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# changepacks ๐ฆ
A unified version management and changelog tool for multi-language monorepos.
## Overview
**changepacks** is a Rust-powered CLI tool that brings consistent version management and changelog generation to polyglot projects. Inspired by [changesets](https://github.com/changesets/changesets), it extends beyond JavaScript to natively support Node.js, Python, Rust, Dart, Java, and C# ecosystems with a single, fast, and reliable tool.
### Why changepacks?
- ๐ **True Multi-Language Support** - Manage versions across Node.js, Python, Rust, Dart, Java, and C# with unified workflow
- ๐ **Rust Performance** - Fast, parallel operations with single binary distribution
- ๐ **Smart Dependencies** - Automatic dependency resolution with topological sorting for publishing
- ๐พ **Format Preservation** - Respects language conventions (JSON indentation, TOML formatting, YAML structure)
- ๐ณ **Git-Native** - Uses git history for intelligent change detection
- ๐ฏ **Developer-Friendly** - Interactive CLI with colored output, tree views, and clear error messages
## Recent Improvements
- ๐ **Workspace Dependency Updates** - Automatically updates `workspace:*` dependencies in package.json when referenced packages are updated
- โ๏ธ **Update On Rules** - Configure `updateOn` in config to automatically trigger updates for dependent packages (e.g., bridge packages)
- โจ **Enhanced Readability** - Patch lists now display with newlines instead of commas for better visibility
- ๐ฆ **Dependency Sorting** - Topological sort ensures packages publish in correct order
- ๐จ **Improved Output** - Tree view with colorized status and dependency visualization
- ๐ง **Format Preservation** - Maintains your file formatting (indentation, newlines) across all updates
## Features
- ๐ **Multi-language Support** - Native support for Node.js, Python, Rust, Dart, Java, and C# with workspace detection
- ๐ **Changepack Logs** - Track version updates with timestamped logs and detailed notes
- ๐ **Automated Updates** - Smart version bumping with workspace dependency updates
- ๐ **Dependency Resolution** - Topological sorting ensures dependencies publish before dependents
- โก **Fast CLI** - Async Rust implementation with parallel operations
- ๐ฏ **Project Detection** - Automatic discovery of packages and workspaces via git
- ๐ **Status & Visualization** - Tree view of dependencies with change markers
- ๐พ **Format Preservation** - Maintains indentation, newlines, and file formatting
- ๐งช **Testing Support** - Dry-run mode for updates and publishing
- ๐ง **Configurable** - Custom publish commands, ignore patterns, and base branch
## Supported Languages & Package Managers
| **Node.js** | npm, pnpm, yarn, bun | `package.json` | โ
Supported |
| **Python** | pip, uv | `pyproject.toml` | โ
Supported |
| **Rust** | Cargo | `Cargo.toml` | โ
Supported |
| **Dart** | pub | `pubspec.yaml` | โ
Supported |
| **Java** | Gradle | `build.gradle.kts`, `build.gradle` | โ
Supported |
| **C#** | NuGet | `*.csproj` | โ
Supported |
> **Note**: Java/Gradle projects require the Gradle wrapper (`gradlew`) for version detection. The wrapper is used to resolve project properties dynamically.
## Installation
Choose your preferred package manager:
### Windows
```bash
winget install Changepacks.Changepacks
```
### Rust (Cargo)
```bash
cargo install changepacks
```
### Python
```bash
# pip
pip install changepacks
# uv (recommended)
uv add changepacks
uvx changepacks
```
### Node.js
```bash
# npm
npm install @changepacks/cli
npx @changepacks/cli
# pnpm
pnpm install @changepacks/cli
pnpm dlx @changepacks/cli
# yarn
yarn install @changepacks/cli
# bun
bun install @changepacks/cli
bunx @changepacks/cli
```
### Requirements
- Git repository (for project detection)
- Rust 1.91+ (for building from source)
### Build from Source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/changepacks/changepacks.git
cd changepacks
cargo build --release
```
The binary will be available at `target/release/changepacks` (or `target/release/changepacks.exe` on Windows).
## Usage
### Quick Start
1. **Initialize** changepacks in your repository:
```bash
changepacks init
```
2. **Create a changepack** when you make changes:
```bash
changepacks
```
This opens an interactive session to select changed projects and write release notes.
