add changelog builder for release publishing

[alaviss]

Summary

Add changelog builder to the publishing workflow. This allows us to
provide richer release information to users.

Details

The changelog builder will tally all PRs merged between the previous tag
and the latest tag, then generate a categorized changelog for them. The
configuration for the builder can be found at .github/changelog.json
.

In addition to this, /generate-changelog PR command has been added,
which allows maintainers to generate a changelog based on the new
configuration within a given PR.

Usage:

/generate-changelog [from=<tag>] [to=<tag>] [no_prerelease=<true|false>]

Where:

• from : Specify the previous tag. If not provided, will be the first
  tag older than to .
• to : Specify the latest tag. If not provided, will be the latest
  tag in this repository.
• no_prerelease : Only applies when from is not provided. If set
  to true , from is selected such that the older tag is /not/ a
  pre-release. Defaults to false .

[alaviss]

Sample changelog attached below for 0.1.0-dev.21277...0.1.0-dev.21375

Note that PR references are rendered differently in a release, where they are only displayed as short refs (eg. #<number>) instead of full PR name.

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What's Changed

🚀 Features

Compiler

• sem: reduce cascading errors in call expressions by @zerbina in sem: reduce cascading errors in call expressions #1274
• support multiple external C files having the same name by @zerbina in support multiple external C files having the same name #1295
• add the supportsZeroMem type trait by @zerbina in add the supportsZeroMem type trait #1307
• compiler: add the --showir switch by @zerbina in compiler: add the --showir switch #1343

Standard Library

• threads: improve interface and fix bugs by @zerbina in threads: improve interface and fix bugs #1302
• add the supportsZeroMem type trait by @zerbina in add the supportsZeroMem type trait #1307
• typetraits: improve genericParams by @zerbina in typetraits: improve genericParams #1347
• openssl: support OpenSSL 3.0 and above by @alaviss in openssl: support OpenSSL 3.0 and above #1349

🐛 Fixes

• profiler: prevent infinite recursion by @zerbina in profiler: prevent infinite recursion #1310
• macros: fix compiler crash with parseExpr by @zerbina in macros: fix compiler crash with parseExpr #1339
• macros: keep instantiation parameters with getType by @zerbina in macros: keep instantiation parameters with getType #1346

Compiler

• fix(sem): wrong error reported for raise by @zerbina in fix(sem): wrong error reported for raise #1261
• mir: improve set construction syntax by @zerbina in mir: improve set construction syntax #1264
• js: support variant destructors by @zerbina in js: support variant destructors #1267
• sem: reduce cascading errors in call expressions by @zerbina in sem: reduce cascading errors in call expressions #1274
• fix: internal compiler errors with closure iterators by @zerbina in fix: internal compiler errors with closure iterators #1276
• fix behaviour of closed-over locals in and/or expressions by @zerbina in fix behaviour of closed-over locals in and/or expressions #1278
• sem: proper error propagation for set construction by @zerbina in sem: proper error propagation for set construction #1283
• sem: clean up case analysis and fix edge cases by @zerbina in sem: clean up case analysis and fix edge cases #1284
• lower mChckRange magic with MIR pass by @zerbina in lower mChckRange magic with MIR pass #1290
• fix(vmgen): string literal changing at run-time by @zerbina in fix(vmgen): string literal changing at run-time #1296
• fix: move not resetting source location by @zerbina in fix: move not resetting source location #1293
• fix(sem): issues with method-call syntax in templates by @zerbina in fix(sem): issues with method-call syntax in templates #1298
• run destructors for .threadvars on thread exit by @zerbina in run destructors for .threadvars on thread exit #1308
• fix: move analyzer regression with variants by @zerbina in fix: move analyzer regression with variants #1311
• fix(js): compiler crash with globals by @zerbina in fix(js): compiler crash with globals #1314
• fix(js): slow code generation by @zerbina in fix(js): slow code generation #1313
• fix(sem): crash with void fields in instantiated tuple types by @zerbina in fix(sem): crash with void fields in instantiated tuple types #1319
• mir: implement the new control-flow primitives by @zerbina in mir: implement the new control-flow primitives #1281
• fix result not being cleaned up when procedure raises by @zerbina in fix result not being cleaned up when procedure raises #1326
• fix index check bugs affecting the C backend by @zerbina in fix index check bugs affecting the C backend #1327
• transf: remove unreachable code by @zerbina in transf: remove unreachable code #1329
• fix(sem): generic distinct types getting the same hooks by @zerbina in fix(sem): generic distinct types getting the same hooks #1335
• fix: wrong code generation for synthesized object hooks by @zerbina in fix: wrong code generation for synthesized object hooks #1338
• fix: crash when defining call/dot operators by @zerbina in fix: crash when defining call/dot operators #1341
• sem: don't analyze dependent operands to static by @zerbina in sem: don't analyze dependent operands to static #1345
• make the REPL (nim secret) work again by @zerbina in make the REPL (nim secret) work again #1351
• Produce a meaningful error message for invalid module name by @alaviss in Produce a meaningful error message for invalid module name #1354
• fix incorrect typing in closure-iterator C code-gen by @zerbina in fix incorrect typing in closure-iterator C code-gen #1355
• sem: fix crash when sizeof is called on generic type by @theSherwood in sem: fix crash when sizeof is called on generic type #1328
• fix incorrect removal of self-assignments by @zerbina in fix incorrect removal of self-assignments #1357
• sem: proper error when alignof is called on generic type by @theSherwood in sem: proper error when alignof is called on generic type #1367
• sem: fix crash due to incorrect error handling by @zerbina in sem: fix crash due to incorrect error handling #1372
• Report error for foreign forward declared generic by @zerbina in Report error for foreign forward declared generic #1374

