Generates blog post template

fixes #11

spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/Releaser.java

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class Releaser {
 
 	public void rollbackReleaseVersion(File project, ProjectVersion originalVersion, ProjectVersion changedVersion) {
 		this.projectGitUpdater.revertChangesIfApplicable(project, changedVersion);
-		if (changedVersion.isRelease() && originalVersion.isSnapshot()) {
+		if ((changedVersion.isRelease() || changedVersion.isServiceRelease()) && originalVersion.isSnapshot()) {
 			this.projectBuilder.bumpVersions(originalVersion.bumpedVersion());
 			this.projectGitUpdater.commitAfterBumpingVersions(project, originalVersion);
 			log.info("\nSuccessfully reverted the commit and bumped snapshot versions");
@@ -85,10 +85,19 @@ public class Releaser {
 
 	public void createEmail(ProjectVersion releaseVersion) {
 		if (releaseVersion.isSnapshot()) {
-			log.info("\nWon't send an email for a SNAPSHOT version");
+			log.info("\nWon't create email template for a SNAPSHOT version");
 		} else {
 			File email = this.templateGenerator.email();
 			log.info("\nSuccessfully created email template at location [{}]", email);
 		}
 	}
+
+	public void createBlog(ProjectVersion releaseVersion, Projects projects) {
+		if (releaseVersion.isSnapshot()) {
+			log.info("\nWon't create blog template for a SNAPSHOT version");
+		} else {
+			File blog = this.templateGenerator.blog(projects);
+			log.info("\nSuccessfully created blog template at location [{}]", blog);
+		}
+	}
 }

spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/pom/ProjectVersion.java

@@ -49,8 +49,20 @@ public class ProjectVersion {
 		return this.version.contains("SNAPSHOT");
 	}
 
+	public boolean isRc() {
+		return this.version.contains("RC");
+	}
+
+	public boolean isMilestone() {
+		return this.version.matches(".*M[0-9]+");
+	}
+
 	public boolean isRelease() {
-		return this.version.contains("RELEASE") || this.version.matches(".*.SR[0-9]+");
+		return this.version.contains("RELEASE");
+	}
+
+	public boolean isServiceRelease() {
+		return this.version.matches(".*.SR[0-9]+");
 	}
 
 	@Override public String toString() {

spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/template/BlogTemplateGenerator.java

