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This PR transforms the basic changelog into a comprehensive, Flutter-style changelog that follows industry best practices and provides much richer information for users and contributors.

What Changed

Enhanced CHANGELOG.md Structure

  • Professional Format: Follows Keep a Changelog standard with proper headers and metadata
  • Categorized Changes: Organized all entries into standard sections (Added, Changed, Fixed, Breaking Changes, Technical, etc.)
  • Platform-Specific Tags: Added clear platform indicators (**Android**, **iOS**, **Web**, **Dart**)
  • Dates Added: All version entries now include release dates for better historical tracking
  • Enhanced Descriptions: Expanded terse bullet points into meaningful descriptions that explain the impact and context of changes

Before vs After Example

Before:

## 0.6.0
- Migrate Android embedding to V2

After:

## [0.6.0] - 2024-10-01

### Changed
- **BREAKING**: Migrated Android implementation to Android Embedding V2
- Improved plugin architecture for better Flutter integration
- Enhanced performance and stability on Android platform

### Technical
- Replaced deprecated Android Embedding V1 with V2
- Updated Android plugin implementation for modern Flutter standards

Automation Tools Added

Changelog Generator Script (tools/generate_changelog.py)

  • Automatically generates changelog entries from git commits
  • Supports conventional commit format parsing
  • Intelligently categorizes commits into appropriate changelog sections
  • Handles platform-specific changes and breaking changes automatically
  • Can generate entries for specific version ranges

Example usage:

# Generate changelog for next release
python3 tools/generate_changelog.py "0.9.0"

# Generate from specific tag range
python3 tools/generate_changelog.py "0.9.0" "0.8.0"

Comprehensive Documentation (tools/CHANGELOG_GUIDE.md)

  • Complete guide for maintaining the changelog format
  • Examples of good vs bad changelog entries
  • Conventional commit message guidelines
  • Best practices for manual updates

Benefits

  1. Better User Experience: Users can quickly find relevant changes in organized categories
  2. Clear Breaking Changes: Breaking changes are prominently marked and explained
  3. Platform Clarity: Platform-specific changes are clearly identified
  4. Historical Context: Dates and enhanced descriptions provide better project history
  5. Maintainer Efficiency: Automation tools reduce manual effort for future releases
  6. Community Standards: Follows Flutter ecosystem conventions for changelogs

The changelog now provides rich, categorized information while preserving all historical data. Future releases can leverage the automation tools to maintain this quality consistently.

Fixes #14.


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Copilot AI commented Aug 12, 2025

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Create a richer changelog Create a richer changelog following Flutter best practices Aug 12, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from zonble August 12, 2025 14:16
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