[strictly 10.8.0] Notifications 0.5.3

[AlexAndBear]

Release 0.5.3

Needed for:

• Add command to repair notifications and properly handle mail sending with relative URLs Add command to repair notifications and properly handle mail sending … #333
• Fix: Mail sender name Fix: Mail sender name #338

This is the server app release template, please copy the part below in a new ticket.
For instructions around app releases, see https://confluence.owncloud.com/display/OG/Releasing+Apps

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Reason

• Release needed for "ticket X", "feature Y"

Product approval

• Verify transifex commits are in master: If a folder https://github.com/owncloud//tree/master/l10n exists, then https://drone.owncloud.com/owncloud/ should receive nightly '[tx] updated from transifex` ...
• Ping pmaier to check info.xml description and screenshot
• Get approval on translations from pmaier - send the date of the last tx commit from drone to Patrick

QA

• Create QA Milestone and set the description to $version
• Move tickets from milestone development to qa (testplan and tickets mentioned in release ticket)
• Create release branch with the format "release-$version"
• Create "$version Testplan" (QA templates or Enterprise) -> Changelog testing
• copy new/reopened issues from the previous release ticket as 'Issues to review' below.
• check if Non-normal Release Process applies, and adapt this checklist.

Documentation

• Changes in the docs needed? If so create issue in owncloud/docs.

Marketing

• Ping @owncloud/marketing
• Update https://confluence.owncloud.com/display/PROD/Upcoming+Releases
• Request a screenshot if the app is new or changed fundamentally

Build

All actions to be done on the release branch from here:

• Bump version in info.xml (no version suffix)
• Bump version in sonar-project.properties (no version suffix)
• Check php version dependency in info.xml
• Check minimum ownCloud version dependency in info.xml
• Change CHANGELOG.md 'Unreleased' to '$version' (today's date)

Beta/RC

• Ping product owner to create github tag for v${version}-rc1 on release branch (see https://confluence.owncloud.com/display/EN/Product+Owners+List)
• Build and sign RC tarball from github tag v${version}-rc1 (see handbook for how to build)
• Upload as Github release using changelog entries
• Manual explorative testing:
  • If this is an enterprise app: Enabling the app must start the grace period
  • If this is the initial release of an app: Check that the minimum version constraint resolves correctly
  • Changelog testing
  • Tested changelog item Add command to repair notifications and properly handle mail sending … #333 manually
  • Tested changelog item Fix: Mail sender name #338 manually
  • Test and document in testplan => Final "Go" from QA (set 'QA-ready' label) => else do another RC after fixing issues in the "release-$version" branch

Final

• Check that no documentation issues are pending
• Rename last RC tarball to final
• Create github tag for final v${version} on release branch
• Upload as Github release using changelog entries
• Ping #marketing channel to coordinate publishing

Publishing

• Upload tarball to marketplace (see handbook in confluence for details)
• Publish tarball for customers - old 10, old 10.0 and new portal (see handbook for details)
• Send mail to release-coordination with link to this ticket and to the changelog
• Copy email to rocket chat #updates channel

Post-release

• Add a new 'Unreleased' section in CHANGELOG.md (and also update links at the bottom!)
• Create PR to merge changes back to the master branch with description "Closes #XYZ" with the release ticket number
• Rename QA milestone to $version and close the milestone
• Update https://confluence.owncloud.com/display/PROD/Upcoming+Releases
• Ensure release template is up to date
• Ensure the testplan template (community or enterprise) is up to date
• Close the testplan issue

[micbar]

RC1 in https://github.com/owncloud/notifications/releases/tag/v0.5.3RC1

[micbar]

RC2 in https://github.com/owncloud/notifications/releases/tag/v0.5.3RC2

which includes #338

[jnweiger]

Download: https://github.com/owncloud/notifications/releases/tag/v0.5.3
Marketplace: --- Uploaded, but not public --- https://marketplace.owncloud.com/apps/notifications

[AlexAndBear]

Can we close this, as we already need a 0.5.4 ?
@micbar @jnweiger

[AlexAndBear]

Known issues:

• [QA] Relative URL breaks client and mail notification core#38888 (comment)