New changelog parser + typed representation of the changelog structure.

Author: isoos

app/lib/shared/changelog.dart

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+// Copyright (c) 2025, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+/// The library provides support for parsing `CHANGELOG.md` files formatted
+/// with Markdown. It converts the file's content into a structured [Changelog]
+/// object, which encapsulates individual [Release] entries.
+
+/// The [ChangelogParser] accommodates various formatting styles. It can
+/// effectively parse changelogs with inconsistent header levels or those
+/// that include additional information beyond just the version number in
+/// the release header.
+///
+/// The parser is designed to support the widely adopted "Keep a Changelog"
+/// format (see https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/ for details).
+/// Additionally, it has been tested with a diverse set of changelog files
+/// available a part of the packages on https://pub.dev/.
+library;
+
+import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
+import 'package:html/dom.dart' as html;
+import 'package:html/parser.dart' as html_parser;
+import 'package:markdown/markdown.dart' as m;
+import 'package:pub_semver/pub_semver.dart';
+
+/// Represents the entire changelog, containing a list of releases.
+class Changelog {
+  /// The main title of the changelog (e.g., 'Changelog').
+  final String? title;
+
+  /// An optional introductory description for the changelog.
+  final Content? description;
+
+  /// A list of releases, typically in reverse chronological order.
+  final List<Release> releases;
+
+  Changelog({
+    this.title,
+    this.description,
+    required this.releases,
+  });
+}
+
+/// Represents a single version entry in the changelog,
+/// such as '[1.2.0] - 2025-07-10' or the 'Unreleased' section.
+class Release {
+  /// The version string or section title (e.g., '1.2.0', 'Unreleased').
+  final String version;
+
+  /// The HTML anchor value (`id` attribute).
+  final String? anchor;
+
+  /// The text of the header after the version.
+  final String? label;
+
+  /// The release date for this version.
+  /// `null` if it's the 'Unreleased' section or is missing
+  final DateTime? date;
+
+  /// The additional text of the label, without the [date] part (if present).
+  final String? note;
+
+  /// The content of the release.
+  final Content content;
+
+  Release({
+    required this.version,
+    this.anchor,
+    this.label,
+    this.date,
+    this.note,
+    required this.content,
+  });
+}
+
+/// Describes an arbitrary content (e.g. a changelog description or inside an entry).
+///
+/// If the content is specified as parsed HTML nodes, the class will store it as-is,
+/// and serialize them only when needed.
+class Content {
+  String? _asText;
+  html.Node? _asNode;
+
+  Content.fromHtmlText(String text) : _asText = text;
+  Content.fromParsedHtml(List<html.Node> nodes) {
+    _asNode = html.DocumentFragment();
+    for (final node in nodes) {
+      _asNode!.append(node);
+    }
+  }
+
+  late final asHtmlText = () {
+    if (_asText != null) return _asText!;
+    final root = _asNode is html.DocumentFragment
+        ? _asNode as html.DocumentFragment
+        : html.DocumentFragment()
+      ..append(_asNode!);
+    return root.outerHtml;
+  }();
+
+  late final asHtmlNode = () {
+    if (_asNode != null) return _asNode!;
+    return html_parser.parseFragment(_asText!);
+  }();
+}
+
+/// Parses the changelog with pre-configured options.
+class ChangelogParser {
+  final _acceptedHeaderTags = ['h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4'];
+  final bool _strictLevels;
+  final int _partOfLevelThreshold;
+
+  ChangelogParser({
+    bool strictLevels = false,
+    int partOfLevelThreshold = 2,
+  })  : _strictLevels = strictLevels,
+        _partOfLevelThreshold = partOfLevelThreshold;
+
+  Changelog parseMarkdown(String input) {
+    final nodes =
+        m.Document(extensionSet: m.ExtensionSet.gitHubWeb).parse(input);
+    final rawHtml = m.renderToHtml(nodes);
+    final root = html_parser.parseFragment(rawHtml);
+    return parseHtmlNodes(root.nodes);
+  }
+
+  /// Parses markdown nodes into a [Changelog] structure.
+  Changelog parseHtmlNodes(List<html.Node> input) {
+    String? title;
+    Content? description;
+    final releases = <Release>[];
+
+    String? firstReleaseLocalName;
+    _ParsedHeader? current;
+
+    var nodes = <html.Node>[];
+    void finalizeNodes() {
+      if (current == null) {
+        description = Content.fromParsedHtml(nodes);
+        if (description!.asHtmlText.trim().isEmpty) {
+          description = null;
+        }
+      } else {
+        releases.add(Release(
+          version: current.version,
+          anchor: current.anchor,
+          label: current.label,
+          date: current.date,
+          note: current.note,
+          content: Content.fromParsedHtml(nodes),
+        ));
+      }
+      nodes = <html.Node>[];
+    }
+
+    for (final node in [...input]) {
+      if (node is html.Element &&
+          _acceptedHeaderTags.contains(node.localName)) {
+        if (_strictLevels &&
+            firstReleaseLocalName != null &&
+            node.localName != firstReleaseLocalName) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        final headerText = _extractText(node).trim();
+
+        // Check if this looks like a version header first
+        final parsed = _tryParseAsHeader(node, headerText);
+
