Release Guide

This guide explains how to publish the soulseek-rs-lib and soulseek-rs crates to crates.io.

Prerequisites

Create an account on crates.io
Generate an API token: https://crates.io/me
Login to cargo: cargo login <your-token>

Publishing Process

Step 1: Publish the Library First

The client depends on the library, so the library must be published first.

cd soulseek-rs-lib
cargo publish --dry-run  # Test the publish
cargo publish            # Actually publish

Step 2: Wait for crates.io to Index

After publishing the library, wait 1-2 minutes for crates.io to index it before publishing the client.

Step 3: Update Client Dependency (for releases)

When publishing to crates.io, the client's Cargo.toml should reference the published library version, not the local path.

Edit soulseek-rs/Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
# For local development:
soulseek-rs-lib = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../soulseek-rs-lib" }

# For publishing (comment out path):
# soulseek-rs-lib = "0.1.0"

Or use both with optional features:

[dependencies]
soulseek-rs-lib = "0.1.0"

[dev-dependencies]
soulseek-rs-lib = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../soulseek-rs-lib" }

Step 4: Publish the Client

cd ../soulseek-rs
cargo publish --dry-run  # Test the publish
cargo publish            # Actually publish

Version Management

When bumping versions:

Update the version in root Cargo.toml under [workspace.package]
Both crates will inherit this version automatically
Publish library first, then client

Automated Releases (Optional)

You can automate this with GitHub Actions. Create .github/workflows/release.yml:

name: Release

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - 'v*'

jobs:
  publish:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          toolchain: stable

      - name: Publish library
        run: |
          cd soulseek-rs-lib
          cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CARGO_TOKEN }}

      - name: Wait for crates.io
        run: sleep 60

      - name: Publish client
        run: |
          cd soulseek-rs
          cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CARGO_TOKEN }}

Testing Installation

After publishing, test the installation:

cargo install soulseek-rs
soulseek-rs --help  # Should work

For Developers Building Custom Clients

Developers can use the library by adding to their Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
soulseek-rs-lib = "0.1.0"

They'll get access to all the types and functionality exported in lib.rs.

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