),
+    "encrypt-tests-build": (lambda: encrypt_logs("encrypted-tests-build-logs"), 0, ""),
+    "encrypt-tests-run"  : (lambda: encrypt_logs("encrypted-tests-run-logs"),   0, ""),
+    "release-notes"      : (release_notes,       1, "<tag>"),
+    "deploy"             : (publish_apps,        2, "<release_tag> <short_commit>"),
+}
+
+def main():
+    def usage():
+        lines = ["Available commands:"]
+        for name, (_, argc, arg_usage) in COMMANDS.items():
+            suffix = f" {arg_usage}" if arg_usage else ""
+            lines.append(f"  - {name}{suffix}")
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        raise SystemExit(usage())
+
+    cmd = sys.argv[1]
+
+    if cmd not in COMMANDS:
+        raise SystemExit(
+            f"Unknown command '{cmd}'.\n\n{usage()}"
+        )
+
+    func, argc, arg_usage = COMMANDS[cmd]
+
+    if len(sys.argv) - 2 < argc:
+        suffix = f" {arg_usage}" if arg_usage else ""
+        raise SystemExit(f"Usage: workflow.py {cmd}{suffix}")
+
+    args = sys.argv[2:2 + argc]
+    func(*args) if argc else func()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

update_apps.py

@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import os
-import json
-import sys
-
-# SIDESTORE_BUNDLE_ID = "com.SideStore.SideStore"
-
-# Set environment variables with default values
-VERSION_IPA = os.getenv("VERSION_IPA")
-VERSION_DATE = os.getenv("VERSION_DATE")
-IS_BETA = os.getenv("IS_BETA")
-RELEASE_CHANNEL = os.getenv("RELEASE_CHANNEL")
-SIZE = os.getenv("SIZE")
-SHA256 = os.getenv("SHA256")
-LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION = os.getenv("LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION")
-DOWNLOAD_URL = os.getenv("DOWNLOAD_URL")
-# BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = os.getenv("BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER", SIDESTORE_BUNDLE_ID)
-BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = os.getenv("BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER")
-
-# Uncomment to debug/test by simulating dummy input locally
-# VERSION_IPA = os.getenv("VERSION_IPA", "0.0.0")
-# VERSION_DATE = os.getenv("VERSION_DATE", "2000-12-18T00:00:00Z")
-# IS_BETA = os.getenv("IS_BETA", True)
-# RELEASE_CHANNEL = os.getenv("RELEASE_CHANNEL", "alpha")
-# SIZE = int(os.getenv("SIZE", "0"))  # Convert to integer
-# SHA256 = os.getenv("SHA256", "")
-# LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION = os.getenv("LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION", "Invalid Update")
-# DOWNLOAD_URL = os.getenv("DOWNLOAD_URL", "https://github.com/SideStore/SideStore/releases/download/0.0.0/SideStore.ipa")
-
-# Check if input file is provided
-if len(sys.argv) < 2:
-    print("Usage: python3 update_apps.py <input_file>")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-input_file = sys.argv[1]
-print(f"Input File: {input_file}")
-
-# Debugging the environment variables
-print("  ====> Required parameter list <====")
-print("Bundle Identifier:", BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)
-print("Version:", VERSION_IPA)
-print("Version Date:", VERSION_DATE)
-print("IsBeta:", IS_BETA)
-print("ReleaseChannel:", RELEASE_CHANNEL)
-print("Size:", SIZE)
-print("Sha256:", SHA256)
-print("Localized Description:", LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION)
-print("Download URL:", DOWNLOAD_URL)
-
-if IS_BETA is None:
-    print("Setting IS_BETA = False since no value was provided")
-    IS_BETA = False
-
-if str(IS_BETA).lower() in ["true", "1", "yes"]:
-    IS_BETA = True
-
-# Read the input JSON file
-try:
-    with open(input_file, "r") as file:
-        data = json.load(file)
-except Exception as e:
-    print(f"Error reading the input file: {e}")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-if (not BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER or 
-    not VERSION_IPA or 
-    not VERSION_DATE or 
-    not RELEASE_CHANNEL or 
-    not SIZE or 
-    not SHA256 or 
-    not LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION or 
-    not DOWNLOAD_URL):
-    print("One or more required parameter(s) were not defined as environment variable(s)")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-# Convert to integer
-SIZE = int(SIZE)
-
-# Process the JSON data
-updated = False
-
-# apps = data.get("apps", [])
-# appsToUpdate = [app for app in apps if app.get("bundleIdentifier") == BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER]
-# if len(appsToUpdate) == 0:
-#     print("No app with the specified bundle identifier found.")
