Semantic Release Minecraft


Automate your Minecraft project release process with deep integration into Semantic Release!

✨Features

- Comprehensive configuration options put everything under your control.
- Use Semantic Release to automatically generate release notes for your project and avoid manual effort.
- Dual-platform support for CurseForge and Modrinth.
- Use strategy configurations for convenient multiple deployments. (e.g., Architectury and other multi-loader projects)

🚀Getting Started

You can install the package via npm:

``shell
npm install --save-dev semantic-release-minecraft
`

⚙️Configuration

The plugin configuration is passed via semantic-release's config (e.g., .releaserc.json). Below is a detailed explanation of the configuration options, grouped by scope.

If you don't want to read through the lengthy configuration introduction below, you can jump to the Configuration Reference to check out some practical configurations.

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For Modrinth and CurseForge API token configuration, you can set them via environment variables in tools like GitHub Actions:

`yaml
CURSEFORGE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CURSEFORGE_TOKEN }}
MODRINTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MODRINTH_TOKEN }}
`

Remember to configure the repository secrets in the repository settings.

Below are the links to obtain API tokens for CurseForge and Modrinth:

CurseForge

> Once obtained, your Modrinth API token can only be viewed once. Please ensure you save your API token securely.

Modrinth

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| Field | Type | Description | Default | Example |
|---------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| release_type | 'alpha' \| 'beta' \| 'release' | Release type | 'release' | 'beta' |
| game_versions | string \| string[] | Minecraft game versions | [] | ['1.20.1', '1.21.1'] |
| mod_loaders | string \| string[] | Mod loaders | [] | ['fabric', 'forge'] |
| display_name | string | Mod display name | nextRelease.name | '[NeoForge 1.21.1] 1.0.0' |
| strategies | Record[] | Store an array of strategy configurations for each release. See explanation below. | [{}] | [{ 'loader': 'fabric' }, { 'loader': 'neoforge' }] |
| glob | string \| string[] | Glob patterns that matches all files requiring upload | ['build/libs/!(-@(dev\|sources\|javadoc)).jar','build/libs/-@(dev\|sources\|javadoc).jar',] | - |
| primary_file_glob | string \| string[] | Glob pattern matching the primary file | - | - |
| dependencies | Array of Objects | Global Dependency relations. See sub-table below. | [] | ~~~ |

#### 🕸️ Global Dependencies Sub-Configuration

| Field | Type | Description | Default | Example |
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------|--------------|
| slug | string | Project Slug of dependency (required). | - | 'yacl' |
| curseforge_project_id | string | CurseForge Project ID of dependency. | - | ~~~ |
| modrinth_project_id | string | Modrinth Project ID of dependency. | - | ~~~ |
| type | 'required' \| 'optional' \| 'incompatible' \| 'embedded' | Dependency type (required). | - | 'embedded' |

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When using a strategy list, each strategy will be executed once. Values within the strategy will be embedded into most strings using Lodash's template function. For example, if you use a strategy like this:
`json
{
"loader": "fabric",
"name": "Fabric"
}
`
You can use it in display_name like this: ‘[${ name } 1.21.1] ${ nextRelease.version }’.

Here, name is defined as specified in your strategy.

Similarly, you can embed content from semantic release context into strings. The most practical one is nextRelease.version, which is the version number calculated by Semantic Release for the upcoming release.

Therefore, the above string will be replaced at runtime with something like: [Fabric 1.21.1] 1.0.0

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Configure under the curseforge object. Requires project_id to enable.

