Written on Windows 11

Features

• Detect and List Changes: Detect and list changed and untracked files in the repository.
• Interactive Addition of Changes: Interactively add changed files to the staging area.
• Commit Changes: Commit the staged changes with a user-provided commit message.
• Push to Remote: Optionally push the commit to the remote repository.
• Version Bumping: Optionally bump the version (major, minor, or patch) and create a tag.
• Changelog Update: Update or create a CHANGELOG.md with the changes made, the new version number, and the date.
• Changelog Commit: Commit the updated CHANGELOG.md.

Requirements

• Python 3.x

• GitPython package: Install using pip.

  python -m pip install semver
  

  python -m pip install GitPython
  

• A local Git repository

Usage

1. Place the script in an appropriate directory on your machine.
2. Run the script using a Python interpreter.

   python <script_name>.py
   

Notes

• Ensure that your working directory is clean or that you are aware of the changes before running the script to avoid unintended commits or tags.
• The script is interactive and will require user input at multiple steps, so please read the prompts carefully before responding.

References

grinntec/git-helper