Orb for CircleCI that automatically generates the change log from your tags, issues, labels and pull requests on GitHub, using github-changelog-generator's and based action-github-changelog-generator's
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In your config.yml
For these examples you can use these commands.
version: 2.1
orbs:
changelog: onimur/[email protected] # Check the last version
orb_tagged_filters: &orb_tagged_filters
branches:
ignore: /.*/
tags:
only: /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/ #for tag 1.2.3
workflows:
tagged-publish: # run job for all tags
jobs:
- changelog/changelog-default:
pre-steps:
- checkout
context: your-context # Case contain your Github Token
token: GITHUB_TOKEN # Token as env_var
git-push: true # Push changelog to remote repository
filters: *orb_tagged_filters # Trigger to only tagversion: 2.1
orbs:
changelog: onimur/[email protected] # Check the last version
orb_tagged_filters: &orb_tagged_filters
branches:
ignore: /.*/
tags:
only: /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/ #for tag 1.2.3
workflows:
tagged-publish: # run job for all tags
jobs:
- changelog/changelog-default:
pre-steps:
- checkout
context: your-context # Case contain your Github Token
token: GITHUB_TOKEN # Token as env_var
git-push: false # The changelog will be stored in /tmp/.persist/persist/ and can be retrieved using: - attach_workspace: at: tmp //https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/configuration-reference/#example-7
#Push the changelog to remote repository manually
post-steps:
- run:
command: |
git config user.name "BotUsername"
git config user.email "[email protected]"
git add CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "Your description [skip ci]"
git push -q https://$<<parameters.token>>@github.com/YourUser/YourProjectName.git master
filters: *orb_tagged_filters # Trigger to only tagFor these examples you can use these commands.
version: 2.1
orbs:
changelog: onimur/[email protected] # Check the last version
orb_tagged_filters: &orb_tagged_filters
branches:
ignore: /.*/
tags:
only: /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/ #for tag 1.2.3
workflows:
tagged-publish: # run job for all tags
jobs:
- changelog/changelog-custom:
pre-steps:
- checkout
context: your-context # Case contain your Github Token
token: GITHUB_TOKEN # Token as env_var
git-push: true # Push changelog to remote repository
commit-message: Update changelog # Custom commit message
bot-name: my-bot # Custom bot name
bot-email: [email protected] # Custom bot email
header-label: "# My Changelog" # Header Label to changelog
date-format: "%d-%m-%Y" # Date format to show
output: CUSTOM-CHANGELOG.md # Output Changelog md
breaking-label: "**Breaking**"
bugs-label: "**Bugs**"
filters: *orb_tagged_filters # Trigger to only tagversion: 2.1
orbs:
changelog: onimur/[email protected] # Check the last version
orb_tagged_filters: &orb_tagged_filters
branches:
ignore: /.*/
tags:
only: /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/ #for tag 1.2.3
workflows:
tagged-publish: # run job for all tags
jobs:
- changelog/changelog-custom:
pre-steps:
- checkout
context: your-context # Case contain your Github Token
token: GITHUB_TOKEN # Token as env_var
git-push: false # The changelog will be stored in /tmp/.persist/persist/ and can be retrieved using: - attach_workspace: at: tmp //https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/configuration-reference//#example-7
header-label: "# My Changelog"
date-format: "%d-%m-%Y"
output: CUSTOM-CHANGELOG.md
breaking-label: "**Breaking**"
bugs-label: "**Bugs**"
#Push the changelog to remote repository manually
post-steps:
- run:
command: |
git config user.name "BotUsername"
git config user.email "[email protected]"
git add CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "Your description [skip ci]"
git push -q https://$<<parameters.token>>@github.com/YourUser/YourProjectName.git master
filters: *orb_tagged_filters # Trigger to only tagYou can check the list of all commands here.
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| parameter | description | required | default | type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bot-email | Email to commit | - | [email protected] | string |
| bot-name | User name to commit | - | circleci-bot | string |
| branch | Branch to push changelog | - | master | string |
| commit-message | Commit message | - | Auto Update changelog | string |
| executor | Executor to use for this job. Defaults to this orb's default executor. | - | default | executor |
| git-push | If true, Push the changelog to remote repository. Else store changelog to dir /tmp/.persist/persist | - | false | boolean |
| push-force | If true, Force the push. | - | false | boolean |
| project | Name of project on GitHub. | - | CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME | env_var_name |
| token | To make more than 50 requests per hour your GitHub token is required. | - | GITHUB_TOKEN | env_var_name |
| user | Username of the owner of target GitHub repo. | - | CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME | env_var_name |
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| parameter | description | required | default | type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| add-sections | Add new sections but keep the default sections. | - | '' | string |
| author | Add author of pull request at the end. Default is true | - | true | boolean |
| base | Optional base file to append generated changes to. | - | '' | string |
| bot-email | Email to commit | - | [email protected] | string |
| bot-name | User name to commit | - | circleci-bot | string |
| branch | Branch to push changelog | - | master | string |
| breaking-label | Set up custom label for breaking changes section. Default is "**Implemented enhancements:**". | - | '**Implemented enhancements:**' | string |
| breaking-labels | Issues with these labels will be added to a new section, called Breaking changes. Default is backwards-incompatible,breaking. | - | 'backwards-incompatible,breaking' | string |
| bug-labels | Issues with the specified labels will be added to Fixed bugs section. Default is bug,Bug. | - | 'bug,Bug' | string |
| bugs-label | Set up custom label for bug-fixes section. Default is "**Fixed bugs:**". | - | '**Fixed bugs:**' | string |
