Bugfix/85 wrong type used in chapters definition

.github/workflows/release_draft.yml

@@ -65,20 +65,16 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           tag-name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-name }}
-          from-tag-name: ${{ github.event.inputs.from-tag-name }}
-          chapters: '[
-            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "duplicate"},
-            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "invalid"},
-            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "wontfix"},
-            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "no RN"},
-            {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"},
-            {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"},
-            {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"},
-            {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"},
-            {"title": "Infrastructure ⚙️", "label": "infrastructure"},
-            {"title": "Silent-live 🤫", "label": "silent-live"},
-            {"title": "Documentation 📜", "label": "documentation"}
-          ]'
+          chapters: |
+            - { title: No entry 🚫, label: duplicate }
+            - { title: Breaking Changes 💥, label: breaking-change }
+            - { title: New Features 🎉, label: enhancement }
+            - { title: New Features 🎉, label: feature }
+            - { title: Bugfixes 🛠, label: bug }
+            - { title: Infrastructure ⚙️, label: infrastructure }
+            - { title: Silent-live 🤫, label: silent-live }
+            - { title: Documentation 📜, label: documentation }
+
           skip-release-notes-label: 'no RN'
           verbose: true
 

README.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Generate Release Notes action is dedicated to enhance the quality and organizati
 - **Required**: Yes
 
 ### `chapters`
-- **Description**: A JSON string defining chapters and corresponding labels for categorization. Each chapter should have a title and a label matching your GitHub issues and PRs.
+- **Description**: An YAML array defining chapters and corresponding labels for categorization. Each chapter should have a title and a label matching your GitHub issues and PRs.
 - **Required**: Yes
 
