gitolog

Automatic changelog generator. From git logs to change logs.

• Installation: sudo pip3 install gitolog
• Features:
  • Jinja2 templates! You get full control over the rendering. Built-in Keep a Changelog and Angular templates (also see Conventional Changelog).
  • Commit styles/conventions parsing. Built-in Angular, Atom and basic styles.
  • Git service/provider agnostic, plus references parsing (issues, commits, etc.). Built-in GitHub and Gitlab support.
  • Understands Semantic Versioning: major/minor/patch for versions and commits. Guesses next version based on last commits.
• Todo:
  • Plugin architecture, to support more commit styles and git services.
  • Template context injection, to furthermore customize how your changelog will be rendered.
  • Easy access to "Breaking Changes" in the templates.
  • Update changelog in-place, paired with commits/dates/versions range limitation ability.

Command-line

$ gitolog --help
usage: gitolog [-h] [-o OUTPUT] [-s {angular,atom,basic}]
               [-t {angular,keepachangelog}] [-v]
               REPOSITORY

Command line tool for gitolog Python package.

positional arguments:
  REPOSITORY            The repository path, relative or absolute.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            Show this help message and exit.
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        Output to given file. Default: stdout.
  -s {angular,atom,basic}, --style {angular,atom,basic}
                        The commit style to match against.
  -t {angular,keepachangelog}, --template {angular,keepachangelog}
                        The Jinja2 template to use. Prefix with "path:" to
                        specify the path to a directory containing a file
                        named "changelog.md".
  -v, --version         Show the current version of the program and exit.