Config location separate from directory containing news file and fragments

docs/cli.rst

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ The following options can be passed to all of the commands that explained below:
 
 .. option:: --dir PATH
 
-   Build fragment in ``PATH``.
+   The command is executed relative to ``PATH``.
+   For instance with the default config news fragments are checked and added in ``PATH/newsfragments`` and the news file is built in ``PATH/NEWS.rst``.
 
    Default: current directory.
 

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ Top level keys
     The directory storing your news fragments.
 
     For Python projects that provide a ``package`` key, the default is a ``newsfragments`` directory within the package.
-    Otherwise the default is a ``newsfragments`` directory relative to the configuration file.
+    Otherwise the default is a ``newsfragments`` directory relative to either the directory passed as ``--dir`` or (by default) the configuration file.
 
 ``filename``
     The filename of your news file.
 
     ``"NEWS.rst"`` by default.
+    Its location is determined the same way as the location of the directory storing the news fragments.
 
 ``template``
     Path to the template for generating the news file.

docs/index.rst

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Narrative
 
    tutorial
    markdown
+   monorepo
 
 
 Reference

docs/monorepo.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+Multiple Projects Share One Config (Monorepo)
+=============================================
+
+Several projects may have independent release notes with the same format.
+For instance packages in a monorepo.
+Here's how you can use towncrier to set this up.
+
+Below is a minimal example:
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+  repo
+  ├── project_a
+  │   ├── newsfragments
+  │   │   └── 123.added
+  │   ├── project_a
+  │   │   └── __init__.py
+  │   └── NEWS.rst
+  ├── project_b
+  │   ├── newsfragments
+  │   │   └── 120.bugfix
+  │   ├── project_b
+  │   │   └── __init__.py
+  │   └── NEWS.rst
+  └── towncrier.toml
+
+The ``towncrier.toml`` looks like this:
+
+.. code-block:: toml
+
+  [tool.towncrier]
+  # It's important to keep these config fields empty
+  # because we have more than one package/name to manage.
+  package = ""
+  name = ""
+
+Now to add a fragment:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   towncrier create --config towncrier.toml --dir project_a  124.added
+
+This should create a file at ``project_a/newsfragments/124.added``.
+
+To build the news file for the same project:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   towncrier build --config towncrier.toml --dir project_a --version 1.5
+
+Note that we must explicitly pass ``--version``, there is no other way to get the version number.
+The ``towncrier.toml`` can only contain one version number and the ``package`` field is of no use for the same reason.

src/towncrier/build.py

@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ def __main(
     click.echo("Finding news fragments...", err=to_err)
 
     if config.directory is not None:
-        fragment_base_directory = os.path.abspath(config.directory)
+        fragment_base_directory = os.path.abspath(
+            os.path.join(base_directory, config.directory)
+        )
         fragment_directory = None
     else:
         fragment_base_directory = os.path.abspath(

src/towncrier/check.py

@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ def __main(
         )
         sys.exit(0)
 
-    files = {
-        os.path.normpath(os.path.join(base_directory, path)) for path in files_changed
-    }
+    files = {os.path.abspath(path) for path in files_changed}
 
     click.echo("Looking at these files:")
     click.echo("----")
@@ -109,7 +107,9 @@ def __main(
         sys.exit(0)
 
     if config.directory:
-        fragment_base_directory = os.path.abspath(config.directory)
+        fragment_base_directory = os.path.abspath(
+            os.path.join(base_directory, config.directory)
+        )
         fragment_directory = None
     else:
         fragment_base_directory = os.path.abspath(
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def __main(
         fragment_directory = "newsfragments"
 
     fragments = {
-        os.path.normpath(path)
+        os.path.abspath(path)
         for path in find_fragments(
             fragment_base_directory,
             config.sections,

src/towncrier/newsfragments/548.feature

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Initial support was added for monorepo-style setup.
+One project with multiple independent news files stored in separate sub-directories, that share the same towncrier config.

src/towncrier/test/test_build.py

@@ -145,6 +145,33 @@ def test_in_different_dir_config_option(self, runner):
         self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code)
         self.assertTrue((project_dir / "NEWS.rst").exists())
 
