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From: torlando-tech <torlando-tech@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 18:32:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat(ci): Add automated release pipeline
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Implemented comprehensive CI/CD release workflow with automated
validation, testing, and GitHub release creation.

Release Workflow Features:
- Tag-triggered releases (v0.2.3, v1.0.0, etc.)
- Pre-release validation:
  * Version consistency (pyproject.toml vs tag)
  * CHANGELOG.md entry required and non-empty
  * Must be from main branch
  * Semantic versioning format
- Full test suite execution (all Python versions)
- Automated artifact generation:
  * install.sh (standalone installer)
  * config_example.toml (example config)
  * Source archive (tar.gz)
  * SHA256SUMS.txt (checksums)
- Release notes extracted from CHANGELOG.md
- GitHub release auto-creation with all assets

Release Process (Maintainers):
1. Update pyproject.toml version
2. Update CHANGELOG.md (move [Unreleased] → [version])
3. Commit: "chore: Bump version to X.Y.Z"
4. Tag: git tag vX.Y.Z && git push origin vX.Y.Z
5. Workflow automatically validates and creates release

Documentation:
- Added "Creating Releases" section to CONTRIBUTING.md
- Includes release checklist, version numbering guide
- Troubleshooting common release issues
- Complete step-by-step instructions

Workflow File: .github/workflows/release.yml
- 4 jobs: validate → test → build → release
- Concurrency control (one release at a time)
- Manual dispatch option for re-runs
- Comprehensive validation and error messages

Benefits:
- Eliminates manual release errors
- Ensures version consistency
- Requires tests to pass
- Standardized release format
- Complete audit trail

