Separate tasks and add comments/logs

gulpfile.js

@@ -27,37 +27,55 @@ function getVersion() {
 // Merge the specified branch back into master and develop.
 function mergeBranch(branch) {
   var mergeCmd = 'git merge --no-ff --no-edit ' + branch;
+
+  console.log('Merging release into master.')
   return exec('git checkout master && ' + mergeCmd).then(function() {
+    console.log('Merging release into develop.')
     return exec('git checkout develop && ' + mergeCmd);
   });
 }
 
 /* ----- TASKS ----- */
 
+// Bump version using NPM (only affects package*.json, doesn't commit).
+gulp.task('bump-version', function() {
+  console.log('Bumping version number.');
+  return exec('npm --no-git-tag-version version ' + args.newversion);
+});
+
 // Stage a release (bump version and create a 'release/[version]' branch).
-gulp.task('stage-release', function() {
-  var cmd = 'npm --no-git-tag-version version ' + args.newversion;
-  return exec(cmd).then(function() {
-    var version = getVersion();
-    var branch = 'release/' + version;
+gulp.task('stage-release', ['bump-version'], function() {
+  var version = getVersion();
+  var branch = 'release/' + version;
+  var cmd = 'git checkout -b ' + branch + ' && git add -A';
+  cmd += ' && git commit -m "Prepare release ' + version + '"';
 
-    var cmd = 'git checkout -b ' + branch + ' && git add -A';
-    cmd += ' && git commit -m "Prepare release ' + version + '"';
-    return exec(cmd);
-  });
+  console.log('Creating release branch and committing changes.');
+  return exec(cmd);
 });
 
-// Tag and merge the latest release into master/develop.
-gulp.task('release', function() {
+gulp.task('finalize-release', function() {
   var version = getVersion();
   var branch = 'release/' + version;
-
   var cmd = 'git checkout ' + branch + ' && npm run build';
-  cmd += ' && git add -A && git commit -m "Build ' + version + '"';
-  cmd += ' && git tag -a ' + version + ' -m "' + version + ' ' + args.tagmessage + '"';
+
+  console.log('Running build process in release branch.');
   return exec(cmd).then(function() {
-    return mergeBranch(branch);
+    console.log('Adding all changes and performing final commit.');
+    return exec('git add -A && git commit --allow-empty -m "Build ' + version + '"');
   }).then(function() {
+    console.log('Tagging with provided tag message.');
+    return exec('git tag -a ' + version + ' -m "' + version + ' ' + args.tagmessage + '"');
+  });
+});
+
+// Tag and merge the latest release into master/develop.
+gulp.task('release', ['finalize-release'], function() {
+  var version = getVersion();
+  var branch = 'release/' + version;
+
+  return mergeBranch(branch).then(function() {
+    console.log('Deleting release branch.');
     return exec('git branch -d ' + branch);
   });
 });