3. **Update versions** from changepack logs:
```bash
changepacks update
```
4. **Publish** packages in dependency order:
```bash
changepacks publish
```
### Typical Workflow
```bash
# 1. Check which projects have changed
changepacks check --tree
# 2. Create a changepack log for your changes
changepacks
# โ Select projects (Major/Minor/Patch)
# โ Write changelog notes
# 3. Preview version updates
changepacks update --dry-run
# 4. Apply version updates
changepacks update
# 5. Test publishing
changepacks publish --dry-run
# 6. Publish to registries
changepacks publish
```
### Check Project Status
View all projects with change detection:
```bash
changepacks check # List all projects
changepacks check --tree # Show dependency tree
changepacks check --filter workspace # Only workspaces
changepacks check --filter package # Only packages
changepacks check --remote # Compare with remote branch
```
### Update Versions
Apply version bumps from changepack logs:
```bash
changepacks update # Interactive confirmation
changepacks update --dry-run # Preview without applying
changepacks update --yes # Skip confirmation
```
### Publish Packages
Publish packages to their respective registries:
```bash
changepacks publish
```
Options:
```bash
changepacks publish --dry-run # Preview what would be published without actually publishing
changepacks publish --yes # Skip confirmation prompts
changepacks publish --format json # Output results in JSON format
changepacks publish --remote # Use remote branch for change detection
```
The publish command will:
1. Discover all projects in your workspace
2. Show which projects will be published
3. Execute the publish command for each project (using language-specific defaults or custom commands from config)
Default publish commands by language:
- **Node.js**: `npm publish`
- **Python**: `uv publish`
- **Rust**: `cargo publish`
- **Dart**: `dart pub publish`
- **Java**: `./gradlew publish`
- **C#**: `dotnet nuget push`
### Check Config
View the loaded changepacks config (from `.changepacks/config.json`):
```bash
changepacks config
```
This prints the merged and defaulted configuration, for example:
```json
{
"ignore": [
"**/*",
"!crates/changepacks/Cargo.toml",
"!bridge/node/package.json",
"!bridge/python/pyproject.toml"
],
"baseBranch": "main",
"latestPackage": "crates/changepacks/Cargo.toml",
"publish": {
"node": "npm publish",
"python": "uv publish",
"rust": "cargo publish",
"dart": "dart pub publish",
"bridge/node/package.json": "npm publish --access public"
},
"updateOn": {
"crates/changepacks/Cargo.toml": ["bridge/node/package.json", "bridge/python/pyproject.toml"]
}
}
```
You can edit `.changepacks/config.json` to customize:
- Files/projects to ignore (`ignore`) using glob patterns (default: empty).
- The base branch to compare against for changes (`baseBranch`, default: `"main"`).
- The default main package for versioning (`latestPackage`, optional).
- Custom publish commands (`publish`):
- Set language-specific commands using language keys: `"node"`, `"python"`, `"rust"`, `"dart"`, `"java"`, `"csharp"`.
- Set project-specific commands using relative paths (e.g., `"bridge/node/package.json"`).
- If not specified, default commands are used (see Publish Packages section).
- Dependency rules for forced updates (`updateOn`):
- Key: glob pattern for trigger packages (e.g., `"crates/*/Cargo.toml"`).
- Value: list of package file paths that must be updated when trigger matches.
- When a package matching the trigger pattern is updated, all dependent packages will also be marked for update.
- Useful for bridge packages that wrap core libraries (e.g., when core Rust crate updates, automatically update Node.js and Python bindings).
If the config file is missing or empty, sensible defaults are used.
### Default Command
Running `changepacks` without arguments starts an interactive session to select projects and create a changepack log.
