Merge commit not ignore with ignore-commit-pattern "Merge.*" and --issue-pattern, --issue-url

[zoonderkins]

Im using this command npx auto-changelog --tag-prefix '' --issue-pattern "[A-Z]+-\d+" --issue-url 'https://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/{id}' --ignore-commit-pattern "^(Initial.*|Merge.*)"

The Merge pull request still exist, not ignored.

### Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are displayed in UTC.

Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).

#### [1.0.0-alpha3](https://github.com/ookangzheng/test-action-semantic-release/compare/1.0.0-alpha2...1.0.0-alpha3)

> 27 January 2021

- fix: SYG-121 bac [`#40`](https://github.com/ookangzheng/test-action-semantic-release/pull/40)
- Merge pull request #40 from ookangzheng/SYG-121 [`#SYG-121`](https://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-121) [`#SYG-121`](https://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-121)
- fix: SYG-121 bac [`#SYG-121`](https://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-121)

#### [1.0.0-alpha2](https://github.com/ookangzheng/test-action-semantic-release/compare/1.0.0-alpha1...1.0.0-alpha2)

> 27 January 2021

- fix: SYG-122 local.sh typo [`#39`](https://github.com/ookangzheng/test-action-semantic-release/pull/39)
- Merge pull request #39 from ookangzheng/SYG-122 [`#SYG-122`](https://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-122) [`#SYG-122`](https://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-122)
- fix: SYG-122 local.sh typo [`#SYG-122`](https://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-122)
- chore: UNRELEASE.md [`28a274c`](https://github.com/ookangzheng/test-action-semantic-release/commit/28a274c39607f13f00b6079aeada8726e64253b5)

#### [1.0.0-alpha1](https://github.com/ookangzheng/test-action-semantic-release/compare/1.0.0-alpha0...1.0.0-alpha1)

> 27 January 2021

- fix: SYG-123 typo [`#38`](https://github.com/ookangzheng/test-action-semantic-release/pull/38)
- Merge pull request #38 from ookangzheng/SYG-123 [`#SYG-123`](httx.ps://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-123) [`#SYG-123`](https://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-123)
- fix: SYG-123 typo [`#SYG-123`](https://xx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-123)

#### 1.0.0-alpha0

> 27 January 2021

- fix: SYG-123 init repo [`#SYG-123`](https://xxx.atlassian.net/browse/SYG-123)

[patrickp-at-work]

I can confirm this using v2.2.1

[wachunei]

It seems like it only applies the rule once and then dismisses next cases 🤔

[patrickp-at-work]

code pointer 8cbe121#diff-8a9e75ceda094dea287a7e30ba7948553094d32abff3336a67f834314200682a

not changed since then: https://github.com/cookpete/auto-changelog/blame/8cbe121e857b8d99361e65fa462d035610f741c9/src/commits.js

[mbacalan]

Hello @cookpete , are you aware of this issue? We have a lot of merge commits in our git log and having them all listed is really defeating the purpose of a changelog. :/

[cookpete]

@ookangzheng Your merge commits are appearing because they are being matched as an issue fix, because of the SYG-121 style issue numbers in the merge commit text.

Maybe try --issue-pattern "[^/]([A-Z]+-\d+)" which will not match issue codes with a / before it.

Everyone else – I need an actual example of what is going wrong in order to fix it.

[wachunei]

@cookpete Here's a quick example:

• git clone [email protected]:wachunei/directUC.git
• yarn install
• yarn run auto-changelog --ignore-commit-pattern "Bump" --starting-version v1.1.0 --stdout

You'll get a lost of entries with the Bump starting message

[cookpete]

Ah ok, in your case the bumps are merges, and being listed as merges in the changelog. --ignore-commit-pattern only applies to lists of commits (which appear below the lists of merges and fixes).

I guess it would make sense for --ignore-commit-pattern to apply to merge commits and fixes too? I'll look into it.