build: changelog should collect deprecations (#17740)

Introduces a new commit note type that can be
used for deprecations that should be collected
in the changelog.

Closes #16307

Author: devversion

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -237,12 +237,15 @@ Just as in the **subject**, use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "cha
 The body should include the motivation for the change and contrast this with previous behavior.
 
 ### Footer
-The footer should contain any information about **Breaking Changes** and is also the place to
-reference GitHub issues that this commit **Closes**.
+The footer should contain any information about **Breaking Changes** or **Deprecations** and
+is also the place to reference GitHub issues that this commit **Closes**.
 
 **Breaking Changes** should start with the word `BREAKING CHANGE:` with a space or two newlines.
 The rest of the commit message is then used for this.
 
+**Deprecations** should start with the word `DEPRECATED:`. The rest of the commit message will be
+used as content for the note.
+
 A detailed explanation can be found in this [document][commit-message-format].
 
 ## <a name="cla"></a> Signing the CLA

tools/release/changelog-root-template.hbs

@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ _Breaking changes:_
 * {{#if commit.scope}}**{{commit.scope}}:** {{/if}}{{text}}
 {{/each}}
 
+{{/if}}
+{{#if deprecations.length}}
+_Deprecations:_
+
+{{#each deprecations}}
+* {{#if commit.scope}}**{{commit.scope}}:** {{/if}}{{text}}
+{{/each}}
+
 {{/if}}
 |            |                       |
 | ---------- | --------------------- |

tools/release/changelog.ts

@@ -9,10 +9,20 @@ const conventionalChangelog = require('conventional-changelog');
 const changelogCompare = require('conventional-changelog-writer/lib/util');
 const merge2 = require('merge2');
 
+/**
+ * Maps a commit note to a string that will be used to match notes of the
+ * given type in commit messages.
+ */
+const enum CommitNote {
+  Deprecation = 'DEPRECATED',
+  BreakingChange = 'BREAKING CHANGE',
+}
+
 /** Interface that describes a package in the changelog. */
 interface ChangelogPackage {
   commits: any[];
   breakingChanges: any[];
+  deprecations: any[];
 }
 
 /** Hardcoded order of packages shown in the changelog. */
@@ -41,6 +51,7 @@ export async function promptAndGenerateChangelog(changelogPath: string) {
  * @param releaseName Name of the release that should show up in the changelog.
  */
 export async function prependChangelogFromLatestTag(changelogPath: string, releaseName: string) {
+  const angularPresetWriterOptions = await require('conventional-changelog-angular/writer-opts');
   const outputStream: Readable = conventionalChangelog(
       /* core options */ {preset: 'angular'},
       /* context options */ {title: releaseName},
@@ -50,8 +61,9 @@ export async function prependChangelogFromLatestTag(changelogPath: string, relea
         // name from the commit message.
         headerPattern: /^(\w*)(?:\((?:([^/]+)\/)?(.*)\))?: (.*)$/,
         headerCorrespondence: ['type', 'package', 'scope', 'subject'],
+        noteKeywords: [CommitNote.BreakingChange, CommitNote.Deprecation],
       },
-      /* writer options */ createChangelogWriterOptions(changelogPath));
+      /* writer options */ createChangelogWriterOptions(changelogPath, angularPresetWriterOptions));
 
   // Stream for reading the existing changelog. This is necessary because we want to
   // actually prepend the new changelog to the existing one.
@@ -93,7 +105,7 @@ export async function promptChangelogReleaseName(): Promise<string> {
  * build the changelog from last major version to master's HEAD when a new major version is being
  * published from the "master" branch.
  */
-function createChangelogWriterOptions(changelogPath: string) {
+function createChangelogWriterOptions(changelogPath: string, presetWriterOptions: any) {
   const existingChangelogContent = readFileSync(changelogPath, 'utf8');
   const commitSortFunction = changelogCompare.functionify(['type', 'scope', 'subject']);
   const allPackages = [...orderedChangelogPackages, ...excludedChangelogPackages];
@@ -105,6 +117,14 @@ function createChangelogWriterOptions(changelogPath: string) {
     mainTemplate: readFileSync(join(__dirname, 'changelog-root-template.hbs'), 'utf8'),
     commitPartial: readFileSync(join(__dirname, 'changelog-commit-template.hbs'), 'utf8'),
 
+    // Overwrites the conventional-changelog-angular preset transform function. This is necessary
+    // because the Angular preset changes every commit note to a breaking change note. Since we
+    // have a custom note type for deprecations, we need to keep track of the original type.
+    transform: (commit, context) => {
+      commit.notes.forEach(n => n.type = n.title);
+      return presetWriterOptions.transform(commit, context);
+    },
+
     // Specify a writer option that can be used to modify the content of a new changelog section.
     // See: conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-writer
     finalizeContext: (context: any) => {
@@ -139,11 +159,21 @@ function createChangelogWriterOptions(changelogPath: string) {
           const type = getTypeOfCommitGroupDescription(group.title);
 
           if (!packageGroups[packageName]) {
-            packageGroups[packageName] = {commits: [], breakingChanges: []};
+            packageGroups[packageName] = {commits: [], breakingChanges: [], deprecations: []};
           }
           const packageGroup = packageGroups[packageName];
 
-          packageGroup.breakingChanges.push(...commit.notes);
+          // Collect all notes of the commit. Either breaking change or deprecation notes.
+          commit.notes.forEach(n => {
+            if (n.type === CommitNote.Deprecation) {
+              packageGroup.deprecations.push(n);
+            } else if (n.type === CommitNote.BreakingChange) {
+              packageGroup.breakingChanges.push(n);
+            } else {
+              throw Error(`Found commit note that is not known: ${JSON.stringify(n, null, 2)}`);
+            }
+          });
+
           packageGroup.commits.push({...commit, type});
         });
       });
@@ -159,6 +189,7 @@ function createChangelogWriterOptions(changelogPath: string) {
           title: pkgName,
           commits: packageGroup.commits.sort(commitSortFunction),
           breakingChanges: packageGroup.breakingChanges,
+          deprecations: packageGroup.deprecations,
         };
       });