test if version upgraded: Beta release independent from regular release

src/is_package_json_version_upgraded.ts

@@ -45,13 +45,19 @@ export async function action(
         throw new Error(`No version in package.json on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch} (or repo is private)`);
     }
 
+
     core.debug(`Version on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch} is ${NpmModuleVersion.stringify(to_version)}`);
 
     const octokit = createOctokit({ github_token });
 
-    const { getLatestSemVersionedTag } = getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory({ octokit });
+    const { getLatestSemVersionedTag } = getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory({ octokit });
 
-    const { version: from_version } = await getLatestSemVersionedTag({ owner, repo, "doIgnoreBeta": false })
+    const { version: from_version } = await getLatestSemVersionedTag({ 
+        owner, 
+        repo, 
+        "beta": to_version.betaPreRelease !== undefined ? 
+            "ONLY LOOK FOR BETA" : "IGNORE BETA"
+    })
         .then(wrap => wrap === undefined ? { "version": NpmModuleVersion.parse("0.0.0") } : wrap);
 
     core.debug(`Last version was ${NpmModuleVersion.stringify(from_version)}`);

src/tools/octokit-addons/getLatestSemVersionedTag.ts

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 
 import { listTagsFactory } from "./listTags";
 import type { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
-import { NpmModuleVersion } from "../NpmModuleVersion";
+import { NpmModuleVersion } from "../NpmModuleVersion";
 
 export function getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory(params: { octokit: Octokit; }) {
 
     const { octokit } = params;
 
     async function getLatestSemVersionedTag(
-        params: { 
-            owner: string; 
-            repo: string; 
-            doIgnoreBeta: boolean;
+        params: {
+            owner: string;
+            repo: string;
+            beta: "ONLY LOOK FOR BETA" | "IGNORE BETA" | "BETA OR REGULAR RELEASE";
         }
-    ): Promise<{ 
-        tag: string; 
-        version: NpmModuleVersion; 
+    ): Promise<{
+        tag: string;
+        version: NpmModuleVersion;
     } | undefined> {
 
-        const { owner, repo, doIgnoreBeta } = params;
+        const { owner, repo, beta } = params;
 
         const semVersionedTags: { tag: string; version: NpmModuleVersion; }[] = [];
 
@@ -28,16 +28,26 @@ export function getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory(params: { octokit: Octokit; }) {
 
             let version: NpmModuleVersion;
 
-            try{
+            try {
 
                 version = NpmModuleVersion.parse(tag.replace(/^[vV]?/, ""));
 
-            }catch{
+            } catch {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if( doIgnoreBeta && version.betaPreRelease !== undefined ){
-                continue;
+            switch (beta) {
+                case "IGNORE BETA":
+                    if (version.betaPreRelease !== undefined) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case "ONLY LOOK FOR BETA":
+                    if (version.betaPreRelease === undefined) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                case "BETA OR REGULAR RELEASE":
+                    break;
             }
 
             semVersionedTags.push({ tag, version });

src/update_changelog.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export async function action(
 
     const { getLatestSemVersionedTag } = getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory({ octokit });
 
-    const { tag: branchBehind } = (await getLatestSemVersionedTag({ owner, repo, "doIgnoreBeta": true })) ?? {};
+    const { tag: branchBehind } = (await getLatestSemVersionedTag({ owner, repo, "beta": "IGNORE BETA" })) ?? {};
 
     if( branchBehind === undefined ){