Merge branch 'update-dropdowns-raketask' into 'master'

Update releases:dropdown to check if we're on the release branch

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-docs!600

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index af8832f9..f11c9fb5 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -152,12 +152,34 @@ namespace :release do
 
   desc 'Creates merge requests to update the dropdowns in all online versions'
   task :dropdowns do
+
+    # Check if you're on master branch before starting. Fail if you are.
+    if `git branch --show-current`.tr("\n",'') == 'master'
+      abort('
+      It appears you are on master branch. Create the current release
+      branch and run the raketask again. Follow the documentation guide
+      on how to create it: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/site_architecture/versions.html#3-create-the-release-merge-request
+      ')
+    end
+
     # Load online versions
     versions = YAML.load_file('./content/_data/versions.yaml')
 
     # The first online version should be the current stable one
     current_version = versions['online'].first
 
+    # The release branch name
+    release_branch = "release-#{current_version.tr('.', '-')}"
+
+    # Check if a release branch has been created, if not fail and warn the user
+    if `git rev-parse --verify #{release_branch}`.empty?
+      abort('
+      A release branch for the latest stable version has not been created.
+      Follow the documentation guide on how to create one:
+      https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/site_architecture/versions.html#3-create-the-release-merge-request
+      ')
+    end
+
     # Set the commit title
     commit_title = "Update dropdown to #{current_version}"
 
@@ -179,4 +201,3 @@ namespace :release do
     end
   end
 end
-