Fix --release-draft-only flag (#594)

source/git-util.js

@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ const firstCommit = async () => {
 };
 
 exports.previousTagOrFirstCommit = async () => {
-	const {stdout} = await execa('git', ['tag']);
-	const tags = stdout.split('\n');
+	const tags = await exports.tagList();
 
 	if (tags.length === 0) {
 		return;
@@ -45,7 +44,15 @@ exports.previousTagOrFirstCommit = async () => {
 		return firstCommit();
 	}
 
-	return tags[tags.length - 2];
+	try {
+		// Return the tag before the latest one.
+		const latest = await exports.latestTag();
+		const index = tags.indexOf(latest);
+		return tags[index - 1];
+	} catch {
+		// Fallback to the first commit.
+		return firstCommit();
+	}
 };
 
 exports.latestTagOrFirstCommit = async () => {
@@ -80,6 +87,22 @@ exports.verifyCurrentBranchIsReleaseBranch = async releaseBranch => {
 	}
 };
 
+exports.tagList = async () => {
+	// Returns the list of tags, sorted by creation date in ascending order.
+	const {stdout} = await execa('git', ['tag', '--sort=creatordate']);
+	return stdout.split('\n');
+};
+
+exports.isHeadDetached = async () => {
+	try {
+		// Command will fail with code 1 if the HEAD is detached.
+		await execa('git', ['symbolic-ref', '--quiet', 'HEAD']);
+		return false;
+	} catch {
+		return true;
+	}
+};
+
 exports.isWorkingTreeClean = async () => {
 	try {
 		const {stdout: status} = await execa('git', ['status', '--porcelain']);

source/ui.js

@@ -41,14 +41,20 @@ const printCommitLog = async (repoUrl, registryUrl, fromLatestTag, releaseBranch
 
 	if (!fromLatestTag) {
 		const latestTag = await git.latestTag();
-		const versionBumpCommitName = latestTag.slice(1); // Name v1.0.1 becomes 1.0.1
+
+		// Version bump commit created by np, following the semver specification.
+		const versionBumpCommitName = latestTag.match(/v\d+\.\d+\.\d+/) && latestTag.slice(1); // Name v1.0.1 becomes 1.0.1
 		const versionBumpCommitIndex = commits.findIndex(commit => commit.message === versionBumpCommitName);
 
 		if (versionBumpCommitIndex > 0) {
 			commitRangeText = `${revision}...${latestTag}`;
 			hasUnreleasedCommits = true;
 		}
 
+		if (await git.isHeadDetached()) {
+			commitRangeText = `${revision}...${latestTag}`;
+		}
+
 		// Get rid of unreleased commits and of the version bump commit.
 		commits = commits.slice(versionBumpCommitIndex + 1);
 	}