Merge pull request #1334 from mikepenz/adjust/1331_5.x

Enhance error log in case of a fatal error building the changelog

__tests__/demo/demo.test.ts

@@ -1,47 +1,44 @@
 import {mergeConfiguration, resolveConfiguration} from '../../src/utils'
 import {ReleaseNotesBuilder} from '../../src/releaseNotesBuilder'
-import { GithubRepository } from '../../src/repositories/GithubRepository'
+import {GithubRepository} from '../../src/repositories/GithubRepository'
 
 jest.setTimeout(180000)
 
 // Define the token to use. Either retrieved from the environment.
-// Alternatively provide it as a string right here. 
+// Alternatively provide it as a string right here.
 const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || ''
 const githubRepository = new GithubRepository(token, undefined, '.')
 it('Test custom changelog builder', async () => {
-  // define the configuration file to use. 
+  // define the configuration file to use.
   // By default it retireves a configuration from a json file
-  // You can also quickly modify in code. 
-  const configuration = mergeConfiguration(undefined, resolveConfiguration(
-    '',
-    'configs/configuration.json'
-  ))
+  // You can also quickly modify in code.
+  const configuration = mergeConfiguration(undefined, resolveConfiguration('', 'configs/configuration.json'))
 
   // Demo to modify the configuration further in code
   // configuration.pr_template = "#{{TITLE}}"
 
   const releaseNotesBuilder = new ReleaseNotesBuilder(
-    null,     // The base url used for the API requests (not needed for normal github)
+    null, // The base url used for the API requests (not needed for normal github)
     githubRepository, // Repository implementation (allows tu test gitea). Keep default for GitHub
-    '.',      // Root path to the checked out sources. Commonly keep as default
-    'mikepenz',                                         // The owner of the repo to test
-    'release-changelog-builder-action-playground',      // The repository name
-    '1.5.0',  // `fromTag`  The from tag name or the SHA1 of the from commit
-    '2.0.0',  // `toTag`    The to tag name or the SHA1 of the to commit
-    false,    // `includeOpen` Define if you want to include open PRs into the changelog
-    false,    // `failOnError` Define if the action should fail on errors
-    false,    // `ignorePrePrelease` used if no `fromTag` is defined to resolve the prior tag
-    false,    // `fetchViaCommits`  enable to fetch via commits
-    false,    // `fetchReviewers`  Enables fetching of reviewers for building the changlog (does additional API requests)
-    false,    // `fetchReleaseInformation` Enable to fetch release information (does additional API requests)
-    false,    // `fetchReviews` Enable to fetch reviews of the PRs (does additional API requests)
-    'PR',     // `mode` Set the mode to use [PR, COMMIT, HYBRID]. PR -> builds changelog using PRs, COMMIT -> using commits, HYBRID -> Uses both
-    false,    // `exportCache` Exports the fethced information to the cahce. Not relevant for this test
-    false,    // `exportOnly` Enables to only export the fetched information however not build a changleog
-    null,     // `cache` Path to the cache. Not relevant for this test.
-    configuration  // The configuration to use for building the changelog
+    '.', // Root path to the checked out sources. Commonly keep as default
+    'mikepenz', // The owner of the repo to test
+    'release-changelog-builder-action-playground', // The repository name
+    '1.5.0', // `fromTag`  The from tag name or the SHA1 of the from commit
+    '2.0.0', // `toTag`    The to tag name or the SHA1 of the to commit
+    false, // `includeOpen` Define if you want to include open PRs into the changelog
+    false, // `failOnError` Define if the action should fail on errors
+    false, // `ignorePrePrelease` used if no `fromTag` is defined to resolve the prior tag
+    false, // `fetchViaCommits`  enable to fetch via commits
+    false, // `fetchReviewers`  Enables fetching of reviewers for building the changlog (does additional API requests)
+    false, // `fetchReleaseInformation` Enable to fetch release information (does additional API requests)
+    false, // `fetchReviews` Enable to fetch reviews of the PRs (does additional API requests)
+    'PR', // `mode` Set the mode to use [PR, COMMIT, HYBRID]. PR -> builds changelog using PRs, COMMIT -> using commits, HYBRID -> Uses both
+    false, // `exportCache` Exports the fethced information to the cahce. Not relevant for this test
+    false, // `exportOnly` Enables to only export the fetched information however not build a changleog
+    null, // `cache` Path to the cache. Not relevant for this test.
+    configuration // The configuration to use for building the changelog
   )
 
   const changeLog = await releaseNotesBuilder.build()
   console.log(changeLog)
-})
+})

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release-changelog-builder-action",
-  "version": "v4.1.0",
+  "version": "v5.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "A GitHub action that builds your release notes / changelog fast, easy and exactly the way you want.",
   "main": "lib/main.js",

src/main.ts

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     }
   } catch (error: any /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */) {
     core.setFailed(error.message)
+    core.error(`🔥 Failed to generate changelog due to ${JSON.stringify(error)}`)
   }
 }