Simple configuration for Keep a Changelog style changelogs

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -288,12 +288,14 @@ If you use this way to configure custom fragment types, ensure there is no ``too
 Each table within this array has the following mandatory keys:
 
 
+``name`` (required)
+    The description of the fragment type, as it must be included
+    in the news file.
+
 ``directory``
     The type / category of the fragment.
 
-``name``
-    The description of the fragment type, as it must be included
-    in the news file.
+    Defaults to ``name.lower()``.
 
 ``showcontent``
     A boolean value indicating whether the fragment contents should be included in the news file.
@@ -316,9 +318,7 @@ For example:
 
    [tool.towncrier]
    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
-   directory = "deprecation"
    name = "Deprecations"
-   showcontent = true
 
    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
    directory = "chore"

docs/markdown.rst

@@ -25,34 +25,22 @@ Put the following into your ``pyproject.toml`` or ``towncrier.toml``:
    issue_format = "[#{issue}](https://github.com/twisted/my-project/issues/{issue})"
 
    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
-   directory = "security"
    name = "Security"
-   showcontent = true
 
    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
-   directory = "removed"
    name = "Removed"
-   showcontent = true
 
    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
-   directory = "deprecated"
    name = "Deprecated"
-   showcontent = true
 
    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
-   directory = "added"
    name = "Added"
-   showcontent = true
 
    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
-   directory = "changed"
    name = "Changed"
-   showcontent = true
 
    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
-   directory = "fixed"
    name = "Fixed"
-   showcontent = true
 
 
 

src/towncrier/_settings/fragment_types.py

@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ def load(self) -> Mapping[str, Mapping[str, Any]]:
         types = {}
         types_config = self.config["type"]
         for type_config in types_config:
-            directory = type_config["directory"]
             fragment_type_name = type_config["name"]
-            is_content_required = type_config["showcontent"]
+            directory = type_config.get("directory", fragment_type_name.lower())
+            is_content_required = type_config.get("showcontent", True)
             check = type_config.get("check", True)
             types[directory] = {
                 "name": fragment_type_name,

src/towncrier/newsfragments/691.feature.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+More simple configuration for Keep a Changelog style changelogs

src/towncrier/test/test_build.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import os
 import tempfile
+import textwrap
 
 from datetime import date
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -1769,3 +1770,83 @@ def test_no_ignore_configured(self, runner):
             _main, ["--draft", "--date", "01-01-2001", "--version", "1.0.0"]
         )
         self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code, result.output)
+
+    @with_project(
+        config="""
+        [tool.towncrier]
+        package = "foo"
+        title_format = "{version} - {project_date}"
+
+          [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+          directory = "feature"
+          name = "Feature"
+          # showcontent is not defined in TOML
+    """
+    )
+    def test_showcontent_default_toml_array(self, runner):
+        """
+        When configuring custom fragment types with a TOML array
+        a missing `showcontent` defaults to `true`.
+        """
+        write("foo/newsfragments/+new_feature.feature.md", "An exciting new feature!")
+        result = runner.invoke(_main, ["--date", "01-01-2001", "--version", "1.0.0"])
+        news = read("NEWS.rst")
+        expected = textwrap.dedent(
+            """\
+            1.0.0 - 01-01-2001
+            ==================
+
+            Feature
+            -------
+
+            - An exciting new feature!
+            """
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code, result.output)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, news, news)
+
+    @with_project(
+        config="""
+        [tool.towncrier]
+        package = "foo"
+        title_format = "{version} - {project_date}"
+
+          [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+          # The `FRAGMENT.feature` files have no explicit
+          # `directory` configuration.
+          name = "Feature"
+
+          [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+          directory = "deps"
+          name = "Dependency"
+        """
+    )
+    def test_directory_default_toml_array(self, runner):
+        """
+        When configuring custom fragment types with a TOML array
+        the `directory` key is optional. Its value is inferred
+        from the `name` configuration.
+        """
+        write("foo/newsfragments/+new_feature.feature.md", "An exciting new feature!")
+        write("foo/newsfragments/+bump_deps.deps.md", "We bumped our dependencies.")
+        result = runner.invoke(_main, ["--date", "01-01-2001", "--version", "1.0.0"])
+        news = read("NEWS.rst")
+        expected = textwrap.dedent(
+            """\
+            1.0.0 - 01-01-2001
+            ==================
+
+            Feature
+            -------
+
+            - An exciting new feature!
+
+
+            Dependency
+            ----------
+
+            - We bumped our dependencies.
+            """
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code, result.output)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, news, news)