 ### `row-format-issue`
@@ -140,12 +140,11 @@ Add the following step to your GitHub workflow (in example are used non-default
     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  
   with:
     tag-name: "v0.1.0"
-    chapters: '[
-      {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"},
-      {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"},
-      {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"},
-      {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"}
-    ]'
+    chapters: |
+      - {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"}
+      - {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"}
+      - {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"}
+      - {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"}
 ```
 
 #### Full example
@@ -157,12 +156,12 @@ Add the following step to your GitHub workflow (in example are used non-default
     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  
   with:
     tag-name: "v0.1.0"
-    chapters: '[
-      {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"},
-      {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"},
-      {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"},
-      {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"}
-    ]'
+    chapters: |
+      - {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"}
+      - {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"}
+      - {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"}
+      - {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"}
+
     duplicity-scope: 'service'
     duplicity-icon: '🔁'
     published-at: true
@@ -375,11 +374,16 @@ Create *.sh file and place it in the project root.
 
 # Set environment variables based on the action inputs
 export INPUT_TAG_NAME="v0.2.0"
+
 export INPUT_CHAPTERS='[
-  {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"},
-  {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"},
-  {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"},
-  {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"}
+{ title: No entry 🚫, label: duplicate },
+{ title: Breaking Changes 💥, label: breaking-change },
+{ title: New Features 🎉, label: enhancement },
+{ title: New Features 🎉, label: feature },
+{ title: Bugfixes 🛠, label: bug },
+{ title: Infrastructure ⚙️, label: infrastructure },
+{ title: Silent-live 🤫, label: silent-live },
+{ title: Documentation 📜, label: documentation }
 ]'
 export INPUT_WARNINGS="true"
 export INPUT_PUBLISHED_AT="true"

action.yml

@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ inputs:
     description: 'The tag name of the release to generate notes for.'
     required: true
   chapters:
-    description: 'JSON string defining chapters and corresponding labels for categorization.'
+    description: 'An string representation of YAML array defining chapters and corresponding labels for categorization. (Created by used "|".)'
     required: false
+    default: ''
   duplicity-scope:
     description: 'Allow duplicity of issue lines in chapters. Scopes: custom, service, both, none.'
     required: false

examples/release_draft.yml

@@ -51,20 +51,16 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           tag-name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-name }}
-          from-tag-name: ${{ github.event.inputs.from-tag-name }}
-          chapters: '[
-            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "duplicate"},
-            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "invalid"},
-            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "wontfix"},
-            {"title": "No entry 🚫", "label": "no RN"},
-            {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"},
-            {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"},
-            {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"},
-            {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"},
-            {"title": "Infrastructure ⚙️", "label": "infrastructure"},
-            {"title": "Silent-live 🤫", "label": "silent-live"},
-            {"title": "Documentation 📜", "label": "documentation"}
-          ]'
+          chapters: |
+            - { title: No entry 🚫, label: duplicate }
+            - { title: Breaking Changes 💥, label: breaking-change }
+            - { title: New Features 🎉, label: enhancement }
+            - { title: New Features 🎉, label: feature }
+            - { title: Bugfixes 🛠, label: bug }
+            - { title: Infrastructure ⚙️, label: infrastructure }
+            - { title: Silent-live 🤫, label: silent-live }
+            - { title: Documentation 📜, label: documentation }
+
           skip-release-notes-label: 'no RN'
           verbose: true
 

main.py

@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ def run() -> None:
 
     ActionInputs.validate_inputs()
     # Load custom chapters configuration
-    custom_chapters = CustomChapters(print_empty_chapters=ActionInputs.get_print_empty_chapters()).from_json(
-        ActionInputs.get_chapters_json()
+    custom_chapters = CustomChapters(print_empty_chapters=ActionInputs.get_print_empty_chapters()).from_yaml_array(
+        ActionInputs.get_chapters()
     )
 
     generator = ReleaseNotesGenerator(py_github, custom_chapters)

release_notes_generator/action_inputs.py

@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
 This module contains the ActionInputs class which is responsible for handling the inputs provided to the GH action.
 """
 
-import json
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
 import re
 
+from typing import Optional
+
+import yaml
+
 from release_notes_generator.utils.constants import (
     GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
     GITHUB_TOKEN,
@@ -98,11 +101,24 @@ def is_from_tag_name_defined() -> bool:
         return value.strip() != ""
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_chapters_json() -> str:
+    def get_chapters() -> Optional[list[dict[str, str]]]:
         """
-        Get the chapters JSON from the action inputs.
+        Get list of the chapters from the action inputs. Each chapter is a dict.
         """
-        return get_action_input(CHAPTERS)
+        # Get the 'chapters' input from environment variables
+        chapters_input: str = get_action_input(CHAPTERS, default="")
+
+        # Parse the received string back to YAML array input.
+        try:
+            chapters = yaml.safe_load(chapters_input)
+            if not isinstance(chapters, list):
+                logger.error("Error: 'chapters' input is not a valid YAML list.")
+                return None
+        except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
+            logger.error("Error parsing 'chapters' input: {%s}", exc)
+            return None
+
+        return chapters
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_duplicity_scope() -> DuplicityScopeEnum:
@@ -243,11 +259,9 @@ def validate_inputs() -> None:
         if not isinstance(from_tag_name, str):
             errors.append("From tag name must be a string.")
 
-        chapters_json = ActionInputs.get_chapters_json()
-        try:
-            json.loads(chapters_json)
-        except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            errors.append("Chapters JSON must be a valid JSON string.")
+        chapters = ActionInputs.get_chapters()
+        if chapters is None:
+            errors.append("Chapters must be a valid yaml array.")
 
         duplicity_icon = ActionInputs.get_duplicity_icon()
         if not isinstance(duplicity_icon, str) or not duplicity_icon.strip() or len(duplicity_icon) != 1:
@@ -293,7 +307,7 @@ def validate_inputs() -> None:
 
         logger.debug("Repository: %s/%s", owner, repo_name)
