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+# git-cliff ~ configuration file
+#
+# Based on the MIT-licensed example hosted under
+# https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/blob/main/examples/keepachangelog.toml
+
+[changelog]
+# changelog header
+header = """
+# Changelog\n
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog body
+# https://keats.github.io/tera/docs/#introduction
+body = """
+{% if version -%}
+    ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else -%}
+    ## [Unreleased]
+{% endif -%}
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits %}
+        - {{ commit.message | upper_first }} ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]($REPO/commit/{{ commit.id }}))\
+    {% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}\n
+"""
+
+# template for the changelog footer
+footer = """
+{% for release in releases -%}
+    {% if release.version -%}
+        {% if release.previous.version -%}
+            [{{ release.version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}]: \
+                https://github.com/{{ remote.github.owner }}/{{ remote.github.repo }}\
+                    /compare/{{ release.previous.version }}..{{ release.version }}
+        {% else -%}
+        [{{ release.version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}]: \
+                https://github.com/{{ remote.github.owner }}/{{ remote.github.repo }}\
+                    /releases/tag/{{ release.version }}
+        {% endif -%}
+    {% else -%}
+        [Unreleased]: https://github.com/{{ remote.github.owner }}/{{ remote.github.repo }}\
+            /compare/{{ release.previous.version }}..HEAD
+    {% endif -%}
+{% endfor %}
+<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+"""
+# remove the leading and trailing whitespace from the templates
+trim = true
+# postprocessors
+postprocessors = [
+    { pattern = '\$REPO', replace = "https://github.com/eclipse-thingweb/dart_wot" },
+]
+
+[git]
+# parse the commits based on https://www.conventionalcommits.org
+conventional_commits = true
+# filter out the commits that are not conventional
+filter_unconventional = true
+# process each line of a commit as an individual commit
+split_commits = false
+# regex for parsing and grouping commits
+commit_parsers = [
+  { message = "^merge:", skip = true },
+  { message = "^.*: add", group = "Added" },
+  { message = "^.*: support", group = "Added" },
+  { message = "^.*: remove", group = "Removed" },
+  { message = "^.*: delete", group = "Removed" },
+  { message = "^test", group = "Fixed" },
+  { message = "^fix", group = "Fixed" },
+  { message = "^.*: fix", group = "Fixed" },
+  { message = "^chore(\\(release\\))?: prepare release", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(CHANGELOG.md\\): regenerate", skip = true },
+  { message = "^.*", group = "Changed" },
+]
+# protect breaking changes from being skipped due to matching a skipping commit_parser
+protect_breaking_commits = false
+# filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers
+filter_commits = true
+# regex for matching git tags
+tag_pattern = "v[0-9].*"
+# regex for skipping tags
+skip_tags = "beta|alpha"
+# regex for ignoring tags
+ignore_tags = ""
+# sort the tags topologically
+topo_order = false
+# sort the commits inside sections by oldest/newest order
+sort_commits = "oldest"