fix: resolve author from PR links in GitHub release changelog

[birkskyum]

Fix author attribution in GitHub release notes to handle changeset-generated changelog entries correctly

Changeset entries for actual changes use PR links, not commit hashes. The previous approach only matched commit hash links which only appear in "Updated dependencies" lines

Add resolveAuthorForPR that fetches the PR author via the GitHub API, and try PR resolution first before falling back to commit hash resolution

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Enhanced changelog generation to include author attribution. Release notes now display contributor information for both pull requests and commits, with pull request-based attribution prioritized for better credit attribution.

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• scripts/create-github-release.mjs

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The PR enhances author attribution in changelog generation by implementing dual-path resolution: fetching PR authors via GitHub API (with caching) and falling back to git commit-based authors. PR references are resolved first before attempting commit hash lookup.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Author Resolution Enhancement scripts/create-github-release.mjs	Added resolveAuthorForPR() function for GitHub API-based author fetching with caching. Modified resolveAuthorForCommit() to return username or null instead of empty string. Updated appendAuthors() logic to prioritize PR-based resolution over commit-based resolution with proper fallback handling.

Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    actor Script as Release Script
    participant API as GitHub API
    participant Git as Git Log
    participant Cache as Author Cache
    
    Script->>Script: Process changelog entry with PR ref or commit hash
    
    alt PR Reference Found
        Script->>Cache: Check if PR author cached
        Cache-->>Script: Return cached author (if exists)
        alt Author not cached
            Script->>API: Fetch PR details and author
            API-->>Script: Return PR author or error
            Script->>Cache: Cache author or null
        end
    else Fallback to Commit Hash
        Script->>Cache: Check if commit author cached
        Cache-->>Script: Return cached author (if exists)
        alt Author not cached
            Script->>Git: Query commit author from git log
            Git-->>Script: Return author or empty
            Script->>Cache: Cache author or null
        end
    end
    
    Script->>Script: Append "by `@username`" if author resolved
    Script->>Script: Return augmented changelog entry

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Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~20 minutes

Poem

🐰 A rabbit hops through commits and PRs so fine,
Now authors get their moment in the changelog line!
With GitHub's grace and git's deep history,
We weave attribution's sweet symbiotic mystery.
From PR to commit, we chase each author's name,
And celebrate the ones who earned their fame! 🌟

✨ Finishing Touches

• 📝 Generate docstrings (stacked PR)
• 📝 Generate docstrings (commit on current branch)

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Post copyable unit tests in a comment
• Commit unit tests in branch resolve-author-better

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☁️ Nx Cloud last updated this comment at 2026-03-11 21:00:13 UTC

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Bundle Size Benchmarks

• Commit: bb291c68aaf6
• Measured at: 2026-03-11T21:01:16.888Z
• Baseline source: history:bb291c68aaf6
• Dashboard: bundle-size history

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react-router.minimal	87.09 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	274.11 KiB	75.68 KiB	▁▆▆████████
react-router.full	90.08 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	284.36 KiB	78.32 KiB	▁▃▃████████
solid-router.minimal	36.42 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	109.29 KiB	32.74 KiB	▁▅▅████████
solid-router.full	40.75 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	122.27 KiB	36.58 KiB	▁▅▅████████
vue-router.minimal	52.29 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	149.34 KiB	47.01 KiB	▁▅▅████████
vue-router.full	57.08 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	164.85 KiB	51.27 KiB	▁▅▅████████
react-start.minimal	99.66 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	313.26 KiB	86.22 KiB	▁▆▆████████
react-start.full	102.97 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	322.99 KiB	89.07 KiB	▁▄▄████████
solid-start.minimal	48.75 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	146.89 KiB	43.14 KiB	▁▄▄████████
solid-start.full	54.21 KiB	0 B (0.00%)	162.75 KiB	47.88 KiB	▁▅▅████████

Trend sparkline is historical gzip bytes ending with this PR measurement; lower is better.

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Merging this PR will not alter performance

✅ 6 untouched benchmarks

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