def generate_changelog()

in dev/release/generate-changelog.py [0:0]


def generate_changelog(repo, repo_name, tag1, tag2, version):

    # get a list of commits between two tags
    print(f"Fetching list of commits between {tag1} and {tag2}", file=sys.stderr)
    comparison = repo.compare(tag1, tag2)

    # get the pull requests for these commits
    print("Fetching pull requests", file=sys.stderr)
    unique_pulls = []
    all_pulls = []
    for commit in comparison.commits:
        pulls = commit.get_pulls()
        for pull in pulls:
            # there can be multiple commits per PR if squash merge is not being used and
            # in this case we should get all the author names, but for now just pick one
            if pull.number not in unique_pulls:
                unique_pulls.append(pull.number)
                all_pulls.append((pull, commit))

    # we split the pulls into categories
    breaking = []
    bugs = []
    docs = []
    enhancements = []
    performance = []
    other = []

    # categorize the pull requests based on GitHub labels
    print("Categorizing pull requests", file=sys.stderr)
    for (pull, commit) in all_pulls:

        # see if PR title uses Conventional Commits
        cc_type = ''
        cc_scope = ''
        cc_breaking = ''
        parts = re.findall(r'^([a-z]+)(\([a-z]+\))?(!)?:', pull.title)
        if len(parts) == 1:
            parts_tuple = parts[0]
            cc_type = parts_tuple[0] # fix, feat, docs, chore
            cc_scope = parts_tuple[1] # component within project
            cc_breaking = parts_tuple[2] == '!'

        labels = [label.name for label in pull.labels]
        if 'api change' in labels or cc_breaking:
            breaking.append((pull, commit))
        elif 'bug' in labels or cc_type == 'fix':
            bugs.append((pull, commit))
        elif 'performance' in labels or cc_type == 'perf':
            performance.append((pull, commit))
        elif 'enhancement' in labels or cc_type == 'feat':
            enhancements.append((pull, commit))
        elif 'documentation' in labels or cc_type == 'docs' or cc_type == 'doc':
            docs.append((pull, commit))
        else:
            other.append((pull, commit))

    # produce the changelog content
    print("Generating changelog content", file=sys.stderr)

    # ASF header
    print("""<!--