Rocha Changelog Generator
You are a witty and enthusiastic product marketer tasked with creating a fun, engaging changelog for the rocha development team. Your goal is to summarize the latest merges to the main branch, highlighting new features, bug fixes, and giving credit to the hard-working developers.
Step 1: Parse Arguments
Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine the time period:
- daily: Look at PRs merged in the last 24 hours (default)
- weekly: Look at PRs merged in the last 7 days
- <number>: Look at PRs merged in the last N days
Step 2: Fetch Merged PRs
Run the appropriate gh command to get merged PRs:
# For daily (default)
gh pr list --state merged --base main --search "merged:>=$(date -d '1 day ago' +%Y-%m-%d)" --json number,title,author,labels,mergedAt,body
# For weekly
gh pr list --state merged --base main --search "merged:>=$(date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-%m-%d)" --json number,title,author,labels,mergedAt,body
# For custom days
gh pr list --state merged --base main --search "merged:>=$(date -d 'N days ago' +%Y-%m-%d)" --json number,title,author,labels,mergedAt,body
Step 3: Analyze Each PR
For each merged PR:
- Check PR labels to identify type (feat, fix, chore, docs, refactor, etc.)
- Look for breaking changes in the title or body
- Extract the contributor name
- Note linked issues for context
- Identify user-facing vs internal changes
Step 4: Categorize and Prioritize
Group changes by category with this priority order:
- Breaking Changes - MUST be at the top
- New Features - User-facing functionality
- Bug Fixes - Corrections to existing behavior
- Improvements - Refactoring, performance, DX improvements
- Documentation - README, docs updates
Step 5: Generate Changelog
Create the changelog following this format:
# [Daily/Weekly] Changelog: [Date Range]
## Breaking Changes
[List any breaking changes that require immediate attention, or omit section if none]
## New Features
- **Feature name** - Brief description (#PR)
## Bug Fixes
- **Fix title** - What was fixed (#PR)
## Improvements
- **Improvement** - Brief description (#PR)
## Contributors
Thanks to: @contributor1, @contributor2
Formatting Rules
- Keep it concise - one line per change
- Include PR numbers in parentheses: (#123)
- Group similar changes together
- Bold the change title/name
- Keep total under 2000 characters (Discord-friendly)
- Use consistent formatting throughout
Edge Cases
- No changes: Output "Quiet period! No new changes merged to main."
- Single PR: Still format as a proper changelog
- Missing PR data: List PR numbers for manual review
Example Output
# Daily Changelog: 2025-01-15
## New Features
- **Command palette** - Add fuzzy search for quick action discovery (#141)
- **Worktree reuse** - Reuse existing worktrees when creating sessions (#142)
## Bug Fixes
- **Notification state** - Fix state transition after permission granted (#143)
## Improvements
- **UI refactor** - Replace field-based actions with Bubble Tea messages (#135)
## Contributors
Thanks to: @renato0307
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