Changelog Generator

Avoid changelog related merge conflicts by having a separate file for each set of pending changes.

Usage

During your development process add yaml files to the changelogs folder.

During your build process you can use our docker image to generate your changelog:

Jenkinsfile example:

stage("Update changelog") {
    sh "docker run --rm --mount src="$(pwd)",target=/project,type=bind jdipierro/yamlclog:0.1.0 ${version} --save --cleanup"
    sh "git add -A changelogs/"
    sh "git add CHANGELOG.md"
    sh "git commit -m 'Jenkins updated changelog for version ${version}'"
    sh "git push origin"
}

The generator is only a single file so you could also pull it into your own codebase and run it directly:

python generate_changelog.py ${version} --save --cleanup

Changelog Files

All files in the changelogs directory that end in .yml or .yaml will be pulled into the generated changelog. The name of the file is not used.

Each file should define a dictionary with at least one key containing a list or dictionary. Top level keys should be one of ['added', 'fixed', 'changed', 'deprecated', 'removed', 'security']. More information on when to use each is available at KeepAChangelog.

added:
  - Cool new features
fixed:
  - A **nasty** bug

This renders out to:

## Added
- Cool New Features

## Fixed
- A **nasty** bug

Both lists and dictionaries are supported under the top-level keys. Second-level dictionaries can contain strings or lists.

added:
  Lorem:
    - ipsum
    - dolor
changed:
  sit: amet
deprecated:
  - consectetur: adipiscing
  - elit: sed

This would render out as:

## Added
- Lorem: ipsum
- Lorem: dolor

## Changed
- sit: amet

## Deprecated
- consectetur: adipiscing
- elit: sed