feat: update changelog generation and add pre-commit hook for automatic updates

Author: dataGriff

.githooks/pre-commit

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# filepath: /workspaces/codebaseinterface/.githooks/pre-commit
+
+# Pre-commit hook to generate changelog using git-cliff
+# This ensures the changelog is updated and included in the current commit
+
+set -e
+
+# Check if git-cliff is available
+if ! command -v git-cliff &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Warning: git-cliff not found. Skipping changelog generation."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Check if cliff.toml exists
+if [ ! -f "cliff.toml" ]; then
+    echo "Warning: cliff.toml not found. Skipping changelog generation."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "Updating changelog with new entries..."
+
+# Check if CHANGELOG.md exists
+if [ -f "CHANGELOG.md" ]; then
+    # Changelog exists, only add new unreleased entries
+    echo "Existing changelog found. Adding new unreleased entries..."
+    git-cliff --unreleased --prepend CHANGELOG.md
+else
+    # No changelog exists, create it from scratch
+    echo "No existing changelog found. Creating new changelog..."
+    git-cliff --output CHANGELOG.md
+fi
+
+# Check if changelog was modified
+if git diff --quiet CHANGELOG.md; then
+    echo "Changelog is up to date."
+else
+    echo "Changelog updated. Adding to commit..."
+    # Stage the updated changelog
+    git add CHANGELOG.md
+    echo "Changelog has been updated and staged for this commit."
+fi
+
+exit 0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 - Add commit message validation script for Conventional Commits _(2025-10-16)_
 - Enhance changelog generation and update Taskfile with new tasks _(2025-10-16)_
 - Enhance changelog generation and update Taskfile with new hooks and tasks _(2025-10-16)_
+- Enhance changelog generation and update Taskfile with new hooks _(2025-10-16)_
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
 

Taskfile.yml

@@ -43,36 +43,4 @@ tasks:
   changelog:update:
     desc: Update changelog with new commits since last tag
     cmds:
-      - git cliff --latest --output CHANGELOG.md --prepend
-
-  changelog:setup-hook:
-    desc: Setup git hook to automatically update and commit changelog
-    cmds:
-      - echo '#!/bin/bash' > .git/hooks/post-commit
-      - echo 'git cliff --output CHANGELOG.md' >> .git/hooks/post-commit  
-      - echo 'git add CHANGELOG.md' >> .git/hooks/post-commit
-      - echo 'git diff --cached --quiet || git commit --amend --no-edit' >> .git/hooks/post-commit
-      - chmod +x .git/hooks/post-commit
-      - echo "Git hook installed! Changelog will update and amend automatically on each commit."
-
-  changelog:setup-pre-commit:
-    desc: Setup pre-commit hook to update changelog before committing
-    cmds:
-      - echo '#!/bin/bash' > .git/hooks/pre-commit
-      - echo 'git cliff --output CHANGELOG.md' >> .git/hooks/pre-commit
-      - echo 'git add CHANGELOG.md' >> .git/hooks/pre-commit
-      - chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
-      - echo "Pre-commit hook installed! Changelog will update automatically before each commit."
-
-  changelog:remove-hooks:
-    desc: Remove changelog git hooks
-    cmds:
-      - rm -f .git/hooks/post-commit .git/hooks/pre-commit
-      - echo "Git hooks removed."
-
-  changelog:commit:
-    desc: Update changelog and commit it
-    cmds:
-      - git cliff --output CHANGELOG.md
-      - git add CHANGELOG.md
-      - git commit -m "docs: update changelog" || echo "No changes to commit"
+      - git cliff --latest --output CHANGELOG.md --prepend