Add API changelog check workflow #47
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Looks good over all - added some suggestions from Zizmor, which we should add to this repo to run over all GH actions to run by default in the long run. |
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Thanks @SamRemis! I just pushed a new commit with the fixes added from running I opened this test PR to make sure this still runs properly. Example: API model change with NO changelog entry: 
Workflow: https://github.com/jonathan343/aws-sdk-python/actions/runs/20889335156/job/60017993475 Example: API model change with a changelog entry: Workflow: https://github.com/jonathan343/aws-sdk-python/actions/runs/20889424472/job/60018217980 |
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Looks good! Thanks, Jonathan :)
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Summary
Add a GitHub Actions workflow to ensure changelog entries are added when manually updating AWS models. When a PR modifies files in
codegen/aws-models/, this workflow verifies that a corresponding changelog entry exists inclients/aws-sdk-<service>/.changes/next-release/.Workflow Behavior
modifies codegen/aws-models/*.jsonskip-changeloglabel presentValidation Requirements
A valid changelog entry must:
"type": "api-change"and a"description"fieldTest plan
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