Merge pull request #394 from NickNaso/create_release

Added references to changelog maker tool and other minor fixes

doc/creating_a_release.md

@@ -1,30 +1,51 @@
 # Creating a release
 
-Only collaborators in npm for node-addon-api can create releases.
+Only collaborators in npm for **node-addon-api** can create releases.
 If you want to be able to do releases ask one of the existing
-collaborators to add you.  If necessary you can ask the build
+collaborators to add you. If necessary you can ask the build
 Working Group who manages the Node.js npm user to add you if
 there are no other active collaborators.
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+Before to start creating a new release check if you have installed the following
+tools:
+
+* [Changelog maker](https://www.npmjs.com/package/changelog-maker)
+
+If not please follow the instruction reported in the tool's documentation to 
+install it.
+
+## Publish new release
+
 These are the steps to follow to create a new release:
 
-* Open an issue in the node-addon-api repo documenting
-  the intent to create a new release.  Give people some
-  time to comment or suggest PRs that should land first.
+* Open an issue in the **node-addon-api** repo documenting the intent to create a
+new release. Give people some time to comment or suggest PRs that should land first.
 
 * Validate all tests pass by running npm test on master.
 
-* Use https://ci.nodejs.org/view/x%20-%20Abi%20stable%20module%20API/job/node-test-node-addon-api/
-  to validate tests pass for latest 9, 8, 6, 4 releases
-  (note there are still some issues on SmartOS and
-   Windows in the testing).
+* Update the version in **package.json** appropriately.
 
-* Update the version in package.json appropriately.
+* Update the [README.md](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/blob/master/README.md) 
+to show the new version as the latest.
 
-* Update the README.md to show the new version as the latest.
+* Generate the changelog for the new version using **changelog maker** tool. From
+the route folder of the repo launch the following command:
+
+    ```bash 
+    > changelog-maker
+    ```
+* Use the output generated by **changelog maker** to pdate the [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
+following the style used in publishing the previous release.
+
+* Add any new contributors to the "contributors" section in the package.json
+
+* Validate all tests pass by running npm test on master.
 
-* Add any new contributors to the "contributors" section in
-  the package.json
+* Use **[CI](https://ci.nodejs.org/view/x%20-%20Abi%20stable%20module%20API/job/node-test-node-addon-api/)**
+to validate tests pass for latest 11, 10, 8, 6 releases (note there are still some issues on SmartOS and
+Windows in the testing).
 
 * Do a clean checkout of node-addon-api.
 
@@ -33,9 +54,9 @@ These are the steps to follow to create a new release:
 * Create a release in Github (look at existing releases for an example).
 
 * Validate that you can run `npm install node-addon-api` successfully
-  and that the correct version is installed.
+and that the correct version is installed.
 
-* Comment on the issue opened in the first step that the
-  release has been created and close the issue.
+* Comment on the issue opened in the first step that the release has been created
+and close the issue.
 
 * Tweet that the release has been created.