update contributing

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Before releasing, consider [Maintainence chores](#maintainence-chores) first.
 
 - `git checkout master`
 - `git merge stores` (in case there's an old unmerged stores hotfix)
-- **Manually prepare release notes** from [commit history](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/commits/master/) since last version.
+- **Manually prepare release notes** from commit history (use `node script/getCommits.ts` to assist)
 - Create a new file `versions/x.y.z.md` and write the most important highlights from the release notes, but **remove github issue #references**
 - `node script/generateVersions.ts && git add versions/*.md src/renderer/src/versions.json && git commit -m 'Update change log'`
 - *If Store-only hotfix release*
@@ -140,11 +140,7 @@ How to check the value:
 yarn pack-mas-dev
 cat dist/mas-dev-arm64/LosslessCut.app/Contents/Info.plist
 ```
-
+Look for the key `LSMinimumSystemVersion`.
-```xml
-<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
-<string>10.13</string>
-```
 
 `LSMinimumSystemVersion` can be overridden in `electron-builder` by [`mac.minimumSystemVersion`](https://www.electron.build/configuration/mac.html)
 
@@ -157,11 +153,22 @@ Links:
 
 ## Maintainence chores
 
-### Keep dependencies up to date
+### Upgrade FFmpeg
-- FFmpeg: [ffmpeg-build-script](https://github.com/mifi/ffmpeg-build-script), [ffmpeg-builds](https://github.com/mifi/ffmpeg-builds) and [package.json](./package.json) download scripts.
+
+- [ffmpeg-build-script](https://github.com/mifi/ffmpeg-build-script)
+- [ffmpeg-builds](https://github.com/mifi/ffmpeg-builds)
+- [package.json](./package.json) download scripts.
+
+### Upgrade Electron
+
 - `electron` and upgrade [electron.vite.config.ts](./electron.vite.config.ts) `target`s.
 - `@electron/remote`
-- `package.json` / `yarn.lock`
+
+### Keep dependencies up to date
+
+```bash
+yarn upgrade-interactive
+```
 
 ### i18n strings / Weblate
 

script/getCommits.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { execa } from 'execa';
+import assert from 'node:assert';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+
+// Find the most recent tag that starts with `v` (if any)
+const ps1 = await execa('git', ['describe', '--tags', '--abbrev=0', '--match', 'v*']);
+const tag = ps1.stdout.trim();
+assert(tag, 'Tag not found');
+
+// Use record separator (RS) and field separator (FS) to split commits and fields reliably
+const RS = '\u001E';
+const FS = '\u001F';
+const format = `%H${FS}%cI${FS}%an <%ae>${FS}%B${RS}`;
+
+const args = tag ? ['log', `${tag}..HEAD`, `--pretty=format:${format}`] : ['log', `--pretty=format:${format}`];
+const ps2 = await execa('git', args);
+assert(ps2.stdout);
+
+const commits = ps2.stdout
+  .split(RS)
+  .map((s) => s.trim())
+  .filter(Boolean)
+  .map((s) => {
+    const [hash, date, author, ...bodyParts] = s.split(FS);
+    assert(date);
+    const body = bodyParts.join(FS).trim();
+    return { hash: hash?.trim(), date: date?.trim(), author: author?.trim(), message: body };
+  });
+
+const out = commits
+  .filter((c) => (
+    !c.author?.startsWith('dependabot[bot] ')
+    && !c.message.startsWith('Translated using Weblate')
+    && !c.message.startsWith('Merge pull request')
+  ))
+  .map((c) => `https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/commit/${c.hash}\n${DateTime.fromISO(c.date).toISODate()} - ${c.author}\n\n${c.message}`)
+  .join('\n\n\n------\n');
+
+console.log(out);