feat: custom tag.sort

internal/pipe/git/git.go

@@ -22,11 +22,20 @@ func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "getting and validating git state"
 }
 
+// this pipe does not implement Defaulter because it runs before the defaults
+// pipe, and we need to set some defaults of our own first.
+func setDefaults(ctx *context.Context) {
+	if ctx.Config.Git.TagSort == "" {
+		ctx.Config.Git.TagSort = "-version:refname"
+	}
+}
+
 // Run the pipe.
 func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) error {
 	if _, err := exec.LookPath("git"); err != nil {
 		return ErrNoGit
 	}
+	setDefaults(ctx)
 	info, err := getInfo(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -275,7 +284,7 @@ func gitTagsPointingAt(ctx *context.Context, ref string) ([]string, error) {
 		"--points-at",
 		ref,
 		"--sort",
-		"-version:refname",
+		ctx.Config.Git.TagSort,
 	))
 }
 

internal/pipe/git/git_test.go

@@ -172,6 +172,24 @@ func TestShallowClone(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestTagSortOrder(t *testing.T) {
+	testlib.Mktmp(t)
+	testlib.GitInit(t)
+	testlib.GitRemoteAdd(t, "git@github.com:foo/bar.git")
+	testlib.GitCommit(t, "commit1")
+	testlib.GitCommit(t, "commit2")
+	testlib.GitCommit(t, "commit3")
+	testlib.GitTag(t, "v0.0.1-rc.2")
+	testlib.GitTag(t, "v0.0.1")
+	ctx := context.New(config.Project{
+		Git: config.Git{
+			TagSort: "-version:creatordate",
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
+	require.Equal(t, "v0.0.1", ctx.Git.CurrentTag)
+}
+
 func TestTagIsNotLastCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	testlib.Mktmp(t)
 	testlib.GitInit(t)

pkg/config/config.go

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/invopop/jsonschema"
 )
 
+// Git configs.
+type Git struct {
+	TagSort string `yaml:"tag_sort,omitempty" json:"tag_sort,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // GitHubURLs holds the URLs to be used when using github enterprise.
 type GitHubURLs struct {
 	API           string `yaml:"api,omitempty" json:"api,omitempty"`
@@ -931,6 +936,7 @@ type Project struct {
 	Announce        Announce         `yaml:"announce,omitempty" json:"announce,omitempty"`
 	SBOMs           []SBOM           `yaml:"sboms,omitempty" json:"sboms,omitempty"`
 	Chocolateys     []Chocolatey     `yaml:"chocolateys,omitempty" json:"chocolatey,omitempty"`
+	Git             Git              `yaml:"git,omitempty" json:"git,omitempty"`
 
 	UniversalBinaries []UniversalBinary `yaml:"universal_binaries,omitempty" json:"universal_binaries,omitempty"`
 

www/docs/customization/build.md

@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ builds:
 
 ## Complex templated environment variables
 
-> Since v1.14.
+> Since v1.14.0.
 
 Builds environment variables are templateable.
 

www/docs/customization/git.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Git
+
+> Since v1.14.0.
+
+This allows you to change the behavior of some Git commands.
+
+```yaml
+# .goreleaser.yaml
+git:
+  # What should be used to sort tags when gathering the current and previous
+  # tags if there are more than one tag in the same commit.
+  #
+  # Default: `-version:refname`
+  tag_sort: -version:creatordate
+```

www/mkdocs.yml

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ nav:
     - customization/hooks.md
     - customization/dist.md
     - customization/project.md
+    - customization/git.md
   - Build:
     - customization/build.md
     - customization/verifiable_builds.md