add canary target flag/option

packages/cli/src/parse-args.ts

@@ -566,6 +566,15 @@ export const commands: AutoCommand[] = [
         description:
           "Build number to use to create the canary version. Detected in CI env",
       },
+      {
+        name: "target",
+        type: String,
+        group: "main",
+        defaultValue: "pr-body",
+        description: "How the canary version should be attached to a PR",
+        typeLabel: "pr-body | comment | status",
+        config: true,
+      },
       {
         ...message,
         description:

packages/core/src/__tests__/auto-in-pr-ci.test.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ jest.mock("@octokit/rest", () => {
     };
 
     issues = {
+      createComment: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ data: [] }),
+      listComments: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ data: [] }),
       listLabelsOnIssue: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ data: [] }),
     };
 
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ describe("canary in ci", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  test("comments on PR in CI", async () => {
+  test("add to pr-body on PR in CI", async () => {
     const auto = new Auto({ ...defaults, plugins: [] });
     // @ts-ignore
     auto.checkClean = () => Promise.resolve(true);
@@ -93,6 +95,52 @@ describe("canary in ci", () => {
     expect(version!.newVersion).toBe("1.2.4-canary.123.1");
   });
 
+  test("adds comment on PR in CI", async () => {
+    const auto = new Auto({ ...defaults, plugins: [] });
+    // @ts-ignore
+    auto.checkClean = () => Promise.resolve(true);
+
+    auto.logger = dummyLog();
+    await auto.loadConfig();
+    auto.git!.getLatestRelease = () => Promise.resolve("1.2.3");
+    auto.release!.getCommitsInRelease = () =>
+      Promise.resolve([makeCommitFromMsg("Test Commit")]);
+    const addToPrBody = jest.fn();
+    auto.git!.addToPrBody = addToPrBody;
+    const comment = jest.fn();
+    auto.comment = comment;
+    jest.spyOn(auto.release!, "getCommits").mockImplementation();
+    auto.hooks.canary.tap("test", () => "1.2.4-canary.123.1");
+
+    const version = await auto.canary({ pr: 123, build: 1, target: "comment" });
+    expect(addToPrBody).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(comment).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(version!.newVersion).toBe("1.2.4-canary.123.1");
+  });
+
+  test("adds status on PR in CI", async () => {
+    const auto = new Auto({ ...defaults, plugins: [] });
+    // @ts-ignore
+    auto.checkClean = () => Promise.resolve(true);
+
+    auto.logger = dummyLog();
+    await auto.loadConfig();
+    auto.git!.getLatestRelease = () => Promise.resolve("1.2.3");
+    auto.release!.getCommitsInRelease = () =>
+      Promise.resolve([makeCommitFromMsg("Test Commit")]);
+    const addToPrBody = jest.fn();
+    auto.git!.addToPrBody = addToPrBody;
+    const prStatus = jest.fn();
+    auto.prStatus = prStatus;
+    jest.spyOn(auto.release!, "getCommits").mockImplementation();
+    auto.hooks.canary.tap("test", () => "1.2.4-canary.123.1");
+
+    const version = await auto.canary({ pr: 123, build: 1, target: "status" });
+    expect(addToPrBody).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(prStatus).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(version!.newVersion).toBe("1.2.4-canary.123.1");
+  });
+
   test("should fail when canaries not implemented", async () => {
     const auto = new Auto({ ...defaults, plugins: [] });
     // @ts-ignore

packages/core/src/auto.ts

@@ -1295,16 +1295,39 @@ export default class Auto {
     );
 
     if (options.message !== "false" && pr) {
+      const prNumber = Number(pr);
       const message =
         typeof result === "string"
           ? messageHeader
           : makeDetail(messageHeader, result.details);
 
-      await this.prBody({
-        pr: Number(pr),
-        context: "canary-version",
-        message,
-      });
+      switch (options.target) {
+        case "comment":
+          await this.comment({
+            pr: prNumber,
+            context: "canary-version",
+            message,
+          });
+          break;
+
+        case "status":
+          await this.prStatus({
+            pr: prNumber,
+            context: "canary-version",
+            description: messageHeader,
+            state: "success",
+            url: "buildUrl" in env ? env.buildUrl : "",
+          });
+          break;
+
+        default:
+          await this.prBody({
+            pr: prNumber,
+            context: "canary-version",
+            message,
+          });
+          break;
+      }
     }
 
     this.logger.log.success(

packages/core/src/types.ts

@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ export const globalOptions = t.partial({
     force: t.boolean,
     /** The message used when attaching the canary version to a PR */
     message: t.union([t.literal(false), t.string]),
+    /** How the canary version should be attached to a PR */
+    target: t.union([
+      t.literal("pr-body"),
+      t.literal("comment"),
+      t.literal("status"),
+    ]),
   }),
   /** Options to pass to "auto next" */
   next: t.partial({