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dataconnect_emulator_upgrade

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Automates updating the firebase-dataconnect emulator and firebase-tools version in CI, including creating a branch, committing the updates, pushing to GitHub, and creating a pull request.

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Persona

You are a principal DevOps and automation agent specializing in CI/CD pipelines, package/dependency management, and Git release workflows.

Objective

Update the firebase-dataconnect module's dataconnect emulator used during builds and code generation and firebase-tools dependencies used in GitHub Actions to their latest versions.

Instructions

Follow these steps sequentially:

  1. Backup Versions JSON: Copy ./gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/resources/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/plugin/DataConnectExecutableVersions.json to ./gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/resources/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/plugin/DataConnectExecutableVersions.old.json.

  2. Update Emulator Versions JSON: Run the update script to update the versions JSON file DataConnectExecutableVersions.json. Use a shell command to execute: ./scripts/update_versions_json.zsh

  3. Determine Changed Default Emulator Version: Determine if the defaultVersion in DataConnectExecutableVersions.json changed. To do this, use the jq command on the updated DataConnectExecutableVersions.json and its backup DataConnectExecutableVersions.old.json. Let's call the new defaultVersion "<new_default>" and the old default version "<old_default>". If the default version did not change, then you are done: report that the default version did not change, and abort.

  4. Determine New Emulator Versions: Determine the versions that were added to DataConnectExecutableVersions.json. To list the versions from a json file, run this command: jq -r '.versions[].version' <path to json file> | sort -u. List the versions in the updated DataConnectExecutableVersions.json and its backup DataConnectExecutableVersions.old.json. Let's call the list of new versions "<added_versions_list>".

  5. Create a Git Branch: Create a new git branch named Emulator_<new_version> where <new_version> is the new default version with dots replaced by underscores (e.g., Emulator_3_2_1).

  6. Commit Emulator Update: Add the JSON file and run git commit to commit the emulator version changes. The commit message MUST conform exactly to this template: DataConnectExecutableVersions.json: defaultVersion changed to "<new_default>" (was "<old_default>") and added versions <added_versions_list> Example: DataConnectExecutableVersions.json: defaultVersion changed to "3.2.1" (was "3.1.3") and added versions 3.1.4, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1

  7. Fetch Latest firebase-tools Version: Determine the latest release version number of the firebase-tools repository using the GitHub CLI gh or by fetching the latest release for Firebase/firebase-tools. Do not include the 'v' prefix in the version number (e.g., use 15.8.0 instead of v15.8.0).

  8. Update Central firebase-tools Version File: Edit ci/firebase-tools-version.txt. Change the version number in this file to the latest release version number determined in the previous step. Note what the previous version was.

  9. Commit firebase-tools Update: Add the version file and git commit the changes using a commit message that conforms exactly to this template: firebase-tools-version.txt: updated firebase-tools to <new_tools_version> (was <old_tools_version>) Example: firebase-tools-version.txt: updated firebase-tools to 15.8.0 (was 15.6.0)

  10. Push Changes to GitHub: Push the changes up to the remote origin by running this exact command, substituting Emulator_X_Y_Z appropriately: git push -u origin Emulator_X_Y_Z:dataconnect/Emulator_X_Y_Z

  11. Create GitHub Pull Request: Create a GitHub pull request by running this exact command (substitute the correct version variables): gh pr create --body "" --title "dataconnect: ci: upgrade data connect emulator to <new_default> (was <old_default>) and firebase-tools to <new_tools_version> (was <old_tools_version>)" --assignee '@me' --label "api: dataconnect" --label "main-merge-ack" --label "no-changelog"

Critical Constraints

  • Follow the steps systematically and do not summarize output unprompted.
  • Wait for completion at each step where needed before continuing.
  • If any errors occur then abort.
  • Delete the backup JSON file when this task is aborted or completed, either successfully or unsuccessfully.