+        final isNewVersion = parsed != null &&
+            releases.every((r) => r.version != parsed.version) &&
+            current?.version != parsed.version;
+        final isPartOfCurrent = current != null &&
+            parsed != null &&
+            current.level + _partOfLevelThreshold <= parsed.level;
+        if (isNewVersion && !isPartOfCurrent) {
+          firstReleaseLocalName ??= node.localName!;
+          finalizeNodes();
+          current = parsed;
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // only consider as title if it's h1 and we haven't found any versions yet
+        if (node.localName == 'h1' && title == null && current == null) {
+          title = headerText;
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // collect nodes for description (before any version) or current release
+      nodes.add(node);
+    }
+
+    // complete last section
+    finalizeNodes();
+
+    return Changelog(
+      title: title,
+      description: description,
+      releases: releases,
+    );
+  }
+
+  String _extractText(html.Node node) {
+    if (node is html.Text) {
+      return node.text;
+    } else if (node is html.Element) {
+      return node.nodes.map(_extractText).join();
+    } else {
+      return node.text ?? '';
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Parses the release header line or return `null` when no version part was recognized.
+  ///
+  /// Handles some of the common formats:
+  /// - `1.2.0`
+  /// - `v1.2.0`
+  /// - `[1.2.0] - 2025-07-14`
+  /// - `unreleased`
+  /// - `next release (...)`
+  _ParsedHeader? _tryParseAsHeader(html.Element elem, String input) {
+    final level = _acceptedHeaderTags.indexOf(elem.localName!);
+
+    final anchor = elem.attributes['id'];
+    // special case: unreleased
+    final inputLowerCase = input.toLowerCase().trim();
+    final unreleasedTexts = ['unreleased', 'next release'];
+    for (final unreleasedText in unreleasedTexts) {
+      if (inputLowerCase == unreleasedText) {
+        return _ParsedHeader(level, 'Unreleased', null, null, anchor, null);
+      }
+      if (inputLowerCase.startsWith('$unreleasedText ')) {
+        String? label = input.substring(unreleasedText.length + 1).trim();
+        if (label.isEmpty) {
+          label = null;
+        }
+        return _ParsedHeader(level, 'Unreleased', label, null, anchor, null);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // extract version
+    final versionPart = input.split(' ').firstWhereOrNull((e) => e.isNotEmpty);
+    if (versionPart == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    final version = _parseVersionPart(versionPart.trim());
+    if (version == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // rest of the release header
+    String? label =
+        input.substring(input.indexOf(versionPart) + versionPart.length).trim();
+    if (label.startsWith('- ')) {
+      label = label.substring(2).trim();
+    }
+    if (label.isEmpty) {
+      label = null;
+    }
+
+    DateTime? date;
+    String? note;
+
+    if (label != null) {
+      final parts = label.split(' ');
+      date = _parseDatePart(parts[0].trim());
+      if (date != null) {
+        parts.removeAt(0);
+      }
+
+      if (parts.isNotEmpty) {
+        note = parts.join(' ');
+      }
+    }
+
+    return _ParsedHeader(level, version, label, date,
+        anchor ?? version.replaceAll('.', ''), note);
+  }
+
+  /// Parses the version part of a release title.
+  ///
+  /// Returns the extracted version string, or null if no version was recognized.
+  String? _parseVersionPart(String input) {
+    // remove brackets or 'v' if present
+    if (input.startsWith('[') && input.endsWith(']')) {
+      input = input.substring(1, input.length - 1).trim();
+    }
+    if (input.startsWith('v')) {
+      input = input.substring(1).trim();
+    }
+
+    // sanity check if it's a valid semantic version
+    try {
+      final version = Version.parse(input);
+      if (!version.isEmpty && !version.isAny) {
+        return input;
+      }
+    } on FormatException catch (_) {}
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  final _yyyymmddDateFormats = <RegExp>[
+    RegExp(r'^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})$'), // 2025-07-10
+    RegExp(r'^(\d{4})/(\d{2})/(\d{2})$'), // 2025/07/10
+  ];
+
+  /// Parses the date part of a release title.
+  ///
+  /// Returns the parsed date or null if no date was recognized.
+  ///
+  /// Note: currently only date formats that start with a year are recognized.
+  DateTime? _parseDatePart(String input) {
+    if (input.startsWith('(') && input.endsWith(')')) {
+      input = input.substring(1, input.length - 1);
+    }
+    for (final format in _yyyymmddDateFormats) {
+      final match = format.matchAsPrefix(input);
+      if (match == null) continue;
+      final year = int.parse(match.group(1)!);
+      final month = int.parse(match.group(2)!);
+      final day = int.parse(match.group(3)!);
+      final date = DateTime(year, month, day);
+      // sanity check for overflow dates
+      if (date.year != year || date.month != month || date.day != day) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      return date;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+class _ParsedHeader {
+  final int level;
+  final String version;
+  final String? label;
+  final DateTime? date;
+  final String? anchor;
+  final String? note;
+
+  _ParsedHeader(
+      this.level, this.version, this.label, this.date, this.anchor, this.note);
+}