-#     sys.exit(1)
-
-# if len(appsToUpdate) > 1:
-#     print(f"Multiple apps with same `bundleIdentifier` = ${BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER} are not allowed!")
-#     sys.exit(1)
-
-# app = appsToUpdate[0]
-# # Update app-level metadata for store front page
-# app.update({
-#     "beta": IS_BETA,
-# })
-
-# versions = app.get("versions", [])
-
-# versionIfExists = [version for version in versions if version == VERSION_IPA]
-# if versionIfExists:     # current version is a duplicate, so reject it
-#     print(f"`version` = ${VERSION_IPA} already exists!, new build cannot have an existing version, Aborting!")
-#     sys.exit(1)
-
-# # create an entry and keep ready
-# new_version = {
-#     "version": VERSION_IPA,
-#     "date": VERSION_DATE,
-#     "localizedDescription": LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION,
-#     "downloadURL": DOWNLOAD_URL,
-#     "size": SIZE,
-#     "sha256": SHA256,
-# }
-
-# if versions is []:
-#     versions.append(new_version)
-# else:
-#     # versions.insert(0, new_version)     # insert at front
-#     versions[0] = new_version             # replace top one
-
-
-# make it lowecase
-RELEASE_CHANNEL = RELEASE_CHANNEL.lower()
-
-version = data.get("version", 1)
-if int(version) < 2:
-    print("Only v2 and above are supported for direct updates to sources.json on push")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-for app in data.get("apps", []):
-    if app.get("bundleIdentifier") == BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER:
-        if RELEASE_CHANNEL == "stable" :
-            # Update app-level metadata for store front page
-            app.update({
-                "version": VERSION_IPA,
-                "versionDate": VERSION_DATE,
-                "size": SIZE,
-                "sha256": SHA256,
-                "localizedDescription": LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION,
-                "downloadURL": DOWNLOAD_URL,
-            })
-        
-        # Process the versions array
-        channels = app.get("releaseChannels", [])
-        if not channels:
-            app["releaseChannels"] = channels
-
-        # create an entry and keep ready
-        new_version = {
-            "version": VERSION_IPA,
-            "date": VERSION_DATE,
-            "localizedDescription": LOCALIZED_DESCRIPTION,
-            "downloadURL": DOWNLOAD_URL,
-            "size": SIZE,
-            "sha256": SHA256,
-        }
-        
-        tracks = [track for track in channels if track.get("track") == RELEASE_CHANNEL]
-        if len(tracks) > 1:
-            print(f"Multiple tracks with same `track` name = ${RELEASE_CHANNEL} are not allowed!")
-            sys.exit(1)
-            
-        if not tracks:
-            # there was no entries in this release channel so create one
-            track = {
-                "track": RELEASE_CHANNEL,
-                "releases": [new_version]
-            }
-            channels.insert(0, track)
-        else:
-            track = tracks[0]   # first result is the selected track
-            # Update the existing TOP version object entry
-            track["releases"][0] = new_version
-
-        updated = True
-        break
-
-if not updated:
-    print("No app with the specified bundle identifier found.")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-# Save the updated JSON to the input file
-try:
-    print("\nUpdated Sources File:\n")
-    print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
-    with open(input_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-        json.dump(data, file, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
-    print("JSON successfully updated.")
-except Exception as e:
-    print(f"Error writing to the file: {e}")
-    sys.exit(1)

update_release_notes.py

@@ -1,381 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-import subprocess
-import sys
-import os
-import re
-
-IGNORED_AUTHORS = [
-
-]
-
-TAG_MARKER = "###"
-HEADER_MARKER = "####"
-
-def run_command(cmd):
-    """Run a shell command and return its trimmed output."""
-    return subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True, text=True).strip()
-
-def get_head_commit():
-    """Return the HEAD commit SHA."""
-    return run_command("git rev-parse HEAD")
-
-def get_commit_messages(last_successful, current="HEAD"):
-    """Return a list of commit messages between last_successful and current."""
-    cmd = f"git log {last_successful}..{current} --pretty=format:%s"
-    output = run_command(cmd)
-    if not output:
-        return []
-    return output.splitlines()
-
-def get_authors_in_range(commit_range, fmt="%an"):
-    """Return a set of commit authors in the given commit range using the given format."""
