#92 - Add support for more characters as markdown list rows (#93)

* #92 - Add support for more characters as markdown list rows
- Implemented support for + and * characters.
- Applied black.
- Improvement of unit tests.
- Update of README.md

* #91 - Placeholder {number} does not # before Issue or PR number
- Removed the need to provide # in template of row - for record number.
- Update of pull-request to GitHub link type. Removed Markdown format of link.

Author: miroslavpojer

.github/workflows/check_pr_release_notes.yml

@@ -14,20 +14,22 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-name: Check Release Notes in PR description
+name: Check PR Release Notes in Description
 
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited, labeled, unlabeled]
     branches: [ master ]
 
+env:
+  SKIP_LABEL: 'no RN'
+  RLS_NOTES_TAG_REGEX: 'Release Notes:'
+
 jobs:
   check-release-notes:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    steps:
       - name: Get Pull Request Info
         id: pr_info
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
@@ -40,11 +42,11 @@ jobs:
               pull_number: pr_number
             });
             const labels = pr.data.labels ? pr.data.labels.map(label => label.name) : [];
-            
-            // Check if "skip-release-notes-check" label is present
-            if (labels.includes("skip-release-notes-check")) {
-              console.log("Skipping release notes check because 'skip-release-notes-check' label is present.");
+
+            if (labels.includes("${{ env.SKIP_LABEL }}")) {
+              console.log("Skipping release notes check because '${{ env.SKIP_LABEL }}' label is present.");
               core.setOutput("skip_check", 'true');
+              core.setOutput("pr_body", "");
               return;
             }
 
@@ -59,27 +61,27 @@ jobs:
             core.setOutput("skip_check", 'false');
             return;
 
-      - name: Skip check if 'no-release-notes' label is present
+      - name: Skip check if SKIP_LABEL is present
         if: steps.pr_info.outputs.skip_check == 'true'
         run: echo "Skipping release notes validation."
 
-      - name: Check for 'Release notes:' and bullet list
+      - name: Check for 'Release Notes:' and bullet list
         if: steps.pr_info.outputs.skip_check == 'false'
         run: |
           # Extract the body from the previous step
           PR_BODY="${{ steps.pr_info.outputs.pr_body }}"
-          
-          # Check if "Release notes:" exists
-          if ! echo "$PR_BODY" | grep -qi 'release notes:'; then
-            echo "Error: 'Release notes:' not found in pull request description."
+
+          # Check if "Release Notes:" exists
+          if ! echo "$PR_BODY" | grep -q '${{ env.RLS_NOTES_TAG_REGEX }}'; then
+            echo "Error: release notes tag not found in pull request description. Has to adhere to format '${{ env.RLS_NOTES_TAG_REGEX }}'."
             exit 1
           fi
-          
-          # Extract text after "Release notes:" line
-          RELEASE_NOTES=$(echo "$PR_BODY" | sed -n '/[Rr]elease.*[Nn]otes/,$p' | tail -n +2)
-          
-          # Check if there's a bullet list (lines starting with '-' or '*')
-          if ! echo "$RELEASE_NOTES" | grep -qE '^\s*[-*]\s+.+$'; then
-            echo "Error: No bullet list found under 'Release notes:'."
+
+          # Extract text after "Release Notes:" line
+          TEXT_BELOW_RELEASE_NOTES_TAG=$(echo "$PR_BODY" | sed -n '/${{ env.RLS_NOTES_TAG_REGEX }}/,$p' | tail -n +2)
+
+          # Check if there's a bullet list (lines starting with '-', '+' or '*')
+          if ! echo "$TEXT_BELOW_RELEASE_NOTES_TAG" | grep -qE '^\s*[-+*]\s+.+$'; then
+            echo "Error: No bullet list found under release notes tag."
             exit 1
           fi

