Dump git-log to change-log

[HeikoTheissen]

CHANGELOG.md can be maintained via github workflow. Open question is which branch shall contain it:

• The main branch, but this leads to an additional commit for every change
• A separate branch without history, but this cannot be published to github.io

[HeikoTheissen]

How can I include npm run changelog in nodejs.yml so that it is executed only upon merge, not for every commit to the PR branch?

[ralfhandl]

How can I include npm run changelog in nodejs.yml so that it is executed only upon merge, not for every commit to the PR branch?

Try a conditional step with condition

if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true

[HeikoTheissen]

OK to have CHANGELOG.md in a separate branch without history? Or does this pose problems on github.io? If we generate it via workflow in the same branch, that gives an extra commit each time.

[ralfhandl]

OK to have CHANGELOG.md in a separate branch without history? Or does this pose problems on github.io?

Github pages are built from the main branch. Please try adding a CHANGELOG.md to main that then references a markdown file from a different branch to see whether that works.

[ralfhandl]

I kind of like this, the only caveat is that we have to be very careful when merging a pull request because we can't edit the commit message later.

[HeikoTheissen]

TC 2021-09-30: Investigate whether the commit texts can automatically be filled from the comment at the top of the pull request.

Not possible within the current process.

Check the format (presence of CHANGELOG:) as a prerequisite for merge.