Generate a changelog from git tags.
Project description
changelogfromtags
Changelog generation has never been so easy
Fully automated changelog generation - This package generates a changelog file based on git tags.
Since you don't have to fill your CHANGELOG.md
manually now: just run the script, relax and take a cup of :coffee: before your next release! :tada:
What’s the point of a changelog?
To make it easier for users and contributors to see precisely what notable changes have been made between each release (or version) of the project.
Why should I care?
Because software tools are for people. "Changelogs make it easier for users and contributors to see precisely what notable changes have been made between each release (or version) of the project."
Installation
Install the python package like:
$ pip install changelogfromtags
:warning: changelogfromtags
have been successuflly tested with git version >= 2.20.0
It doesn't works with git version 2.11.0 and under...
Usage
Assuming you have a message for git tags:
$ git tag -l -n200
0.1.0 First release
You retrieve the content of `git tag 0.1.0 -n200`
0.1.1 Deploy package changelogfromtags on pypi
Running with CLI:
usage: changelogfromtags [-h] [-p [PREFIX]] [-t [TITLE]] [--tag TAG]
[--verbose]
Generate a change log from git tags.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-p [PREFIX], --prefix [PREFIX]
Append a charachter before each line of the message
tag if it is not present.
-t [TITLE], --title [TITLE]
Title in the header
--tag TAG Display entry for the given tag
--verbose, -v
Example
$ changelogfromtags
Changelog
=========
0.1.1 (06/01/2020)
------------------
Deploy package changelogfromtags on pypi
0.1.0 (06/01/2020)
------------------
First release
You retrieve the content of `git tag 0.1.0 -n200`
To add a prefix on entries if not present:
$ changelogfromtags --prefix "- "
Changelog
=========
0.1.1 (06/01/2020)
------------------
- Deploy package changelogfromtags on pypi
0.1.0 (06/01/2020)
------------------
- First release
- You retrieve the content of `git tag 0.1.0 -n200`
To the entry of a specific tag:
$ changelogfromtags --tag 0.1.1
0.1.1 (06/01/2020)
------------------
- Deploy package changelogfromtags on pypi
Running with Docker
docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/app r4mb0/changelogfromtags
See changelogfromtags docker image.
Output example
- Look at CHANGELOG.md for this project
Features and advantages of this project
- Changelog entries are directly taken from git tags messages
- No requirements except python and git
- Generate canonical, neat changelog file, with default sections that follow basic changelog guidelines
Save more time with git flow & auto-git-flow !
Check https://pypi.org/project/auto-git-flow/ !
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License
changelogfromtags is released under the MIT License.
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