dylang/npm-check

Feature: Generate changelog

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#58 opened on Oct 30, 2015

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Description

It would be pretty handy if npm-check after updating the package.json could show the user a complete changelog (using https://github.com/dylang/changelog) of all the deps which got upgraded. Even better: it could automatically (could be a CLI option) generate a commit message. (here is a project doing that king of stuff for PHP/composer: https://github.com/pyrech/composer-changelogs)

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
clideveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Node.js basicsnpm ecosystemCLI developmentdylang/changelog library
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
This feature request suggests integrating a changelog generation tool (dylang/changelog) into npm check to show users a changelog of upgraded dependencies after running the command. Optionally, it could also generate a commit message. The issue references a similar project for PHP/composer (pyrech/composer changelogs) as inspiration. To implement, one would need to understand how npm check updates package.json and then hook into that process to call the changelog library. The existing comments on the issue may provide further context, and there are no linked pull requests. The main effort involves reading the npm check source code, understanding the change detection mechanism, and integrating the changelog output.