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 .github/workflows/release.yml | 355 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 CONTRIBUTING.md               | 112 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 467 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/release.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe53327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*.*.*'  # Match semantic version tags (v0.2.3, v1.0.0, etc.)
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Git tag to release (e.g., v0.2.3)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+# Ensure only one release runs at a time
+concurrency:
+  group: release
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  # ============================================================================
+  # JOB 1: Validate release preconditions
+  # ============================================================================
+  validate:
+    name: Validate Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+      tag: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Full history for branch checks
+
+      - name: Extract version from tag
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+          else
+            TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+          fi
+          VERSION=${TAG#v}  # Remove 'v' prefix
+
+          echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Release version: $VERSION"
+
+      - name: Verify tag format
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"
+          if ! [[ "$TAG" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Tag must follow semantic versioning (v0.2.3, v1.0.0, etc.)"
+            echo "Got: $TAG"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✓ Tag format is valid"
+
+      - name: Verify release is from main branch
+        run: |
+          # Get the branch that contains this tag
+          BRANCH=$(git branch -r --contains ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }} | grep 'origin/main' || echo "")
+          if [ -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Tag ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }} is not on main branch"
+            echo "Releases must be created from main branch only"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✓ Tag is on main branch"
+
+      - name: Verify pyproject.toml version matches tag
+        run: |
+          PYPROJECT_VERSION=$(grep '^version = ' pyproject.toml | cut -d'"' -f2)
+          TAG_VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+
+          if [ "$PYPROJECT_VERSION" != "$TAG_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Version mismatch!"
+            echo "  pyproject.toml: $PYPROJECT_VERSION"
+            echo "  Git tag:        $TAG_VERSION"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Please update pyproject.toml to match the tag version"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✓ pyproject.toml version matches tag ($PYPROJECT_VERSION)"
+
+      - name: Verify CHANGELOG.md has version entry
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+
+          if ! grep -q "## \[$VERSION\]" CHANGELOG.md; then
+            echo "ERROR: CHANGELOG.md missing entry for version $VERSION"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Please add a changelog entry:"
+            echo "  ## [$VERSION] - $(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✓ CHANGELOG.md has entry for $VERSION"
+
+      - name: Verify CHANGELOG entry is not empty
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+
+          # Extract section between this version and next version/unreleased
+          CHANGELOG_SECTION=$(sed -n "/## \[$VERSION\]/,/## \[/p" CHANGELOG.md | head -n -1)
+
+          # Remove header line and whitespace
+          CONTENT=$(echo "$CHANGELOG_SECTION" | tail -n +2 | grep -v '^[[:space:]]*$' || echo "")
+
+          if [ -z "$CONTENT" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: CHANGELOG.md entry for $VERSION is empty"
+            echo "Please add release notes describing the changes"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✓ CHANGELOG.md entry is not empty"
+
+      - name: Validation summary
+        run: |
+          echo "## ✅ Release Validation Passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Version**: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Tag**: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "All preconditions met. Proceeding with release..." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+  # ============================================================================
+  # JOB 2: Run full test suite
+  # ============================================================================
+  test:
+    name: Run Tests
+    needs: validate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libglib2.0-dev libdbus-1-dev libcairo2-dev libgirepository1.0-dev
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pytest pytest-asyncio pytest-cov pytest-timeout
+          pip install rns bleak bluezero dbus-python
+
+      - name: Create package structure
+        run: |
+          touch src/RNS/__init__.py
+          touch src/RNS/Interfaces/__init__.py
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          python -m pytest tests/ -v -m "not hardware" \
+            --ignore=tests/test_v2_2_identity_handshake.py \
+            --ignore=tests/test_v2_2_mac_sorting.py \
+            --ignore=tests/test_v2_2_race_conditions.py \
+            --cov=src/RNS/Interfaces \
+            --cov-report=term-missing \
+            --tb=short
+
+  # ============================================================================
+  # JOB 3: Build release artifacts
+  # ============================================================================
+  build:
+    name: Build Release Artifacts
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [validate, test]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      # Extract release notes from CHANGELOG.md
+      - name: Extract release notes
+        id: release_notes
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}"
+
+          # Extract section between this version and next version
+          sed -n "/## \[$VERSION\]/,/## \[/p" CHANGELOG.md | head -n -1 | tail -n +2 > RELEASE_NOTES.md
+
+          # Add installation instructions
+          cat >> RELEASE_NOTES.md << 'EOF'
+
+          ---
+
+          ## Installation
+
+          ### Quick Install (Recommended)
+
+          ```bash
+          git clone https://github.com/torlando-tech/ble-reticulum.git
+          cd ble-reticulum
+          git checkout ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}
+          chmod +x install.sh
+          ./install.sh
+          ```
+
+          ### Direct Download
+
+          ```bash
+          # Download installer
+          wget https://github.com/torlando-tech/ble-reticulum/releases/download/${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}/install.sh
+          chmod +x install.sh
+
+          # Download source
+          wget https://github.com/torlando-tech/ble-reticulum/releases/download/${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}/ble-reticulum-${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}-source.tar.gz
+          tar xzf ble-reticulum-${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}-source.tar.gz
+          cd ble-reticulum-${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}
+
+          # Run installer
+          ./install.sh
+          ```
+
+          See [README.md](https://github.com/torlando-tech/ble-reticulum/blob/main/README.md) for full installation instructions.
+
+          ## Upgrading
+
+          If upgrading from a previous version:
+
+          1. Pull latest code: `git pull origin main`
+          2. Checkout this release: `git checkout ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}`
+          3. Re-run installer: `./install.sh`
+          4. Restart rnsd: `sudo systemctl restart rnsd` (or `pkill rnsd && rnsd &`)
+
+          ## Verification
+
+          After installation, verify the interface is working:
+
+          ```bash
+          rnsd --verbose  # Should show BLE interface starting
+          rnstatus        # Should list BLE interface
+          ```
+
+          ## Pre-built Wheels
+
+          Pi Zero W users with Python 3.13 will automatically receive pre-built wheels (saves ~20 minutes compilation time). See the [armv6l-wheels-v1](https://github.com/torlando-tech/ble-reticulum/releases/tag/armv6l-wheels-v1) release for details.
+          EOF
+
+          echo "✓ Release notes prepared"
+
+      # Create checksums for all files we'll upload
+      - name: Generate release artifacts
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}"
+          mkdir -p release-artifacts
+
+          # Copy install script
+          cp install.sh release-artifacts/install.sh
+
+          # Copy example config
+          cp examples/config_example.toml release-artifacts/config_example.toml
+
+          # Create source archive
+          git archive --format=tar.gz --prefix=ble-reticulum-$VERSION/ HEAD > release-artifacts/ble-reticulum-$VERSION-source.tar.gz
+
+          # Create checksums
+          cd release-artifacts
+          sha256sum * > SHA256SUMS.txt
+          cd ..
+
+          echo "✓ Release artifacts created"
+
+      - name: Display checksums
+        run: |
+          echo "## Release Artifacts" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          cat release-artifacts/SHA256SUMS.txt >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      # Upload artifacts for release job
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-artifacts
+          path: release-artifacts/
+          retention-days: 5
+
+      - name: Upload release notes
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-notes
+          path: RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          retention-days: 5
+
+  # ============================================================================
+  # JOB 4: Create GitHub Release
+  # ============================================================================
+  release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [validate, build]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # Required to create releases
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-artifacts
+          path: release-artifacts/
+
+      - name: Download release notes
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-notes
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}
+          name: "BLE-Reticulum ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}"
+          body_path: RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          files: |
+            release-artifacts/*
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Release summary
+        run: |
+          echo "## 🎉 Release Created!" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Version**: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Commit**: ${{ github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**URL**: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tag/${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### Release Assets" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- ✅ install.sh" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- ✅ config_example.toml" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- ✅ ble-reticulum-${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}-source.tar.gz" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- ✅ SHA256SUMS.txt" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "📦 [View Release](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tag/${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 17a9f4c..7f3df60 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -256,6 +256,118 @@ Pull requests will be reviewed for:
 - New features: May take 5-7 days for thorough review
 - Complex changes: May require multiple review rounds
 