         logger.debug("Tag name: %s", tag_name)
-        logger.debug("Chapters JSON: %s", chapters_json)
+        logger.debug("Chapters: %s", chapters)
         logger.debug("Published at: %s", published_at)
         logger.debug("Skip release notes labels: %s", ActionInputs.get_skip_release_notes_labels())
         logger.debug("Verbose logging: %s", verbose)

release_notes_generator/model/custom_chapters.py

@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 notes.
 """
 
-import json
-
 from release_notes_generator.action_inputs import ActionInputs
 from release_notes_generator.model.base_chapters import BaseChapters
 from release_notes_generator.model.chapter import Chapter
@@ -58,17 +56,16 @@ def populate(self, records: dict[int, Record]) -> None:
                             ch.add_row(nr, records[nr].to_chapter_row())
                             self.populated_record_numbers_list.append(nr)
 
-    def from_json(self, json_string: str) -> "CustomChapters":
+    def from_yaml_array(self, chapters: list[dict[str, str]]) -> "CustomChapters":
         """
         Populates the custom chapters from a JSON string.
 
-        @param json_string: The JSON string containing the custom chapters.
+        @param chapters: A list of dictionaries where each dictionary represents a chapter.
         @return: The instance of the CustomChapters class.
         """
-        data = json.loads(json_string)
-        for item in data:
-            title = item["title"]
-            labels = [item["label"]]
+        for chapter in chapters:
+            title = chapter["title"]
+            labels = [chapter["label"]]
             if title not in self.chapters:
                 self.chapters[title] = Chapter(title, labels)
             else:

release_notes_generator/utils/pull_reuqest_utils.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 
 """
-This module contains the PullRequestUtils class which is responsible for extracting information from pull requests.
+This module contains the PullRequestRecord class which is responsible for representing a record in the release notes.
 """
 
 import re

requirements.txt

@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ PyGithub==1.59.0
 pylint==3.2.6
 requests==2.31.0
 black==24.8.0
+PyYAML==6.0.2
 semver==3.0.2

tests/release_notes/model/test_custom_chapters.py

@@ -149,17 +149,16 @@ def test_populate_none_duplicity_scope(custom_chapters, mocker):
 # from_json
 
 
-def test_custom_chapters_from_json():
+def test_custom_chapters_from_yaml_array():
     custom_chapters = CustomChapters()
-    json_string = """
-    [
+    yaml_array_in_string = [
         {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"},
         {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"},
         {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"},
         {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"}
     ]
-    """
-    custom_chapters.from_json(json_string)
+
+    custom_chapters.from_yaml_array(yaml_array_in_string)
 
     assert "Breaking Changes 💥" in custom_chapters.titles
     assert "New Features 🎉" in custom_chapters.titles

tests/release_notes/test_release_notes_builder.py

@@ -78,14 +78,12 @@ def __init__(self, name):
 
 
 DEFAULT_CHANGELOG_URL = "http://example.com/changelog"
-default_chapters_json = json.dumps(
-    [
+default_chapters = [
         {"title": "Breaking Changes 💥", "label": "breaking-change"},
         {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "feature"},
         {"title": "New Features 🎉", "label": "enhancement"},
         {"title": "Bugfixes 🛠", "label": "bug"},
     ]
-)
 
 RELEASE_NOTES_NO_DATA = """### Breaking Changes 💥
 No entries detected.
@@ -302,7 +300,7 @@ def __init__(self, name):
 
 def test_build_no_data():
     custom_chapters = CustomChapters()
-    custom_chapters.from_json(default_chapters_json)
+    custom_chapters.from_yaml_array(default_chapters)
 
     expected_release_notes = RELEASE_NOTES_NO_DATA
 
@@ -318,7 +316,7 @@ def test_build_no_data():
 
 def test_build_no_data_no_warnings(mocker):
     custom_chapters = CustomChapters()
-    custom_chapters.from_json(default_chapters_json)
+    custom_chapters.from_yaml_array(default_chapters)
     mocker.patch("release_notes_generator.builder.ActionInputs.get_warnings", return_value=False)
 
     expected_release_notes = RELEASE_NOTES_NO_DATA_NO_WARNING
@@ -335,7 +333,7 @@ def test_build_no_data_no_warnings(mocker):
 
 def test_build_no_data_no_warnings_no_empty_chapters(mocker):
     custom_chapters_no_empty_chapters = CustomChapters()
-    custom_chapters_no_empty_chapters.from_json(default_chapters_json)
+    custom_chapters_no_empty_chapters.from_yaml_array(default_chapters)
     custom_chapters_no_empty_chapters.print_empty_chapters = False
     mocker.patch("release_notes_generator.builder.ActionInputs.get_warnings", return_value=False)
     mocker.patch("release_notes_generator.builder.ActionInputs.get_print_empty_chapters", return_value=False)
@@ -354,7 +352,7 @@ def test_build_no_data_no_warnings_no_empty_chapters(mocker):
 
 def test_build_no_data_no_empty_chapters(mocker):
     custom_chapters_no_empty_chapters = CustomChapters()
-    custom_chapters_no_empty_chapters.from_json(default_chapters_json)
+    custom_chapters_no_empty_chapters.from_yaml_array(default_chapters)
     custom_chapters_no_empty_chapters.print_empty_chapters = False
     mocker.patch("release_notes_generator.builder.ActionInputs.get_print_empty_chapters", return_value=False)
 

tests/test_action_inputs.py

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 success_case = {
     "get_github_repository": "owner/repo_name",
     "get_tag_name": "tag_name",
-    "get_from_tag_name": "from_tag_name",
-    "get_chapters_json": '{"chapter": "content"}',
+    "get_chapters": [{"title": "Title", "label": "Label"}],
     "get_duplicity_scope": "custom",
     "get_duplicity_icon": "🔁",
     "get_warnings": True,
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@
     ("get_github_repository", "owner/", "Owner and Repo must be a non-empty string."),
     ("get_tag_name", "", "Tag name must be a non-empty string."),
     ("get_from_tag_name", 1, "From tag name must be a string."),
-    ("get_chapters_json", "invalid_json", "Chapters JSON must be a valid JSON string."),
+    ("get_chapters", None, "Chapters must be a valid yaml array."),
     ("get_warnings", "not_bool", "Warnings must be a boolean."),
     ("get_published_at", "not_bool", "Published at must be a boolean."),
     ("get_print_empty_chapters", "not_bool", "Print empty chapters must be a boolean."),
@@ -108,9 +107,19 @@ def test_get_tag_name(mocker):
     assert ActionInputs.get_tag_name() == "v1.0.0"
 
 
-def test_get_chapters_json(mocker):
-    mocker.patch("release_notes_generator.action_inputs.get_action_input", return_value='{"chapters": []}')
-    assert ActionInputs.get_chapters_json() == '{"chapters": []}'
+def test_get_chapters_success(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("release_notes_generator.action_inputs.get_action_input", return_value="[{\"title\": \"Title\", \"label\": \"Label\"}]")
+    assert ActionInputs.get_chapters() == [{"title": "Title", "label": "Label"}]
+
+
+def test_get_chapters_exception(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("release_notes_generator.action_inputs.get_action_input", return_value="wrong value")
+    assert None == ActionInputs.get_chapters()
+
+
+def test_get_chapters_yaml_error(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("release_notes_generator.action_inputs.get_action_input", return_value="[{\"title\": \"Title\" \"label\": \"Label\"}]")
+    assert None == ActionInputs.get_chapters()
 
 
 def test_get_warnings(mocker):