Add Service chapter visibility control

README.md

@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ Generate Release Notes action is dedicated to enhance the quality and organizati
 - **Description**: A JSON string defining chapters and corresponding labels for categorization. Each chapter should have a title and a label matching your GitHub issues and PRs.
 - **Required**: Yes
 
-### `warnings`
-- **Description**: Set to true to enable warnings in the release notes. These warnings identify issues without release notes, without user-defined labels, or without associated pull requests, and PRs without linked issues.
-- **Required**: No
-- **Default**: false
-
 ### `published-at`
 - **Description**: Set to true to enable the use of the `published-at` timestamp as the reference point for searching closed issues and PRs, instead of the `created-at` date of the latest release.
 - **Required**: No
@@ -58,21 +53,29 @@ Generate Release Notes action is dedicated to enhance the quality and organizati
 - **Required**: No
 - **Default**: `skip-release-notes`
 
-### `print-empty-chapters`
-- **Description**: Set to true to print chapters with no issues or PRs.
+### `verbose`
+- **Description**: Set to true to enable verbose logging for detailed output during the action's execution.
 - **Required**: No
 - **Default**: false
+- **Note**: If workflow run in debug regime, 'verbose' logging is activated.
 
-### `chapters-to-pr-without-issue`
-- **Description**: Set to false to avoid application of custom chapters for PRs without linked issues.
+### Feature controls
+
+### `warnings`
+- **Description**: Set to true to print service chapters in the release notes. These warnings identify issues without release notes, without user-defined labels, or without associated pull requests, and PRs without linked issues.
 - **Required**: No
-- **Default**: true
+- **Default**: true (Service chapters are printed.)
 
-### `verbose`
-- **Description**: Set to true to enable verbose logging for detailed output during the action's execution.
+### `print-empty-chapters`
+- **Description**: Set it to true to print chapters with no issues or PRs.
 - **Required**: No
-- **Default**: false
-- **Note**: If workflow run in debug regime, 'verbose' logging is activated.
+- **Default**: true (Empty chapters are printed.)
+
+### `chapters-to-pr-without-issue`
+- **Description**: Set it to false to avoid the application of custom chapters for PRs without linked issues.
+- **Required**: No
+- **Default**: true (Custom chapters are applied to PRs without linked issues.)
+
 
 ## Outputs
 The output of the action is a markdown string containing the release notes for the specified tag. This string can be used in subsequent steps to publish the release notes to a file, create a GitHub release, or send notifications.
@@ -120,12 +123,13 @@ Add the following step to your GitHub workflow (in example are used non-default
       {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"},
       {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"}
     ]'
-    warnings: false
     published-at: true
     skip-release-notes-label: 'ignore-in-release'     # changing default value of label
+    verbose: false
+
+    warnings: false
     print-empty-chapters: false
     chapters-to-pr-without-issue: false
-    verbose: false
 ```
 
 ## Features
@@ -261,7 +265,7 @@ export GITHUB_REPOSITORY="< owner >/< repo-name >"
 export INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN=$(printenv <your-env-token-var>)
 
 # Run the Python script
-python3 /<path-to-action-project-root>/main.py
+python3 ./<path-to-action-project-root>/main.py
 ```
 
 ### Contribution Guidelines

action.yml

@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ inputs:
   chapters:
     description: 'JSON string defining chapters and corresponding labels for categorization.'
     required: false
-  warnings:
-    description: 'Print warning chapters if true.'
-    required: false
-    default: 'true'
   published-at:
     description: 'Use `published-at` timestamp instead of `created-at` as the reference point.'
     required: false
@@ -35,6 +31,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Skip label used for detection of issues or pull requests to ignore in Release Notes generation process.'
     required: false
     default: 'skip-release-notes'
+  warnings:
+    description: 'Print service chapters if true.'
+    required: false
+    default: 'true'
   print-empty-chapters:
     description: 'Print chapters even if they are empty.'
     required: false

