microsoft / microsoft/beachball

Feature: add complete dry-run option

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feature
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

Sometimes it's helpful to be able to see exactly what publish is going to do without actually publishing anything. Today beachball doesn't have an option which completely handles this.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the publish command and any existing dry-run handling in beachball. Trace every action performed during publishing and define what complete dry-run coverage means, then verify that the command reports those actions without publishing anything.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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