The "Debian Changelog Item Creator" extension for Visual Studio Code helps you easily create and manage changelog entries for Debian packages. This extension streamlines the process of adding new changelog items, ensuring they are formatted correctly and include necessary metadata such as version, urgency, and author details.
Features
Automatic Changelog Entry Creation: Quickly add new changelog entries with the correct format.
User Configuration: Set and save your name and email for use in changelog entries.
Date Formatting: Automatically formats the date in the required Debian changelog format.
Version Bumping: Automatically increments the version number for new changelog entries.
Usage
Create a New Changelog Entry:
Place your cursor in the changelog file where you want to add a new entry.
Use the command palette to run Debian Changelog Item Creator: New Changelog Item or use the default shortcut Ctrl+Win+Alt+c for Windows and Ctrl+Option+Cmd+c for MacOS.
The extension will automatically insert a new changelog entry with the incremented version number, current date, and your configured name and email.
Update the Datetime of a Changelog Entry:
Place your cursor in the changelog entry you want to update and use Ctrl+Win+Alt+i for Windows or Ctrl+Option+Cmd+i for MacOS.
Edit User Information:
Use the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac) and run Debian Changelog Item Creator: Edit Name to set your name.
Run Debian Changelog Item Creator: Edit Email Address to set your email address.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
debian-changelog-item-creator.name: Your name to be used in changelog entries.
debian-changelog-item-creator.emailAddress: Your email address to be used in changelog entries.
Commands and Shortcuts
This extension contributes the following commands and their default shortcuts:
debian-changelog-item-creator.editName: Prompts you to enter and save your name.
debian-changelog-item-creator.editEmailAddress: Prompts you to enter and save your email address.
debian-changelog-item-creator.newChangelogItem: Creates a new changelog entry at the current cursor position.
Shortcut: Ctrl+Win+Alt+C (Windows/Linux) or Ctrl+Option+Cmd+C (Mac)
debian-changelog-item-creator.updateChangelogDate: Updates the datetime of the current cursor position.
Shortcut: Ctrl+Win+Alt+I (Windows/Linux) or Ctrl+Option+Cmd+I (Mac)
Known Issues
Ensure your cursor is placed correctly within a changelog file before running the newChangelogItem command to avoid errors.
