How do I give my module a pre-release version number

[stephanjohnson]

I have tried setting the version number to include a text component after the patch component of the version number, however when I do this the SF does not detect the change at all and shows a successful build. This build does not reflect as a module file in my output location, and as a result, does not reflect in the Module Manager.

How do I set a version number to include a text component as the standard Intent modules do by adding an -pre.n or -alpha.n postfix? It also does not seem like there is an option to set the entire module as prerelease.

[joelsteventurner]

Hi @stephanjohnson

As you may be aware, Modules use Semantic Versioning 2.0.0, meaning a module is regarded as a pre-release solely by its version having a hyphen in it.

Making the version a pre-release in the Module Builder is good enough, but the likely reason for it not seeming to have an effect is that the .imodspec was already generated and the Module Builder does not overwrite the version in the .imodspec with a lower version from the Module Builder. This means that if the .imodspec has 1.0.0 and in the Module Builder version 1.0.0-pre.0 is specified, as it's lower than the .imodspec version, it will not overwrite it. In such cases you can manually change the version in the .imodspec file and then going forward it should work from the Module Builder so long as you're not trying to output a lower version again.

[stephanjohnson]

Hi @joelsteventurner,

That worked. I ended up going into the .imodspec file and the Module Builder designer and reset the version number to a lower version number, and after that everything is working as expected now.