Add skipQuestions flag (#173)

bin/release.js

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ args.option('pre', 'Mark the release as prerelease')
 	.option('publish', 'Instead of creating a draft, publish the release')
 	.option(['H', 'hook'], 'Specify a custom file to pipe releases through')
 	.option(['t', 'previous-tag'], 'Specify previous release', '')
-	.option(['u', 'show-url'], 'Show the release URL instead of opening it in the browser');
+	.option(['u', 'show-url'], 'Show the release URL instead of opening it in the browser')
+	.option(['s', 'skip-questions'], 'Skip the questions and create a simple list without the headings');
 
 const flags = args.parse(process.argv);
 
@@ -201,6 +202,19 @@ const orderCommits = async (commits, tags, exists) => {
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		// If we are skipping the questions, don't let them be included
+		// in the list
+		if (flags.skipQuestions) {
+			predefined[commit.hash] = {
+				// The type doesn't matter since it is not included in the
+				// final changelog
+				type: 'patch',
+				message
+			};
+
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		questions.push({
 			name: commit.hash,
 			message,
@@ -218,7 +232,7 @@ const orderCommits = async (commits, tags, exists) => {
 	// By default, nothing is there yet
 	let answers = {};
 
-	if (choices) {
+	if (choices && questions.length > 0) {
 		console.log(
 			`${chalk.green('!')} Please enter the type of change for each commit:\n`
 		);
@@ -238,18 +252,18 @@ const orderCommits = async (commits, tags, exists) => {
 				message
 			};
 		}
-	}
 
-	// Update the spinner status
-	if (choices) {
-		console.log('');
+		// Update the spinner status
+		if (choices) {
+			console.log('');
+		}
 	}
 
 	createSpinner('Generating the changelog');
 
 	const results = Object.assign({}, predefined, answers);
 	const grouped = groupChanges(results, changeTypes);
-	const changes = await createChangelog(grouped, commits, changeTypes, flags.hook, flags.showUrl);
+	const changes = await createChangelog(grouped, commits, changeTypes, flags.skipQuestions, flags.hook, flags.showUrl);
 
 	let {credits, changelog} = changes;
 

lib/changelog.js

@@ -16,7 +16,49 @@ const getAuthor = async ({author}) => {
 	return username;
 };
 
-module.exports = async (types, commits, changeTypes, filteringWithHook, showURL) => {
+const getChangesListText = async (changes, commits, changeTypes, filteringWithHook, showURL, credits) => {
+	// This is the bullet list with each change of the type
+	let text = '';
+
+	// Find last change, in order to be able
+	// to add a newline after it
+	const lastChange = changes[changes.length - 1];
+
+	for (const change of changes) {
+		const changeDetails = await pickCommit(
+			change,
+			commits.all,
+			changeTypes,
+			// Do not escape HTML from commit title
+			// if a custom hook is being used
+			!filteringWithHook,
+			showURL
+		);
+
+		if (changeDetails.text) {
+			text += changeDetails.text;
+		}
+
+		if (changeDetails.credits && changeDetails.credits.length > 0) {
+			changeDetails.credits.forEach(item => {
+				// Don't add bots to the credits
+				if (item.includes('[bot]')) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				credits.add(item);
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (change === lastChange) {
+			text += '\n';
+		}
+	}
+
+	return text;
+};
+
+module.exports = async (types, commits, changeTypes, skippedQuestions, filteringWithHook, showURL) => {
 	let text = '';
 	const credits = new Set();
 
@@ -31,45 +73,21 @@ module.exports = async (types, commits, changeTypes, filteringWithHook, showURL)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		const changesListText = await getChangesListText(changes, commits, changeTypes, filteringWithHook, showURL, credits);
+
+		// If the user skipped the questions, we will render only the changes list without
+		// the heading
+		if (skippedQuestions) {
+			text += changesListText;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		const typeInfo = changeTypes.filter(item => item.handle === type)[0];
 
 		// Add heading
 		text += `### ${typeInfo.pluralName} \n\n`;
-
-		// Find last change, in order to be able
-		// to add a newline after it
-		const lastChange = changes[changes.length - 1];
-
-		for (const change of changes) {
-			const changeDetails = await pickCommit(
-				change,
-				commits.all,
-				changeTypes,
-				// Do not escape HTML from commit title
-				// if a custom hook is being used
-				!filteringWithHook,
-				showURL
-			);
-
-			if (changeDetails.text) {
-				text += changeDetails.text;
-			}
-
-			if (changeDetails.credits && changeDetails.credits.length > 0) {
-				changeDetails.credits.forEach(item => {
-					// Don't add bots to the credits
-					if (item.includes('[bot]')) {
-						return;
-					}
-
-					credits.add(item);
-				});
-			}
-
-			if (change === lastChange) {
-				text += '\n';
-			}
-		}
+		// Add the changes list
+		text += changesListText;
 	}
 
 	const username = await getAuthor(commits.latest);