chore: link to 3.x release notes on 3.x branch, other small changes (#3617)

Author: trentm

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: npm publish
         run: |-
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ env.NPMJS_TOKEN }}" > .npmrc
-          # Publishing without a '--tag=...' will do the right thing: "latest"
-          # if this is a non-pre-release, no tag if this is a pre-release.
           npm publish --otp=${{ env.TOTP_CODE }}
 
       - if: always()

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - main
-    - 3.x
     paths-ignore:
     - '**/*.md'
     - '**/*.asciidoc'
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - main
-    - 3.x
     paths-ignore:
     - '**/*.md'
     - '**/*.asciidoc'

CHANGELOG.asciidoc

@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ See the <<upgrade-to-v4>> guide.
 [[release-notes-3.x]]
 === Node.js Agent version 3.x
 
-// To see the changelog for later 3.x release, see the "3.x" branch: <https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-nodejs/blob/3.x/CHANGELOG.asciidoc>
+NOTE: "3.x" releases are now maintenance releases.
+See https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/nodejs/3.x/release-notes-3.x.html[the 3.x release notes in the "3.x" branch]
+for the most recent 3.x releases. The 3.x branch will be maintained until
+2024-03-07 (6 months after the 4.0.0 release).
+
 
 [[release-notes-3.49.1]]
 ==== 3.49.1 - 2023/08/09

README.md

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ for the current *experimental* support.
 The full [Node.js APM agent documentation is here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/nodejs/current/intro.html).
 Some important links:
 
+- [Release notes](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/nodejs/current/release-notes.html)
 - [Supported Technologies](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/nodejs/current/supported-technologies.html) describes the supported Node.js versions, which modules (and version ranges) are automatically traced, and other technologies.
 - [Configuring the agent](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/nodejs/current/configuring-the-agent.html) describes the different ways to configure the APM agent (via options to `apm.start(...)`, environment variables, or other mechanisms).
 - [Configuration options](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/nodejs/current/configuration.html) is a full configuration reference.
@@ -98,8 +99,7 @@ Some important links:
 The following git branches are active:
 
 - The ["main" branch](https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-nodejs/tree/main) is being used for **4.x releases**.
-- The ["3.x" branch](https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-nodejs/tree/3.x) is being used for **3.x maintenance releases**. The 3.x line will be [supported for 6 months](https://www.elastic.co/support/eol) after the release of v4.0.0.
-
+- The ["3.x" branch](https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-nodejs/tree/3.x) is being used for **3.x maintenance releases**. The 3.x line will be [supported until 2024-03-07](https://www.elastic.co/support/eol) -- for 6 months after the release of v4.0.0.
 
 ## Contributing
 

lib/parsers.js

@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ function getContextFromRequest(req, conf, type) {
  * Extract appropriate `{transaction,error}.context.response` from an HTTP
  * response object. This handles header redaction according to the agent config.
  *
- * @param {Object} res - Typically `res` is a Node.js `http.OutgoingMessage`
- *    (https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#class-httpoutgoingmessage).
+ * @param {Object} res - Typically `res` is a Node.js `http.ServerResponse`
+ *    (https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#class-httpserverresponse).
  *    However, some cases (e.g. Lambda and Azure Functions instrumentation)
  *    create a pseudo-res object that matches well enough for this function.
  *    Some relevant fields: (TODO: document all used fields)