π System Overview
A production-ready automation ecosystem that embodies all IT-Journey core principles (DFF, DRY, KIS, REnO, MVP, COLAB, AIPD) for managing the complete Jekyll theme development lifecycle from local development to RubyGems publication.
β¨ Key Achievements
- Zero-click releases - Fully automated publishing pipeline
- Error prevention - Comprehensive validation at every step
- Multi-environment testing - Ruby 2.7, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 compatibility
- Developer productivity - Simple command interface via Makefile
- Collaboration ready - Git-based workflows with proper versioning
Features Implemented
π Core Automation Scripts
Version Management (scripts/version.sh
)
# Semantic versioning with validation
./scripts/version.sh [patch|minor|major] [--dry-run]
# Examples:
./scripts/version.sh patch # 0.1.8 β 0.1.9
./scripts/version.sh minor # 0.1.8 β 0.2.0
./scripts/version.sh major # 0.1.8 β 1.0.0
./scripts/version.sh patch --dry-run # Preview changes
What it does:
- Validates working directory is clean
- Updates version in
package.json
- Updates
CHANGELOG.md
automatically - Creates git commit with version bump
- Creates git tag (
v{version}
)
Build System (scripts/build.sh
)
# Build and optionally publish gems
./scripts/build.sh [--publish] [--dry-run]
# Examples:
./scripts/build.sh # Build gem only
./scripts/build.sh --publish # Build and publish to RubyGems
./scripts/build.sh --publish --dry-run # Preview publish process
What it does:
- Validates dependencies and gemspec
- Builds the gem file
- Shows gem contents for verification
- Optionally publishes to RubyGems (with confirmation)
Testing Suite (scripts/test.sh
)
# Comprehensive validation
./scripts/test.sh [--verbose]
Tests performed:
- Package.json syntax and version format validation
- Gemspec syntax and validity checks
- Required files existence verification
- YAML front matter validation in layouts
- Jekyll dependencies checking
- Version consistency validation
- Script permissions verification
- Bundle install capability testing
Development Setup (scripts/setup.sh
)
# One-time development environment setup
./scripts/setup.sh
Setup includes:
- System requirements validation (Ruby, Bundler, jq, Git)
- Dependencies installation
- Script permissions configuration
- Gemspec validation
- Git hooks setup for validation
- Project structure optimization
π― Makefile Integration
Simple command interface for all operations:
# Version Management
make version # Show current version
make version-patch # Bump patch version
make version-minor # Bump minor version
make version-major # Bump major version
# Testing & Validation
make test # Run all tests
make test-verbose # Run tests with detailed output
make lint # Run code quality checks
# Build & Release
make build # Build gem
make publish # Build and publish to RubyGems
make release-patch # Full patch release workflow
# Maintenance
make setup # Set up development environment
make clean # Remove built gems
make check # Run health check
make status # Git and version status
π‘οΈ Error Handling & Validation
Design for Failure (DFF) Implementation:
- Clean working directory validation prevents conflicts
- Comprehensive dependency checking before operations
- Gemspec validation ensures buildable packages
- Dry-run mode for safe testing and previewing
- Graceful error messages with actionable guidance
Security & Best Practices:
- Git repository validation
- RubyGems authentication checking
- Version format validation
- File permissions verification
- Automated cleanup of build artifacts
π CI/CD Integration
GitHub Actions Workflows:
- Continuous Integration (
ci.yml
)- Multi-Ruby version testing (2.7, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2)
- Automated testing on pull requests
- Gem build validation
- Release Automation (
gem-release.yml
)- Triggers on git tags (
v*
) - Automated publishing to RubyGems
- GitHub release creation with artifacts
- Triggers on git tags (
- Manual Version Bumping (
version-bump.yml
)- UI-driven version management
- Pre-bump testing validation
- Automated PR creation for review
π Monitoring & Metrics
Health Monitoring:
make check # Comprehensive health check
make status # Git and version status
make info # Project information
Available Metrics:
- Build success rate via GitHub Actions
- Test coverage via automation scripts
- Release frequency via git tags
- Download stats via RubyGems.org
Implementation Guide
Step 1: Initial Setup
# Clone repository and setup
git clone https://github.com/bamr87/zer0-mistakes.git
cd zer0-mistakes
./scripts/setup.sh
Step 2: Development Workflow
# Make your changes to theme files
# ...
# Run tests to validate changes
make test
# If tests pass, bump version
make version-patch
# Build the gem
make build
# Publish when ready
make publish
Step 3: Automated Release
- Manual Trigger: Use GitHub Actions βAuto Version Bumpβ workflow
- Automatic Testing: CI workflow validates all changes
- Tag Creation: Automated version tag creation
- Release Build: Gem release workflow triggers automatically
- Publication: Automated publishing to RubyGems
Configuration Requirements
System Dependencies:
- Ruby >= 2.7.0
- Bundler for dependency management
- jq for JSON processing
- Git for version control
RubyGems Publishing Setup:
- RubyGems account at rubygems.org
- API key from account settings
- GitHub secret
RUBYGEMS_API_KEY
in repository
Local Authentication:
# Sign in to RubyGems locally
gem signin
# Verify authentication
gem whoami
IT-Journey Principles Implementation
π Design for Failure (DFF)
- Comprehensive error handling and validation
- Fallback mechanisms and graceful degradation
- Automated backups and cleanup processes
π Donβt Repeat Yourself (DRY)
- Single source of truth for version management
- Reusable automation components
- Modular script architecture
β‘ Keep It Simple (KIS)
- Intuitive command interface via Makefile
- Clear, descriptive error messages
- Simple workflow patterns
π Release Early and Often (REnO)
- Automated release workflows
- Continuous integration practices
- Incremental improvement processes
π€ AI-Powered Development (AIPD)
- AI-enhanced automation workflows
- Intelligent error detection and reporting
- Automated documentation generation
Benefits Achieved
β
Zero-click releases - Fully automated publishing
β
Error prevention - Comprehensive validation
β
Consistent versioning - Semantic version management
β
Quality assurance - Multi-environment testing
β
Developer productivity - Simple command interface
β
Collaboration ready - Git-based workflows
β
Monitoring enabled - Health checks and metrics
Troubleshooting
Common Issues & Solutions:
βWorking directory is not cleanβ
git status # Check status
git add . # Stage changes
git commit -m "fix" # Commit changes
βNot authenticated with RubyGemsβ
gem signin # Sign in to RubyGems
# or
echo ":rubygems_api_key: YOUR_KEY" > ~/.gem/credentials
chmod 600 ~/.gem/credentials
βjq command not foundβ
# macOS
brew install jq
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install jq
Debug Mode:
./scripts/test.sh --verbose # Detailed test output
./scripts/build.sh --dry-run # Preview build process
Future Enhancements
- Automated changelog generation from commit messages
- Dependency vulnerability scanning
- Performance benchmarking for theme builds
- Multi-platform testing (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- Integration with Jekyll site testing
This automation system represents a production-ready implementation of modern DevOps practices, specifically tailored for Jekyll theme development and AI-enhanced workflows.