MBH: creating a easy way to add releases

Author: mattben

_layouts/releases_sidebar.html

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
               <ul class="nav nav-list">
                 <a href="releases.html"><h4>Releases home</h4></a>
                 <li class="nav-header">Releases</li>
+                <!--next-->
                 <li><a href="release1.6.html">Release 1.6</a></li>
                 <li><a href="release1.5.html">Release 1.5</a></li>
                 <li><a href="release1.4.html">Release 1.4</a></li>

release-creater.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import shutil
+import argparse
+import os
+from sys import argv, exit
+
+def create_release_page(version, content):
+    print version
+    print content
+
+    # contentString -> content
+    # open release_base.md
+    # replace {version} with version
+    # replace {content} with contentString
+    # save as "release" + version + ".md"
+
+    # open /layouts/releases_sidebar.html
+    # read to <!--next-->
+    # add "<li><a href='release" + version + ".html'>Release" + version + "</a></li>
+
+    #git pull, git commit -am "AUTO: adding new release version", git push
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="create and update releases pages")
+    parser.add_argument("version", help="release version number eg 1.7")
+    parser.add_argument("content", help="file with html or markdown content")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if not os.path.exists(args.content):
+        stderr.write("Input file %s not found." % args.urlFile)
+        exit()
+
+    if create_release_page(args.version, args.content):
+        print "Error"
+    else:
+        print "Done"

release1.6.md

@@ -99,25 +99,22 @@ The best and recommended way to install and setup the Node is to first visit the
 </table>
 (<b>*</b> indicates that the installer fetches a copy of indicated file from the ESGF.org distribution server)
 
-### Release Notes
-* [Release Information and Features][release-notes]
-
 ---
 
 ###Other Versions
 * [Development Road Map][road-map]
 * Previous [v1.5.0][other-version] (Brower Park)
 
-[esgf-release]: https://github.com/ESGF/esgf-installer/releases/tag/v1.6.2-bushwick_myrtle-release
-[esgf-script]: https://github.com/ESGF/esgf-installer/blob/f33e0990eb061927e64595c48b4a2182575e81a9/esg-node
-[esgf-download]: https://raw.github.com/ESGF/esgf-installer/f33e0990eb061927e64595c48b4a2182575e81a9/esg-node
-[flags-features]: http://esgf.org/esgf-installer-site
-[esgf-node]: node.html
-[esgf-home]: http://esgf.org
-[wiki-functions]: https://github.com/ESGF/esgf.github.io/wiki/ESGF_Functionality
-[rainbow-dist]: http://rainbow.llnl.gov/dist/
-[rainbow-howto]: http://rainbow.llnl.gov/dist/esgf-installer/HOWTO
-[rainbow-bootstrap]: http://rainbow.llnl.gov/dist/esgf-installer/esg-bootstrap
-[release-notes]: https://github.com/ESGF/esgf.github.io/wiki/Release_1.4
-[road-map]: https://github.com/ESGF/esgf.github.io/wiki/RoadMap
-[other-version]: http://esgf.org/release1.5.html
+[esgf-release]:       https://github.com/ESGF/esgf-installer/releases/tag/v1.6.2-bushwick_myrtle-release
+[esgf-script]:        https://github.com/ESGF/esgf-installer/blob/f33e0990eb061927e64595c48b4a2182575e81a9/esg-node
+[esgf-download]:      https://raw.github.com/ESGF/esgf-installer/f33e0990eb061927e64595c48b4a2182575e81a9/esg-node
+[flags-features]:     http://esgf.org/esgf-installer-site
+[esgf-node]:          node.html
+[esgf-home]:          http://esgf.org
+[wiki-functions]:     https://github.com/ESGF/esgf.github.io/wiki/ESGF_Functionality
+[rainbow-dist]:       http://rainbow.llnl.gov/dist/
+[rainbow-howto]:      http://rainbow.llnl.gov/dist/esgf-installer/HOWTO
+[rainbow-bootstrap]:  http://rainbow.llnl.gov/dist/esgf-installer/esg-bootstrap
+[release-notes]:      https://github.com/ESGF/esgf.github.io/wiki/Release_1.4
+[road-map]:           https://github.com/ESGF/esgf.github.io/wiki/RoadMap
+[other-version]:      http://esgf.org/release1.5.html

release_base.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+layout: releases_sidebar
+title: Releases {version}
+---
+
+## ESGF Node Current Release
+{content}
+
+