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written in Angular 8
and TypeScript

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continuously integrated via prow

unit-tested by Jest

end-to-end tested by cypress

Prow?

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Graduate Volume Expansion to Beta + e2e tests #81467

Release Notes generation

go run cmd/release-notes/main.go
  --output notes.json 
  --format json 
  --release-version 1.16.0
  --start-rev v1.15.0
  --end-rev v1.16.0
  --github-token <my-secret-token>

the release notes tool is able to generate either Markdown or JSON

automatic generation for every patch release

{
  "81467": {
    "commit": "dccd28269a6596bf2f0041c14dd3233be8cfa571",
    "text": "Move CSI volume expansion to beta.",
    "markdown": "Move CSI volume expansion to beta. ([#81467](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81467), [@bertinatto](https://github.com/bertinatto))\n\n  Courtesy of SIG Testing",
    "documentation": [
      {
        "url": "https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/556",
        "type": "KEP"
      }
    ],
    "author": "bertinatto",
    "author_url": "https://github.com/bertinatto",
    "pr_url": "https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81467",
    "pr_number": 81467,
    "areas": ["test"],
    "kinds": ["feature"],
    "sigs": ["testing"],
    "feature": true,
    "release_version": "1.16.0"
  }
}

Consumable JSON

Release based static assets

over 3.600 commits per release

around 300 release notes per release

export const assets = [
  'assets/release-notes-1.16.json',
  'assets/release-notes-1.15.4.json',
  'assets/release-notes-1.15.3.json',
  'assets/release-notes-1.15.2.json',
  'assets/release-notes-1.15.1.json',
  'assets/release-notes-1.15.json',
];
src/environments/assets.ts

Mix between Redux and service based architecture

@Injectable({
  providedIn: 'root',
})
export class NotesService {
  constructor(private http: HttpClient, private logger: LoggerService) {}

  /**
   * Retrieve the notes
   *
   * @returns The NoteList as observable
   */
  getNotes(): Observable<Note[]> {
    this.logger.debug(`Gathering notes from ${assets.length} assets`);

    const observables = [];
    for (const asset of assets) {
      observables.push(this.http.get(asset));
    }

    return forkJoin(observables).pipe(map(this.toNoteList));
  }

  /**
   * Convert an array of any objects to a list of notes
   *
   * @returns The Note list
   */
  toNoteList(jsonArray: any[]): Note[] {
    const list = [];

    for (let i = 0, len = jsonArray.length; i < len; i++) {
      for (const value of Object.values(jsonArray[i])) {
        list.push(value);
      }
    }

    return list;
  }
}
@Component({
  selector: 'app-notes',
  templateUrl: './notes.component.html',
  providers: [],
  styleUrls: ['./notes.component.scss'],
})
export class NotesComponent {
  filter: Filter = new Filter();
  allNotes: Note[] = [];

  constructor(private store: Store<State>) {
    this.store.dispatch(new GetNotes());
	// ...
  }
}

Notes retrieval and filtering via Redux

@Injectable()
export class NotesEffects {
  @Effect()
  getNotes$ = this.actions$.pipe(
    ofType(ActionTypes.GetNotes),
    exhaustMap(() =>
      this.notesService.getNotes().pipe(
        map((notes: Note[]) => {
          this.logger.debug('[Notes Effects:GetNotes] SUCCESS');
          return new GetNotesSuccess(notes);
        }),
        catchError(error => {
          this.logger.debug(`[Notes Effects:GetNotes] FAILED: ${error}`);
          return of(new Failed(error));
        }),
      ),
    ),
  );
}

Options abstraction

/**
 * All available option types
 */
export enum OptionType {
  areas = 'areas',
  kinds = 'kinds',
  releaseVersions = 'releaseVersions',
  sigs = 'sigs',
  documentation = 'documentation',
}

/**
 * The option data type
 */
export type OptionData = Map<OptionType, OptionSet>;

/**
 * The options for a single OptionType
 */
export type OptionSet = Set<string>;

/**
 * A generic options abstraction
 */
export class Options {
  /**
   * The private data store
   */
  private store: OptionData = new Map([
    [OptionType.areas, new Set()],
    [OptionType.kinds, new Set()],
    [OptionType.releaseVersions, new Set()],
    [OptionType.sigs, new Set()],
    [OptionType.documentation, new Set()],
  ]);

  /**
   * Retrieve the data
   *
   * @returns OptionData The currently available data
   */
  public get data(): OptionData {
    return this.store;
  }