Standard Library

• threads: improve interface and fix bugs by @zerbina in threads: improve interface and fix bugs #1302
• always clear slots when growing seq with setLen by @zerbina in always clear slots when growing seq with setLen #1306

Tooling

• fix(testament): batching being ignored for megatest by @zerbina in fix(testament): batching being ignored for megatest #1299
• fix csource compilation with many modules by @zerbina in fix csource compilation with many modules #1320

🔧 Refactorings

Compiler

• fix(sem): wrong error reported for raise by @zerbina in fix(sem): wrong error reported for raise #1261
• vmjit: remove expression-related workaround by @zerbina in vmjit: remove expression-related workaround #1262
• refactor: remove aliasanalysis.isCursor by @zerbina in refactor: remove aliasanalysis.isCursor #1263
• mir: improve set construction syntax by @zerbina in mir: improve set construction syntax #1264
• mir: store string data separately from nodes by @zerbina in mir: store string data separately from nodes #1266
• mir: split up mnkConstr by @zerbina in mir: split up mnkConstr #1269
• mir: reference fields by their position by @zerbina in mir: reference fields by their position #1268
• mir: split up mnkLiteral by @zerbina in mir: split up mnkLiteral #1270
• cgen: simpler openArray parameter handling by @zerbina in cgen: simpler openArray parameter handling #1271
• mir: add dedicated 'mutable' version for view creation by @zerbina in mir: add dedicated 'mutable' version for view creation #1273
• mir: distinguish between proc values and references by @zerbina in mir: distinguish between proc values and references #1275
• mir: use TypeId by @zerbina in mir: use TypeId #1277
• mir: shrink size of MirNode by @zerbina in mir: shrink size of MirNode #1279
• lower new and ref construction with MIR pass by @zerbina in lower new and ref construction with MIR pass #1280
• sem: proper error propagation for set construction by @zerbina in sem: proper error propagation for set construction #1283
• mirpasses: implement string COW handling with MIR pass by @zerbina in mirpasses: implement string COW handling with MIR pass #1287
• system: mark raiseX runtime procedures as noreturn by @zerbina in system: mark raiseX runtime procedures as noreturn #1289
• refactor(pragmas): improve processCompile by @zerbina in refactor(pragmas): improve processCompile #1294
• lower mChckNaN magic with MIR pass by @zerbina in lower mChckNaN magic with MIR pass #1297
• lower mChckField magic with MIR pass by @zerbina in lower mChckField magic with MIR pass #1300
• lower mChckObj magic with MIR pass by @zerbina in lower mChckObj magic with MIR pass #1304
• internal: use AST for dynlib loaders by @zerbina in internal: use AST for dynlib loaders #1312
• mir: implement the new control-flow primitives by @zerbina in mir: implement the new control-flow primitives #1281
• cgen: better code-gen for seq.len by @zerbina in cgen: better code-gen for seq.len #1321
• lower float overflow checks with MIR pass by @zerbina in lower float overflow checks with MIR pass #1322
• lower mChckIndex with MIR pass by @zerbina in lower mChckIndex with MIR pass #1324
• lower integer overflow checks with MIR pass by @zerbina in lower integer overflow checks with MIR pass #1325
• remove unnecessary ccgutils dependency by @zerbina in remove unnecessary ccgutils dependency #1330
• mir: remove statement nesting by @zerbina in mir: remove statement nesting #1331
• vm: don't use ref-counted cells for globals by @zerbina in vm: don't use ref-counted cells for globals #1342
• mir: remove the tree delimiter nodes by @zerbina in mir: remove the tree delimiter nodes #1334
• typetraits: improve genericParams by @zerbina in typetraits: improve genericParams #1347
• lower string/float case statements with MIR pass by @zerbina in lower string/float case statements with MIR pass #1360
• nversion: read version from text file by @alaviss in nversion: read version from text file #1362
• remove the .goto pragma/feature by @zerbina in remove the .goto pragma/feature #1363
• mirbodies: track next label in MirBody by @zerbina in mirbodies: track next label in MirBody #1365
• mirpasses: split assignments with MIR pass by @zerbina in mirpasses: split assignments with MIR pass #1366
• publisher: use actions/download-artifact directly by @alaviss in publisher: use actions/download-artifact directly #1364
• clean up symbol error reporting by @zerbina in clean up symbol error reporting #1373

