Error codes don't need to be pulled from CI anymore because the ones
in source are already expected to match the build output.
I noticed this when running the 16.13.1 release. Patch releases are cut
with the commit used to build the previous release as a base. So the
publish script accidentally reverted the changes that had landed to
the error codes file since then.
* Updated DevTools local development instructions to mention experimental build step
* Added a command to download latest experimental release (for DevTools)
* Updated build instructions for clarity
* Added build-for-devtools package alias
* Tests run in experimental mode by default
For local development, you usually want experiments enabled. Unless
the release channel is set with an environment variable, tests will
run with __EXPERIMENTAL__ set to `true`.
* Remove concurrent APIs from stable builds
Those who want to try concurrent mode should use the experimental
builds instead.
I've left the `unstable_` prefixed APIs in the Facebook build so we
can continue experimenting with them internally without blessing them
for widespread use.
* Turn on SSR flags in experimental build
* Remove prefixed concurrent APIs from www build
Instead we'll use the experimental builds when syncing to www.
* Remove "canary" from internal React version string
* Download correct artifacts for release channel
Experimental builds should pull artifacts from the
`process_artifacts_experimental` job.
I think instead of two separate CI workflows, a better approach might
be to build stable artifacts to the `build` directory and the
experimental artifacts to a `build_experimental` directory, and
generate both within the same workflow. This would take some work since
lots of things assume the output directory is `build`, but something
to consider in the future.
* Prevent experimental promotion to stable
Adds a check to the `prepare-stable` script to prevent experimental
builds from being published using stable semver versions.
* Don't bother including `unstable_` in error
The method names don't get stripped out of the production bundles
because they are passed as arguments to the error decoder.
Let's just always use the unprefixed APIs in the messages.
* Set up experimental builds
The experimental builds are packaged exactly like builds in the stable
release channel: same file structure, entry points, and npm package
names. The goal is to match what will eventually be released in stable
as closely as possible, but with additional features turned on.
Versioning and Releasing
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The experimental builds will be published to the same registry and
package names as the stable ones. However, they will be versioned using
a separate scheme. Instead of semver versions, experimental releases
will receive arbitrary version strings based on their content hashes.
The motivation is to thwart attempts to use a version range to match
against future experimental releases. The only way to install or depend
on an experimental release is to refer to the specific version number.
Building
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I did not use the existing feature flag infra to configure the
experimental builds. The reason is because feature flags are designed
to configure a single package. They're not designed to generate multiple
forks of the same package; for each set of feature flags, you must
create a separate package configuration.
Instead, I've added a new build dimension called the **release
channel**. By default, builds use the **stable** channel. There's
also an **experimental** release channel. We have the option to add more
in the future.
There are now two dimensions per artifact: build type (production,
development, or profiling), and release channel (stable or
experimental). These are separate dimensions because they are
combinatorial: there are stable and experimental production builds,
stable and experimental developmenet builds, and so on.
You can add something to an experimental build by gating on
`__EXPERIMENTAL__`, similar to how we use `__DEV__`. Anything inside
these branches will be excluded from the stable builds.
This gives us a low effort way to add experimental behavior in any
package without setting up feature flags or configuring a new package.
* Improve release script process documentation
* Improved pre-publish instructions/message based on feedback
* Added reminder to attach build artifacts to GitHub release
