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+# git-cliff ~ configuration file
+# https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
+
+[changelog]
+# changelog header
+header = """
+# Changelog\n
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) for commit guidelines.\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog body
+# https://keats.github.io/tera/docs/#introduction
+body = """
+{% if version %}\
+    ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else %}\
+    ## [unreleased]
+{% endif %}\
+{% if previous %}\
+    {% if previous.commit_id %}
+        [{{ previous.commit_id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ previous.commit_id }})...\
+            [{{ commit_id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ commit_id }})
+    {% endif %}\
+{% endif %}\
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits %}
+        - {{ commit.message | upper_first }} ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ commit.id }}))
+    {% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog footer
+# footer = """
+# <!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+# """
+# remove the leading and trailing whitespace from the templates
+trim = true
+# postprocessors
+postprocessors = [
+    { pattern = '\$REPO', replace = "https://github.com/nodejsmith/otf-api" }, # replace repository URL
+]
+
+[git]
+# parse the commits based on https://www.conventionalcommits.org
+conventional_commits = true
+# filter out the commits that are not conventional
+filter_unconventional = false
+# process each line of a commit as an individual commit
+split_commits = false
+# regex for preprocessing the commit messages
+commit_preprocessors = [
+    # { pattern = '\((\w+\s)?#([0-9]+)\)', replace = "([#${2}](https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/issues/${2}))"}, # replace issue numbers
+]
+# regex for parsing and grouping commits
+commit_parsers = [
+    { message = "^feat", group = "Features" },
+    { message = "^fix", group = "Bug Fixes" },
+    { message = "^doc", group = "Documentation" },
+    { message = "^perf", group = "Performance" },
+    { message = "^refactor", group = "Refactoring" },
+    { message = "^style", group = "Style" },
+    { message = "^revert", group = "Revert" },
+    { message = "^test", group = "Tests" },
+    { message = "^chore\\(version\\):", skip = true },
+    { message = "^chore", group = "Miscellaneous Chores" },
+    { body = ".*security", group = "Security" },
+    { body = ".*", group = "Other (unconventional)" },
+]
+# protect breaking changes from being skipped due to matching a skipping commit_parser
+protect_breaking_commits = false
+# filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers
+filter_commits = false
+# regex for matching git tags
+tag_pattern = "v[0-9].*"
+# regex for skipping tags
+skip_tags = "v0.1.0-beta.1"
+# regex for ignoring tags
+ignore_tags = ""
+# sort the tags topologically
+topo_order = false
+# sort the commits inside sections by oldest/newest order
+sort_commits = "oldest"
+# limit the number of commits included in the changelog.
+# limit_commits = 42