new: Release script order of commits can now be specified.

resources/scripts/release-notes.bash

@@ -1,14 +1,46 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Check for the "final" flag in command line arguments
+# Usage function to display help
-finalFlag=false
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "  -f, --final       Use the last 'final' tag as the start point."
+    echo "  -n, --newest      Display commits from newest to oldest."
+    echo "  -h, --help        Display this help and exit."
+    echo ""
+    echo "This script generates release notes from git commits based on tags."
+    echo "By default, it lists commits from the last tag to HEAD, sorted from oldest to newest."
+}
+
+# Check for command line arguments
 for arg in "$@"; do
-    if [[ "$arg" == "final" ]]; then
+    case "$arg" in
+        -f|--final)
             finalFlag=true
-        break
+            ;;
-    fi
+        -n|--newest)
+            newestFirst=true
+            ;;
+        -h|--help)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $arg"
+            usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
 done
 
+# Adjust sort order based on the flag
+if [ "${newestFirst}" = true ]; then
+    sortOrder="tail -r"
+else
+    sortOrder="cat"
+fi
+
 # Get tags sorted by creation date
 tags=$(git tag --sort=creatordate)
 
@@ -23,7 +55,7 @@ fi
 len=${#tagArray[@]}
 
 # Find the last tag or the last "final" tag based on the flag
-if $finalFlag; then
+if [ "${finalFlag}" = true ]; then
     for (( i=len-1; i>=0; i-- )); do
         if [[ "${tagArray[i]}" == *"final"* ]]; then
             latestTag="${tagArray[i]}"
@@ -48,10 +80,10 @@ echo "## Release Notes from $latestTag to this release"
 echo ""
 
 # Fetch commit logs from the latest tag to HEAD and categorize them
-newfeatures=$(git log "$latestTag"..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s" | grep 'new:' | sed 's/new:/-/g' | sort | uniq)
+newfeatures=$(git log "$latestTag"..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s" | grep 'new:' | sed 's/new:/- /g' | sort | uniq | $sortOrder)
-updatedfeatures=$(git log "$latestTag"..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s" | grep 'update:' | sed 's/update:/-/g' | sort | uniq)
+updatedfeatures=$(git log "$latestTag"..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s" | grep 'update:' | sed 's/update:/- /g' | sort | uniq | $sortOrder)
-fixedfeatures=$(git log "$latestTag"..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s" | grep 'fix:' | sed 's/fix:/-/g' | sort | uniq)
+fixedfeatures=$(git log "$latestTag"..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s" | grep 'fix:' | sed 's/fix:/- /g' | sort | uniq | $sortOrder)
-deletedfeatures=$(git log "$latestTag"..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s" | grep 'delete:' | sed 's/delete:/-/g' | sort | uniq)
+deletedfeatures=$(git log "$latestTag"..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s" | grep 'delete:' | sed 's/delete:/- /g' | sort | uniq | $sortOrder)
 
 # Output formatted commit lists
 echo "New Features:"
@@ -88,3 +120,4 @@ if [ -z "$deletedfeatures" ]; then
 else
     echo "$deletedfeatures"
 fi
+echo ""