nextsv

A utility to calculate the level of change and the next semantic version number based on the conventional commits since the last version tag.

Feature set

• [x] Calculate next semantic version number
• [x] Calculate the level to change for next semantic version number
• [x] Support basic semantic version components: Major, Minor, and Patch
• [ ] Support pre-release versions (alpha, beta, rc)
• [ ] Handle case where no tag is found
• [ ] Update to release version (removing pre-release identifiers)

CLI Usage

Install the CLI using cargo install.

```sh

cargo install nextsv

```

Run in your project directory and check the version

```console $ nextsv --version nextsv 0.7.5

```

Running the application provides the level for the next semantic version change.

```sh

$ nextsv [2022-08-03T06:33:54Z INFO nextsv] Calculating the next version level minor

```

Help provides all the options

```sh

$ nextsv -h jerusdp jrussell@jerus.ie Next semantic version calculator

USAGE: nextsv [OPTIONS]

OPTIONS: -f, --force Force the calculation of the version number [possible values: major, minor, patch, first] -h, --help Print help information --level Report the level of the version number change --number Report the version number -p, --prefix Prefix string to identify version number tags [default: v] -q, --quiet Pass many times for less log output -v, --verbose Pass many times for more log output -V, --version Print version information $

```

A clean response of the level to update is reported using the -q flag.

```sh

$ nextsv -q minor

```

This can be used with cargo release to update and publish a new release.

```sh

cargo release $(nextsv -q)

```

Library Usage

To use the library add the crate to dependencies in the project's Cargo.toml.

```toml

[dependencies] nextsv = "0.7.5"

```