chore: changelog in beta release

.github/actions/upload-android/action.yml

@@ -53,6 +53,33 @@ runs:
         echo "${{ inputs.FASTLANE_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}" | base64 --decode > service_account.json
       shell: bash
 
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      if: ${{ inputs.trigger == 'develop' }}
+      with:
+        name: release-changelog
+        path: .
+
+    - name: Prepare Play Store changelog metadata
+      if: ${{ inputs.trigger == 'develop' }}
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs
+
+        if [ -f changelog.txt ]; then
+          size=$(wc -c < changelog.txt)
+
+          if [ "$size" -gt 500 ]; then
+            head -c 497 changelog.txt > android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/$BUILD_VERSION.txt
+            printf "..." >> android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/$BUILD_VERSION.txt
+          else
+            cat changelog.txt > android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/$BUILD_VERSION.txt
+          fi
+        else
+          printf "Internal improvements and bug fixes" > android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/$BUILD_VERSION.txt
+        fi
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        BUILD_VERSION: ${{ inputs.BUILD_VERSION }}
+
     - name: Fastlane Play Store Upload
       working-directory: android
       run: |
@@ -65,7 +92,6 @@ runs:
         if [[ ${{ inputs.trigger }} == "develop" ]] && [[ ${{ inputs.type }} == 'official' ]]; then
           bundle exec fastlane android official_open_testing
         fi
-
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Leave a comment on PR

.github/actions/upload-ios/action.yml

@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ runs:
         yarn pod-install
       shell: bash
 
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      if: ${{ inputs.type == 'official' && inputs.trigger == 'develop' }}
+      with:
+        name: release-changelog
+        path: .
+
     - name: Fastlane Submit to TestFlight
       working-directory: ios
       run: |
@@ -157,4 +163,4 @@ runs:
         message="**iOS Build Available**"$'\n\n'"$app_name $VERSION_NAME.$BUILD_VERSION"
 
         gh pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" --body "$message"
-      shell: bash
+      shell: bash

.github/workflows/build-develop.yml

@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/eslint.yml
 
+  generate-changelog:
+    name: Generate Release Changelog
+    needs: [run-eslint-and-test]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yml
+
   android-build-experimental-store:
     name: Build Android Experimental
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-android.yml
-    needs: [run-eslint-and-test]
+    needs: [run-eslint-and-test, generate-changelog]
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       type: experimental
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Android Official
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-official-android.yml
-    needs: [run-eslint-and-test]
+    needs: [run-eslint-and-test, generate-changelog]
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       type: official
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build iOS Experimental
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
-    needs: [run-eslint-and-test]
+    needs: [run-eslint-and-test, generate-changelog]
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       type: experimental
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build iOS Official
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-official-ios.yml
-    needs: [run-eslint-and-test]
+    needs: [run-eslint-and-test, generate-changelog]
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       type: official

.github/workflows/build-official-android.yml

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
   upload-android:
     name: Upload
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [upload-hold]
+    needs: [build-android, upload-hold]
     if: ${{ inputs.type == 'official' && (always() && (needs.upload-hold.result == 'success' || needs.upload-hold.result == 'skipped')) }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           trigger: ${{ inputs.trigger }}
           FASTLANE_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT: ${{ secrets.FASTLANE_GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          BUILD_VERSION: ${{ needs.upload-hold.outputs.BUILD_VERSION }}
+          BUILD_VERSION: ${{ needs.build-android.outputs.BUILD_VERSION }}
 
   upload-internal:
     name: Internal Sharing

.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Generate Release Changelog
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+  generate-changelog:
+    name: Generate changelog
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Generate changelog
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          LATEST_RELEASE_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-creatordate | head -n 1)
+
+          git log "$LATEST_RELEASE_TAG"..HEAD --pretty=format:"- %s" --no-merges > changelog.txt
+
+          if [ ! -s changelog.txt ]; then
+            echo "- Improvements and bug fixes" > changelog.txt
+          fi
+
+      - name: Upload changelog artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-changelog
+          path: changelog.txt

android/fastlane/Fastfile

@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ platform :android do
     upload_to_play_store(
       package_name: 'chat.rocket.android',
       track: 'beta',
-      aab: 'app/build/outputs/bundle/officialRelease/app-official-release.aab'
+      aab: 'app/build/outputs/bundle/officialRelease/app-official-release.aab',
+      skip_upload_metadata: true,
+      skip_upload_changelogs: false,
+      skip_upload_images: true,
+      skip_upload_screenshots: true
     )
   end
 end

ios/fastlane/Fastfile

@@ -29,17 +29,35 @@ platform :ios do
 
   desc "Submit a new Beta Build to Apple TestFlight"
   lane :beta do |options|
+    changelog_path = File.expand_path('../../changelog.txt', __dir__)
+
+    changelog = if File.exist?(changelog_path)
+        content = File.read(changelog_path)
+        content.length > 4000 ? content[0, 3997] + "..." : content
+    end
+
     api_key = app_store_connect_api_key(
       key_id: ENV["APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_ID"],
       issuer_id: ENV["APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_ISSUER_ID"],
       key_filepath: 'fastlane/app_store_connect_api_key.p8',
       in_house: false
     )
-    pilot(
-      ipa: 'Rocket.Chat.ipa',
-      app_identifier: options[:official] ? 'chat.rocket.ios' : 'chat.rocket.reactnative',
-      skip_waiting_for_build_processing: true
-    )
+
+    pilot_options = {
+        ipa: 'Rocket.Chat.ipa',
+        app_identifier: options[:official] ? 'chat.rocket.ios' : 'chat.rocket.reactnative',
+        skip_waiting_for_build_processing: !(options[:official] && changelog),
+        reject_build_waiting_for_review: true,
+    }
+
+    if options[:official] && changelog
+        pilot_options[:changelog] = changelog
+        pilot_options[:distribute_external] = true
+        pilot_options[:notify_external_testers] = true
+        pilot_options[:groups] = ["External Testers"]
+    end
+
+    pilot(pilot_options)
     upload_symbols_to_crashlytics(dsym_path: "Rocket.Chat.app.dSYM.zip")
     upload_symbols_to_bugsnag(
       config_file: "RocketChatRN/Info.plist",