Add changelog validation workflow and update CHANGELOG with current changes

Co-authored-by: jmiller-moko <230051081+jmiller-moko@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/changelog-validation.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# This file is part of a Moko Consulting project.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+name: Changelog Validation
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'dev/**'
+      - 'rc/**'
+      - 'version/**'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  validate-changelog-entry:
+    name: Validate Changelog Entry
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      
+      - name: Check for changelog entry in PR description
+        id: check_changelog
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const prBody = context.payload.pull_request.body || '';
+            const prNumber = context.payload.pull_request.number;
+            const prAuthor = context.payload.pull_request.user.login;
+            
+            // Skip for automated PRs (e.g., Dependabot)
+            const automatedAuthors = ['dependabot[bot]', 'github-actions[bot]'];
+            if (automatedAuthors.includes(prAuthor)) {
+              console.log('Skipping changelog check for automated PR');
+              core.setOutput('has_entry', 'true');
+              core.setOutput('skip', 'true');
+              return;
+            }
+            
+            // Check if PR body contains changelog entry section
+            const changelogSection = prBody.match(/## Changelog Entry[\s\S]*?```markdown([\s\S]*?)```/);
+            
+            if (!changelogSection) {
+              console.log('No changelog entry section found in PR template');
+              core.setOutput('has_entry', 'false');
+              core.setOutput('skip', 'false');
+              return;
+            }
+            
+            const changelogContent = changelogSection[1].trim();
+            
+            // Check if changelog entry is not just the template placeholder
+            const isPlaceholder = changelogContent.includes('[Category]') || 
+                                  changelogContent.includes('Your changelog entry here') ||
+                                  changelogContent.length < 20;
+            
+            if (isPlaceholder) {
+              console.log('Changelog entry appears to be placeholder text');
+              core.setOutput('has_entry', 'false');
+              core.setOutput('skip', 'false');
+              return;
+            }
+            
+            // Validate that it contains a category
+            const validCategories = ['Added', 'Changed', 'Deprecated', 'Removed', 'Fixed', 'Security'];
+            const hasValidCategory = validCategories.some(cat => changelogContent.includes(`### ${cat}`));
+            
+            if (!hasValidCategory) {
+              console.log('Changelog entry does not contain a valid category');
+              core.setOutput('has_entry', 'false');
+              core.setOutput('skip', 'false');
+              core.setOutput('reason', 'missing_category');
+              return;
+            }
+            
+            console.log('Valid changelog entry found');
+            core.setOutput('has_entry', 'true');
+            core.setOutput('skip', 'false');
+            core.setOutput('entry', changelogContent);
+      
+      - name: Comment on PR if changelog entry is missing
+        if: steps.check_changelog.outputs.has_entry == 'false' && steps.check_changelog.outputs.skip == 'false'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const reason = '${{ steps.check_changelog.outputs.reason }}';
+            let message = '## ⚠️ Changelog Entry Required\n\n';
+            
+            if (reason === 'missing_category') {
+              message += 'Your PR includes a changelog entry, but it does not contain a valid category.\n\n';
+            } else {
+              message += 'This PR is missing a changelog entry or contains only placeholder text.\n\n';
+            }
+            
+            message += 'Please add a changelog entry in the "Changelog Entry" section of the PR description.\n\n';
+            message += '### Valid Categories\n';
+            message += '- **Added** - New features or files\n';
+            message += '- **Changed** - Modifications to existing functionality\n';
+            message += '- **Deprecated** - Features marked for future removal\n';
+            message += '- **Removed** - Deleted features or files\n';
+            message += '- **Fixed** - Bug fixes\n';
+            message += '- **Security** - Security-related changes\n\n';
+            message += '### Example\n';
+            message += '```markdown\n';
+            message += '### Added\n';
+            message += '- New feature description (#' + context.payload.pull_request.number + ')\n\n';
+            message += '### Changed\n';
+            message += '- Modified behavior description (#' + context.payload.pull_request.number + ')\n';
+            message += '```\n\n';
+            message += 'See [CHANGELOG_PROCESS.md](https://github.com/mokoconsulting-tech/moko-cassiopeia/blob/main/docs/CHANGELOG_PROCESS.md) for detailed guidelines.';
+            
+            // Check if we already commented
+            const comments = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number
+            });
+            
+            const botComment = comments.data.find(comment => 
+              comment.user.login === 'github-actions[bot]' && 
+              comment.body.includes('Changelog Entry Required')
+            );
+            
+            if (botComment) {
+              // Update existing comment
+              await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                comment_id: botComment.id,
+                body: message
+              });
+            } else {
+              // Create new comment
+              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+                body: message
+              });
+            }
+      
+      - name: Add label if changelog is missing
+        if: steps.check_changelog.outputs.has_entry == 'false' && steps.check_changelog.outputs.skip == 'false'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          script: |
+            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+              labels: ['needs-changelog']
+            });
+      
+      - name: Remove label if changelog is present
+        if: steps.check_changelog.outputs.has_entry == 'true' && steps.check_changelog.outputs.skip == 'false'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          script: |
+            try {
+              await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+                name: 'needs-changelog'
+              });
+            } catch (error) {
+              // Label might not exist, that's okay
+              console.log('Label does not exist or already removed');
+            }
+      
+      - name: Set status
+        if: steps.check_changelog.outputs.skip == 'false'
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.check_changelog.outputs.has_entry }}" == "true" ]; then
+            echo "✅ Changelog entry found and validated"
+            exit 0
+          else
+            echo "❌ Changelog entry is missing or invalid"
+            echo "Please add a changelog entry to your PR description"
+            exit 1
+          fi

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@
 
 # Changelog — Moko-Cassiopeia (VERSION: 03.06.00)
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- PR-based changelog process with comprehensive documentation (#66)
+  - Created CHANGELOG_PROCESS.md guide with detailed workflow
+  - Added changelog entry section to PR template
+  - Integrated changelog guidance into CONTRIBUTING.md and WORKFLOW_GUIDE.md
+
+### Changed
+- Updated roadmap documentation based on current open pull requests (#66)
+- Added document generation system as planned feature (#66)
+- Synchronized roadmap version timeline with active development branches (#66)
+
 ## [03.06.00] 2026-01-28
 ### Changed
 - Updated version to 03.06.00 across all files