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I probably don't talk about it enough, but we made a package to help in building up a changelog and handling releases. We made it for @tauri.app as we needed to release multiple Rust crates and JavaScript npm packages all from the same repo, coordinated. github.com/jbolda/covec...

github.comGitHub - jbolda/covector: Transparent and flexible change management for publishing packages and assets.Transparent and flexible change management for publishing packages and assets. - jbolda/covector

4/6/25, 2:25 am0 reposts6 likes

John Carmack

@johncarmack.bsky.social

4 July 2025

Jacob! I'm so glad you posted this, it's how I found your profile! We use covector at our company (www.flightscience.ai) and I love it! Releases & PRs are so fast and convenient. Was wondering today: do you know of any projects that have successfully automated creation/maintenance of config.json?

Jacob Bolda

@jacobbolda.com

4 July 2025

😍 Are there specific parts of it that you are looking to automate? I've been slowly working with the idea of "presets" which has added some common functionality as little pieces you can reference. Basically reduce the size of common functions such as a "fetch".

John Carmack

@johncarmack.bsky.social

5 July 2025

And the presets idea is intriguing, sounds like a great way to add versatility out of the box!

John Carmack

@johncarmack.bsky.social

5 July 2025

We were thinking through dependency configs specifically… we have lots of internal, interdependent packages, but if a dev removes a crate and doesn’t update the config, we get an error in CI. Here’s a sample repo that can generate a config, still pondering when to run github.com/johncarmack1...

In the same repo, right? The next big update I was looking at is essentially applying a config to a glob. "Use this config for `./**/package.json`." I have some upstream work I've been helping push through, then this is probably the next thing to dive into.

Jacob Bolda

@jacobbolda.com

4 June 2025

If you need to release one or many of those (and other languages too!), then give it a look. We also use it for publishing our GitHub Action and VSCode extension.