release_notes_generator/action_inputs.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import sys
 
 from release_notes_generator.utils.gh_action import get_action_input
 
@@ -26,14 +27,16 @@ class ActionInputs:
     GITHUB_TOKEN = 'github-token'
     TAG_NAME = 'tag-name'
     CHAPTERS = 'chapters'
-    WARNINGS = 'warnings'
     PUBLISHED_AT = 'published-at'
     SKIP_RELEASE_NOTES_LABEL = 'skip-release-notes-label'
-    PRINT_EMPTY_CHAPTERS = 'print-empty-chapters'
-    CHAPTERS_TO_PR_WITHOUT_ISSUE = 'chapters-to-pr-without-issue'
     VERBOSE = 'verbose'
     RUNNER_DEBUG = 'RUNNER_DEBUG'
 
+    # Features
+    WARNINGS = 'warnings'
+    PRINT_EMPTY_CHAPTERS = 'print-empty-chapters'
+    CHAPTERS_TO_PR_WITHOUT_ISSUE = 'chapters-to-pr-without-issue'
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_github_repository() -> str:
         return get_action_input(ActionInputs.GITHUB_REPOSITORY)
@@ -50,89 +53,95 @@ def get_tag_name() -> str:
     def get_chapters_json() -> str:
         return get_action_input(ActionInputs.CHAPTERS)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_warnings() -> bool:
-        return get_action_input(ActionInputs.WARNINGS).lower() == 'true'
-
     @staticmethod
     def get_published_at() -> bool:
-        return get_action_input(ActionInputs.PUBLISHED_AT).lower() == 'true'
+        return get_action_input(ActionInputs.PUBLISHED_AT, "false").lower() == 'true'
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_skip_release_notes_label() -> str:
         return get_action_input(ActionInputs.SKIP_RELEASE_NOTES_LABEL) or 'skip-release-notes'
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_print_empty_chapters() -> bool:
-        return get_action_input(ActionInputs.PRINT_EMPTY_CHAPTERS).lower() == 'true'
+    def get_verbose() -> bool:
+        return os.getenv('RUNNER_DEBUG', 0) == 1 or get_action_input(ActionInputs.VERBOSE).lower() == 'true'
 
+    # Features
     @staticmethod
-    def get_chapters_to_pr_without_issue() -> bool:
-        return get_action_input(ActionInputs.CHAPTERS_TO_PR_WITHOUT_ISSUE).lower() == 'true'
+    def get_warnings() -> bool:
+        return get_action_input(ActionInputs.WARNINGS, "true").lower() == 'true'
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_verbose() -> bool:
-        return os.getenv('RUNNER_DEBUG', 0) == 1 or get_action_input(ActionInputs.VERBOSE).lower() == 'true'
+    def get_print_empty_chapters() -> bool:
+        return get_action_input(ActionInputs.PRINT_EMPTY_CHAPTERS, "true").lower() == 'true'
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_chapters_to_pr_without_issue() -> bool:
+        return get_action_input(ActionInputs.CHAPTERS_TO_PR_WITHOUT_ISSUE, "true").lower() == 'true'
 
     @staticmethod
     def validate_inputs():
         """
         Validates the inputs provided for the release notes generator.
-
-        :raises ValueError: If any of the inputs are invalid.
+        Logs any validation errors and exits if any are found.
         """
+        errors = []
+
         repository_id = ActionInputs.get_github_repository()
         if '/' in repository_id:
             owner, repo_name = ActionInputs.get_github_repository().split('/')
         else:
             owner = repo_name = ""
 
-        if not isinstance(owner, str) or not owner.strip():
-            raise ValueError("Owner must be a non-empty string.")
-
-        if not isinstance(repo_name, str) or not repo_name.strip():
-            raise ValueError("Repo name must be a non-empty string.")
+        if not isinstance(owner, str) or not owner.strip() or not isinstance(repo_name, str) or not repo_name.strip():
+            errors.append("Owner and Repo must be a non-empty string.")
 
         tag_name = ActionInputs.get_tag_name()
         if not isinstance(tag_name, str) or not tag_name.strip():
-            raise ValueError("Tag name must be a non-empty string.")
+            errors.append("Tag name must be a non-empty string.")
 