-    cmd = f"git log {commit_range} --pretty=format:{fmt}"
-    output = run_command(cmd)
-    if not output:
-        return set()
-    authors = set(line.strip() for line in output.splitlines() if line.strip())
-    authors = set(authors) - set(IGNORED_AUTHORS)
-    return authors
-
-def get_first_commit_of_repo():
-    """Return the first commit in the repository (root commit)."""
-    cmd = "git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD"
-    output = run_command(cmd)
-    return output.splitlines()[0]
-
-def get_branch():
-    """
-    Attempt to determine the branch base (the commit where the current branch diverged
-    from the default remote branch). Falls back to the repo's first commit.
-    """
-    try:
-        default_ref = run_command("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref origin/HEAD")
-        default_branch = default_ref.split('/')[-1]
-        base_commit = run_command(f"git merge-base HEAD origin/{default_branch}")
-        return base_commit
-    except Exception:
-        return get_first_commit_of_repo()
-
-def get_repo_url():
-    """Extract and clean the repository URL from the remote 'origin'."""
-    url = run_command("git config --get remote.origin.url")
-    if url.startswith("git@"):
-        url = url.replace("git@", "https://").replace(":", "/")
-    if url.endswith(".git"):
-        url = url[:-4]
-    return url
-
-def format_contributor(author):
-    """
-    Convert an author name to a GitHub username or first name.
-    If the author already starts with '@', return it;
-    otherwise, take the first token and prepend '@'.
-    """
-    if author.startswith('@'):
-        return author
-    return f"@{author.split()[0]}"
-
-def format_commit_message(msg):
-    """Format a commit message as a bullet point for the release notes."""
-    msg_clean = msg.lstrip()  # remove leading spaces
-    if msg_clean.startswith("-"):
-        msg_clean = msg_clean[1:].strip()  # remove leading '-' and spaces
-    return f"- {msg_clean}"
-
-# def generate_release_notes(last_successful, tag, branch):
-    """Generate release notes for the given tag."""
-    current_commit = get_head_commit()
-    messages = get_commit_messages(last_successful, current_commit)
-    
-    # Start with the tag header
-    new_section = f"{TAG_MARKER} {tag}\n"
-
-    # What's Changed section (always present)
-    new_section += f"{HEADER_MARKER} What's Changed\n"
-    
-    if not messages or last_successful == current_commit:
-        new_section += "- Nothing...\n"
-    else:
-        for msg in messages:
-            new_section += f"{format_commit_message(msg)}\n"
-    
-    # New Contributors section (only if there are new contributors)
-    all_previous_authors = get_authors_in_range(f"{branch}")
-    recent_authors = get_authors_in_range(f"{last_successful}..{current_commit}")
-    new_contributors = recent_authors - all_previous_authors
-    
-    if new_contributors:
-        new_section += f"\n{HEADER_MARKER} New Contributors\n"
-        for author in sorted(new_contributors):
-            new_section += f"- {format_contributor(author)} made their first contribution\n"
-    
-    # Full Changelog section (only if there are changes)
-    if messages and last_successful != current_commit:
-        repo_url = get_repo_url()
-        changelog_link = f"{repo_url}/compare/{last_successful}...{current_commit}"
-        new_section += f"\n{HEADER_MARKER} Full Changelog: [{last_successful[:8]}...{current_commit[:8]}]({changelog_link})\n"
-    
-    return new_section
-
-def generate_release_notes(last_successful, tag, branch):
-    """Generate release notes for the given tag."""
-    current_commit = get_head_commit()
-    try:
-        # Try to get commit messages using the provided last_successful commit
-        messages = get_commit_messages(last_successful, current_commit)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        # If the range is invalid (e.g. force push made last_successful obsolete),
-        # fall back to using the last 10 commits in the current branch.
