1.2.3 checklist

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Tools

• Define a GH_TOKEN env var (link)
• Install "Itch.io Butler" (download) & login (butler login, doc)
• Add butler to env PATH
• Add code signing files to env
• Check code signing exp. date: 2025-02-21

Unit tests

• Add API unit tests for all new features

Preparation & checks

• Check the issues in the Pending milestone (pendings)
• Verify planned deprecations
• Fill changelog
• Rebuild all LDtk sample maps
• Update Haxe API maps
• Check JSON doc (changed/added flags etc.)
• Run Haxe API tests
• Build Haxe API samples
• Pack a local Setup and test it

Git

• Merge LDtk repo to master
• Merge LDtk Haxe API repo to master
• Update Haxelib.json
• Update branch names in setup.hxml

Prepare GitHub release

• Run npm run publish-github
• Copy Releases notes to GitHub (link)
• Build macOS and Linux distribs
• Attach macOS to GitHub Release
• Attach Linux to GitHub Release

Docs

• Build QuickType files
• Upload Changelog to FTP
• Upload Changelog images to FTP
• Upload JSON Doc to FTP
• Upload JSON Schema to FTP
• Upload QuickType parsers
• Check "next" folder on FTP

Publish

• Submit to LDtk Haxe API HaxeLib (check)
• Add "x.x.x-rcX" tag to Haxe API repo
• Run npm run publish-itchio
• Upload macOS build to Itch.io (link)
• Upload Linux build to Itch.io
• Publish GitHub release
• [Optional] Update Itch.io page

Community APIs

• Update API list (issue)

Communication

• Add a devlog post on Itch.io
• Publish the devlog post on Itch.io (devLogs)
• Announce on Twitter
• Announce on Discord
• Announce on Reddit (major releases only)

Archives

• Archive docs to the docs/archives/x.x.x/ folder
• Archive previous installer to Google Drive