+        chapters_json = ActionInputs.get_chapters_json()
         try:
-            chapters_json = ActionInputs.get_chapters_json()
             json.loads(chapters_json)
         except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            raise ValueError("Chapters JSON must be a valid JSON string.")
+            errors.append("Chapters JSON must be a valid JSON string.")
 
         warnings = ActionInputs.get_warnings()
         if not isinstance(warnings, bool):
-            raise ValueError("Warnings must be a boolean.")
+            errors.append("Warnings must be a boolean.")
 
         published_at = ActionInputs.get_published_at()
         if not isinstance(published_at, bool):
-            raise ValueError("Published at must be a boolean.")
+            errors.append("Published at must be a boolean.")
 
         skip_release_notes_label = ActionInputs.get_skip_release_notes_label()
         if not isinstance(skip_release_notes_label, str) or not skip_release_notes_label.strip():
-            raise ValueError("Skip release notes label must be a non-empty string.")
+            errors.append("Skip release notes label must be a non-empty string.")
+
+        verbose = ActionInputs.get_verbose()
+        if not isinstance(verbose, bool):
+            errors.append("Verbose logging must be a boolean.")
 
+        # Features
         print_empty_chapters = ActionInputs.get_print_empty_chapters()
         if not isinstance(print_empty_chapters, bool):
-            raise ValueError("Print empty chapters must be a boolean.")
+            errors.append("Print empty chapters must be a boolean.")
 
         chapters_to_pr_without_issue = ActionInputs.get_chapters_to_pr_without_issue()
         if not isinstance(chapters_to_pr_without_issue, bool):
-            raise ValueError("Chapters to PR without issue must be a boolean.")
+            errors.append("Chapters to PR without issue must be a boolean.")
 
-        verbose = ActionInputs.get_verbose()
-        if not isinstance(verbose, bool):
-            raise ValueError("Verbose logging must be a boolean.")
+        # Log errors if any
+        if errors:
+            for error in errors:
+                logging.error(error)
+            sys.exit(1)
 
         logging.debug(f'Repository: {owner}/{repo_name}')
         logging.debug(f'Tag name: {tag_name}')
         logging.debug(f'Chapters JSON: {chapters_json}')
-        logging.debug(f'Warnings: {warnings}')
         logging.debug(f'Published at: {published_at}')
         logging.debug(f'Skip release notes label: {skip_release_notes_label}')
+        logging.debug(f'Verbose logging: {verbose}')
+        logging.debug(f'Warnings: {warnings}')
         logging.debug(f'Print empty chapters: {print_empty_chapters}')
         logging.debug(f'Chapters to PR without issue: {chapters_to_pr_without_issue}')
-        logging.debug(f'Verbose logging: {verbose}')

release_notes_generator/builder.py

@@ -21,34 +21,33 @@
 from release_notes_generator.model.custom_chapters import CustomChapters
 from release_notes_generator.model.record import Record
 from release_notes_generator.model.service_chapters import ServiceChapters
+from release_notes_generator.action_inputs import ActionInputs
 
 
 class ReleaseNotesBuilder:
     def __init__(self, records: dict[int, Record], changelog_url: str,
-                 formatter: RecordFormatter, custom_chapters: CustomChapters,
-                 warnings: bool = True, print_empty_chapters: bool = True):
+                 formatter: RecordFormatter, custom_chapters: CustomChapters):
         """
-        Constructs all the necessary attributes for the ReleaseNotesBuilder object.
+        Init all the necessary attributes for the ReleaseNotesBuilder object.
 
