RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md

Release Validation Checklist

Use this checklist to verify build quality before publishing a new version to the Gradle Plugin Portal.

🏗️ Build & Integrity

• ./gradlew clean jar succeeds.
• All unit tests pass (./gradlew test).
• No regression in ModernHealthScoreEngineTest.
• BenchmarkCalibrationTest confirms industry ranges.

📊 Benchmarking Engine

• ./gradlew lighthouseBenchmarkStatus displays loaded benchmarks.
• ./gradlew lighthouseExportBenchmark produces valid benchmark.json.
• Local benchmarks/*.json files are correctly loaded and deduplicated.
• Version mismatch warnings trigger for older snapshots.

🎨 Dashboard & Reporting

• HTML dashboard renders all 9 categories.
• "Architecture Health Breakdown" shows correct F/E/W counts.
• "Industry Benchmarking" section shows correct deltas.
• Galaxy Graph loads with layers and cycle detection.
• SARIF and JUnit XML outputs contain all findings.

📖 Documentation & DX

• README.md features match implementation.
• docs/*.md are up to date.
• Version number in gradle.properties matches LighthousePlugin.VERSION.
• CHANGELOG.md entry created for current version.

🚀 Publication

• ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal succeeds.
• Verified locally in Signal or NIA project.