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PowerToys/.pipelines/v2/release.yml
Boliang Zhang e753ec51fb feat(release): automate draft preview release preparation (#49797)
## Summary of the Pull Request

Adds a `Prepare Preview Release` custom agent that autonomously turns a
successful PowerToys Azure DevOps release-candidate build into a
complete GitHub draft prerelease for final human review.

The implementation extends the existing `release-note-generation` skill
instead of duplicating it. It adds exact-build metadata resolution,
published-release baseline selection, semantic PR deltas across `main`
and `stable`, release asset validation, idempotent draft-only release
updates, and final draft verification.

## PR Checklist

- [x] **Communication:** The autonomous preview-release design was
reviewed and approved before implementation
- [x] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **Localization:** N/A; no end-user-facing strings were added
- [x] **Dev docs:** Added preview scenario, delta, draft safety, and
reporting references

## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

- Adds `.github/agents/prepare-preview-release.agent.md` with a
no-mid-run-decision workflow and a strict prohibition on publishing
releases.
- Extends `.github/skills/release-note-generation/SKILL.md` with
stable/preview scenario routing while preserving the existing
stable-release workflow.
- Adds canonical scripts under
`.github/skills/release-note-generation/scripts/` to:
  - Resolve and validate ADO build metadata.
- Select the latest published stable or preview baseline before build
queue time.
- Calculate same-lineage or branch-transition PR deltas using PR
numbers, cherry-pick provenance, and patch-ID equivalence.
  - Collect normalized PR metadata and create `release-manifest.json`.
- Download and validate installers, symbols, and GPO assets, including
hashes, signatures, and ZIP contents.
- Create or update draft prereleases while preserving human text outside
managed markers.
- Verify draft flags, immutable target commit, body markers, and
uploaded assets.
- Updates `.pipelines/resolveBuildMetadata.ps1` and
`.pipelines/v2/release.yml` with explicit `auto`, `preview-release`, and
`stable-release` intent handling so preview candidates can be built from
either `main` or `stable`.
- Adds `.pipelines/writeReleaseMetadata.ps1` so each signed build
artifact records its resolved version, channel, intent, source branch,
and immutable source commit.
- Keeps release publication outside the agent: the automation can only
create or update a draft prerelease.

## Validation Steps Performed

- `Invoke-Pester` for:
  - `.pipelines/tests/resolveBuildMetadata.Tests.ps1`
  - `.pipelines/tests/writeReleaseMetadata.Tests.ps1`
-
`.github/skills/release-note-generation/tests/preview-release.Tests.ps1`
- 37 tests passed, covering stable-branch preview intent, metadata
contracts, baseline selection, same-lineage and branch-transition
deltas, patch-ID equivalence, managed-body preservation, and
published-release refusal.
- Parsed all added or modified PowerShell scripts with the PowerShell
AST parser.
- Parsed the modified pipeline YAML files with `ConvertFrom-Yaml`.

