Changelog

Quick start

tinkerise add changelog

What it detects

The changelog module checks for existing changelog config files or installed changelog dependencies (conventional-changelog-cli or standard-version).

Config detection includes:

.changelogrc*
changelog.config.js|mjs
.versionrc*

What it installs

conventional-changelog-cli

Generated changelog behavior

changelog writes .changelogrc.json with Conventional Commits sections:

feat -> Features
fix -> Bug Fixes
perf -> Performance
refactor -> Refactoring
docs -> Documentation
chore, test, ci hidden

If commitlint is not detected, install adds a warning suggesting tinkerise add commitlint for commit message enforcement.

File and config changes

Writes .changelogrc.json with Conventional Commits preset sections
Adds changelog script: conventional-changelog -p conventionalcommits -i CHANGELOG.md -s
Adds release script: conventional-changelog -p conventionalcommits -i CHANGELOG.md -s -r 0

Expected outcome after tinkerise add changelog:

You can generate/update CHANGELOG.md from commit history
You can regenerate full release notes from the beginning of the repo

Conflict handling

If changelog config already exists, interactive runs can show a diff and let you accept or skip generated updates.