Refuse to release until the fastlane changelog for this version code matches CHANGELOG.md

README.md

@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ rolling out on Play and submitting for review.
 ```sh
 pnpm bump minor            # or patch, major, or an explicit x.y.z
 # write the CHANGELOG.md section for the new version
-git commit -am "Bump version"
+pnpm release:changelog     # copies it to fastlane/ for F-Droid, which reads it from the tag
+git add -A && git commit -m "Bump version"
 git tag 1.12.0 && git push origin dev 1.12.0
 pnpm release:local
 ```

package.json

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "build:server": "vite build --config vite.config.server.ts",
     "start": "node server.js",
     "release:check": "node scripts/release/local.mjs --check && node scripts/release/ci.mjs --check",
+    "release:changelog": "node scripts/release/changelog.mjs",
     "release:local": "node scripts/release/local.mjs",
     "release:ci": "node scripts/release/ci.mjs",
     "bump": "node scripts/release/bump.mjs",

scripts/release/changelog.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import {mkdir, writeFile} from "node:fs/promises"
+import {dirname, relative} from "node:path"
+import {fastlaneChangelog, notes, root, shortNotes, version} from "./lib/context.mjs"
+import {fail} from "./lib/shell.mjs"
+
+if (!notes) {
+  fail(`CHANGELOG.md has no "# ${version}" section`)
+}
+
+await mkdir(dirname(fastlaneChangelog), {recursive: true})
+await writeFile(fastlaneChangelog, `${shortNotes}\n`)
+
+console.log(`Wrote ${relative(root, fastlaneChangelog)}`)

scripts/release/lib/context.mjs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config({path: join(root, ".env.local")})
 export const {name, version} = JSON.parse(await readFile(join(root, "package.json"), "utf-8"))
 
 const changelog = await readFile(join(root, "CHANGELOG.md"), "utf-8")
+const gradleConfig = await readFile(join(root, "android/app/build.gradle"), "utf-8")
 const zapstore = await readFile(join(root, "zapstore.yaml"), "utf-8")
 
 const zapstoreField = key => {
@@ -35,6 +36,22 @@ export const notes = (nextHeading < 0 ? remainder : remainder.slice(0, nextHeadi
   .join("\n")
   .trim()
 
+export const versionCode = Number(gradleConfig.match(/versionCode (\d+)/)[1])
+
+// Play and F-Droid both cap release notes at 500 characters, so cut at the last whole line under it
+const noteLines = notes.split("\n")
+
+while (noteLines.join("\n").length > 500) {
+  noteLines.pop()
+}
+
+export const shortNotes = noteLines.join("\n")
+
+export const fastlaneChangelog = join(
+  root,
+  `fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/${versionCode}.txt`,
+)
+
 export const git = (...gitArgs) => {
   try {
     return output("git", gitArgs, {cwd: root, stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"]})

scripts/release/lib/pipeline.mjs

@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 import {existsSync, readFileSync} from "node:fs"
-import {join} from "node:path"
+import {join, relative} from "node:path"
 import {parseArgs} from "node:util"
-import {followUps, git, name, notes, repository, root, version} from "./context.mjs"
+import {
+  fastlaneChangelog,
+  followUps,
+  git,
+  name,
+  notes,
+  repository,
+  root,
+  shortNotes,
+  version,
+} from "./context.mjs"
 import {ask, bold, dim, fail, green, red, yellow} from "./shell.mjs"
 
 export const release = async (command, steps) => {
@@ -46,6 +56,16 @@ export const release = async (command, steps) => {
 
   if (!notes) {
     problems.push({missing: [`CHANGELOG.md has no "# ${version}" section`]})
+  } else if (
+    !existsSync(fastlaneChangelog) ||
+    readFileSync(fastlaneChangelog, "utf-8") !== `${shortNotes}\n`
+  ) {
+    // F-Droid reads it from the tag, so it has to be committed before tagging
+    problems.push({
+      missing: [
+        `${relative(root, fastlaneChangelog)} doesn't match CHANGELOG.md: pnpm release:changelog`,
+      ],
+    })
   }
 
   if (git("rev-parse", `refs/tags/${version}`)) {

scripts/release/steps/play.mjs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {readFile} from "node:fs/promises"
 import {join, resolve} from "node:path"
 import {spec} from "@welshman/lib"
 import {gradle, keystoreEnv} from "../lib/android.mjs"
-import {followUps, missingEnv, notes, root, version} from "../lib/context.mjs"
+import {followUps, missingEnv, root, shortNotes, version, versionCode} from "../lib/context.mjs"
 import {play} from "../lib/play.mjs"
 
 const aab = join(root, "android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab")
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export default {
   ],
   run: async () => {
     const gradleConfig = await readFile(join(root, "android/app/build.gradle"), "utf-8")
-    const versionCode = Number(gradleConfig.match(/versionCode (\d+)/)[1])
     const track = process.env.PLAY_TRACK ?? "production"
     const status = process.env.PLAY_STATUS ?? "draft"
     const api = await play({
@@ -68,8 +67,7 @@ export default {
       versionCode,
       track,
       status,
-      // Play rejects release notes over 500 characters
+      notes: shortNotes,
-      notes: notes.slice(0, 500),
     })
 
     followUps.push(