example changie-config for multiple projects in continue.dev

.change.yaml

changesDir: .changes
unreleasedDir: unreleased
headerPath: header.tpl.md
changelogPath: CHANGELOG.md
versionExt: md
versionFormat: '## {{.Version}} - {{.Time.Format "2006-01-02"}}'
kindFormat: ''
changeFormat: '- `{{.Kind}}`: {{.Body}}'
body:
  block: true

projects:
  - label: project # i use this for anything on project workings worth noting
    key: project
    changelog: CHANGELOG.md

  - label: server
    key: server
    changelog: server/CHANGELOG.md

  - label: extensions/intellij
    key: extensions/intellij
    changelog: extensions/intellij/CHANGELOG.md

  - label: extensions/vscode
    key: extensions/vscode
    changelog: extensions/vscode/CHANGELOG.md

  - label: docs
    key: docs
    changelog: docs/CHANGELOG.md # for releasing documents independently

projectsVersionSeparator: /
kinds:
  - label: 🤖 CI & Build
    auto: patch
  - label: 🎉 New Product Feature
    auto: minor
  - label: ⬇️ Deprecated
    auto: minor
  - label: 🧪 Tests
    auto: patch
  - label: 🔨 Refactor
    auto: patch
  - label: 🐛 Bug Fix
    auto: patch
  - label: 🔥 Breaking Change
    auto: minor
  - label: 🔒 Security
    auto: patch
  - label: ⬆️ Dependencies
    auto: patch
  - label: 🔥 Major Version Change (Breaking Changes)
    auto: major
newlines:
  afterChange: 0
  afterChangelogHeader: 1
  afterChangelogVersion: 1
  afterComponent: 1
  afterFooterFile: 1
  afterFooter: 1
  afterHeaderFile: 1
  afterHeaderTemplate: 1
  afterKind: 1
  afterVersion: 1

  beforeChange: 0
  beforeChangelogVersion: 0
  beforeComponent: 0
  beforeFooterFile: 0
  beforeFooterTemplate: 0
  beforeHeaderFile: 0
  beforeHeaderTemplate: 0
  beforeKind: 1
  beforeVersion: 0
  endOfVersion: 0

.changes-header.tpl.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, adheres to Semantic Versioning, and is generated by Changie.

example.md

Using

You'd change from just a simple release to running changie batch auto --project extensions/vscode as the method.

Templating Body

I changed the template to be more compact as I set the monorepo up to run on every path change in .unreleased/*.md, and changie then does:

• are there unreleased changes detected
• then runs this... i choose pwsh as it's cross-platform (powershell) and already installed on github + brew install on darwin and a bit cleaner than bash for more complex multi-line scripts.
• I had chatgpt-4 convert my psuedo-code to actual inline code and comment it in case you want to convert.
• i gave a version for using gh release create (which is great for sharing on github)
• another using just tags.
• maybe it's inspiration for the future! cheers

Template

If you want less compact but normal format for changelog I did this:

versionFormat: '## {{.Version}} - {{.Time.Format "2006-01-02"}}'
kindFormat: '### {{.Kind}}'
changeFormat: '- {{ .Body -}}'
body:
  block: true

Releasing every changie entry you can compact it like in the yaml file included to:

versionFormat: '## {{.Version}} - {{.Time.Format "2006-01-02"}}'
kindFormat: ''
changeFormat: '- `{{.Kind}}`: {{.Body}}'

Whatever works for you!

release-only-tag.ps1

# Ensure full git checkout
& git checkout $(Build.SourceBranchName)

# Getting the list of projects from the .yaml file
$projects = & yq e '.projects.key' - | ConvertFrom-Json

# List of projects that had changes
$changedFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path .unreleased/*.yaml -Recurse
$ListOfProjectsThatHadChanges = $changedFiles | ForEach-Object { & yq e '.project' $_.FullName } | Select-Object -Unique

# Batching changes for each project
foreach ($project in $projects) {
    & changie batch auto --project $project | Out-Null
    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
        Write-Host "[$project] no project changes detected"
    }
}

# Set git config defaults
$lastCommitUser = & git log -1 --pretty=format:'%an <%ae>'
$lastCommitEmail = & git log -1 --pretty=format:'%ce'
& git config user.name $lastCommitUser
& git config user.email $lastCommitEmail

# Add changes to git and commit
& git add .changes/*
if ((& git diff --staged | Measure-Object -Line).Lines -gt 0) {
    & git commit -m "ci(release): release for $($ListOfProjectsThatHadChanges -join ', ')"
} else {
    Write-Host "no changes detected"
}

# Tagging new versions
foreach ($project in $projects) {
    $VersionShouldBePublished = & changie latest --project $project
    $VersionExists = & git tag -l | Where-Object { $_ -eq $VersionShouldBePublished }

    if (-not $VersionExists) {
        & git tag $VersionShouldBePublished
        Write-Host "Tagged new version: $VersionShouldBePublished for project: $project"
    }
}

# Push changes and tags to the repository
& git push origin $(Build.SourceBranchName)
& git push origin --tags

release-with-gh-cli.ps1

# Ensure full git checkout
& git checkout $(Build.SourceBranchName)

# Getting the list of projects from the .yaml file
$projects = & yq e '.projects.key' - | ConvertFrom-Json

# List of projects that had changes
$changedFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path .unreleased/*.yaml -Recurse
$ListOfProjectsThatHadChanges = $changedFiles | ForEach-Object { & yq e '.project' $_.FullName } | Select-Object -Unique

# Batching changes for each project
foreach ($project in $projects) {
    & changie batch auto --project $project | Out-Null
    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
        Write-Host "[$project] no project changes detected"
    }
}

# Set git config defaults
$lastCommitUser = & git log -1 --pretty=format:'%an <%ae>'
$lastCommitEmail = & git log -1 --pretty=format:'%ce'
& git config user.name $lastCommitUser
& git config user.email $lastCommitEmail

# Add changes to git and commit
& git add .changes/*
if ((& git diff --staged | Measure-Object -Line).Lines -gt 0) {
    & git commit -m "ci(release): release for $($ListOfProjectsThatHadChanges -join ', ')"
} else {
    Write-Host "no changes detected"
}

# Create releases for new versions
foreach ($project in $projects) {
    $VersionShouldBePublished = & changie latest --project $project
    $ReleaseExists = & gh release list | Where-Object { $_ -like "*$VersionShouldBePublished*" }

    if (-not $ReleaseExists) {
        & gh release create $VersionShouldBePublished --title "Release $VersionShouldBePublished" --notes "Auto-generated release for $project"
        Write-Host "Created release: $VersionShouldBePublished for project: $project"
    }
}

# Push changes to the repository
& git push origin $(Build.SourceBranchName)