gen_changelog.md

This guide describes how to generate a consolidated changelog for any PicGo release series (e.g., 2.4.0, 2.5.0) from the GitHub release notes of its betas and finals

Source of truth

• Use GitHub release pages only (e.g., https://github.com/Molunerfinn/PicGo/releases/tag/vX.Y.Z-beta.N and vX.Y.Z if present). You can fetch these via MCP GitHub APIs (e.g., get_release_by_tag, list_releases) instead of manual browsing
• Do not use CHANGELOG.md in the repo
• Preserve all text and images exactly as written in the releases
  • Exception: Remove holiday greetings (e.g., "Happy New Year!", "新年快乐！") from the generated changelog. These can stay in GitHub release notes but should not appear in changelog/X.Y.Z.md

Structure

• Target file: changelog/X.Y.Z.md (replace with the series version)
• Use these top-level sections when they contain items: ## Features, ## Bug Fixes, ## Other
• Omit any empty section title entirely (do not output a heading with no bullets)
• Do not nest content under individual beta version headers; merge all items into these sections
• Keep items in chronological order (early → late) within each section, mirroring the beta sequence
• Keep inline issue references, thanks, and notes as-is
• Remove download-link sections entirely
• After the English sections, insert a line with ----------, then add a full Chinese translation with the same structure/content (including images)

Formatting rules

• Markdown, plain ASCII
• Bullet lists only; no numbered lists required
• Indent images under their bullet with two spaces to keep association clear
• Keep inline HTML image tags from the releases (e.g., ``) untouched
• Keep line breaks and multi-line notes intact
• Do not reword or summarize; copy content verbatim except for removing beta headers and download sections
• If you need to add items from git commit logs (for the same release series), do not paste raw commit messages. Normalize them to the existing changelog style (e.g., use Add:, Fix:, Refactor: prefixes without emoji)
• Chinese translation must mirror the English bullets in order and content (keep images alongside the translated bullets)

Regeneration steps

1. Collect all release bodies for the target series (e.g., vX.Y.Z-beta.0…N and, if present, vX.Y.Z) from GitHub releases
2. For each release, copy bullets and images into the appropriate section:
   • Features ↔ “Feature(s)” or “Features” blocks
   • Bug Fixes ↔ “Bug Fixes” blocks
   • Other ↔ “Other”, “Notice”, or misc notes that are not features/bugs
   • If one section has no items after merging, skip that section heading in both EN and ZH halves
3. Omit “国内可下载链接” (or any download links) entirely
4. Drop beta subheadings; keep only section-level bullets in chronological order
5. Ensure images remain adjacent to their bullets with indentation
6. After the English sections are complete, insert ---------- on its own line
7. Append the Chinese translation, preserving bullet order and images, reusing only the section headings that appeared in English (same heading set/order; no “(Chinese)” suffix)
8. Save the result to changelog/X.Y.Z.md

Quick checklist

• All non-empty Features items present with images kept
• All non-empty Bug Fixes items present
• All non-empty Other notes present
• No beta headers
• No download links
• No empty section headings
• Chronological ordering preserved
• Chinese translation present with matching bullets/images after ----------