github-changelog-generator/README.md
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GitHub Changelog Generator
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Changelog generation has never been so easy.
This script automatically generate change-log from your tags and merged pull-requests.
## Installation:
[sudo] gem install github_changelog_generator
## Usage
github_changelog_generator -u github-username -p github-project
In output you will get `CHANGELOG.md` file with *pretty Markdown-formatted* changelogs in your current directory.
### Params:
See `github_changelog_generator --help` for detailed usage.
Usage: changelog_generator --user username --project project_name [options]
-u, --user [USER] Username of the owner of target GitHub repo (required)
-p, --project [PROJECT] Name of project on GitHub (required)
-t, --token [TOKEN] To make more than 50 requests this script required your OAuth token for GitHub. You can generate it on https://github.com/settings/applications
-h, --help Displays Help
-v, --[no-]verbose Run verbosely
-l, --last-changes Generate log between only last 2 tags
-f, --date-format [FORMAT] Date format. Default is %d/%m/%y
-o, --output [NAME] Output file. Default is CHANGELOG.md
## Examples:
### This changelog: [ActionSheetPicker-3.0/CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
Was generated by command:
github_changelog_generator -u skywinder -p ActionSheetPicker-3.0
## FAQ:
Since GitHub allow to make only 50 requests without authentication it's recommended to run this scrip with key `-t [your-16-digit-token]` that you can easily **[generate it here](https://github.com/settings/applications)**.
So, if you got error like this:
>! /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/github_api-0.12.2/lib/github_api/response/raise_error.rb:14:in `on_complete': GET https://api.github.com/repos/skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0/git/commits/89678f7d7f66873c858e6cb07bf697192aca6768: 403 API rate limit exceeded for 195.88.177.9. (But here's the good news: Authenticated requests get a higher rate limit. Check out the documentation for more details.) (Github::Error::Forbidden)
It's time to generate this token or wait for 1 hour before GitHub reset counter for your IP.
## License
Github the Generator is released under the [MIT License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
## Contributing
1. Create an issue to discuss about your idea
2. [Fork it] (https://github.com/skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator/fork)
3. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
4. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
5. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
6. Create a new Pull Request
**Bug reports, feature requests, patches, well-wishes, and rap demo tapes are always welcome!**
*Improvements more than welcome - they are kindly requested! :)*