@studio/changes v3.0.0

Usage

• Use npm version [patch|minor|major] to create a release
• Your editor will open with a generated CHANGES.md file
• When you're done writing the release notes, save and close the editor to continue
• To abort the release, remove the heading with the new version number

Install

❯ npm install @studio/changes --save-dev

Configure

❯ npx changes --init

This will add the following to your package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "preversion": "npm test",
    "version": "changes",
    "postversion": "git push --follow-tags && npm publish"
  }
}

Options

• --help, -h: Display a help message.
• --commits, -c: Generate links to commits using the given URL as base. If no URL is given it defaults to ${homepage}/commit using the homepage configured in the package.json.
• --footer: Generate a footer with the git author and release date. The author name is taken from $GIT_AUTHOR_NAME and $GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL is used to find the authors GitHub profile page.
• --file, -f: Specify the name of the changelog file. Defaults to CHANGES.md.
• --init: Add version lifecycle scripts to package.json. Can be combined with --file and --commits to configure the changes invocation.
• --tag: Use a custom git tag, supports simple replacement of package.json fields. Defaults to v${version}.

Configure your preferred editor with the $EDITOR environment variable.

Preview next release

Preview the release notes for the next release by running:

❯ npx changes

License

MIT