## Project Structure
```
changepacks/
โโโ crates/
โ โโโ cli/ # CLI interface and commands
โ โโโ core/ # Core types and traits
โ โโโ node/ # Node.js project support
โ โโโ python/ # Python project support
โ โโโ rust/ # Rust project support
โ โโโ dart/ # Dart project support
โ โโโ java/ # Java/Gradle project support
โ โโโ csharp/ # C#/.NET project support
โ โโโ utils/ # Utility functions
โโโ examples/ # Example projects for testing
โโโ Cargo.toml # Workspace configuration
โโโ README.md
```
## How It Works
1. **Project Detection**: Walks git tree to discover `package.json`, `Cargo.toml`, `pyproject.toml`, `pubspec.yaml`, `build.gradle.kts`, `build.gradle`, and `*.csproj` files
2. **Change Tracking**: Uses git diff to detect changed files, marking projects with modifications
3. **Changepack Logs**: Stores version bump intentions in `.changepacks/changepack_log_*.json` with notes and timestamps
4. **Version Updates**: Reads changepack logs, calculates new versions (semver), updates files while preserving formatting
5. **Dependency Resolution**: Topologically sorts projects by dependencies for correct publish order
6. **Publishing**: Executes language-specific or custom publish commands in dependency order
### Changepack Log Format
```json
{
"changes": {
"packages/foo/package.json": "Minor",
"crates/bar/Cargo.toml": "Patch"
},
"note": "Add new feature X and fix bug Y",
"date": "2025-12-19T10:27:00.000Z"
}
```
## Development
### Build Workspace
```bash
cargo build
```
### Run Tests
```bash
cargo test
```
### Lint Check
```bash
cargo clippy
```
### Run Examples
Test with example projects:
```bash
cd examples/node/common
changepacks check
```
## Architecture
The project follows a trait-based, modular architecture:
- **Core** (`crates/core`) - Defines common traits (`Package`, `Workspace`, `ProjectFinder`) and types
- **Language Crates** (`crates/{node,python,rust,dart,java,csharp}`) - Implement language-specific project detection and version management
- **CLI** (`crates/cli`) - Command-line interface with clap, colored output, and interactive prompts
- **Utils** (`crates/utils`) - Shared utilities: git operations, version calculation, dependency sorting, config management
- **Bridges** (`bridge/{node,python}`) - N-API and PyO3 bindings for package manager distribution
### Key Design Patterns
- **Async-First**: All I/O operations use tokio for parallel execution
- **Format Preservation**: Language-specific parsers (toml_edit, yamlpatch, serde_json) maintain file formatting
- **Git-Native**: Uses git2 library for change detection and repository operations
- **Topological Sorting**: Kahn's algorithm ensures correct publish order based on dependencies
## Contributing
1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
5. Open a Pull Request
## Sponsors
We're grateful to our sponsors for supporting changepacks development! If you're interested in sponsoring this project, please get in touch.
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## Used By
The following open-source projects and companies are using changepacks:
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<a href="https://devup-ui.com">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dev-five-git/devup-ui/main/media/logo.svg" width="150" alt="Devup UI" />
<p><strong>Devup UI</strong></p>
</a>
<a href="https://braillify.kr">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dev-five-git/braillify/main/media/logo.svg" width="150" alt="Braillify" />
<p><strong>Braillify</strong></p>
</a>
<a href="https://devfive.kr">
<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/85065616?s=200&v=4" width="150" alt="Braillify" />
<p><strong>Devfive</strong></p>
</a>
</div>
If you're using changepacks in your project, we'd love to feature you here! Please open a [Pull Request](https://github.com/changepacks/changepacks/pulls) to add your project or company.
## License
This project is distributed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.
## Roadmap
- [x] Node.js package management support
- [x] Python package management support
- [x] Rust package management support
- [x] Dart package management support
- [x] Java/Gradle package management support
- [x] C#/.NET package management support
- [x] CI/CD integration support (JSON output, dry-run mode)
- [x] Dependency-aware publishing with topological sorting
- [x] Format preservation across all languages
- [x] Interactive CLI with tree view and colored output
- [x] Cross-platform distribution (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- [x] N-API and PyO3 bindings for npm/PyPI
- [ ] Plugin system for additional languages
- [ ] CHANGELOG.md generation from changepack logs
- [ ] GitHub Actions integration
- [ ] Pre-release version support
## Support
If you encounter any issues or have feature requests, please let us know on the [Issues](https://github.com/changepacks/changepacks/issues) page.
## Inspirations
- [changesets](https://github.com/changesets/changesets) - Version management for JavaScript projects