.github/workflows/release_draft.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
   check-tag:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ jobs:
 
           tag-name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-name }}
 
-  generate-release-notes:
+  release-draft:
     needs: check-tag
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -98,13 +98,24 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tag-name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-name }}
           chapters: '[
+            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "duplicate"},
+            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "invalid"},
+            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "wontfix"},
+            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "no RN"},
             {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"},
             {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"},
             {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"},
-            {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"}
+            {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"},
+            {"title": "Infrastructure ⚙️", "label": "infrastructure"},
+            {"title": "Silent-live 🤫", "label": "silent-live"},
+            {"title": "Documentation 📜", "label": "documentation"}
           ]'
+          skip-release-notes-label: 'no RN'
           verbose: true
+
           warnings: true
+          print-empty-chapters: true
+          chapters-to-pr-without-issue: true
 
 
       - name: Create and Push Tag

.github/workflows/release_notes_comments_migration.yml

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "PYTHONPATH=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/release_notes_generator/release_notes_generator" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Build and run unit tests
-        run: pytest --cov=release_notes_generator --cov-report html tests/ -vv
+        run: pytest --cov=. --cov-report=html tests/ -vv
 
       - name: Check overall coverage
         run: |

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -431,11 +431,7 @@ confidence=HIGH,
 # --enable=similarities". If you want to run only the classes checker, but have
 # no Warning level messages displayed, use "--disable=all --enable=classes
 # --disable=W".
-# TODO: Remove after this PR
-disable=C0116,
-        C0115,
-        C0114,
-        raw-checker-failed,
+disable=raw-checker-failed,
         bad-inline-option,
         locally-disabled,
         file-ignored,

.pylintrc

@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ Generate Release Notes action is dedicated to enhance the quality and organizati
 ### `row-format-issue`
 - **Description**: The format of the row for the issue in the release notes. The format can contain placeholders for the issue `number`, `title`, and issues `pull-requests`. The placeholders are case-sensitive.
 - **Required**: No
-- **Default**: `#{number} _{title}_ in {pull-requests}"`
+- **Default**: `"{number} _{title}_ in {pull-requests}"`
 
 ### `row-format-pr`
-- **Description**: The format of the row for the PR in the release notes. The format can contain placeholders for the PR `number`, `title`, and PR `pull-requests`. The placeholders are case-sensitive.
+- **Description**: The format of the row for the PR in the release notes. The format can contain placeholders for the PR `number`, and `title`. The placeholders are case-sensitive.
 - **Required**: No
-- **Default**: `#{number} _{title}_"`
+- **Default**: `"{number} _{title}_"`
 
 ### `row-format-link-pr`
 - **Description**: If defined `true`, the PR row will begin with a `"PR: "` string. Otherwise, no prefix will be added.
@@ -164,32 +164,31 @@ Add the following step to your GitHub workflow (in example are used non-default
 ## Features
 ### Built-in
 #### Release Notes Extraction Process
+This feature searches for release notes in the description of GitHub pull requests, making it easier for maintainers to track changes and updates.
+- **Format:** 
+  - The release notes section have to begin with the title `Release Notes:` (case-sensitive), followed by the release notes in bullet points. [Markdown formatting is supported](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#unordered-lists).
+  - If no release notes line is detected under the `Release Notes:` title, no release notes will be printed in the output.
+- **Example:** 
+  - Here are examples of how to structure the release notes:
+```
+Release Notes:
+- This update introduces a new caching mechanism that improves performance by 20%.
 
-This action requires that your GitHub issues include comments with specific release notes. Here's how it works:
+Release Notes:
+* This update introduces a new caching mechanism that improves performance by 20%.
 
-**Extraction Method**:
-- The action scans through comments on each closed issue since the last release. It identifies comments that follow the specified format and extracts the content as part of the release notes.
-- The time considered for the previous release is based on its creation time. This means that the action will look for issues closed after the creation time of the most recent release to ensure that all relevant updates since that release are included.
+Release Notes:
++ This update introduces a new caching mechanism that improves performance by 20%.
 
