Fixing the release script (#10)

* Fixing the release script

* Adding the automatic next version detection

Makefile

@@ -74,16 +74,7 @@ virtualenv:       ## Create a virtual environment.
 
 .PHONY: release
 release:          ## Create a new tag for release.
-	@echo "WARNING: This operation will create s version tag and push to github"
-	@read -p "Version? (provide the next x.y.z semver) : " TAG
-	@echo "$${TAG}" > brds/VERSION
-	@$(ENV_PREFIX)gitchangelog > HISTORY.md
-	@git add brds/VERSION HISTORY.md
-	@git commit -m "release: version $${TAG} 🚀"
-	@echo "creating git tag : $${TAG}"
-	@git tag $${TAG}
-	@git push -u origin HEAD --tags
-	@echo "Github Actions will detect the new tag and release the new version."
+	./release.sh
 
 .PHONY: docs
 docs:             ## Build the documentation.

next_version.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Get the list of tags and sort them in version order
+LATEST_TAG=$(git tag -l | sort -V | tail -n1)
+
+# Split the tag into major, minor, and patch versions
+IFS='.' read -ra ADDR <<< "$LATEST_TAG"
+MAJOR=${ADDR[0]}
+MINOR=${ADDR[1]}
+PATCH=${ADDR[2]}
+
+# Decide which part to increment based on the passed argument
+case "$1" in
+  --major)
+    MAJOR=$((MAJOR+1))
+    MINOR=0
+    PATCH=0
+    ;;
+  --minor)
+    MINOR=$((MINOR+1))
+    PATCH=0
+    ;;
+  --patch)
+    PATCH=$((PATCH+1))
+    ;;
+  *)
+    # By default increment minor version
+    MINOR=$((MINOR+1))
+    PATCH=0
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# Print the next version
+echo "$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"

release.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Display warning
+echo "WARNING: This operation will create a version tag and push to GitHub"
+
+# Get the next version
+TAG=$(./next_version.sh "$@")
+
+# Display the version
+echo "Releasing version '${TAG}'"
+
+# Write the version to a file
+echo "${TAG}" > brds/VERSION
+
+# Generate changelog and commit the changes (assuming ENV_PREFIX is set in your environment)
+${ENV_PREFIX}gitchangelog > HISTORY.md
+
+# Add files and commit
+git add brds/VERSION HISTORY.md
+git commit -m "release: version ${TAG} 🚀"
+
+# Create git tag and push
+echo "creating git tag : ${TAG}"
+git tag ${TAG}
+git push -u origin HEAD --tags
+
+# Notification
+echo "Github Actions will detect the new tag and release the new version."