chore: use pre-release pipeline for publishing

.ci/publish-nightly.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+trigger: none
 pr: none
 
+schedules:
+  - cron: '0 9 * * Mon-Thu'
+    displayName: Nightly Release Schedule
+    always: true
+    branches:
+      include:
+        - main
+
 resources:
   repositories:
     - repository: templates
@@ -8,17 +17,10 @@ resources:
       ref: main
       endpoint: Monaco
 
-parameters:
-  - name: publishExtension
-    displayName: 🚀 Publish Extension
-    type: boolean
-    default: true
-
 extends:
   template: azure-pipelines/extension/pre-release.yml@templates
   parameters:
     workingDirectory: dist
-    usePreReleaseChannel: false
     vscePackageArgs: --no-dependencies
     cgIgnoreDirectories: 'testdata,demos,.vscode-test'
     buildSteps:
@@ -26,4 +28,4 @@ extends:
         displayName: Install dependencies
 
       - script: npm run compile -- package:prepare --nightly
-        displayName: Package
+        displayName: Package Stable

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
-This changelog records changes to stable releases since 1.50.2. "TBA" changes here may be available in the [nightly release](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-js-debug/#nightly-extension) before they're in stable. Note that the minor version (`v1.X.0`) corresponds to the VS Code version js-debug is shipped in, but the patch version (`v1.50.X`) is not meaningful.
+This changelog records changes to stable releases since 1.50.2. "TBA" changes here may be available in the pre-release version of the extension before they're in stable. Note that the minor version (`v1.X.0`) corresponds to the VS Code version js-debug is shipped in, but the patch version (`v1.50.X`) is not meaningful.
 
-## Nightly (only)
+## Prerelease (only)
 
 - feat: make Deno easier to configure
 - fix: path display issues in breakpoint diagnostic tool ([#1343](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-js-debug/issues/1343))

README.md

@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ This is a [DAP](https://microsoft.github.io/debug-adapter-protocol/)-based JavaS
 
 ### Nightly Extension
 
-The shipped version of VS Code includes the js-debug version at the time of its release, however you may want to install our nightly build to get the latest fixes and features. The nightly build runs at 5PM PST on each day that there are changes ([see pipeline](https://dev.azure.com/vscode/VS%20Code%20debug%20adapters/_build?definitionId=28)). To get the build:
+The shipped version of VS Code includes the js-debug version at the time of its release, however you may want to install our pre-release build to get the latest fixes and features. The build runs at 5PM PST on each day that there are changes ([see pipeline](https://dev.azure.com/vscode/VS%20Code%20debug%20adapters/_build?definitionId=28)). To get the build:
 
 1. Open the extensions view (ctrl+shift+x) and search for `@builtin @id:ms-vscode.js-debug`
-2. Right click on the `JavaScript Debugger` extension and `Disable` it.
-3. Search for `@id:ms-vscode.js-debug-nightly` in the extensions view.
-4. Install that extension.
+2. Right click on the `JavaScript Debugger` extension and select `Switch to Pre-Release Version`.
+3. Reload VS Code
 
 ## What's new?
 

gulpfile.js

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ const nodeTargetsDir = `targets/node`;
 const isNightly = process.argv.includes('--nightly') || process.argv.includes('watch');
 
 /**
- * Extension ID to build. Appended with '-nightly' as necessary.
+ * Extension ID to build.
  */
-const extensionName = isNightly ? 'js-debug-nightly' : 'js-debug';
+const extensionName = 'js-debug';
 
 function runBuildScript(name) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
@@ -100,14 +100,6 @@ gulp.task('compile:ts', () =>
     .pipe(gulp.dest(buildSrcDir)),
 );
 
-async function fixNightlyReadme() {
-  const readmePath = `${buildDir}/README.md`;
-  const readmeText = await readFile(readmePath);
-  const readmeNightlyText = await readFile(`README.nightly.md`);
-
-  await writeFile(readmePath, readmeNightlyText + '\n' + readmeText);
-}
-
 const getVersionNumber = () => {
   if (process.env.JS_DEBUG_VERSION) {
     return process.env.JS_DEBUG_VERSION;
@@ -136,10 +128,8 @@ gulp.task('compile:dynamic', async () => {
   let packageJson = await readJson(`${buildDir}/package.json`);
   packageJson.name = extensionName;
   if (isNightly) {
-    packageJson.displayName += ' (Nightly)';
     packageJson.version = getVersionNumber();
-    packageJson.preview = true;
-    await fixNightlyReadme();
+    packageJson.isNightly = true;
   }
 
   packageJson = deepmerge(packageJson, contributions);

package.json

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "description": "An extension for debugging Node.js programs and Chrome.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "vscode": "^1.67.0-insider",
+    "vscode": "^1.71.0-insider",
     "node": ">=10"
   },
   "icon": "resources/logo.png",

src/binder.ts

@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ function warnNightly(dap: Dap.Api): void {
   if (isNightly) {
     dap.output({
       category: 'console',
-      output: `Note: Using the "preview" debug extension\n`,
+      output: `Note: Using the pre-release version of js-debug\n`,
     });
   }
 }

src/configuration.ts

@@ -1134,5 +1134,5 @@ export const breakpointLanguages: ReadonlyArray<string> = [
 export const packageName: string = pkg.name;
 export const packageVersion: string = pkg.version;
 export const packagePublisher: string = pkg.publisher;
-export const isNightly = packageName.includes('nightly');
+export const isNightly = !!pkg.isNightly;
 export const extensionId = `${packagePublisher}.${packageName}`;