# Publication Checklist for Webhook Guardian

## ✅ **Pre-Publication Checklist**

### **Code Quality**
- [x] 96% test coverage achieved
- [x] All tests passing
- [x] Code follows PEP 8 standards
- [x] Type hints included
- [x] Comprehensive docstrings

### **Package Configuration**
- [x] `setup.py` with correct metadata
- [x] `pyproject.toml` configured
- [x] `requirements.txt` with pinned versions
- [x] `LICENSE` file (MIT)
- [x] `README.md` with clear examples

### **Documentation**
- [x] Clear installation instructions
- [x] Usage examples (basic and advanced)
- [x] API documentation
- [x] Security best practices explained
- [x] Contributing guidelines

### **Version Control**
- [ ] GitHub repository created
- [ ] All files committed
- [ ] Tagged release (v0.1.0)
- [ ] GitHub releases page updated

### **Package Building**
- [ ] Build tools installed (`pip install build twine`)
- [ ] Package builds without errors (`python -m build`)
- [ ] Distribution files created in `dist/`

### **Testing Publication**
- [ ] TestPyPI account created
- [ ] Package uploaded to TestPyPI
- [ ] Installation from TestPyPI tested
- [ ] Basic functionality verified

### **Final Publication**
- [ ] PyPI account created
- [ ] API tokens configured
- [ ] Package uploaded to PyPI
- [ ] Installation from PyPI verified
- [ ] GitHub repository updated with PyPI badge

## 🚀 **Publication Commands**

### **Build Package**
```bash
python -m build
```

### **Upload to TestPyPI**
```bash
python -m twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*
```

### **Test Installation**
```bash
pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ webhook-guardian
```

### **Upload to PyPI**
```bash
python -m twine upload dist/*
```

### **Verify Final Installation**
```bash
pip install webhook-guardian
```

## 🏷️ **Version Tagging**

```bash
# Tag the release
git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Release version 0.1.0"
git push origin v0.1.0
```

## 📦 **Package Metadata Verification**

Your package should include:
- ✅ Author: Jordan Guck
- ✅ License: MIT
- ✅ Python version: >=3.8
- ✅ Keywords: webhook, security, validation, hmac, cryptography
- ✅ Classifiers: Development Status, Audience, License, etc.

## 🔧 **Troubleshooting**

### **Common Issues:**
1. **"Package already exists"** - Increment version number
2. **"Invalid credentials"** - Check API tokens
3. **"Package upload failed"** - Verify package builds correctly
4. **"Import errors"** - Check package structure and dependencies

### **Version Bumping:**
```bash
# For future releases, update version in:
# - setup.py
# - pyproject.toml  
# - src/webhook_guardian/__init__.py
```

## 🎯 **Post-Publication**

### **Update README with Installation Badge:**
```markdown
[![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/webhook-guardian.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/webhook-guardian)

## Installation
```bash
pip install webhook-guardian
```
```

### **Create GitHub Release:**
1. Go to your GitHub repository
2. Click "Releases" → "Create a new release"
3. Tag: v0.1.0
4. Title: "webhook-guardian v0.1.0"
5. Description: Initial release with webhook security features

## ✨ **Success Metrics**

Once published, you can track:
- PyPI download statistics
- GitHub stars and forks
- Issues and pull requests
- Community engagement

This becomes excellent portfolio evidence of real-world impact!
