@mlaursen/release-script/dist/createRelease.js

The release script I normally use for packages I publish to npm

import confirm from "@inquirer/confirm";
import { Octokit } from "@octokit/core";
import dotenv from "dotenv";
export async function createRelease(options) {
    const { body, override, owner = "mlaursen", repo, prerelease, envPath = ".env.local", tagName, } = options;
    dotenv.config({ path: envPath, override, quiet: true });
    const octokit = new Octokit({ auth: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN });
    try {
        const response = await octokit.request("POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases", {
            owner,
            repo,
            tag_name: tagName,
            body,
            prerelease,
        });
        console.log(`Created release: ${response.data.html_url}`);
    }
    catch (e) {
        console.error(e);
        console.log();
        console.log("The npm token is most likely expired or never created. Update the `.env.local` to include the latest GITHUB_TOKEN");
        console.log("Regenerate the token: https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens");
        if (!(await confirm({ message: "Try creating the Github release again?" }))) {
            process.exit(1);
        }
        return createRelease({ ...options, override: true });
    }
}