MR-Tracker

README

MR-Tracker

Find changes between given versions by analyzing merge requests.

Currently only work for Gitlab MRs.

Usage

Before

This tool works on Gitlab APIs. Make sure your gitlab project visibility is public, OR generate a private-token (see Gitlab docs) for your project.

The project ID is required for Gitlab APIs to work. You can find it from your project home page:

Install

If you have golang environment, install by command:

go install github.com/MamaShip/MR-Tracker@latest

Or you can download the executable file from release page. And put it in your PATH (or run it directly).

Run

The project ID must be set by -project flag for program to run.

Type MR-Tracker -h to see detail instructions.

Basic options:

options	input type	description
-h		Print help info
-v		Print version
-project	int	Set your project ID
-site	string	Set your Gitlab URL (default: gitlab.com)
-start	string	Set the tag to start analyze
-end	string	Set the tag to stop analyze
-output	string	Set the output file to save the changes in markdown format
-simple		If this flag is set, the markdown output will be simplified

example:

MR-Tracker -project 278964 -start v14.10.0-ee -end v14.10.1-ee -output changes.md

Additional options:

options	input type	description
-token	string	Set your Gitlab API token for the project. This is essential for non-public repos
-post		If this flag is set, result will be posted as gitlab issue. The Gitlab API token is needed for authentication
-branch	string	This tool automatically analysis MRs on default branch. If you wanna track changes on other branches, set it by this option

Inspired by

• https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator
• https://github.com/eirture/walle