fix: backporting the workflow scripts to 252-patch @W-16974485@ (#234)

* fix: backporting the workflow scripts to 252-patch @W-16974485@

* fix: add 252-patch branch as release branch

.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - prerelease/**
+      - 252-patch
     tags-ignore:
       - '*'
   workflow_dispatch:

.github/workflows/onRelease.yml

@@ -14,20 +14,32 @@ jobs:
   getDistTag:
     outputs:
       tag: ${{ steps.distTag.outputs.tag }}
+      version: ${{ steps.distTag.outputs.version }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag  }}
       - uses: salesforcecli/github-workflows/.github/actions/getPreReleaseTag@main
         id: distTag
+
+  getMajorVersion:
+    needs: [getDistTag]
+    outputs:
+      major: ${{ steps.parsedVersion.outputs.major }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: salesforcecli/github-workflows/.github/actions/parse-semver@main
+        with:
+          input_string: ${{ needs.getDistTag.outputs.version }}
+
   npm:
     uses: salesforcecli/github-workflows/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml@main
-    needs: [getDistTag]
+    needs: [getDistTag, getMajorVersion]
     with:
       #ctc: true
       sign: true
-      tag: ${{ needs.getDistTag.outputs.tag || 'latest' }}
+      tag: ${{ needs.getDistTag.outputs.tag || (needs.getMajorVersion.outputs.major == '1') && 'latest' || 'next' }}
       githubTag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag }}
 
     secrets: inherit

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: tests
 on:
   push:
-    branches-ignore: [main]
+    branches-ignore: [main, 252-patch]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:

.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, edited]
     # only applies to PRs that want to merge to main
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main, 252-patch]
 
 jobs:
   pr-validation:

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+## Release process
+
+### Branches
+
+The primary working branch for this repo is the `main` branch. This branch tracks the in-development branch of core. The patch branches are named `252-patch` and such. The patch branches track the production branches of core. A new patch branch is created at Code Line Cut Over(CLCO).
+
+Any bug fixes targeted for production should be first committed to the `main` branch and then backported to the appropriate patch branch.
+
+### Versioning
+
+This repo has been setup to release using githooks. Any PR merged to `main` branch will be immediately released and tagged as `next`. For the patch branches, the tag is either `latest` or `prerelease` based on the configuration in the [onRelease](.github/workflows/onRelease.yml) github hook. The `latest` tag is used for the patch branch tracking the production branches of core.
+
+The Salesforce release is deployed in a staggered manner. There is a phase where the upcoming production release is available on Sandboxes as a preview to customers. Such customers can use the `prerelease` version of the plugin. At CLCO, the new patch branch will be set to release with `prerelease` tag. After R2b release, the `prerelease` version will be promoted to be the `latest` by modifying the [onRelease](.github/workflows/onRelease.yml) github hook.

package.json

@@ -217,5 +217,8 @@
     }
   },
   "exports": "./lib/index.js",
-  "type": "module"
+  "type": "module",
+  "volta": {
+    "node": "20.11.0"
+  }
 }