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.template;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.pom.Projects;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+import com.github.jknack.handlebars.Template;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+
+/**
+ * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
+ */
+class BlogTemplateGenerator {
+
+	private static final Pattern RC_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(.*)(RC)([0-9]+)");
+	private static final Pattern MILESTONE_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(.*)(M)([0-9]+)");
+	private static final Pattern SR_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(.*)(SR)([0-9]+)");
+
+	private final Template template;
+	private final String releaseVersion;
+	private final File blogOutput;
+	private final Projects projects;
+
+	BlogTemplateGenerator(Template template, String releaseVersion, File blogOutput,
+			Projects projects) {
+		this.template = template;
+		this.releaseVersion = releaseVersion;
+		this.blogOutput = blogOutput;
+		this.projects = projects;
+	}
+
+	File blog() {
+		try {
+			// availability - General Availability (RELEASE) / Service Release 1 (SR1) / Milestone 1 (M1)
+			// releaseName - Dalston
+			// releaseLink
+			// - [Maven Central](http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-dependencies/Dalston.RELEASE/)
+			// - [Spring Milestone](https://repo.spring.io/milestone/) repository
+			// releaseVersion '- Dalston.RELEASE
+			boolean release = this.releaseVersion.contains("RELEASE");
+			boolean nonRelease = !(release || SR_PATTERN.matcher(this.releaseVersion).matches());
+			String availability = availability(release);
+			String releaseName = parsedReleaseName(this.releaseVersion);
+			String releaseLink = link(nonRelease);
+			Map<String, Object> map = ImmutableMap.<String, Object>builder()
+					.put("availability", availability)
+					.put("releaseName", releaseName)
+					.put("releaseLink", releaseLink)
+					.put("releaseVersion", this.releaseVersion)
+					.put("projects", fromProjects())
+					.put("nonRelease", nonRelease)
+					.build();
+			String blog = this.template.apply(map);
+			Files.write(this.blogOutput.toPath(), blog.getBytes());
+			return this.blogOutput;
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private Set<Tuple> fromProjects() {
+		return this.projects.stream().map(projectVersion -> {
+			String name = projectVersion.projectName;
+			String version = projectVersion.version;
+			String convertedName = Arrays.stream(name.split("-")).map(
+					StringUtils::capitalize).collect(Collectors.joining(" "));
+			return new Tuple(convertedName, version);
+		}).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+	}
+
+	private String parsedReleaseName(String version) {
+		return version.substring(0, version.indexOf("."));
+	}
+
+	private String availability(boolean release) {
+		Matcher sr = SR_PATTERN.matcher(this.releaseVersion);
+		Matcher rc = RC_PATTERN.matcher(this.releaseVersion);
+		Matcher milestone = MILESTONE_PATTERN.matcher(this.releaseVersion);
+		if (release) {
+			return "General Availability (RELEASE)";
+		} else if (sr.matches()) {
+			return availabilityText(sr, "Service Release", "SR");
+		} else if (rc.matches()) {
+			return availabilityText(rc, "Release Candidate", "RC");
+		} else if (milestone.matches()) {
+			return availabilityText(milestone, "Milestone", "M");
+		}
+		throw new IllegalStateException("Wrong version [" + this.releaseVersion + "] for a blog post");
+	}
+
+	private String availabilityText(Matcher matcher, String text, String shortText) {
+		String number = matcher.group(3);
+		return text + " " + number + " (" + shortText + number + ")";
+	}
+
+	private String link(boolean nonRelease) {
+		if (nonRelease) {
+			return "[Spring Milestone](https://repo.spring.io/milestone/) repository";
+		}
+		return "[Maven Central](http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-dependencies/" + this.releaseVersion + "/)";
+	}
+}
+
+class Tuple {
+	private final String name;
+	private final String version;
+
+	Tuple(String name, String version) {
+		this.name = name;
+		this.version = version;
+	}
+
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
+	public String getVersion() {
+		return version;
+	}
+
+	@Override public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		if (this == o)
+			return true;
+		if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+			return false;
+		Tuple tuple = (Tuple) o;
+		if (name != null ? !name.equals(tuple.name) : tuple.name != null)
+			return false;
+		return version != null ? version.equals(tuple.version) : tuple.version == null;
+	}
+
+	@Override public int hashCode() {
+		int result = name != null ? name.hashCode() : 0;
+		result = 31 * result + (version != null ? version.hashCode() : 0);
+		return result;
+	}
+}

spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/template/EmailTemplateGenerator.java

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.template;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+
+import com.github.jknack.handlebars.Template;
+
+/**
+ * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
+ */
+class EmailTemplateGenerator {
+
+	private final Template template;
+	private final String releaseVersion;
+	private final File emailOutput;
+
+	EmailTemplateGenerator(Template template, String releaseVersion, File emailOutput) {
+		this.template = template;
+		this.releaseVersion = releaseVersion;
+		this.emailOutput = emailOutput;
+	}
+
+	File email() {
+		try {
+			String email = this.template.apply(this.releaseVersion);
+			Files.write(this.emailOutput.toPath(), email.getBytes());
+			return this.emailOutput;
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+		}
+	}
+}

spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/template/TemplateGenerator.java

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.template;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.ReleaserProperties;
+import org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.pom.Projects;
 
 import com.github.jknack.handlebars.Handlebars;
 import com.github.jknack.handlebars.Template;
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import com.github.jknack.handlebars.io.ClassPathTemplateLoader;
 public class TemplateGenerator {
 
 	private static final String EMAIL_TEMPLATE = "email";
+	private static final String BLOG_TEMPLATE = "blog";
 	private final File emailOutput = new File("target/email.txt");
+	private final File blogOutput = new File("target/blog.md");
 	private final ReleaserProperties props;
 
 	public TemplateGenerator(ReleaserProperties props) {
@@ -25,24 +27,33 @@ public class TemplateGenerator {
 	}
 
 	public File email() {
+		File emailOutput = file(this.emailOutput);
+		String releaseVersion = parsedVersion();
+		Template template = template(EMAIL_TEMPLATE);
+		return new EmailTemplateGenerator(template, releaseVersion, emailOutput).email();
+	}
+
+	private File file(File file) {
 		try {
-			Template template = uncheckedCompileTemplate();
-			String releaseVersion = parsedVersion();
-			String email = template.apply(releaseVersion);
-			if (emailOutput.exists()) {
-				emailOutput.delete();
+			if (file.exists()) {
+				file.delete();
 			}
-			if (!emailOutput.createNewFile()) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("Couldn't create a file with email template");
+			if (!file.createNewFile()) {
+				throw new IllegalStateException("Couldn't create a file [" + file + "]");
 			}
-			Files.write(emailOutput.toPath(), email.getBytes());
-			return emailOutput;
-		}
-		catch (IOException e) {
+			return file;
+		} catch (IOException e) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException(e);
 		}
 	}
 
