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sirjohn96/changelogger
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A tool for generating and managing changelog files.

1.x-dev(5y ago)0181PHP

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ChangeLogger
============

[](#changelogger)

Based on a similar system that can be found in the [Deployer codebase](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/blob/master/bin/changelog), Changelogger provides a way to easily manage a changelog file. By providing a CLI tool, Changelogger aims to ease the updating of changelog files while maintaining consistency.

This system assumes adherance to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) will be used in the project it will be leveraged in.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This is a composer package. It can be installed to any composer-based project by running `composer require --dev sirjohn96/changelogger`.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The CLI tool can be leverage for changelog maintenance. The following commands can be used:

- `./vendor/bin/changelogger update` - Adds notes to a new unreleased version with the specified types.
- `./vendor/bin/changelogger release` - Updates the unreleased notes to the updated version specified and genrates the appropriate diff link.

Compatibility
-------------

[](#compatibility)

This system is currently not compatible with GitLab repositories. This will be added in a future release.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~2 days

Total

6

Last Release

1896d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12117763?v=4)[Sirod Johnson](/maintainers/SirJohn96)[@SirJohn96](https://github.com/SirJohn96)

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Top Contributors

[![SirJohn96](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12117763?v=4)](https://github.com/SirJohn96 "SirJohn96 (8 commits)")

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