  /**
   * Retrieve an single OptionSet for the provided optionType
   *
   * @param optionType The OptionType to be used
   *
   * @returns OptionSet The data
   */
  public get(optionType: OptionType): OptionSet {
    return this.data.get(optionType);
  }

  /**
   * Append an input string array to the provided option type by discarding
   * duplicate elements
   *
   * @param optionType The OptionType to be used
   * @param input The array of documentation string to be added
   */
  public add(optionType: OptionType, input: string[]) {
    this.data.set(optionType, this.merge(this.data.get(optionType), input));
  }

  /**
   * Merge a set and a string array into a new set
   *
   * @param input The base set
   * @param arr The array to be appended
   *
   * @returns OptionSet the new Set of strings
   */
  private merge(input: OptionSet, arr: string[]): OptionSet {
    return new Set([...input, ...new Set(arr)]);
  }
}

Filter abstraction

import { Params } from '@angular/router';
import { Options, OptionType, OptionSet } from './options.model';

/**
 * A generic filter abstraction based on the Options type
 */
export class Filter extends Options {
  /**
   * The filter text
   */
  public text = '';

  /**
   * Specifies of the filter should hide pre release versions
   */
  public displayPreReleases = false;

  /**
   * The markdown key for the filter text
   */
  public readonly markdownKey = 'markdown';

  /**
   * Helper method to test if the filter is empty
   *
   * @returns true is the filter is empty, false otherwise
   */
  public isEmpty(): boolean {
    if (this.text.length > 0) {
      return false;
    }
    let empty = true;
    this.data.forEach((value: OptionSet, key: string) => {
      if (key !== OptionType.releaseVersions && value.size > 0) {
        empty = false;
      }
    });
    return empty;
  }

  /**
   * Helper method to convert filter object into a URI-friendly object
   *
   * @returns Params the query parameter object
   */
  public toURI(): Params {
    const params = {};

    // Set the markdown if needed
    if (this.text.trim().length > 0) {
      params[this.markdownKey] = this.text;
    }

    // Add the option data if needed
    this.data.forEach((value: OptionSet, key: string) => {
      if (value.size > 0) {
        params[key] = [...value.values()];
      }
    });

    return params;
  }

  /**
   * Method to see if an option is empty
   *
   * @returns boolean true if empty, otherwise false
   */
  public optionIsEmpty(optionType: OptionType): boolean {
    if (super.get(optionType).size === 0) {
      return true;
    }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Method to add a value to an OptionType
   *
   * @param optionType The OptionType to be used
   * @param value The value to be added
   */
  public set(optionType: OptionType, value: string): void {
    super.get(optionType).add(value);
  }

  /**
   * Method to delete a value for an OptionType
   *
   * @param optionType The OptionType to be used
   * @param value The value to be deleted
   */
  public del(optionType: OptionType, value: string): void {
    super.get(optionType).delete(value);
  }

  /**
   * Method to check if the option type and value exists whtin the filter
   *
   * @param optionType The OptionType to be used
   * @param value The value to be checked
   *
   * @returns boolean true if the filter contains the value, otherwise false
   */
  public has(optionType: OptionType, value: string): boolean {
    return super.get(optionType).has(value);
  }

  /**
   * Method to check if the option type and value exists whtin the filter
   *
   * @param optionType The OptionType to be used
   * @param values The values to be checked
   *
   * @returns boolean true if the filter contains any of the values, otherwise false
   */
  public hasAny(optionType: OptionType, values: string[]): boolean {
    if (values) {
      for (const v of values) {
        if (this.has(optionType, v)) {
          return true;
        }
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Test wheter a release version string is a pre release
   *
   * @param version The release version string
   *
   * @returns boolean true if it's a pre-release, otherwise false
   */
  public isPreRelease(version: string): boolean {
    if (version) {
      return version.includes('alpha') || 
        version.includes('beta') ||
        version.includes('rc');
    }
    return false;
  }
}

Future Plans

full automation between drafting a release and the release notes website

features like RSS feeds, marking notes as read or a dedicated filter syntax

That’s it.

relnotes.k8s.io

github.com/kubernetes-sigs/release-notes

github.com/kubernetes/sig-release

#sig-release #release-notes on slack.k8s.io

The Kubernetes Release Notes Website

By Sascha Grunert

The Kubernetes Release Notes Website

A talk about the Kubernetes Release Notes tooling and website.

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