Add a timestamp

src/pds/roundup/_nodejs.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from .errors import RoundupError, InvokedProcessError
 from .step import Step, StepName, NullStep, RequirementsStep, DocPublicationStep, ChangeLogStep as BaseChangeLogStep
 from .util import git_config, invoke, invokeGIT, TAG_RE, add_version_label_to_open_bugs, commit, delete_tags
-import shutil, logging, os, json, re
+import shutil, logging, os, json, re, datetime
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -226,25 +226,19 @@ def execute(self):
 class _ArtifactPublicationStep(_NodeJSStep):
     '''A step that publishes artifacts to the npmjs.com'''
     def execute(self):
-        _logger.warning('🪵 Here is my npmrc:')
-        with open('.npmrc', 'r') as npmrc:
-            for line in npmrc:
-                _logger.warning(line)
-        _logger.warning('😳 Who am I?')
-        invoke(['npm', 'whoami'])
-        _logger.warning('💣 Here goes publish step')
         try:
             if self.assembly.isStable():
                 argv = ['npm', 'publish', '--verbose', '--access', 'public']
             else:
-                # In NASA-PDS/devops#69 @jordanpadams may prefer "beta" to "unstable"
-                argv = ['npm', 'publish', '--verbose', '--access', 'public', '--tag', 'unstable']
+                # In NASA-PDS/devops#69 @jordanpadams pefers "beta" to "unstable". This was
+                # corroborated in our stand up meeting on 2024-03-05.  Further, we need a
+                # timestamp on unstable releases; Java and Python release do this automatically.
+                ts = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S')
+                argv = ['npm', 'publish', '--verbose', '--access', 'public', '--tag', f'beta-{ts}']
             invoke(argv)
         except InvokedProcessError:
             # For unstalbe releases, we ignore this
             if self.assembly.isStable(): raise
-            # During development, let's also fail here for unstable
-            else: raise
 
 
 class _DocPublicationStep(DocPublicationStep):