-        :param records: A dictionary of records where the key is an integer and the value is a Record object.
-        :param changelog_url: The URL of the changelog.
-        :param formatter: A RecordFormatter object used to format the records.
-        :param custom_chapters: A CustomChapters object representing the custom chapters.
-        :param warnings: A boolean indicating whether to show warnings.
-        :param print_empty_chapters: A boolean indicating whether to print empty chapters.
+        @param records: A dictionary of records where the key is an integer and the value is a Record object.
+        @param changelog_url: The URL of the changelog.
+        @param formatter: A RecordFormatter object used to format the records.
+        @param custom_chapters: A CustomChapters object representing the custom chapters.
         """
         self.records = records
         self.changelog_url = changelog_url
         self.formatter = formatter
         self.custom_chapters = custom_chapters
-        self.warnings = warnings
-        self.print_empty_chapters = print_empty_chapters
+
+        self.warnings = ActionInputs.get_warnings()
+        self.print_empty_chapters = ActionInputs.get_print_empty_chapters()
 
     def build(self) -> str:
         """
         Builds the release notes.
 
-        :return: The release notes as a string.
+        @return: The release notes as a string.
         """
         logging.info("Building Release Notes")
         user_defined_chapters = self.custom_chapters

release_notes_generator/generator.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from typing import Optional
-from github import Github, Auth
+from github import Github
 
 from release_notes_generator.record.record_formatter import RecordFormatter
 from release_notes_generator.model.custom_chapters import CustomChapters
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ def generate(self) -> Optional[str]:
             records=rls_notes_records,
             custom_chapters=self.custom_chapters,
             formatter=RecordFormatter(),
-            warnings=ActionInputs.get_warnings(),
-            print_empty_chapters=ActionInputs.get_print_empty_chapters(),
             changelog_url=changelog_url
         )
 

release_notes_generator/utils/gh_action.py

@@ -25,24 +25,23 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+from typing import Optional
 
 
-def get_action_input(name: str) -> str:
+def get_action_input(name: str, default: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
     """
     Retrieve the value of a specified input parameter from environment variables.
 
     This function constructs the environment variable name by replacing hyphens with
     underscores, converting the string to uppercase, and prefixing it with 'INPUT_'.
     It then retrieves the value of this environment variable.
 
-    Args:
-        name (str): The name of the input parameter.
+    @param name: The name of the input parameter.
+    @param default: The default value to return if the environment variable is not set.
 
-    Returns:
-        str: The value of the specified input parameter, or an empty string if the environment
-        variable is not set.
+    @return: The value of the specified input parameter, or an empty string if the environment
     """
-    return os.getenv(f'INPUT_{name.replace("-", "_").upper()}', '')
+    return os.getenv(f'INPUT_{name.replace("-", "_").upper()}', default=default)
 
 
 def set_action_output(name: str, value: str, default_output_path: str = "default_output.txt"):
@@ -52,11 +51,10 @@ def set_action_output(name: str, value: str, default_output_path: str = "default
     This function writes the output in a specific format that includes the name of the
     output and its value. The output is appended to the specified file.
 
-    Args:
-        name (str): The name of the output parameter.
-        value (str): The value of the output parameter.
-        default_output_path (str, optional): The default file path to which the output is
-        written if the 'GITHUB_OUTPUT' environment variable is not set. Defaults to "default_output.txt".
+    @param name: The name of the output parameter.
+    @param value: The value of the output parameter.
+    @param default_output_path: The default file path to which the output is written if the
+    'GITHUB_OUTPUT' environment variable is not set. Defaults to "default_output.txt".
     """
     output_file = os.getenv('GITHUB_OUTPUT', default_output_path)
     with open(output_file, 'a', encoding="utf-8") as f:
@@ -72,8 +70,7 @@ def set_action_failed(message: str):
     This function prints an error message in the format expected by GitHub Actions
     and then exits the script with a non-zero status code.
 
-    Args:
-        message (str): The error message to be displayed.
+    @param message: The error message to be displayed.
     """
     print(f'::error::{message}')
     sys.exit(1)