Configure from section in Cargo.toml

[alerque]

Having a separate config file just for a few values (hint hint #45) seems like overkill.

It seems like it would be pretty easy to check for a custom section in Cargo.toml for Rust projects. As a bonus with some json maybe also look at package.json, pyproject.toml, etc. Most of these formats allow project meta data in custom keys.

[orhun]

Hey, although I'm a proponent of not adding language-specific features to git-cliff, it makes sense to drop the need for a config file altogether and place the configuration inside an already existing manifest per se.

On that note, can you share examples to demonstrate how it might look like for the formats you mentioned? I think the first place to start implementing this is obviously Cargo.toml so it would be nice to get an idea.

[alerque]

Here is an example of a similar use case, specifically using standard-version tooling on a JS project. The conventional commit settings such as allowed types just gets added to the existing package.json file:

https://github.com/sile-typesetter/sile/blob/master/package.json#L36-L85

I'll try to come up with an example for a similar situation using Cargo.toml and adapt it far what it would look like with git-cliff settings.

[orhun]

Here is an example of a similar use case, specifically using standard-version tooling on a JS project. The conventional commit settings such as allowed types just gets added to the existing package.json file:

sile-typesetter/sile@master/package.json#L36-L85

It could be useful in the future. I'd like to focus on Cargo.toml first though.

So I think custom metadata can be placed in Cargo.toml. One example from cargo-release:

https://github.com/crate-ci/cargo-release/blob/8908982c5b86ebc394047ca288c7a2a0abfe25d6/Cargo.toml#L20

I'll try to come up with an example for a similar situation using Cargo.toml and adapt it far what it would look like with git-cliff settings.

Do you have any updates on this?

[alerque]

Do you have any updates on this?

Nope, I've been distracted down other rabbit holes.

But yes that example from cargo-release is similar to what I remember seeing.

[orhun]

I pushed f48d207 which means git-cliff can be configured inside Cargo.toml now! 🥳

For more information, see README.md.