cngpac reprepare

Increment the attempt counter in prepare.json and optionally commit and push. This is used to retry a failed CI release without changing the target version.

Usage

cngpac reprepare [options]

Alias: reprep

Options

Option	Description
--commit	Commit the updated prepare config
--push	Push to origin after committing (implies --commit)

How It Works

1. Reads the existing .changenotes/prepare.json
2. Increments the attempt counter (e.g., 1 → 2)
3. Writes the updated file
4. Optionally commits with message: chore: prepare 1.3.0 (attempt 2)
5. Optionally pushes to origin

Why?

If a CI release fails (e.g., npm is down, a test flakes), you don't want to recalculate the version or re-create prepare.json. Instead, reprepare bumps the attempt counter, which triggers the CI workflow again since prepare.json changed on main.

Prerequisites

A prepare.json file must already exist. If not, the command exits with:

✖ No prepare.json found. Run `cngpac prepare` first.

Example

# CI failed — retry the release
cngpac reprepare --push

◇ Preparing new reprepare
✔ Updated prepare config (attempt: 2): .changenotes/prepare.json
✔ Committed: chore: prepare 1.3.0 (attempt 2)
✔ Pushed to origin
◇ Done. Prepared for attempt 2.