orhun/git-cliff
A highly customizable Changelog Generator that follows Conventional Commit specifications ⛰️
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 45 days ago, with 172 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Generates customizable changelog files from Git history using Conventional Commit specifications and regex-powered custom parsers.
- Offers high configurability and templating options to produce changelogs that precisely match project formatting and workflow needs.
- Use for automating release note generation in projects following Conventional Commit standards to maintain consistent changelogs.
- Use for integrating changelog generation into CI/CD pipelines to streamline software release management and version tracking.
- Use for managing changelogs in monorepos by customizing commit parsing and templating to handle complex repository structures.
Should you depend on it?
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License
Apache 2.0
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
No watch-outs from GStars' checks.
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From the README
git-cliff can generate changelog files from the Git history by utilizing conventional commits as well as regex-powered custom parsers. The changelog template can be customized with a configuration file to match the desired format.
Learn how to use git-cliff from the official documentation.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
342+32
Open issues
111-23
Compared with peers in Backend
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropics/skills | 187.8K | +2.9K | 15 | — |
| DuarteSantos8/openGym | 19.7K | +2.4K | 60 | 2 days ago |
| shiyu-coder/Kronos | 47.0K | +2.3K | 16 | — |
| NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra | 98.2K | +2.3K | 64 | 14 days ago |
| microsoft/VibeVoice | 56.0K | +1.1K | 29 | — |
| orhun/git-cliff | 12.4K | — | 63 | 45 days ago |
| Category median | 56.0K | +2.3K | 29 | — |
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