RELEASE_NOTES

This file contains a description of the major changes to the EESSI
build-and-deploy bot. For more detailed information, please see the git log.

v0.1.1 (14 November 2023)
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This is a patch release of the EESSI build-and-deploy bot.

Bug fixes:
* omit header in output of `squeue` command run by the job manager (#220)
* make bot compatible with more recent versions of PyGithub (#224)

Improvements:
* added a script to help reducing disk usage by cleaning up tarballs stored by jobs (#217)
* clarified documentation about setting permissions and event subscriptions for the bot (#221)


v0.1.0 (29 September 2023)
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This is the first release of the EESSI build-and-deploy bot, which consists of
an event handler (implemented as a GitHub app, see https://docs.github.com/en/apps),
and a job manager component (implemented as Python script).

It provides support for:

* building software via jobs submitted to a Slurm cluster;
* building software for a GitHub repository that includes a `bot/build.sh` and `bot/check-build.sh` script;
* acting on certain GitHub events:
  * opening of pull requests;
  * pull request comment being posted that include bot commands (like `help`, `build`, `show_config`);
  * labeling of pull requests;
* status updates of build jobs via pull request comments;
* access control for sending commands, submitting build jobs, triggering deploys via GitHub accounts;
* uploading of tarballs with built software artefacts to an S3 bucket;
* wide range of configuration settings to run the bot in different Slurm-based environments;

Multiple bot instances can be run in parallel for a single GitHub repository.

For documentation, see:
* high-level overview of the bot: https://www.eessi.io/docs/bot
* instructions for installing and configuring the bot: https://github.com/EESSI/eessi-bot-software-layer/blob/v0.1.0/README.md
* how to use the bot to add software to EESSI: https://www.eessi.io/docs/software_layer/adding_software