# cargo-changeset
⚠️ **This project is in a very early stage of development and is not yet ready for production use.**
## What is cargo-changeset?
`cargo-changeset` is a tool for managing versioning and changelogs in Cargo projects and workspaces. It helps teams coordinate releases by allowing contributors to declare intent to release packages along with a summary of changes.
## How it works
1. **Add changesets**: When making changes, developers add a changeset file describing what changed and which packages should be released
2. **Track changes**: The tool tracks pending changesets and shows which packages need releases
3. **Bump versions**: When ready to release, `cargo-changeset` automatically bumps package versions according to semantic versioning rules
4. **Generate changelogs**: Changelog entries are automatically generated from changeset summaries
## CI Usage
### Automatic CI Detection
`cargo-changeset` automatically detects when it's running in a CI environment and disables interactive prompts. When CI is detected, commands that require user input will fail with a helpful error message explaining which flags to use.
The following CI environment variables are detected:
- `CI` (generic)
- `GITHUB_ACTIONS`
- `GITLAB_CI`
- `CIRCLECI`
- `TRAVIS`
- `JENKINS_URL`
- `BUILDKITE`
- `TF_BUILD` (Azure DevOps)
### Environment Variables
| `CARGO_CHANGESET_NO_TTY` | Disable interactive mode (highest priority) |
| `CARGO_CHANGESET_FORCE_TTY` | Force interactive mode (ignored in CI) |
### Non-Interactive Commands
When running in CI, provide all required arguments:
```bash
# Add a changeset non-interactively
cargo changeset add --package my-crate --bump minor -m "Added new feature"
# Add a changeset for multiple packages
cargo changeset add \
--package-bump crate-a:major \
--package-bump crate-b:patch \
-m "Breaking change in crate-a, fix in crate-b"
```
---
## Integration
### Git Hook (Manual)
To enforce changeset coverage before every commit, add the following script to your repository:
**`.git/hooks/pre-commit`** (or `scripts/pre-commit` to commit alongside your code):
```bash
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
BASE="${CHANGESET_BASE:-main}"
if ! command -v cargo-changeset &>/dev/null; then
echo "error: cargo-changeset is not installed."
echo "Install it with: cargo install cargo-changeset"
exit 1
fi
cargo changeset verify --base "$BASE"
```
Then make it executable and install it:
```bash
cp scripts/pre-commit .git/hooks/pre-commit
chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
```
To override the default base branch, set the `CHANGESET_BASE` environment variable:
```bash
CHANGESET_BASE=develop git commit -m "my change"
```
### pre-commit Framework
If your project uses the [pre-commit framework](https://pre-commit.com), add a local hook to your `.pre-commit-config.yaml`:
```yaml
repos:
- repo: local
hooks:
- id: cargo-changeset
name: Verify changeset coverage
language: system
entry: cargo changeset verify
pass_filenames: false
always_run: true
```
This calls the locally-installed `cargo-changeset` binary directly. Install or update the hook with:
```bash
pre-commit install
```
### Docker Image
Pre-built Docker images are available for `linux/amd64` and `linux/arm64`:
| GHCR | `ghcr.io/lukidoescode/cargo-changeset` |
| Docker Hub | `lukidoescode/cargo-changeset` |
**Tags:** `latest`, or a specific version like `0.1.0`.
```bash
docker run --rm -v "$(pwd):/workspace" -w /workspace \
ghcr.io/lukidoescode/cargo-changeset status
```
### GitHub Actions — Verify Action
Use the verify action to check changeset coverage on pull requests. No Rust toolchain or compilation required.
```yaml
name: Verify Changeset Coverage
on:
pull_request:
branches: [main]
jobs:
verify:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- uses: lukidoescode/cargo-changeset/.github/actions/verify@v1
with:
base: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
```
> **Note:** `fetch-depth: 0` is required so that `cargo-changeset` can compare against the base branch.
**Inputs:**
| `base` | `main` | Base branch to compare against |
### GitHub Actions — Release Workflow
Use the reusable release workflow to automate version bumps, changelog generation, and git tagging.
```yaml
jobs:
release:
uses: lukidoescode/cargo-changeset/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yml@v1
permissions:
contents: write
```
**With dry-run preview:**
```yaml
jobs:
release:
uses: lukidoescode/cargo-changeset/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yml@v1
permissions:
contents: write
with:
dry-run: true
```
**Inputs:**
| `dry-run` | boolean | `false` | Preview without modifying files |
| `version` | string | `latest` | Docker image version tag |
| `git-user-name` | string | `github-actions[bot]` | Git user for commits |
| `git-user-email` | string | `github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com` | Git email for commits |
### GitHub Actions CI (Install from Source)
If you prefer to install from source instead of using the Docker-based action:
```yaml
- name: Install cargo-changeset
run: cargo install cargo-changeset
- name: Verify changeset coverage
run: cargo changeset verify --base ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
```
**With caching to avoid reinstalling on every run:**
```yaml
- name: Cache cargo-changeset
uses: actions/cache@v4
with:
path: ~/.cargo/bin/cargo-changeset
key: cargo-changeset-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
- name: Install cargo-changeset
run: cargo install cargo-changeset
- name: Verify changeset coverage
run: cargo changeset verify --base ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
```
---
### GitHub Actions Example (Adding Changesets)
```yaml
name: Add Changeset
on:
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
package:
description: "Package to release"
required: true
bump:
description: "Bump type (major, minor, patch)"
required: true
type: choice
options:
- patch
- minor
- major
message:
description: "Change description"
required: true
jobs:
add-changeset:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Install cargo-changeset
run: cargo install cargo-changeset
- name: Add changeset
run: |
cargo changeset add \
--package ${{ inputs.package }} \
--bump ${{ inputs.bump }} \
-m "${{ inputs.message }}"
- name: Commit changeset
run: |
git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
git add .changeset/
git commit -m "Add changeset for ${{ inputs.package }}"
git push
```
### GitLab CI
Use the Docker image directly in GitLab CI pipelines.
**Verify changeset coverage on merge requests:**
```yaml
verify-changesets:
image: ghcr.io/lukidoescode/cargo-changeset:latest
rules:
- if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
script:
- cargo-changeset verify --base $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME --quiet
```
**Release workflow:**
```yaml
release:
image: ghcr.io/lukidoescode/cargo-changeset:latest
rules:
- if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
when: manual
script:
- git config user.name "gitlab-ci[bot]"
- git config user.email "gitlab-ci[bot]@users.noreply.gitlab.com"
- cargo-changeset release
- git push origin HEAD:$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH --tags
```