[build] create a stage release workflow for after the pre-release PR …

…is merged

.github/workflows/stage-release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+name: Release Staging
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+
+env:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+jobs:
+  generate-packages:
+    if: >
+      github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
+      github.repository_owner == 'seleniumhq' &&
+      startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release-preparation-')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Extract version from branch name
+        id: extract_version
+        run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
+          VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+      - name: Stage Java packages
+        run: ./go java:package['--config=release']
+      - name: Stage .NET packages
+        run: ./go dotnet:package['--config=release']
+      - name: Build Ruby
+        run: ./go rb:build['--config=release']
+      - name: Build Python
+        run: ./go py:build['--config=release']
+      - name: Build Node
+        run: ./go node:build['--config=release']
+      - name: "Upload releases"
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-assets
+          path: build/dist/
+          retention-days: 6
+      - name: Prep git
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "selenium-ci@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --local user.name "Selenium CI Bot"
+      - name: Update tag
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          git tag selenium-${{ env.VERSION }}
+          git push selenium-${{ env.VERSION }}
+      - name: "Release"
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: Selenium ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          body: |
+            ### Changelogs
+
+            For each component's detailed changelog, please check:
+            * [Ruby](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/rb/CHANGES)
+            * [Python](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/py/CHANGES)
+            * [JavaScript](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/CHANGES.md)
+            * [Java](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/java/CHANGELOG)
+            * [DotNet](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/CHANGELOG)
+            * [IEDriverServer](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/cpp/iedriverserver/CHANGELOG)
+
+          tag_name: selenium-${{ env.VERSION }}
+          draft: true
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          prerelease: false
+          files: |
+            artifacts/release-assets/selenium-dotent-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
+            artifacts/release-assets/selenium-dotent-strongnamed-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
+            artifacts/release-assets/selenium-java-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
+            artifacts/release-assets/selenium-server-${{ env.VERSION }}.jar
+            artifacts/release-assets/selenium-server-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip

Rakefile

@@ -1067,16 +1067,13 @@ namespace :all do
   desc 'Release all artifacts for all language bindings'
   task :release, [:args] do |_task, arguments|
     Rake::Task['clean'].invoke
-    tag = @git.add_tag("selenium-#{java_version}")
-    @git.push('origin', tag.name)
 
     args = Array(arguments[:args] || ['--stamp'])
     Rake::Task['java:release'].invoke(args)
     Rake::Task['py:release'].invoke(args)
     Rake::Task['rb:release'].invoke(args)
     Rake::Task['dotnet:release'].invoke(args)
     Rake::Task['node:release'].invoke(args)
-    Rake::Task['create_release_notes'].invoke(args)
     Rake::Task['all:docs'].invoke
     Rake::Task['all:version'].invoke('nightly')
 
@@ -1168,39 +1165,6 @@ at_exit do
   system 'sh', '.git-fixfiles' if File.exist?('.git') && !SeleniumRake::Checks.windows?
 end
 
-desc 'Create Release Notes for Minor Release'
-task :create_release_notes do
-  range = "#{previous_tag(java_version)}...HEAD"
-  format = "* [\\`%h\\`](http://github.com/seleniumhq/selenium/commit/%H) - %s :: %aN"
-  git_log_command = %Q(git --no-pager log "#{range}" --pretty=format:"#{format}" --reverse)
-  git_log_output = `#{git_log_command}`
-
-  release_notes = <<~RELEASE_NOTES
-    ### Changelog
-
-    For each component's detailed changelog, please check:
-    * [Ruby](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/rb/CHANGES)
-    * [Python](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/py/CHANGES)
-    * [JavaScript](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/CHANGES.md)
-    * [Java](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/java/CHANGELOG)
-    * [DotNet](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/CHANGELOG)
-    * [IEDriverServer](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/cpp/iedriverserver/CHANGELOG)
-
-    ### Commits in this release
-    <details>
-    <summary>Click to see all the commits included in this release</summary>
-
-    #{git_log_output}
-
-    </details>
-  RELEASE_NOTES
-
-  FileUtils.mkdir_p('build/dist')
-  release_notes_file = "build/dist/release_notes_#{java_version}.md"
-  File.write(release_notes_file, release_notes)
-  puts "Release notes have been generated at: #{release_notes_file}"
-end
-
 def updated_version(current, desired = nil, nightly = nil)
   if !desired.nil? && desired != 'nightly'
     # If desired is present, return full 3 digit version