Function validate_unreleased_yamls

dev-tools/scripts/logchange.py:126–156

Run validate-changelog-yaml.py over changelog/unreleased/. Passes the folder path to the validator, which handles file discovery itself. Locates the validator relative to this script so it works regardless of cwd. If the validator cannot be found, logs a warning and returns True (procee

(git_root, dry_run=False)

def validate_unreleased_yamls(git_root, dry_run=False):
    """Run validate-changelog-yaml.py over changelog/unreleased/.

    Passes the folder path to the validator, which handles file discovery itself.
    Locates the validator relative to this script so it works regardless of cwd.
    If the validator cannot be found, logs a warning and returns True (proceed).
    Returns True if all files are valid (or nothing to validate), False otherwise.
    """
    unreleased_dir = git_root / "changelog" / "unreleased"
    if not unreleased_dir.exists():
        return True

    validator = Path(__file__).parent / "validate-changelog-yaml.py"
    if not validator.exists():
        print(f"  Warning: validator not found at {validator} — skipping YAML validation")
        return True

    print(f"\n[0] Validating changelog/unreleased/ with {validator.name}")
    if dry_run:
        print(f"  (dry-run) would run: {validator.name} {unreleased_dir}")
        return True

    result = subprocess.run(
        [sys.executable, str(validator), str(unreleased_dir)],
        cwd=git_root,
    )
    if result.returncode != 0:
        print("\nError: changelog YAML validation failed — please fix the issues and run again.",
              file=sys.stderr)
        return False
    return True


def ensure_unreleased_gitkeep(git_root, dry_run=False):