+	public File blog(Projects projects) {
+		File blogOutput = file(this.blogOutput);
+		String releaseVersion = parsedVersion();
+		Template template = template(BLOG_TEMPLATE);
+		return new BlogTemplateGenerator(template, releaseVersion, blogOutput, projects).blog();
+	}
+
 	private String parsedVersion() {
 		String version = this.props.getPom().getBranch();
 		if (version.startsWith("v")) {
@@ -51,12 +62,12 @@ public class TemplateGenerator {
 		return version;
 	}
 
-	private Template uncheckedCompileTemplate() {
+	private Template template(String template) {
 		try {
 			Handlebars handlebars = new Handlebars(new ClassPathTemplateLoader("/templates"));
 			handlebars.registerHelper("replace", StringHelpers.replace);
 			handlebars.registerHelper("capitalizeFirst", StringHelpers.capitalizeFirst);
-			return handlebars.compile(this.EMAIL_TEMPLATE);
+			return handlebars.compile(template);
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException(e);
 		}

spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/resources/templates/blog.hbs

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+On behalf of the community, I am pleased to announce that the {{ availability }} of the [Spring Cloud {{ releaseName }}](https://cloud.spring.io) Release Train is available today. The release can be found in {{ releaseLink }}. You can check out the {{ releaseName }} [release notes for more information](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-cloud/wiki/Spring-Cloud-{{ releaseName }}-Release-Notes).
+
+## Notable Changes in the {{ releaseName }} Release Train
+{{#each projects}}
+### {{ name }}
+
+Sine text related to project
+{{/each}}
+
+The following modules were updated as part of {{ releaseVersion }}:
+
+| Module	| Version	|
+|---	|---	|
+{{#each projects}}| {{name}}        	| {{version}}  	|
+{{/each}}
+
+And, as always, we welcome feedback: either on [GitHub](https://github.com/spring-cloud/), on [Gitter](https://gitter.im/spring-cloud/spring-cloud), on [Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spring-cloud), or on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SpringCloud).
+
+To get started with Maven with a BOM (dependency management only)
+
+```
+{{#if nonRelease}}<repositories>
+    <repository>
+        <id>spring-milestones</id>
+        <name>Spring Milestones</name>
+        <url>http://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
+        <snapshots>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>
+        </snapshots>
+    </repository>
+</repositories>{{/if}}
+<dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
+            <version>{{ releaseVersion }}</version>
+            <type>pom</type>
+            <scope>import</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+</dependencyManagement>
+<dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-config</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-eureka</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    ...
+</dependencies>
+```
+
+or with Gradle:
+
+```
+buildscript {
+    dependencies {
+        classpath "io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:1.0.0.RELEASE"
+    }
+}
+
+{{#if nonRelease}}repositories {
+    maven {
+        url 'http://repo.spring.io/milestone'
+    }
+}{{/if}}
+
+apply plugin: "io.spring.dependency-management"
+
+dependencyManagement {
+    imports {
+        mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:{{ releaseVersion }}'
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-config'
+    compile 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-eureka'
+    ...
+}
+```

spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/pom/ProjectVersionTests.java

@@ -114,7 +114,35 @@ public class ProjectVersionTests {
 	public void should_return_true_for_service_release_versions() {
 		String version = "1.0.1.SR1";
 
-		then(projectVersion(version).isRelease()).isTrue();
+		then(projectVersion(version).isServiceRelease()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_return_true_when_checking_milestone_version_against_milestone() {
+		String version = "1.0.1.M1";
+
+		then(projectVersion(version).isMilestone()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_return_false_when_checking_milestone_version_against_non_milestone() {
+		String version = "1.0.1.RC1";
+
+		then(projectVersion(version).isMilestone()).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_return_true_when_checking_rc_version_against_rc() {
+		String version = "1.0.1.RC3";
+
+		then(projectVersion(version).isRc()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_return_false_when_checking_rc_version_against_non_rc() {
+		String version = "1.0.1.M1";
+
+		then(projectVersion(version).isRc()).isFalse();
 	}
 
 	private ProjectVersion projectVersion(String version) {

spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/template/TemplateGeneratorTests.java

