From dfa639495e978e73e60bcfe57756f451c3f4f304 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Calvin A. Allen" <calvin@codingwithcalvin.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:43:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] refactor(ci): move /release-note from issue to PR
 comments

Look for /release-note in PR comments instead of issue comments.
Keeps the workflow simpler since we already have the PR number.
---
 .github/workflows/generate-changelog.yml | 35 ++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yml
index b77dbc9..e48df72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
         # Collect all closed issues by tracing commits -> PRs -> issues
         declare -A CLOSED_ISSUES  # issue_number -> issue_title
-        declare -A HIGHLIGHTS     # issue_number -> highlight message
+        declare -a HIGHLIGHTS     # array of highlight messages
 
         for SHA in $COMMIT_SHAS; do
           echo "Processing commit: $SHA"
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ jobs:
             if [ -n "$PR_NUMBER" ]; then
               echo "  Found PR #$PR_NUMBER"
 
+              # Check for /release-note in PR comments
+              PR_COMMENTS=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --json comments --jq '.comments[].body' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+              RELEASE_NOTE=$(echo "$PR_COMMENTS" | grep "^/release-note " | sed 's|^/release-note ||' | head -1 || echo "")
+              if [ -n "$RELEASE_NOTE" ]; then
+                echo "  Found /release-note: $RELEASE_NOTE"
+                HIGHLIGHTS+=("$RELEASE_NOTE")
+              fi
+
               # Extract issue numbers from PR body (Fixes #XX, Closes #XX, Resolves #XX)
               ISSUE_NUMBERS=$(echo "$PR_BODY" | grep -oiE "(fixes|closes|resolves)\s*#[0-9]+" | grep -oE "[0-9]+" || echo "")
 
@@ -68,16 +76,6 @@ jobs:
 
                   if [ -n "$ISSUE_TITLE" ]; then
                     CLOSED_ISSUES[$ISSUE_NUM]="$ISSUE_TITLE"
-
-                    # Check for /release-note comment on the issue
-                    COMMENTS=$(gh issue view "$ISSUE_NUM" --json comments --jq '.comments[].body' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-
-                    RELEASE_NOTE=$(echo "$COMMENTS" | grep "^/release-note " | sed 's|^/release-note ||' | head -1 || echo "")
-
-                    if [ -n "$RELEASE_NOTE" ]; then
-                      echo "  Found /release-note: $RELEASE_NOTE"
-                      HIGHLIGHTS[$ISSUE_NUM]="$RELEASE_NOTE"
-                    fi
                   fi
                 fi
               done
@@ -99,15 +97,6 @@ jobs:
 
               if [ -n "$ISSUE_TITLE" ]; then
                 CLOSED_ISSUES[$ISSUE_NUM]="$ISSUE_TITLE"
-
-                # Check for /release-note comment
-                COMMENTS=$(gh issue view "$ISSUE_NUM" --json comments --jq '.comments[].body' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-                RELEASE_NOTE=$(echo "$COMMENTS" | grep "^/release-note " | sed 's|^/release-note ||' | head -1 || echo "")
-
-                if [ -n "$RELEASE_NOTE" ]; then
-                  echo "  Found /release-note: $RELEASE_NOTE"
-                  HIGHLIGHTS[$ISSUE_NUM]="$RELEASE_NOTE"
-                fi
               fi
             fi
           done
@@ -116,11 +105,11 @@ jobs:
         # Build changelog
         CHANGELOG=""
 
-        # Add Highlights section if any /release-note comments exist
+        # Add Highlights section if any /release-note entries exist
         if [ ${#HIGHLIGHTS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
           CHANGELOG="### ✨ Highlights"$'\n\n'
-          for ISSUE_NUM in "${!HIGHLIGHTS[@]}"; do
-            CHANGELOG="${CHANGELOG}- ${HIGHLIGHTS[$ISSUE_NUM]}"$'\n'
+          for HIGHLIGHT in "${HIGHLIGHTS[@]}"; do
+            CHANGELOG="${CHANGELOG}- ${HIGHLIGHT}"$'\n'
           done
           CHANGELOG="${CHANGELOG}"$'\n'
         fi

From a65073853cc9fa0dee02a1ae1f00afd84125c4e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Calvin A. Allen" <calvin@codingwithcalvin.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:47:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] chore(ci): skip build for changelog workflow changes

---
 .github/workflows/build.yml | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f609093..5abb2d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ on:
       - 'assets/**'
       - 'schemas/**'
       - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/preview-changelog.yml'
       - '.idea/**'
       - '.claude/**'
       - '.gitignore'
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ on:
       - 'assets/**'
       - 'schemas/**'
       - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/preview-changelog.yml'
       - '.idea/**'
       - '.claude/**'
       - '.gitignore'