+    @with_isolated_runner
+    def test_in_different_dir_with_nondefault_newsfragments_directory(self, runner):
+        """
+        Using the `--dir` CLI argument, the NEWS file can
+        be generated in a sub-directory from fragments
+        that are relatives to that sub-directory.
+
+        The path passed to `--dir` becomes the
+        working directory.
+        """
+        Path("pyproject.toml").write_text(
+            "[tool.towncrier]\n" + 'directory = "changelog.d"\n'
+        )
+        Path("foo/foo").mkdir(parents=True)
+        Path("foo/foo/__init__.py").write_text("")
+        Path("foo/changelog.d").mkdir()
+        Path("foo/changelog.d/123.feature").write_text("Adds levitation")
+        self.assertFalse(Path("foo/NEWS.rst").exists())
+
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            ("--yes", "--config", "pyproject.toml", "--dir", "foo", "--version", "1.0"),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code)
+        self.assertTrue(Path("foo/NEWS.rst").exists())
+
     @with_isolated_runner
     def test_no_newsfragment_directory(self, runner):
         """

src/towncrier/test/test_check.py

@@ -297,3 +297,101 @@ def test_get_default_compare_branch_fallback(self):
 
         self.assertEqual("origin/master", branch)
         self.assertTrue(w[0].message.args[0].startswith('Using "origin/master'))
+
+    @with_isolated_runner
+    def test_in_different_dir_with_nondefault_newsfragments_directory(self, runner):
+        """
+        It can check the fragments located in a sub-directory
+        that is specified using the `--dir` CLI argument.
+        """
+        main_branch = "main"
+        Path("pyproject.toml").write_text(
+            # Important to customize `config.directory` because the default
+            # already supports this scenario.
+            "[tool.towncrier]\n"
+            + 'directory = "changelog.d"\n'
+        )
+        subproject1 = Path("foo")
+        (subproject1 / "foo").mkdir(parents=True)
+        (subproject1 / "foo/__init__.py").write_text("")
+        (subproject1 / "changelog.d").mkdir(parents=True)
+        (subproject1 / "changelog.d/123.feature").write_text("Adds levitation")
+        initial_commit(branch=main_branch)
+        call(["git", "checkout", "-b", "otherbranch"])
+
+        # We add a code change but forget to add a news fragment.
+        write(subproject1 / "foo/somefile.py", "import os")
+        commit("add a file")
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            towncrier_check,
+            (
+                "--config",
+                "pyproject.toml",
+                "--dir",
+                str(subproject1),
+                "--compare-with",
+                "main",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, result.exit_code)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            result.output.endswith("No new newsfragments found on this branch.\n")
+        )
+
+        # We add the news fragment.
+        fragment_path = (subproject1 / "changelog.d/124.feature").absolute()
+        write(fragment_path, "Adds gravity back")
+        commit("add a newsfragment")
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            towncrier_check,
+            ("--config", "pyproject.toml", "--dir", "foo", "--compare-with", "main"),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code, result.output)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            result.output.endswith("Found:\n1. " + str(fragment_path) + "\n"),
+            (result.output, str(fragment_path)),
+        )
+
+        # We add a change in a different subproject without a news fragment.
+        # Checking subproject1 should pass.
+        subproject2 = Path("bar")
+        (subproject2 / "bar").mkdir(parents=True)
+        (subproject2 / "changelog.d").mkdir(parents=True)
+        write(subproject2 / "bar/somefile.py", "import os")
+        commit("add a file")
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            towncrier_check,
+            (
+                "--config",
+                "pyproject.toml",
+                "--dir",
+                subproject1,
+                "--compare-with",
+                "main",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code, result.output)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            result.output.endswith("Found:\n1. " + str(fragment_path) + "\n"),
+            (result.output, str(fragment_path)),
+        )
+
+        # Checking subproject2 should result in an error.
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            towncrier_check,
+            (
+                "--config",
+                "pyproject.toml",
+                "--dir",
+                subproject2,
+                "--compare-with",
+                "main",
+            ),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(1, result.exit_code)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            result.output.endswith("No new newsfragments found on this branch.\n")
+        )

src/towncrier/test/test_create.py

@@ -249,3 +249,37 @@ def test_create_orphan_fragment_custom_prefix(self, runner: CliRunner):
         self.assertEqual(len(change.stem), 11)
         # Check the remainder are all hex characters.
         self.assertTrue(all(c in string.hexdigits for c in change.stem[3:]))
+
+    @with_isolated_runner
+    def test_in_different_dir_with_nondefault_newsfragments_directory(self, runner):
+        """
+        When the `--dir` CLI argument is passed,
+        it will create a new file in directory that is
+        created by combining the `--dir` value
+        with the `directory` option from the configuration
+        file.
+        """
+        Path("pyproject.toml").write_text(
+            # Important to customize `config.directory` because the default
+            # already supports this scenario.
+            "[tool.towncrier]\n"
+            + 'directory = "changelog.d"\n'
+        )
+        Path("foo/foo").mkdir(parents=True)
+        Path("foo/foo/__init__.py").write_text("")
+
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            _main,
+            (
+                "--config",
+                "pyproject.toml",
+                "--dir",
+                "foo",
+                "--content",
+                "Adds levitation.",
+                "123.feature",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code)
+        self.assertTrue(Path("foo/changelog.d/123.feature").exists())