-        print("\nInvalid revision range error, using last 10 commits as fallback.\n")
-        fallback_commit = run_command("git rev-parse HEAD~5")
-        messages = get_commit_messages(fallback_commit, current_commit)
-        last_successful = fallback_commit
-
-    # Start with the tag header
-    new_section = f"{TAG_MARKER} {tag}\n"
-
-    # What's Changed section (always present)
-    new_section += f"{HEADER_MARKER} What's Changed\n"
-    
-    if not messages or last_successful == current_commit:
-        new_section += "- Nothing...\n"
-    else:
-        for msg in messages:
-            new_section += f"{format_commit_message(msg)}\n"
-    
-    # New Contributors section (only if there are new contributors)
-    all_previous_authors = get_authors_in_range(f"{branch}")
-    recent_authors = get_authors_in_range(f"{last_successful}..{current_commit}")
-    new_contributors = recent_authors - all_previous_authors
-    
-    if new_contributors:
-        new_section += f"\n{HEADER_MARKER} New Contributors\n"
-        for author in sorted(new_contributors):
-            new_section += f"- {format_contributor(author)} made their first contribution\n"
-    
-    # Full Changelog section (only if there are changes)
-    if messages and last_successful != current_commit:
-        repo_url = get_repo_url()
-        changelog_link = f"{repo_url}/compare/{last_successful}...{current_commit}"
-        new_section += f"\n{HEADER_MARKER} Full Changelog: [{last_successful[:8]}...{current_commit[:8]}]({changelog_link})\n"
-    
-    return new_section
-
-def update_release_md(existing_content, new_section, tag):
-    """
-    Update input based on rules:
-    1. If tag exists, update it
-    2. Special tags (alpha, beta, nightly) stay at the top in that order
-    3. Numbered tags follow special tags
-    4. Remove duplicate tags
-    5. Insert new numbered tags at the top of the numbered section
-    """
-    tag_lower = tag.lower()
-    is_special_tag = tag_lower in ["alpha", "beta", "nightly"]
-    
-    # Parse the existing content into sections
-    if not existing_content:
-        return new_section
-    
-    # Split the content into sections by headers
-    pattern = fr'(^{TAG_MARKER} .*$)'
-    sections = re.split(pattern, existing_content, flags=re.MULTILINE)
-    
-    # Create a list to store the processed content
-    processed_sections = []
-    
-    # Track special tag positions and whether tag was found
-    special_tags_map = {"alpha": False, "beta": False, "nightly": False}
-    last_special_index = -1
-    tag_found = False
-    numbered_tag_index = -1
-    
-    i = 0
-    while i < len(sections):
-        # Check if this is a header
-        if i % 2 == 1:  # Headers are at odd indices
-            header = sections[i]
-            content = sections[i+1] if i+1 < len(sections) else ""
-            current_tag = header[3:].strip().lower()
-            
-            # Check for special tags to track their positions
-            if current_tag in special_tags_map:
-                special_tags_map[current_tag] = True
-                last_special_index = len(processed_sections)
-            
-            # Check if this is the first numbered tag
-            elif re.match(r'^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$', current_tag) and numbered_tag_index == -1:
-                numbered_tag_index = len(processed_sections)
-            
-            # If this is the tag we're updating, mark it but don't add yet
-            if current_tag == tag_lower:
-                if not tag_found:  # Replace the first occurrence
-                    tag_found = True
-                    i += 2  # Skip the content
-                    continue
-                else:  # Skip duplicate occurrences
-                    i += 2
-                    continue
-        
-        # Add the current section
-        processed_sections.append(sections[i])
-        i += 1
-    
-    # Determine where to insert the new section
-    if tag_found:
-        # We need to determine the insertion point
-        if is_special_tag:
-            # For special tags, insert after last special tag or at beginning
-            desired_index = -1
-            for pos, t in enumerate(["alpha", "beta", "nightly"]):
-                if t == tag_lower:
-                    desired_index = pos
-            
-            # Find position to insert
-            insert_pos = 0
-            for pos, t in enumerate(["alpha", "beta", "nightly"]):
-                if t == tag_lower:
-                    break
-                if special_tags_map[t]:
-                    insert_pos = processed_sections.index(f"{TAG_MARKER} {t}")
-                    insert_pos += 2  # Move past the header and content
-            
-            # Insert at the determined position
-            processed_sections.insert(insert_pos, new_section)
-            if insert_pos > 0 and not processed_sections[insert_pos-1].endswith('\n\n'):
-                processed_sections.insert(insert_pos, '\n\n')
-        else:
-            # For numbered tags, insert after special tags but before other numbered tags