| Field | Type | Description | Default | Example |
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
| project_id | string | CurseForge project ID (required). Get from project website. | - | '1250626' |
| game_versions | string \| string[] | CurseForge-specific game versions. | Global | ['1.21.9', '1.21.10'] |
| java_versions | number \| number[] | Supported Java versions. | [] | 21 |
| environments | string \| string[] | Release environments (e.g., client, server). | [] | 'client' |
| game_versions_for_plugins | string \| string[] | Game versions primarily used for Bukkit plugins. | [] | '1.20' |
| game_versions_for_addon | string \| string[] | Game versions for add-ons. | [] | '1.21' |
| mod_loaders | string \| string[] | CurseForge-specific loaders. | Global | 'fabric' |
| changelog | string | Custom changelog text. | nextRelease.notes | 'Custom changes for v1.0.0' |
| changelog_type | 'text' \| 'html' \| 'markdown' | Changelog format. | 'markdown' | 'html' |
| display_name | string | CurseForge-specific display name. | Global | 'Iris 1.9.6 for Fabric 1.21.10' |
| is_marked_for_manual_release | boolean | Mark release as manual so you can choose when to release. | false | true |
| relations | Array of Objects | Dependency relations. See sub-table below. | Global | - |
| glob | string \| string[] | CurseForge-specific file glob. | Global | ~~~ |
| primary_file_glob | string \| string[] | CurseForge-specific primary file. | Global | ~~~ |

#### 🧩 CurseForge Dependencies Sub-Configuration

| Field | Type | Description | Default | Example |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------|------------------------|
| slug | string | Slug of dependency (required). | - | 'architectury-api' |
| project_id | string | Project ID of dependency. | - | '419699' |
| dependency_type | 'embeddedLibrary' \| 'incompatible' \| 'optionalDependency' \| 'requiredDependency' \| 'tool' | Dependency type (required). | - | 'requiredDependency' |

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Configure under the modrinth object. Requires project_id to enable.

| Field | Type | Description | Default | Example |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| project_id | string | Modrinth project ID (required). Copy from project website. | - | 'uWsLN21d' |
| version_number | string | Custom version number. | nextRelease.version | '1.0.0+fabric' |
| display_name | string | Modrinth-specific display name. | Global | '3.14.1_Fabric_1.21.1' |
| game_versions | string[] | Modrinth-specific game versions. | Global | '1.12.2' |
| mod_loaders | string[] | Modrinth-specific loaders. | Global | 'quilt' |
| changelog | string | Custom changelog. | nextRelease.notes | 'See full changelog' |
| dependencies | Array of Objects | Dependency relations. See sub-table below. | Global | - |
| featured | boolean | Mark as featured version. | false | true |
| status | 'listed' \| 'archived' \| 'draft' \| 'unlisted' \| 'scheduled' \| 'unknown' | Version visibility status. | 'listed' | 'draft' |
| requested_status | 'listed' \| 'archived' \| 'draft' \| 'unlisted' | Requested status (for moderation). | 'listed' | 'unlisted' |
| glob | string \| string[] | Modrinth-specific file glob. | Global | ~~~ |
| primary_file_glob | string \| string[] | Modrinth-specific primary file. | Global | ~~~ |

#### 🔗 Modrinth Dependencies Sub-Configuration

| Field | Type | Description | Default | Example |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------|
| version_id | string | Specific version ID of dependency. | - | 'e0mxOOIE' |
| project_id | string | Project ID of dependency. | - | 'mOgUt4GM' |
| file_name | string | File name of the dependency, mainly for displaying external dependencies in modpacks. | - | ~~~ |
| dependency_type | 'required' \| 'optional' \| 'incompatible' \| 'embedded' | Dependency type (required). | - | 'optional' |

🗂️Configuration Reference

The following is an example configuration for an Architectury project, demonstrating how to use different options.

If you'd like a more detailed, comprehensive reference, you can find it in my project Better Client.

Some quick tips to help you grasp things faster:
- Each strategy runs once.
- Values within strategies and context can be embedded in strings.

`json
[
"semantic-release-minecraft",
{
"game_versions": "1.21.1",
"mod_loaders": "${ loader }",
"display_name": "[${ name } 1.21.1] ${ nextRelease.version }",
"glob": "${ loader }/build/libs/better_client-${ loader }-${ nextRelease.version }.jar",
"dependencies": [
{
"slug": "architectury-api",
"type": "required"
},
{
"slug": "yacl",
"type": "required"
}
],
"strategies": [
{
"loader": "fabric",
"name": "Fabric"
},
{
"loader": "neoforge",
"name": "NeoForge"
}
],
"curseforge": {
"project_id": "1250626",
"java_versions": 21,
"environments": "client"
},
"modrinth": {
"project_id": "uWsLN21d",
"version_number": "${ nextRelease.version }+${ loader }"
}
}
]
``