Git changelog helper

bingit-clog

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Usage:
#   git clog        # prints
#   git clog -w     # writes
#
# https://gist.github.com/2880525
#
# Put me in a bin path with the filename `git-clog`, thank you.

module Clog
  extend self

  # Returns the latest tag (assumed to be the current version).
  def version
    v = `git tag | tail -n 1`.strip
    v.empty? ? nil : v
  end

  # Returns the history file of the repo.
  def history_file
    Dir['*HISTORY*'].first || Dir['*CHANGE*'].first
  end

  # Returns a list of git tags.
  def tags
    `git tag`.strip.split("\n")
  end

  # Returns the first parent commit SHA1.
  def tail
    `git rev-list HEAD | tail -n 1`.strip
  end

  # List of possible ranges
  def all_ranges
    arr = Array.new
    ['HEAD', tags.reverse, tail].flatten.each_cons(2) { |to, from| arr << [to, from] }
    arr
  end

  # Returns a list of changesets for the given tags.
  # @return Array of hashes.
  def changesets(range=:all)
    case range
    when :latest
      [ { name: 'HEAD', changes: categories(changes(version, 'HEAD')) } ]
    when :all
      all_ranges.map do |(to, from)|
        { name: to, changes: categories(changes(from, to)) }
      end
    end
  end

  # Returns an array of commit messages.
  def changes(from=version, to=nil)
    log = `git log --pretty="format:%s" #{from||tail}..#{to}`
    log.strip.split("\n").sort
  end

  # From a list of commit messages -> categories
  def categories(list=changes)
    cats = Hash.new { |h, k| h[k] = Array.new }

    list.each { |line|
      case line
      when /^Merge branch/i then nil
      when /^Add(?:ed)? (.*)$/i then cats['Added'] << $1
      when /^Fix(?:ed)? (.*)$/i then cats['Fixed'] << $1
      when /^Change(?:d)? (.*)$/i then cats['Changed'] << $1
      when /^(?:Remove|Delete)(?:d)? (.*)$/i then cats['Removed'] << $1
      when /^\+ (.*)$/i then cats['Added'] << $1
      when /^\! (.*)$/ then cats['Fixed'] << $1
      when /^\- (.*)$/i then cats['Removed'] << $1
      when /^\~ (.*)$/i then cats['Changed'] << $1
      when /^\. (.*)$/i then cats['Misc'] << $1
      else cats['Changed'] << line
      end
    }

    cats
  end

  def log(sets)
    sets.map do |set|
      # Heading name
      h = set[:name]
      h = "Latest version - #{Time.now.strftime('%b %d, %Y')}" if h == 'HEAD'

      h + "\n" + '-'*h.size + "\n\n" +
      set[:changes].map { |category, list|
        "### #{category}:\n" +
        list.map { |item| "  * #{item}" }.join("\n")
      }.join("\n\n")
    end.join("\n\n")
  end

  def log_old
    h = "Since #{version || 'the beginning'} - #{Time.now.strftime('%b %d, %Y')}"
    "#{h}\n#{'-'*h.size}\n\n" +
    categories.map { |category, list|
      "### #{category}:\n" +
      list.map { |item| "  * #{item}" }.join("\n")
    }.join("\n\n")
  end
end

options = {
  :all => (ARGV.delete('-a') || ARGV.delete('--all'))
}

if ARGV == ['--help'] || ARGV == ['-h']
  puts "Usage: git clog [-a] [-w]"
  puts
  puts "  -a, --all:     See the changelog since time immemorial"
  puts "  -w, --write:   Write to a history file"
  exit
end
  
unless File.directory?('.git')
  puts "Try this command inside a repo's root path."
  exit
end

sets = if options[:all]
         Clog.changesets(:all)
       else
         Clog.changesets(:latest)
       end

if ARGV == []
  puts Clog.log(sets)
  $stderr << "\nUse 'git clog -w' to write.\n"

elsif ARGV == ['-w'] || ARGV == ['--write']
  # Create the history file
  system 'touch HISTORY.md'  if Clog.history_file.nil?

  # Concat
  history = File.open(Clog.history_file) { |f| f.read }
  output  = Clog.log(sets)
  output += "\n\n#{'-'*80}\n\n" + history  unless history.empty?

