Yes, the linked discussion is titled "[Release] Split JS to its own repository" and has support from the main Arrow JS devs, so +1 from me as well :)
Am Di., 15. Apr. 2025 um 13:59 Uhr schrieb Neal Richardson <neal.p.richard...@gmail.com>: > > Hi Raúl, > Thanks for starting this discussion. To be totally clear, is the proposal > also to split JS into a separate repository too, or just releasing > independently? > > Neal > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM Raúl Cumplido <rau...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > This is a similar discussion to the "[DISCUSS] Split Go release process" > > thread[1], the "[DISCUSS] Split Java release process" thread[2], the > > "[DISCUSS] Split R release process" thread[3] and the "[DISCUSS] Split C# > > release process" thread [4]: > > > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/fstyfvzczntt9mpnd4f0b39lzb8cxlyf > > [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/b99wp2f3rjhy09sx7jqvrfqjkqn9lnyy > > [3] https://lists.apache.org/thread/6xl7zzf9y71dpjv5dvmn3fcm7rppggzx > > [4] https://lists.apache.org/thread/xbtq1ndjnljyo9jpm4ozblq9wx7hrc7y > > > > We've split Go, Java and they were released from separated repositories. We > > are in the process of splitting .NET (C#) and we decided to not split R for > > now. > > > > We started a discussion on GitHub about the possibility to split JS and it > > gathered positive feedback [5]. > > > > [5] https://github.com/apache/arrow/discussions/45943 > > > > I propose JS as the next candidate because: > > > > * We don't need to update the major version frequently. > > * This is the main reason. The release process for apache/arrow will be > > simplified by removing building/verifying/testing JS and uploading packages > > to npm. > > * It's a native implementation not bindings > > * The current JS release process is simple and part of it is already > > automated (we could automate signing and uploading binaries without needing > > to rebuild but this can be done afterwards). > > 1. Upload source and sign > > 2. Automatic verification via GitHub actions > > 3. Vote > > 4. Download voted source code, build JS packages and push them to npm > > > > * I think that Paul or Dominik can request new releases as we do with Julia > > and either me or Kou can act as release managers. > > > > What do you think about this? > > > > > > Thanks, > > Raúl > >