-**Comment Format**
-- For an issue's contributions to be included in the release notes, it must contain a comment starting with "Release Notes" followed by the note content. This comment is typically added by the contributors.
-- Here is an example of the content for a 'Release Notes' string, which is not case-sensitive:
-```
-Release Notes
-- This update introduces a new caching mechanism that improves performance by 20%.
 ```
-- Using `-` as a bullet point for each note is the best practice. The Markdown parser will automatically convert it to a list.
-- These comments are not required for action functionality. If an issue does not contain a "Release Notes" comment, it will be marked accordingly in the release notes. This helps maintainers quickly identify which issues need attention for documentation.
+The extraction process supports all three types of bullet points: `-`, `*`, and `+`, and their combinations. (GitHub documentation do not recommend to mix them.)
 
-#### Contributors Mention
-Along with the release note content, the action also gathers a list of contributors for each issue. This includes issue assignees and authors of linked pull requests' commits, providing acknowledgment for their contributions in the release notes.
+- **Best Practice:** Select one character from `-`, `*`, `+` for bullet points. The Markdown parser will automatically format them as a list.
+- **Optional usage:** The release notes section is not mandatory for GH action to work.
 
 #### Handling Multiple PRs
 If an issue is linked to multiple PRs, the action fetches and aggregates contributions from all linked PRs.
 
-#### No Release Notes Found
-If no valid "Release Notes" comment is found in an issue, it will be marked accordingly. This helps maintainers quickly identify which issues need attention for documentation.
-
 ### Select start date for closed issues and PRs
 By set **published-at** to true the action will use the `published-at` timestamp of the latest release as the reference point for searching closed issues and PRs, instead of the `created-at` date. If first release, repository creation date is used. 
 
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ The action includes four specific warning chapters to highlight potential areas
   - **Importance**: Ensures all issues are categorized correctly according to the project's classification system. It aids in organizing release notes into predefined chapters effectively.
 
 - **_Closed Issues Without Release Notes_**
-  - **Purpose**: Identifies issues that do not contain a "Release Notes" comment.
+  - **Purpose**: Identifies pull requests which do not contain a "Release Notes" section in description.
   - **Importance**: Ensures that all significant changes are properly documented in the release notes, enhancing the completeness and usefulness of the release information provided to end-users.
 
 - **_Merged PRs Without Linked Issue_**
@@ -341,16 +340,18 @@ Unit tests are written using pytest. To run the tests, use the following command
 pytest tests/
 ```
 
-This will execute all tests located in the tests directory and generate a code coverage report.
+This will execute all tests located in the tests directory.
 
 ## Code Coverage
 
 Code coverage is collected using pytest-cov coverage tool. To run the tests and collect coverage information, use the following command:
 
 ```
-pytest --cov=release_notes_generator --cov-report html tests/
+pytest --cov=. --cov-report=html tests/
 ```
 
+This will execute all tests located in the tests directory and generate a code coverage report.
+
 See the coverage report on the path:
 
 ```
@@ -448,8 +449,8 @@ We defined chapters for our GH actions this way:
 Then in chapters `New Features 🎉` and `Bugfixes 🛠` will be duplicated lines for this issue. When mentioned second+ times then **[Duplicate]** prefix will be visible.
 In the `New Features 🎉` chapter will be mentioned this issue once only.
 
-### What will happen when the issue contains multiple "Release Notes" comments?
-All issue comments are checked for presence of `Release Notes` string. All detected release notes are collected printed under issue.
+### What will happen when the pull request contains multiple "Release Notes" sections?
+Only the first one will be used.
 
 ### What will happen when Merged PR is linked to open issues?
 The PR will be mentioned in warning chapter **Merged PRs Linked to Open Issue**.

README.md

@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: 'false'
   row-format-issue:
-    description: 'Format of the issue row in the release notes. Available placeholders: {link}, {title}, {pull-requests}. Placeholders are case-insensitive.'
+    description: 'Format of the issue row in the release notes. Available placeholders: {number}, {title}, {pull-requests}. Placeholders are case-insensitive.'
     required: false
-    default: '#{number} _{title}_ in {pull-requests}'
+    default: '{number} _{title}_ in {pull-requests}'
   row-format-pr:
-    description: 'Format of the pr row in the release notes. Available placeholders: {link}, {title}, {pull-requests}. Placeholders are case-insensitive.'
+    description: 'Format of the pr row in the release notes. Available placeholders: {number}, {title}, {pull-requests}. Placeholders are case-insensitive.'
     required: false
-    default: '#{number} _{title}_'
+    default: '{number} _{title}_'
   row-format-link-pr:
     description: 'Add prefix "PR:" before link to PR when not linked an Issue.'
     required: false