2 files changed, 51 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/tools/release/helpers/cargo.ts b/tools/release/helpers/cargo.ts
index 619d7a0f7..2f750779c 100644
--- a/tools/release/helpers/cargo.ts
+++ b/tools/release/helpers/cargo.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,34 @@ export async function getMetadata(directory: string) {
   return JSON.parse(result!) as CargoMetadata;
 }
 
-export async function publishCrate(directory: string) {
+export function publishCrate(directory: string) {
+  return runCargoSubCommand({
+    directory,
+    args: ["publish"],
+  });
+}
+
+export function build(directory: string) {
+  return runCargoSubCommand({
+    directory,
+    args: ["build", "-vv"],
+  });
+}
+
+export function check(directory: string) {
+  return runCargoSubCommand({
+    directory,
+    args: ["check"],
+  });
+}
+
+async function runCargoSubCommand(params: {
+  args: string[];
+  directory: string;
+}) {
   const p = Deno.run({
-    cwd: directory,
-    cmd: ["cargo", "publish"],
+    cwd: params.directory,
+    cmd: ["cargo", ...params.args],
     stderr: "inherit",
     stdout: "inherit",
   });
diff --git a/tools/release/helpers/deno_workspace.ts b/tools/release/helpers/deno_workspace.ts
index f964d24b3..169394af9 100644
--- a/tools/release/helpers/deno_workspace.ts
+++ b/tools/release/helpers/deno_workspace.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 
 import * as path from "https://deno.land/std@0.105.0/path/mod.ts";
 import * as semver from "https://deno.land/x/semver@v1.4.0/mod.ts";
-import {
-  CargoMetadata,
-  CargoPackageMetadata,
-  getMetadata,
-  publishCrate,
-} from "./cargo.ts";
+import * as cargo from "./cargo.ts";
 import { getCratesIoMetadata } from "./crates_io.ts";
 import { withRetries } from "./helpers.ts";
 
@@ -21,10 +16,12 @@ export class DenoWorkspace {
   }
 
   static async load(): Promise<DenoWorkspace> {
-    return new DenoWorkspace(await getMetadata(DenoWorkspace.rootDirPath));
+    return new DenoWorkspace(
+      await cargo.getMetadata(DenoWorkspace.rootDirPath),
+    );
   }
 
-  private constructor(metadata: CargoMetadata) {
+  private constructor(metadata: cargo.CargoMetadata) {
     const crates = [];
     for (const memberId of metadata.workspace_members) {
       const pkg = metadata.packages.find((pkg) => pkg.id === memberId);
@@ -82,14 +79,22 @@ export class DenoWorkspace {
     }
     return crate;
   }
+
+  build() {
+    return cargo.build(DenoWorkspace.rootDirPath);
+  }
+
+  updateLockFile() {
+    return cargo.check(DenoWorkspace.rootDirPath);
+  }
 }
 
 export class DenoWorkspaceCrate {
   #workspace: DenoWorkspace;
-  #pkg: CargoPackageMetadata;
+  #pkg: cargo.CargoPackageMetadata;
   #isUpdatingManifest = false;
 
-  constructor(workspace: DenoWorkspace, pkg: CargoPackageMetadata) {
+  constructor(workspace: DenoWorkspace, pkg: cargo.CargoPackageMetadata) {
     this.#workspace = workspace;
     this.#pkg = pkg;
   }
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ export class DenoWorkspaceCrate {
     // times before failing hard.
     return await withRetries({
       action: async () => {
-        await publishCrate(this.directoryPath);
+        await cargo.publishCrate(this.directoryPath);
         return true;
       },
       retryCount: 3,
@@ -149,6 +154,14 @@ export class DenoWorkspaceCrate {
     });
   }
 
+  build() {
+    return cargo.build(this.directoryPath);
+  }
+
+  updateLockFile() {
+    return cargo.check(this.directoryPath);
+  }
+
   increment(part: "major" | "minor" | "patch") {
     const newVersion = semver.parse(this.version)!.inc(part).toString();
     return this.setVersion(newVersion);