Checklist and coordination for v3.7.2 patch release and v3.7.3 follow-up patch release

[jywarren]

Also see:

• Ideas for next release #2038

• open an issue using the "release" template with this checklist with title Checklist and coordination for v0.0.0 major/minor/patch release (see semantic versioning)
• create a release project from this template. You can copy a project from its menu.
• compile release notes below from corresponding release project.
• open a pull request with updated version numbers
  • update version number in package.json (ex Bump to v3.6.0 for new npm release #1695)
  • update version number in examples/sw.js (ex Bump lockfile and sw.js versions for v3.6.0 #1734)
  • run npm install to update package-lock.json (from recent node version - 16 at time of writing, in GitPod should work)
  • check in package-lock.json
• finalize and merge to main branch (freeze merges to main branch until next step)

Now, move to stable branch:

• force push from main to stable
• then in stable branch, compile /dist/ files with grunt build
• add /dist/ files with git add -f /dist/* and commit them to stable branch
• publish stable branch to npm with npm publish (logging in first as necessary)

Draft a release:

• create a release on GitHub and use features description + release notes from below
• tag version number branch (i.e. v0.0.0) based on stable or choose stable
• publish to live Github pages demo (with bash script from /scripts/update-demo) (from within GitPod works well)
• move anything necessary to next release project, i.e. https://github.com/publiclab/image-sequencer/projects/[insert project number]
• close this issue!

Noting we're now in this process in #1751 for v3.7.0.

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Release notes

Compile and edit release notes below, to be copied into the release description.

Added

Fixed

• Fix blob analysis to work in node #1589
• switch imagejs fork to switch node-png to pngjs #2041 (high priority) - fixes node-png dep issue

Changed

[jywarren]

[harshkhandeparkar]

Hi! I saw the activity. I didn't get why we published 3.7.1 without publishing 3.7.0 though. (Edit: nvm, found it #2034 (comment))

For the next release, I guess we can start with updating https://github.com/publiclab/image-sequencer/projects/4.

[jywarren]

We just merged #2041 and anticipate it will unblock uptake of IS in MapKnitter: Bump image-sequencer from 1.4.1 to 3.7.1 publiclab/mapknitter#1585

So, i'm inclined to release a v3.7.2 with just this addition, but we could also wait for more from here. If we wait, it will probably be v3.8.0, given some new features.

[jywarren]

I'm going to go ahead and release v3.7.2 with these:

• Fix blob analysis to work in node #1589
• switch imagejs fork to switch node-png to pngjs #2041 (high priority) - fixes node-png dep issue

I'll move the rest into a new issue for v3.8.0!

• Checklist and coordination for v3.8.0 minor release #2089

[jywarren]

Released! https://github.com/publiclab/image-sequencer/releases/tag/v3.7.2

Published! https://www.npmjs.com/package/image-sequencer

Demo updated too!

[jywarren]

Unfortunately the dist files didn't make it in!

[jywarren]

I'm not sure how. Compiling and releasing as 3.7.3, unfortunately 😭