  # Write
  File.open(Clog.history_file, 'w') { |f| f.write output }

  if ENV['EDITOR']
    exec "#{ENV['EDITOR']} #{Clog.history_file}"
  else
    puts "Done writing to #{Clog.history_file}."
  end
end

git-clog

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Usage:
#   git clog        # prints
#   git clog -w     # writes
#
# https://gist.github.com/2880525

module Clog
  extend self

  # Returns the latest tag (assumed to be the current version).
  def version
    v = `git tag | tail -n 1`.strip
    v.empty? ? nil : v
  end

  # Returns the history file of the repo.
  def history_file
    Dir['*HISTORY*'].first || Dir['*CHANGE*'].first
  end

  # Returns a list of git tags.
  def tags
    `git tag`.strip.split("\n")
  end

  # Returns the first parent commit SHA1.
  def tail
    `git rev-list HEAD | tail -n 1`.strip
  end

  # List of possible ranges
  def all_ranges
    arr = Array.new
    ['HEAD', tags.reverse, tail].flatten.each_cons(2) { |to, from| arr << [to, from] }
    arr
  end

  # Returns a list of changesets for the given tags.
  # @return Array of hashes.
  def changesets(range=:all)
    case range
    when :latest
      [ { name: 'HEAD', changes: categories(changes(version, 'HEAD')) } ]
    when :all
      all_ranges.map do |(to, from)|
        { name: to, changes: categories(changes(from, to)) }
      end
    end
  end

  # Returns an array of commit messages.
  def changes(from=version, to=nil)
    log = `git log --pretty="format:%s" #{from||tail}..#{to}`
    log.strip.split("\n").sort
  end

  # From a list of commit messages -> categories
  def categories(list=changes)
    cats = Hash.new { |h, k| h[k] = Array.new }

    list.each { |line|
      case line
      when /^Merge branch/i then nil
      when /^Add(?:ed)? (.*)$/i then cats['Added'] << $1
      when /^Fix(?:ed)? (.*)$/i then cats['Fixed'] << $1
      when /^Change(?:d)? (.*)$/i then cats['Changed'] << $1
      when /^(?:Remove|Delete)(?:d)? (.*)$/i then cats['Removed'] << $1
      when /^\+ (.*)$/i then cats['Added'] << $1
      when /^\! (.*)$/ then cats['Fixed'] << $1
      when /^\- (.*)$/i then cats['Removed'] << $1
      when /^\~ (.*)$/i then cats['Changed'] << $1
      when /^\. (.*)$/i then cats['Misc'] << $1
      else cats['Changed'] << line
      end
    }

    cats
  end

  def log(sets)
    sets.map do |set|
      # Heading name
      h = set[:name]
      h = "Latest version - #{Time.now.strftime('%b %d, %Y')}" if h == 'HEAD'

      h + "\n" + '-'*h.size + "\n\n" +
      set[:changes].map { |category, list|
        "### #{category}:\n" +
        list.map { |item| "  * #{item}" }.join("\n")
      }.join("\n\n")
    end.join("\n\n")
  end

  def log_old
    h = "Since #{version || 'the beginning'} - #{Time.now.strftime('%b %d, %Y')}"
    "#{h}\n#{'-'*h.size}\n\n" +
    categories.map { |category, list|
      "### #{category}:\n" +
      list.map { |item| "  * #{item}" }.join("\n")
    }.join("\n\n")
  end
end

options = {
  :all => (ARGV.delete('-a') || ARGV.delete('--all'))
}

if ARGV == ['--help'] || ARGV == ['-h']
  puts "Usage: git clog [-a] [-w]"
  puts
  puts "  -a, --all:     See the changelog since time immemorial"
  puts "  -w, --write:   Write to a history file"
  exit
end
  
unless File.directory?('.git')
  puts "Try this command inside a repo's root path."
  exit
end

sets = if options[:all]
         Clog.changesets(:all)
       else
         Clog.changesets(:latest)
       end

if ARGV == []
  puts Clog.log(sets)
  $stderr << "\nUse 'git clog -w' to write.\n"

elsif ARGV == ['-w'] || ARGV == ['--write']
  # Create the history file
  system 'touch HISTORY.md'  if Clog.history_file.nil?

  # Concat
  history = File.open(Clog.history_file) { |f| f.read }
  output  = Clog.log(sets)
  output += "\n\n#{'-'*80}\n\n" + history  unless history.empty?

  # Write
  File.open(Clog.history_file, 'w') { |f| f.write output }

  if ENV['EDITOR']
    exec "#{ENV['EDITOR']} #{Clog.history_file}"
  else
    puts "Done writing to #{Clog.history_file}."
  end
end