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trigger: none
pr: none
resources:
repositories:
- repository: 1ESPipelineTemplates
type: git
name: 1ESPipelineTemplates/1ESPipelineTemplates
ref: refs/tags/release
# Expose all of these parameters for user configuration.
parameters:
- name: publishSymbolsToPublic
displayName: "Publish Symbols to **PUBLIC** (use only for Final Builds)"
type: boolean
default: false
- name: versionNumber
displayName: "Version Override ('auto' generates a release-train version)"
type: string
default: 'auto'
- name: releaseIntent
displayName: "Release Intent"
type: string
default: auto
values:
- auto
- preview-release
- stable-release
- name: buildConfigurations
displayName: "Build Configurations"
type: object
default:
- Release
- name: buildPlatforms
displayName: "Build Platforms"
type: object
default:
- x64
- arm64
- name: useVSPreview
type: boolean
displayName: "Build Using Visual Studio Preview"
default: false
name: $(BuildDefinitionName)_$(date:yyMM).$(date:dd)$(rev:rrr)
variables:
- template: templates/variables-nuget-package-version.yml
- name: versionDate
value: $[format('{0:yyyyMMdd}', pipeline.startTime)]
- ${{ if or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/stable')) }}:
- name: dailyVersionSequence
value: $[counter(format('release-{0:yyyyMMdd}', pipeline.startTime), 1)]
- ${{ else }}:
- name: dailyVersionSequence
value: 0
extends:
template: v1/1ES.Official.PipelineTemplate.yml@1ESPipelineTemplates
parameters:
customBuildTags:
- 1ES.PT.ViaStartRight
pool:
name: SHINE-INT-S
${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Preview
${{ else }}:
demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest
os: windows
sdl:
tsa:
enabled: true
configFile: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.pipelines\tsa.json'
binskim:
enabled: true
# Exclude every dll/exe in tests/*, as well as all msdia*, covrun* and vcruntime*
analyzeTargetGlob: +:file|$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/**/*.dll;+:file|$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/**/*.exe;-:file:regex|tests.*\.(dll|exe)$;-:file:regex|(covrun.*)\.dll$;-:file:regex|(msdia.*)\.dll$;-:file:regex|(vcruntime.*)\.dll$
stages:
- stage: Build
displayName: Build
dependsOn: []
jobs:
- template: .pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml@self
parameters:
pool:
name: SHINE-INT-L
demands:
# Our INT agents have a large disk mounted at P:\
- ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
- ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest-Preview
- ${{ else }}:
- ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest
os: windows
variables:
IsPipeline: 1 # The installer uses this to detect whether it should pick up localizations
SkipCppCodeAnalysis: 1 # Skip the code analysis to speed up release CI. It runs on PR CI, anyway
# IsExperimentationLive: 1 # The build and installer use this to turn on experimentation
buildPlatforms: ${{ parameters.buildPlatforms }}
buildConfigurations: ${{ parameters.buildConfigurations }}
versionNumber: ${{ parameters.versionNumber }}
publishArtifacts: false # 1ES PT handles publication for us.
official: true
codeSign: true
runTests: false
buildTests: false
signingIdentity:
serviceName: $(SigningServiceName)
appId: $(SigningAppId)
tenantId: $(SigningTenantId)
akvName: $(SigningAKVName)
authCertName: $(SigningAuthCertName)
signCertName: $(SigningSignCertName)
useManagedIdentity: $(SigningUseManagedIdentity)
clientId: $(SigningOriginalClientId)
# Have msbuild use the release nuget config profile
additionalBuildOptions: /p:RestoreConfigFile="$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.pipelines\release-nuget.config" /p:EnableCmdPalAOT=true /p:PhiSilicaLafToken=$(PhiSilicaLafToken) /p:PhiSilicaLafAttestation="$(PhiSilicaLafAttestation)"
beforeBuildSteps:
# Install the Terrapin retrieval tool, which replaces vcpkg's download handler
# to redirect it to a safe Microsoft-controlled location
- template: .pipelines/v2/templates/steps-install-terrapin.yml@self
# Sets versions for all PowerToy created DLLs
- pwsh: |-
$metadata = .pipelines/resolveBuildMetadata.ps1 `
-VersionOverride '${{ parameters.versionNumber }}' `
-ReleaseIntent '${{ parameters.releaseIntent }}' `
-BuildDate '$(versionDate)' `
-DailyVersionSequence '$(dailyVersionSequence)'
$publishSymbolsToPublic = $${{ parameters.publishSymbolsToPublic }}
if ($publishSymbolsToPublic -and -not $metadata.AllowPublicSymbols) {
throw "Public symbols are only supported for manually queued stable-branch releases"
}
.pipelines/versionSetting.ps1 -versionNumber $metadata.Version -DevEnvironment '' -Channel $metadata.Channel
[xml]$versionProps = Get-Content 'src\Version.props'
$resolvedVersion = [string]$versionProps.Project.PropertyGroup.Version
Write-Host "Resolved PowerToys version: $resolvedVersion"
Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=ResolvedVersionNumber]$resolvedVersion"
Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=EffectiveVersionNumber]$resolvedVersion"
Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=ResolvedReleaseChannel]$($metadata.Channel)"
Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=ResolvedBuildIntent]$($metadata.Intent)"
Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=ShouldPublishPreview]$($metadata.ShouldPublishPreview)"
displayName: Prepare versioning
- pwsh: |-
$path = Join-Path '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)' 'release-metadata.json'
.pipelines/writeReleaseMetadata.ps1 `
-DefinitionId '$(System.DefinitionId)' `
-BuildId '$(Build.BuildId)' `
-BuildNumber '$(Build.BuildNumber)' `
-Version '$(ResolvedVersionNumber)' `
-Channel '$(ResolvedReleaseChannel)' `
-Intent '$(ResolvedBuildIntent)' `
-SourceBranch '$(Build.SourceBranch)' `
-SourceCommit '$(Build.SourceVersion)' `
-BuildReason '$(Build.Reason)' `
-ShouldPublishPreview '$(ShouldPublishPreview)' `
-QueuedAt '$(Build.QueuedTime)' `
-StartedAt '$(System.PipelineStartTime)' `
-OutputPath $path | Out-Null
Write-Host "Staged release metadata: $path"
displayName: Stage release metadata
# Prepare the localizations and telemetry config before the release build
- template: .pipelines/v2/templates/steps-fetch-and-prepare-localizations.yml@self
- pwsh: |-
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$PSNativeCommandUseErrorActionPreference = $true
& nuget.exe restore -configFile .pipelines/release-nuget.config -PackagesDirectory . .pipelines/packages.config
Move-Item -Force -Verbose "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.*\build\include\TraceLoggingDefines.h" "src\common\Telemetry\TraceLoggingDefines.h"
Move-Item -Force -Verbose "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.*\build\include\TelemetryBase.cs" "src\common\Telemetry\TelemetryBase.cs"
displayName: Emplace telemetry files
- stage: Build_SDK
displayName: Build SDK
dependsOn: []
jobs:
- template: .pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-sdk.yml@self
parameters:
pool:
name: SHINE-INT-L
os: windows
official: true
codeSign: true
signingIdentity:
serviceName: $(SigningServiceName)
appId: $(SigningAppId)
tenantId: $(SigningTenantId)
akvName: $(SigningAKVName)
authCertName: $(SigningAuthCertName)
signCertName: $(SigningSignCertName)
useManagedIdentity: $(SigningUseManagedIdentity)
clientId: $(SigningOriginalClientId)
beforeBuildSteps:
# Install the Terrapin retrieval tool, which replaces vcpkg's download handler
# to redirect it to a safe Microsoft-controlled location
- template: .pipelines/v2/templates/steps-install-terrapin.yml@self
- stage: Publish
displayName: Publish
dependsOn: [Build]
jobs:
- template: .pipelines/v2/templates/job-publish-symbols-using-symbolrequestprod-api.yml@self
parameters:
versionNumber: ${{ parameters.versionNumber }}
releaseIntent: ${{ parameters.releaseIntent }}
includePublicSymbolServer: ${{ parameters.publishSymbolsToPublic }}
${{ if ne(parameters.publishSymbolsToPublic, true) }}:
symbolExpiryTime: 10 # For private builds, expire symbols within 10 days. The default is 100 years.
subscription: $(SymbolPublishingServiceConnection)
symbolProject: $(SymbolPublishingProject)