Simple RELEASE-NOTES.md generator script using Octokit gem

simple-release-notes.rb

require 'octokit' # (See: https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb)

# (See: https://github.com/settings/tokens OR https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token)
personal_access_token = 'ghp_1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
client = Octokit::Client.new(access_token: personal_access_token)
client.auto_paginate = true

repo_name = 'foo/bar'
releases = client.releases(repo_name)

unless releases.any?
  puts "No releases found for #{repo_name}"
  exit
end

filename = "RELEASE-NOTES.md"
f = File.new(filename, "w")
releases.each do |release|
  f.write("# [#{release[:tag_name]}](#{release[:html_url]}) #{release[:published_at].strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}\n")
  f.write("## #{release[:name]}\n")
  f.write("#{release[:body].gsub(/^-+/, '*')}\n\n")
end
f.close

puts "Done!"