| cache-file | Filename to use for cache. Default is github-changelog-http-cache in a temporary directory. | - | github-changelog-http-cache | string |
| cache-log | Filename to use for cache log. Default is github-changelog-logger.log in a temporary directory. | - | github-changelog-logger.log | string |
| commit-message | Commit message | - | Auto Update changelog | string |
| compare-link | Include compare link (Full Changelog) between older version and newer version. Default is true. | - | true | boolean |
| configure-sections | Define your own set of sections which overrides all default sections. | - | '' | string |
| date-format | Date format. Default is "%Y-%m-%d". | - | '%Y-%m-%d' | string |
| deprecated-label | Set up custom label for deprecated section. Default is "**Deprecated:**". | - | '**Deprecated:**' | string |
| deprecated-labels | Issues with the specified labels will be added to a section called Deprecated. Default is deprecated,Deprecated. | - | 'deprecated,Deprecated' | string |
| due-tag | Changelog will end before specified tag. | - | '' | string |
| enhancement-label | Set up custom label for enhancements section. Default is "**Implemented enhancements:**". | - | '**Implemented enhancements:**' | string |
| enhancement-labels | Issues with the specified labels will be added to 'mplemented enhancements section. Default is enhancement,Enhancement. | - | 'enhancement,Enhancement' | string |
| exclude-labels | Issues with the specified labels will be excluded from changelog. Default is duplicate,question,invalid,wontfix. | - | 'duplicate,question,invalid,wontfix' | string |
| exclude-tags | Changelog will exclude specified tags. | - | '' | string |
| exclude-tags-regex | Apply a regular expression on tag names so that they can be excluded. | - | '' | string |
| executor | Executor to use for this job. Defaults to this orb's default executor. | - | default | executor |
| filter-by-milestone | Use milestone to detect when issue was resolved. Default is true. | - | true | boolean |
| front-matter | Add YAML front matter. Formatted as JSON because it's easier to add on the command line. | - | '' | string |
| future-release | Put the unreleased changes in the specified release number. | - | '' | string |
| git-push | If true, Push the changelog to remote repository. Else store changelog to dir /tmp/.persist/persist | - | false | boolean |
| push-force | If true, Force the push. | - | false | boolean |
| github-api | The enterprise endpoint to use for your GitHub API. | - | '' | string |
| github-site | The Enterprise GitHub site where your project is hosted. | - | '' | string |
| header-label | Set up custom header label. Default is # Changelog. | - | '# Changelog' | string |
| http-cache | Use HTTP Cache to cache GitHub API requests (useful for large repos). Default is true. | - | true | boolean |
| include-labels | Of the labeled issues, only include the ones with the specified labels. | - | '' | string |
| issue-line-labels | The specified labels will be shown in brackets next to each matching issue. Use ALL to show all labels. Default is []. | - | '' | string |
| issues | Include closed issues in changelog. Default is true. | - | true | boolean |
| issues-label | Set up custom label for closed-issues section. Default is "**Closed issues:**". | - | '**Closed issues:**' | string |
| issues-wo-labels | Include closed issues without labels in changelog. Default is true. | - | true | boolean |
| max-issues | Maximum number of issues to fetch from GitHub. Default is "-1" - unlimited. | - | -1 | integer |
| only-last-tag | Changelog will only show last tag. | - | false | boolean |
| output | Output file. Default is CHANGELOG.md. | - | CHANGELOG.md | string |
| pr-label | Set up custom label for pull requests section. Default is "**Merged pull requests:**". | - | '**Merged pull requests:**' | string |
| pr-wo-labels | Include pull requests without labels in changelog. Default is true. | - | true | boolean |
| project | Name of project on GitHub. | - | CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME | env_var_name |
| pull-requests | Include pull-requests in changelog. Default is true. | - | true | boolean |
| release-branch | Limit pull requests to the release branch, such as master or release. | - | '' | string |
| release-url | The URL to point to for release links, in printf format (with the tag as variable). | - | '' | string |
| removed-label | Set up custom label for removed section. Default is "**Removed:**". | - | '**Removed:**' | string |
| removed-labels | Issues with the specified labels will be added to a section called Removed. Default is removed,Removed. | - | 'removed,Removed' | string |
| security-label | Set up custom label for security section. Default is "**Security fixes:**". | - | '**Security fixes:**' | string |
| security-labels | Issues with the specified labels will be added to a section called Security fixes. Default is security,Security | - | 'security,Security' | string |
| simple-list | Create a simple list from issues and pull requests. Default is false. | - | false | boolean |
| since-tag | Changelog will start after specified tag. | - | '' | string |
| ssl-ca-file | Path to cacert.pem file. Default is a bundled lib/github_changelog_generator/ssl_certs/cacert.pem. Respects SSL_CA_PATH. | - | lib/github_changelog_generator/ssl_certs/cacert.pem | string |
| strip-generator-notice | Strip generator reference. | - | false | boolean |
| strip-headers | Strip headers. | - | false | boolean |
| token | To make more than 50 requests per hour your GitHub token is required. | - | GITHUB_TOKEN | env_var_name |
| unreleased | Add to log unreleased closed issues. Default is true. | - | true | boolean |
| unreleased-label | Set up custom label for unreleased closed issues section. Default is "**Unreleased:**". | - | '**Unreleased**' | string |
| unreleased-only | Generate log from unreleased closed issues only. | - | '' | string |
| user | Username of the owner of target GitHub repo. | - | CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME | env_var_name |
| usernames-as-github-logins | Use GitHub tags instead of Markdown links for the author of an issue or pull-request. | - | '' | string |
| verbose | Run verbosely. Default is true. | - | true | boolean |
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