Standard Library

• typetraits: improve genericParams by @zerbina in typetraits: improve genericParams #1347

💬 Other

• cgen: improve code generation for seq types by @zerbina in cgen: improve code generation for seq types #1272
• build(deps): Bump JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action from 4.5.0 to 4.6.0 by @dependabot[bot] in build(deps): Bump JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action from 4.5.0 to 4.6.0 #1282
• cgen: don't emit excessive strings constants by @zerbina in cgen: don't emit excessive strings constants #1285
• mirgen: better code generation for high by @zerbina in mirgen: better code generation for high #1286
• cgen: better code generation for .noreturn calls by @zerbina in cgen: better code generation for .noreturn calls #1288
• build(deps): Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.0.4 to 2.0.5 by @dependabot[bot] in build(deps): Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.0.4 to 2.0.5 #1309
• build(deps): Bump JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action from 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 by @dependabot[bot] in build(deps): Bump JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action from 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 #1315
• improve code generation for @[...] by @zerbina in improve code generation for @[...] #1323
• build(deps): Bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 3.1.4 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in build(deps): Bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 3.1.4 to 4 #1332
• sem: keep shape of array constructors in typed AST by @zerbina in sem: keep shape of array constructors in typed AST #1340
• build(deps): Bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in build(deps): Bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 4 to 5 #1344
• build(deps): Bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in build(deps): Bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 5 to 6 #1348
• actions/setup-mingw: bump release-downloader to 1.10 by @alaviss in actions/setup-mingw: bump release-downloader to 1.10 #1350
• ci: replace vcpkg-action with simpler setup-vcpkg by @alaviss in ci: replace vcpkg-action with simpler setup-vcpkg #1352
• build(deps): Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.0.5 to 2.0.6 by @dependabot[bot] in build(deps): Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.0.5 to 2.0.6 #1356
• deprecate the .codegenDecl pragma by @zerbina in deprecate the .codegenDecl pragma #1358
• sem: correctly type empty containers in macro calls by @zerbina in sem: correctly type empty containers in macro calls #1361
• annotate more compiler stacktraces by @zerbina in annotate more compiler stacktraces #1371
• ci: split docs deployment from publisher and deploy directly to pages by @alaviss in ci: split docs deployment from publisher and deploy directly to pages #1370

Full Changelog: 0.1.0-dev.21277...0.1.0-dev.21375

[saem]

Change itself looks good, for the PR body the summary and details bodies can probably be switched.

[alaviss]

Does this look better?

[alaviss]

/merge

Let's just go for it

[github-actions]

Merge requested by: @alaviss

Contents after the first section break of the PR description has been removed and preserved below:

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Notes for Reviewers

• This is a part of the upcoming release pipeline.
• This PR will be un-drafted after the test run in my repository completes. Confirmed functional.