Replaces the `stable` + optional `version` inputs with explicit
`rc | patch | minor | major` choices. Stable kinds are always computed
off the latest published stable release (ignoring intermediate RCs), so
there's nothing to type and no way to pick a version that regresses
electron-updater.
The stable-must-strictly-increase guard stays in place for patch/minor/
major. RC behavior is unchanged — continues an active series or starts
a new one on the next patch.
Replaces the local `pnpm release:{rc,patch,minor,major}` scripts with a
single manually-dispatched GitHub Actions workflow (`release-cut.yml`)
that takes `kind` (rc|stable), an optional `ref`, and an optional explicit
`version`.
Why: cutting releases locally was too easy to get wrong — `npm version
prerelease` behaves differently depending on whether the current version
is already an rc, there was no guard against tagging a dirty tree or an
off-main branch, and the "bad commit just landed, release the previous
one" case had no first-class answer. The new workflow:
- Resolves the next version automatically from GitHub Releases (or takes
an explicit override).
- Refuses to cut a stable release whose version isn't strictly greater
than the latest published stable. This is the only invariant
electron-updater needs within the `latest` channel.
- Only fast-forwards `main` with the version-bump commit when the caller
released the tip of `main`. Off-main releases publish only the tag, so
main is never polluted by a one-off RC against a feature branch.
CONTRIBUTING.md now documents the new flow with the common scenarios
(normal release, bad-commit-revert-to-previous-SHA, one-off RC, explicit
minor/major). The scheduled RC cron in release-rc.yml is untouched.
This commit completely overhauls the README to prominently feature the new Orca CLI orchestration capabilities. It also revamps the page structure for better conversion by adding trust badges, explicit cross-platform support text, a 'Quick Start' guide, and a dedicated 'Why Orca?' section. Lastly, the CONTRIBUTING.md guide was updated to encourage contributors to provide their Twitter handle for shoutouts.
Neil
Jinjing