release-publicapi

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PublicAPI.Shipped / PublicAPI.Unshipped reconciliation for the release-prep workflow. Runs a Release build to surface any pending RS0016/RS0017 diagnostics (stop-and-ask-user when present — they belong in IDE quick-fix, not in this script), then moves every project's PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt content into PublicAPI.Shipped.txt across all per-TFM and flat layouts. Distinct from `/api-baselines` (which handles `CompatibilitySuppressions.xml` — a different tool, different files). Invoked by `/release` step 2 or directly when running release prep.

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What this skill is (and isn't)

Is: the per-release PublicAPI shipped/unshipped reconciliation. For every PublicAPI.Shipped.txt / PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt pair under Source/, moves Unshipped entries into Shipped (sorted union), then truncates Unshipped to just the #nullable enable directive. Runs across ~36 file pairs spanning multi-TFM (per-net{TFM}/ subfolder) and single-TFM (flat) layouts.

Isn't:

Not /api-baselines — that skill handles CompatibilitySuppressions.xml (Microsoft.DotNet.ApiCompat). PublicAPI.*.txt is a different system (Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.PublicApiAnalyzers) tracking the declared public surface. Both run during a release prep, but on independent files.
Not a Roslyn codefix substitute. If the Release build emits any RS0016 (symbol not in declared API) or RS0017 (symbol in declared API but not in code), the skill stops and tells the user to fix those via IDE quick-fix first. Re-running a build against the IDE-fixed Unshipped is the same path normal development uses — the script does not reimplement Roslyn codefixes.

When to run

During release prep as task 2 (called by /release orchestrator), after task 6 (/release-verify) has produced a clean build. Task 6's build addresses any RS0016/RS0017 diagnostics that step 1 here would normally surface, so when invoked post-task-6 the build step (1) is skip-able — go straight to step 3 (plan).
Manually when the user wants to roll Unshipped into Shipped outside of a release (rare).

Required reading

.agents/docs/code-design.md → Never hand-edit API baseline files still applies to CompatibilitySuppressions.xml. PublicAPI.*.txt is not under that rule — it's editable by the analyzer's codefixes and by this skill's apply step.
.agents/docs/agent-rules.md → Git commit rules (each commit is its own user request).

Procedure

1. Run a Release build (skip when post-task-6)

Skip this step when invoked from /release after task 6 (/release-verify) has already run — the verification build there has already cleared RS0016/RS0017, and re-building here just burns minutes. Go straight to step 3.

For standalone (non-release-prep) invocations, or when explicitly re-validating mid-flow:

pwsh -NoProfile -File .agents/scripts/release-publicapi-reconcile.ps1 -Action build -Version <ver>

The script runs dotnet build linq2db.slnx -c Release and captures stdout+stderr to .build/.agents/release-<ver>-publicapi-raw.txt. Returns a status with exit code + line count.

If the build itself fails (compile errors unrelated to PublicAPI), stop and surface those — they need fixing before reconciliation makes sense.

2. Discover RS0016 / RS0017

pwsh -NoProfile -File .agents/scripts/release-publicapi-reconcile.ps1 -Action discover -Version <ver>

Parses the raw build log for RS0016 (missing-from-declared-API) and RS0017 (in-declared-API-but-not-in-code) diagnostics. Groups by source file + project.

If any RS-diagnostics are present:

Surface them to the user as a numbered list — file:line, severity code, symbol text.
Tell the user: "fix these via IDE quick-fix (Visual Studio: place cursor on the symbol → Quick Actions → 'Add to public API' or 'Remove from public API'), then re-run from step 1." The script does not auto-fix.
Stop. The user must clear RS0016/RS0017 before the move step.

If zero: proceed to step 3.

3. Compute the move plan

pwsh -NoProfile -File .agents/scripts/release-publicapi-reconcile.ps1 -Action plan -Version <ver>

Walks every PublicAPI.Shipped.txt + sibling PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt pair under Source/. Per pair, computes:

newShipped = sorted(dedup(union(currentShipped-entries, currentUnshipped-entries))) (the #nullable enable directive is preserved as the first line)
newUnshipped = "#nullable enable\n" (just the directive — Unshipped is reset to empty)

Writes the plan as JSON to .build/.agents/release-<ver>-publicapi-plan.json. The plan lists every file pair with noOp: true|false, line counts, and per-file before/after.

4. Review the diff

pwsh -NoProfile -File .agents/scripts/release-publicapi-reconcile.ps1 -Action diff -Version <ver>

Prints a per-file unified diff (only the changed files). Surface this to the user.

Deletion check: if any line is being removed from Shipped (which only happens when Unshipped contains a tombstone like *REMOVED* — uncommon), flag it for separate scrutiny per code-design.md → API removals outside LinqToDB.Internal.* need explicit user sign-off.

5. Apply

pwsh -NoProfile -File .agents/scripts/release-publicapi-reconcile.ps1 -Action apply -Version <ver>

Reads the plan file and writes both files per project/TFM. UTF-8 encoding mirrors each file's existing BOM state (71 of the 72 PublicAPI files in Source/** currently start with a UTF-8 BOM, so most output keeps the BOM); line endings are normalized to LF (the analyzer is whitespace-tolerant; CRLF inputs would be rewritten as LF, but no PublicAPI file in the repo uses CRLF today).

6. Verify

Re-run step 1 (build) and step 2 (discover) to confirm zero RS0016/RS0017 after the move. Surface the result.

7. Update state + commit

Tell /release orchestrator: task 2 → done via release-state.ps1 -Action update -Version <ver> -TaskId 2 -Status done -Annotation "<N files updated>".
Stage the modified files: git add Source/**/PublicAPI.{Shipped,Unshipped}.txt (or per-project paths from the plan).

Confirm commit message + commit. Suggested message:

Release <ver>: PublicAPI reconciliation

Move Unshipped entries to Shipped across <N> PublicAPI file pairs
(multi-TFM and flat layouts). Verified zero RS0016/RS0017 post-apply.

Push on user confirmation (push semantics rule in /release Conventions).

Don'ts

Do not try to auto-apply RS0016 codefixes. They live in Roslyn. The script's contract is: surface them, wait for user IDE-fix, re-discover.
Do not edit PublicAPI.*.txt files individually with Edit calls during a reconciliation — that's what the script's apply action is for. ~72 files in one batched write avoids burning permission surface.
Do not confuse with /api-baselines. Different file family, different generator, different policy check. Both run during release prep but on independent paths.
Do not skip the verify step (6). A clean post-apply build is the only proof the move didn't break the analyzer's view of the declared API.