+## Creating Releases (Maintainers Only)
+
+This section is for project maintainers who have push access to create official releases.
+
+### Release Process
+
+Releases are automated through GitHub Actions. The workflow validates everything and creates the release when you push a version tag.
+
+**Steps to create a release:**
+
+1. **Ensure all changes are merged to main**
+   ```bash
+   git checkout main
+   git pull origin main
+   ```
+
+2. **Update version in pyproject.toml**
+   ```bash
+   # Edit pyproject.toml
+   version = "0.2.3"  # Update to new version
+   ```
+
+3. **Update CHANGELOG.md**
+   - Move changes from `[Unreleased]` section to new version section
+   - Add release date
+   - Example:
+     ```markdown
+     ## [0.2.3] - 2025-11-08
+     ### Added
+     - New feature X
+     ### Fixed
+     - Bug Y
+     ```
+
+4. **Commit version bump**
+   ```bash
+   git add pyproject.toml CHANGELOG.md
+   git commit -m "chore: Bump version to 0.2.3"
+   git push origin main
+   ```
+
+5. **Create and push tag**
+   ```bash
+   git tag v0.2.3
+   git push origin v0.2.3
+   ```
+
+6. **Wait for automation**
+   - GitHub Actions will automatically:
+     - Validate version consistency
+     - Run full test suite
+     - Extract release notes from CHANGELOG.md
+     - Create GitHub release
+     - Upload artifacts (install.sh, checksums, source archive)
+   - Monitor progress at: https://github.com/torlando-tech/ble-reticulum/actions
+
+7. **Verify release**
+   - Check release page: https://github.com/torlando-tech/ble-reticulum/releases
+   - Verify all assets are present
+   - Test installation from release
+
+### Version Numbering
+
+Follow semantic versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH):
+
+- **Major (X.0.0)**: Breaking changes requiring all nodes to upgrade
+  - Example: Protocol changes incompatible with older versions
+- **Minor (0.X.0)**: New features, backward-compatible improvements
+  - Example: New configuration options, performance improvements
+- **Patch (0.0.X)**: Bug fixes, documentation updates
+  - Example: Fix connection timeout, update README
+
+### Release Checklist
+
+Before creating a release, verify:
+
+- [ ] All planned features/fixes are merged to main
+- [ ] Tests pass on main branch
+- [ ] CHANGELOG.md is updated with all changes
+- [ ] Version in pyproject.toml matches planned release
+- [ ] Documentation is up to date (README, protocol docs)
+- [ ] No known critical bugs
+- [ ] Breaking changes are clearly documented
+
+### Release Contents
+
+Each release automatically includes:
+
+- **Source archives** (tar.gz, zip) - auto-generated by GitHub
+- **install.sh** - standalone installer script
+- **config_example.toml** - example configuration
+- **SHA256SUMS.txt** - checksums for all assets
+- **Release notes** - extracted from CHANGELOG.md
+
+### Troubleshooting Releases
+
+**Release validation fails:**
+- Check that pyproject.toml version matches tag (v0.2.3 → 0.2.3)
+- Verify CHANGELOG.md has entry for the version
+- Ensure tag is on main branch
+
+**Tests fail:**
+- Release workflow reuses test.yml
+- Check test results in GitHub Actions
+- Fix issues, commit, and create new tag with patch version
+
+**Need to re-create a release:**
+1. Delete the tag locally: `git tag -d v0.2.3`
+2. Delete the tag remotely: `git push origin :refs/tags/v0.2.3`
+3. Delete the GitHub release (if created)
+4. Fix issues, update version/tag, and retry
+
 ## Questions?
 
 If you have questions about contributing: