Removes npm-git.sh scripts (#4853)

.travis.yml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ after_script:
 
 jobs:
   include:
-    # release on github latest branch
+    # release on npm on tags
     - stage: release
       node_js: '8.10'
       env: 
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ jobs:
       after_script: skip
       script: skip
       deploy:
-        - provider: script
-          skip_cleanup: true
-          script: ./resources/npm-git.sh && npm install -g https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server#latest
-          on:
-           branch:
-            - master
-            - 3.x
         - provider: npm
           skip_cleanup: true
           email:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 
 * Adds support for JS SDK 2.0 job status header
 
+### 2.8.3
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/2.8.3...2.8.2)
+
+#### Improvements:
+
+* Removes npm-git scripts as npm supports using git repositories that build, thanks to [Florent Vilmart](https://github.com/flovilmart)
+
+
 ### 2.8.2
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/2.8.2...2.8.1)
 

README.md

@@ -393,16 +393,24 @@ If you believe you've found an issue with Parse Server, make sure these boxes ar
 
 # Want to ride the bleeding edge?
 
-The `latest` branch in this repository is automatically maintained to be the last
-commit to `master` to pass all tests, in the same form found on npm. It is
-recommend to use builds deployed npm for many reasons, but if you want to use
+It is recommend to use builds deployed npm for many reasons, but if you want to use
 the latest not-yet-released version of parse-server, you can do so by depending
 directly on this branch:
 
 ```
-npm install parseplatform/parse-server.git#latest
+npm install parse-community/parse-server.git#master
 ```
 
+## Experimenting
+
+You can also use your own forks, and work in progress branches by specifying them:
+
+```
+npm install github:myUsername/parse-server#my-awesome-feature
+```
+
+And don't forget, if you plan to deploy it remotely, you should run `npm install` with the `--save` option.
+
 # Contributing
 
 We really want Parse to be yours, to see it grow and thrive in the open source community. Please see the [Contributing to Parse Server guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).

resources/npm-git.sh

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-# This script maintains a git branch which mirrors master but in a form that
-# what will eventually be deployed to npm, allowing npm dependencies to use:
-#
-#     "parse-server": "parseplatform/parse-server#latest"
-#
-
-# From: https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js/blob/master/resources/npm-git.sh
-
-BUILD_DIR=latest
-BRANCH="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
-TARGET="latest"
-if [ "$BRANCH" != "master" ];
-then
-  TARGET="$BRANCH-preview"
-fi
-
-npm run build
-
-mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR
-
-cp package.json $BUILD_DIR/
-cp README.md $BUILD_DIR/
-cp LICENSE $BUILD_DIR/
-cp PATENTS $BUILD_DIR/
-cp CHANGELOG.md $BUILD_DIR/
-cp postinstall.js $BUILD_DIR/
-cp -R lib $BUILD_DIR
-cp -R bin $BUILD_DIR
-cp -R public_html $BUILD_DIR
-cp -R views $BUILD_DIR
-
-cd $BUILD_DIR
-git init
-git config user.name "Travis CI"
-git config user.email "github@fb.com"
-git add .
-git commit -m "Deploy $BRANCH to $TARGET branch"
-git push --force --quiet "https://${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/parse-community/parse-server.git" master:$TARGET