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Add correction support to the change collector [] - #497
This add support for a //correction directive that allows developers to create pending changes entries that replace one or more prior pending changes entry within the current release boundary.
The idea here is to provide a mechanism for "updating a patch" that's already been submitted in a way that boost visibility to anyone using the Changes list to track patches they may want to apply.
This allows provides a nice way to update Changes entries while also doing a date bump without recreating the merge conflict problem that the change collection system (otherwise) previously resolved.
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New Features
Pending change entries can be marked as corrections to replace matching entries in the newest open release.
Checks flag corrections that cannot be applied, including unmatched or incomplete tags and overlapping corrections. Invalid corrections remain pending while other valid entries can still be collected.
Dry-run output lists entries that would be replaced; normal collection reports how many entries were replaced.
Documentation
Updated guidance for correcting entries in open and released versions, including how to handle issues fixed in prior releases.
Pending Changes entries can now correct entries in the newest open version with //correction: true. The collector validates and applies corrections, while the file checker validates correction fragments against the target Changes file. Guidance and tests cover the workflow.
Changes: Changes entry corrections
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Summary
Correction parsing and target validation dev_tools/pylibs/edgchanges/__init__.py, dev_tools/tests/test_edg_collect_changes.py
The parser recognizes and validates correction directives. New helpers locate the newest open version and identify entries that match correction tags. Tests cover parsing and target lookup.
Correction collection and workflow dev_tools/bin/edg-collect-changes, dev_tools/pylibs/edgchanges/__init__.py, dev_tools/tests/test_edg_collect_changes.py, AGENTS.md, .agents/skills/edg-changes-example/SKILL.md, src/Changes
The collector removes replaced entries and inserts valid corrections. Invalid or competing corrections remain pending. Dry-run and collection output report replacements. Guidance describes the correction process and limits direct edits to released entries. src/Changes adds blank lines between entries.
Fragment checker integration dev_tools/bin/edg-check-file-changes, dev_tools/tests/test_edg_collect_changes.py
The checker validates correction tags against the target Changes file and reports file-read or correction errors. Tests cover these outcomes.
sequenceDiagram
participant collect
participant find_corrections
participant find_corrected_entries
participant remove_entries
participant insert_entries
collect->>find_corrections: Check parsed corrections against Changes text
find_corrections->>find_corrected_entries: Match correction tags to current entries
find_corrections-->>collect: Return valid corrections, entries to remove, and errors
collect->>remove_entries: Delete matched entry ranges
collect->>insert_entries: Add remaining pending entries
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Suggested reviewers:daveedvdv-nvidia
Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 3515c
The new correction feature can mishandle Changes entries. An unindented date-like line in a description can make a later correction delete the wrong text or leave part of an entry behind. A malformed tag block can also be matched against the wrong tags. In addition, the fragment checker can report a false conflict for a valid correction. These issues affect changelog tooling rather than the product itself, but they should be fixed before merging.
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The title "Add correction support to the change collector" matches the main change. The PR adds a //correction: true directive and collector logic that replaces matching entries in the newest open Changes version. The title is short, specific, and does not describe unrelated work. Minor issue: the trailing "[]" is a stray placeholder and is not part of the meaningful title.
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Review comments at @dev_tools/bin/edg-check-file-changes:
- Line 264: Update the `--check` flow around `find_corrected_entries` to
validate pending corrections together as a batch, in addition to checking each
fragment, and reject the batch when multiple corrections replace the same
collected entry.
Review comments at @dev_tools/pylibs/edgchanges/__init__.py:
- Around line 404-414: Validate the collected tag block in read_current_entries
before passing it to _split_tags or using it for correction matching, so a
closing bracket found in the summary or body cannot be treated as the tag-block
terminator. Report entries with malformed tag blocks and preserve normal
collection behavior for valid entries.
Review comments at @dev_tools/tests/test_edg_collect_changes.py:
- Around line 585-595: Update the test’s section_end calculation so the entry
count is bounded by the newest version’s section, including when real_entries is
empty; locate that boundary from the newest version header and the following
version separator/header rather than counting through released versions. Keep
the existing count restricted to real_lines before section_end.
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Two potential problems, both fixed in the attached .patch file
Overlapping corrections are not handled. With the patch --check now prints "correction: b.txt also replaces the entry "First"; combine the corrections" for each fragment.
Misspelled directives such as //corection: true gives a duplicate entry. The patch rejects words outside of the allowed words.
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Review comments at @dev_tools/bin/edg-check-file-changes:
- Line 423: Use the default line-length validation when collecting sibling
fragments by removing the check_line_length = False override. Keep the separate
line-length check for the fragment being checked unchanged.
Review comments at @dev_tools/pylibs/edgchanges/__init__.py:
- Around line 422-425: Unindented description lines can be mistaken for
collected-entry boundaries, causing corrections to leave or delete description
text. Update the entry scan around _COLLECTED_ENTRY_START_REGEX to reject
ambiguous description lines before collection, and validate collected sections
before applying deletions; do not use inferred boundaries for replacement unless
their validity is established.
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This add support for a
//correctiondirective that allows developers to create pending changes entries that replace one or more prior pending changes entry within the current release boundary.The idea here is to provide a mechanism for "updating a patch" that's already been submitted in a way that boost visibility to anyone using the Changes list to track patches they may want to apply.
This allows provides a nice way to update Changes entries while also doing a date bump without recreating the merge conflict problem that the change collection system (otherwise) previously resolved.
Summary by CodeRabbit
New Features
Documentation