-            insert_pos = 0
-            
-            if last_special_index >= 0:
-                # Insert after the last special tag
-                insert_pos = last_special_index + 2  # +2 to skip header and content
-            
-            processed_sections.insert(insert_pos, new_section)
-            if insert_pos > 0 and not processed_sections[insert_pos-1].endswith('\n\n'):
-                processed_sections.insert(insert_pos, '\n\n')
-    else:
-        # Tag doesn't exist yet, determine insertion point
-        if is_special_tag:
-            # For special tags, maintain alpha, beta, nightly order
-            special_tags = ["alpha", "beta", "nightly"]
-            insert_pos = 0
-            
-            for i, t in enumerate(special_tags):
-                if t == tag_lower:
-                    # Check if preceding special tags exist
-                    for prev_tag in special_tags[:i]:
-                        if special_tags_map[prev_tag]:
-                            # Find the position after this tag
-                            prev_index = processed_sections.index(f"{TAG_MARKER} {prev_tag}")
-                            insert_pos = prev_index + 2  # Skip header and content
-            
-            processed_sections.insert(insert_pos, new_section)
-            if insert_pos > 0 and not processed_sections[insert_pos-1].endswith('\n\n'):
-                processed_sections.insert(insert_pos, '\n\n')
-        else:
-            # For numbered tags, insert after special tags but before other numbered tags
-            insert_pos = 0
-            
-            if last_special_index >= 0:
-                # Insert after the last special tag
-                insert_pos = last_special_index + 2  # +2 to skip header and content
-            
-            processed_sections.insert(insert_pos, new_section)
-            if insert_pos > 0 and not processed_sections[insert_pos-1].endswith('\n\n'):
-                processed_sections.insert(insert_pos, '\n\n')
-    
-    # Combine sections ensuring proper spacing
-    result = ""
-    for i, section in enumerate(processed_sections):
-        if i > 0 and section.startswith(f"{TAG_MARKER} "):
-            # Ensure single blank line before headers
-            if not result.endswith("\n\n"):
-                result = result.rstrip("\n") + "\n\n"
-        result += section
-    
-    return result.rstrip() + "\n"
-
-
-def retrieve_tag_content(tag, file_path):
-    if not os.path.exists(file_path):
-        return ""
-    
-    with open(file_path, "r") as f:
-        content = f.read()
-    
-    # Create a pattern for the tag header (case-insensitive)
-    pattern = re.compile(fr'^{TAG_MARKER} ' + re.escape(tag) + r'$', re.MULTILINE | re.IGNORECASE)
-    
-    # Find the tag header
-    match = pattern.search(content)
-    if not match:
-        return ""
-    
-    # Start after the tag line
-    start_pos = match.end()
-    
-    # Skip a newline if present
-    if start_pos < len(content) and content[start_pos] == "\n":
-        start_pos += 1
-    
-    # Find the next tag header after the current tag's content
-    next_tag_match = re.search(fr'^{TAG_MARKER} ', content[start_pos:], re.MULTILINE)
-    
-    if next_tag_match:
-        end_pos = start_pos + next_tag_match.start()
-        return content[start_pos:end_pos].strip()
-    else:
-        # Return until the end of the file if this is the last tag
-        return content[start_pos:].strip()
-
-def main():
-    # Update input file
-    release_file = "release-notes.md"
-
-    # Usage: python release.py <last_successful_commit> [tag] [branch]
-    # Or: python release.py --retrieve <tagname>
-    args = sys.argv[1:]
-    
-    if len(args) < 1:
-        print("Usage: python release.py <last_successful_commit> [tag] [branch]")
-        print("   or: python release.py --retrieve <tagname>")
-        sys.exit(1)
-    
-    # Check if we're retrieving a tag
-    if args[0] == "--retrieve":
-        if len(args) < 2:
-            print("Error: Missing tag name after --retrieve")
-            sys.exit(1)
-        
-        tag_content = retrieve_tag_content(args[1], file_path=release_file)
-        if tag_content:
-            print(tag_content)
-        else:
-            print(f"Tag '{args[1]}' not found in '{release_file}'")
-        return
-    
-    # Original functionality for generating release notes
-    last_successful = args[0]
-    tag = args[1] if len(args) > 1 else get_head_commit()
-    branch = args[2] if len(args) > 2 else (os.environ.get("GITHUB_REF") or get_branch())
-    
-    # Generate release notes
-    new_section = generate_release_notes(last_successful, tag, branch)
-    
-    existing_content = ""
-    if os.path.exists(release_file):
-        with open(release_file, "r") as f:
-            existing_content = f.read()
-    
-    updated_content = update_release_md(existing_content, new_section, tag)
-    
-    with open(release_file, "w") as f:
-        f.write(updated_content)
-    
-    # Output the new section for display
-    print(new_section)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()