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.template;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.ReleaserProperties;
+import org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.pom.ProjectVersion;
+import org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.pom.Projects;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.BDDAssertions.then;
 
@@ -16,6 +21,7 @@ public class TemplateGeneratorTests {
 	public void should_generate_email_from_template_for_tag_with_v_prefix() {
 		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
 		props.getPom().setBranch("vDalston.RELEASE");
+
 		File generatedMail = new TemplateGenerator(props).email();
 
 		then(generatedMail).hasContent(expectedEmail());
@@ -25,11 +31,208 @@ public class TemplateGeneratorTests {
 	public void should_generate_email_from_template_for_tag_without_v_prefix() {
 		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
 		props.getPom().setBranch("Dalston.RELEASE");
+
 		File generatedMail = new TemplateGenerator(props).email();
 
 		then(generatedMail).hasContent(expectedEmail());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_blog_from_template_for_tag_with_v_prefix_release()
+			throws IOException {
+		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
+		props.getPom().setBranch("vDalston.RELEASE");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(
+				new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {{
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0.RELEASE"));
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1.RELEASE"));
+				}}
+		);
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(props).blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("General Availability (RELEASE) of the [Spring Cloud Dalston]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Maven Central]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains("| Spring Cloud Sleuth        \t| 1.0.0.RELEASE  \t|")
+				.contains("<version>Dalston.RELEASE</version>")
+				.contains("mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.RELEASE'");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_blog_from_template_for_tag_without_v_prefix_release()
+			throws IOException {
+		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
+		props.getPom().setBranch("Dalston.RELEASE");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(
+				new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {{
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0.RELEASE"));
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1.RELEASE"));
+				}}
+		);
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(props).blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("General Availability (RELEASE) of the [Spring Cloud Dalston]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Maven Central]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains("| Spring Cloud Sleuth        \t| 1.0.0.RELEASE  \t|")
+				.contains("<version>Dalston.RELEASE</version>")
+				.contains("mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.RELEASE'");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_sr_blog_from_template_for_tag_with_v_prefix_release()
+			throws IOException {
+		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
+		props.getPom().setBranch("vDalston.SR1");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(
+				new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {{
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0.RELEASE"));
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1.RELEASE"));
+				}}
+		);
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(props).blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("Service Release 1 (SR1) of the [Spring Cloud Dalston]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Maven Central]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains("| Spring Cloud Sleuth        \t| 1.0.0.RELEASE  \t|")
+				.contains("<version>Dalston.SR1</version>")
+				.contains("mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.SR1'");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_sr_blog_from_template_for_tag_without_v_prefix_release()
+			throws IOException {
+		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
+		props.getPom().setBranch("Dalston.SR1");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(
+				new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {{
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0.RELEASE"));
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1.RELEASE"));
+				}}
+		);
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(props).blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("Service Release 1 (SR1) of the [Spring Cloud Dalston]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Maven Central]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains("| Spring Cloud Sleuth        \t| 1.0.0.RELEASE  \t|")
+				.contains("<version>Dalston.SR1</version>")
+				.contains("mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.SR1'");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_milestone_blog_from_template_for_tag_with_v_prefix_release()
+			throws IOException {
+		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
+		props.getPom().setBranch("vDalston.M1");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(
+				new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {{
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0.M1"));
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1.M1"));
+				}}
+		);
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(props).blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("Milestone 1 (M1) of the [Spring Cloud Dalston]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Spring Milestone]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains("| Spring Cloud Sleuth        \t| 1.0.0.M1  \t|")
+				.contains("<id>spring-milestones</id>")
+				.contains("url 'http://repo.spring.io/milestone'")
+				.contains("<version>Dalston.M1</version>")
+				.contains("mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.M1'");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_milestone_blog_from_template_for_tag_without_v_prefix_release()
+			throws IOException {
+		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
+		props.getPom().setBranch("Dalston.M1");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(
+				new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {{
+					add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0.M1"));
+					add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1.M1"));
+				}}
+		);
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(props).blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("Milestone 1 (M1) of the [Spring Cloud Dalston]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Spring Milestone]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains("| Spring Cloud Sleuth        \t| 1.0.0.M1  \t|")
+				.contains("<id>spring-milestones</id>")
+				.contains("url 'http://repo.spring.io/milestone'")
+				.contains("<version>Dalston.M1</version>")
+				.contains("mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.M1'");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_rc_blog_from_template_for_tag_with_v_prefix_release()
+			throws IOException {
+		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
+		props.getPom().setBranch("vDalston.RC1");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(
+				new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {{
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0.RC1"));
+						add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1.RC1"));
+				}}
+		);
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(props).blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of the [Spring Cloud Dalston]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Spring Milestone]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains("| Spring Cloud Sleuth        \t| 1.0.0.RC1  \t|")
+				.contains("<id>spring-milestones</id>")
+				.contains("url 'http://repo.spring.io/milestone'")
+				.contains("<version>Dalston.RC1</version>")
+				.contains("mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.RC1'");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_rc_blog_from_template_for_tag_without_v_prefix_release()
+			throws IOException {
+		ReleaserProperties props = new ReleaserProperties();
+		props.getPom().setBranch("Dalston.RC1");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(
+				new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {{
+					add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0.RC1"));
+					add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1.RC1"));
+				}}
+		);
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(props).blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of the [Spring Cloud Dalston]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Spring Milestone]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains("| Spring Cloud Sleuth        \t| 1.0.0.RC1  \t|")
+				.contains("<id>spring-milestones</id>")
+				.contains("url 'http://repo.spring.io/milestone'")
+				.contains("<version>Dalston.RC1</version>")
+				.contains("mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.RC1'");
+	}
+
+	private String content(File file) throws IOException {
+		return new String(Files.readAllBytes(file.toPath()));
+	}
+
 	private String expectedEmail() {
 		return "Title:\n"
 				+ "Spring Cloud Dalston.RELEASE available\n\n"

spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/spring/SpringReleaser.java

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public class SpringReleaser {
 			boolean skipTemplates = skipStep();
 			if (!skipTemplates) {
 				this.releaser.createEmail(versionFromScRelease);
+				this.releaser.createBlog(versionFromScRelease, projects);
 			}
 		}
 	}

spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/spring/AcceptanceTests.java

@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ public class AcceptanceTests {
 		pomParentVersionIsEqualTo(project, "1.2.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
 		then(this.gitUpdater.executed).isTrue();
 		then(emailTemplate()).exists();
-		String emailTemplateContents = emailTemplateContents();
-		then(emailTemplateContents)
+		then(emailTemplateContents())
 				.contains("Spring Cloud Camden.SR5 available")
 				.contains("Spring Cloud Camden SR5 Train release");
+		then(blogTemplate()).exists();
+		then(blogTemplateContents())
+				.contains("I am pleased to announce that the Service Release 5 (SR5)");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -93,12 +95,14 @@ public class AcceptanceTests {
 		commitIsPresent(iterator, "Update SNAPSHOT to 1.2.0.RC1");
 		pomVersionIsEqualTo(project, "1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
 		pomParentVersionIsEqualTo(project, "1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
+		then(this.gitUpdater.executed).isTrue();
 		then(emailTemplate()).exists();
-		String emailTemplateContents = emailTemplateContents();
-		then(emailTemplateContents)
+		then(emailTemplateContents())
 				.contains("Spring Cloud Dalston.RC1 available")
 				.contains("Spring Cloud Dalston RC1 Train release");
-		then(this.gitUpdater.executed).isTrue();
+		then(blogTemplate()).exists();
+		then(blogTemplateContents())
+				.contains("I am pleased to announce that the Release Candidate 1 (RC1)");
 	}
 
 	private Iterable<RevCommit> listOfCommits(File project) throws GitAPIException {
@@ -145,6 +149,14 @@ public class AcceptanceTests {
 		return new String(Files.readAllBytes(emailTemplate().toPath()));
 	}
 
+	private File blogTemplate() throws URISyntaxException {
+		return new File("target/blog.md");
+	}
+
+	private String blogTemplateContents() throws URISyntaxException, IOException {
+		return new String(Files.readAllBytes(blogTemplate().toPath()));
+	}
+
 	private SpringReleaser releaser(File projectFile, String branch, String expectedVersion) throws Exception {
 		ReleaserProperties properties = releaserProperties(projectFile, branch);
 		ProjectPomUpdater pomUpdater = new ProjectPomUpdater(properties);