antsibull-changelog

v0.35.1 safe
4.0
Medium Risk

Changelog tool for Ansible-core and Ansible collections

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SAFE

The package presents a low risk with no signs of malicious intent or network/shell abuse beyond its intended functionality. The metadata risk slightly elevates concern due to the maintainer's incomplete profile, but overall, it appears safe.

  • No network calls detected
  • Shell execution for local command gathering, within expected functionality
  • No obfuscation or credential risks detected
  • Moderate metadata risk due to maintainer's incomplete profile
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected.
  • Shell: Shell execution is used for local command execution to gather information, which seems related to the package's functionality.
  • Obfuscation: No obfuscation patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Credentials: No credential harvesting patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Metadata: The maintainer has an incomplete profile and a new or inactive account, which could indicate a lower level of trustworthiness.

📦 Package Quality Overall: High (8.0/10)

✦ High Test Suite 9.0

Test suite present — 14 test file(s) found

  • 14 test file(s) detected (e.g. fixtures.py)
◈ Medium Documentation 7.0

Some documentation present

  • Documentation URL: "Documentation" -> https://docs.ansible.com/projects/antsibull-changelog/
  • Detailed PyPI description (5863 chars)
◈ Medium Contributing Guide 7.0

Some contribution signals present

  • Contributing link: "Code of Conduct" -> https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/community/c
  • Development Status classifier >= Beta
◈ Medium Type Annotations 7.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • Classifier: Typing :: Typed
  • Type checker (mypy / pyright / pytype) referenced in project
  • 286 type-annotated function signatures detected in source
✦ High Multiple Contributors 10.0

Active multi-contributor project

  • 5 unique contributor(s) across 100 commits in ansible-community/antsibull-changelog
  • Active community — 5 or more distinct contributors

🔬 Heuristic Checks

✓ Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

✓ Code Obfuscation

No obfuscation patterns detected

⚠ Shell / Subprocess Execution score 10.0

Found 5 shell execution pattern(s)

  • sion/) version := subprocess.run( # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check [ha
  • collection_name) output = subprocess.check_output(command) plugins_list = json.loads(output.decode("utf-8"
  • nd(plugin_names) output = subprocess.check_output(command) return json.loads(output.decode("utf-8")) def
  • , playbook_dir]) output = subprocess.check_output(command) return json.loads(output.decode("utf-8")) def
  • th, "--version"] output = subprocess.check_output(command).decode("utf-8") for regex in (r"^ansible-doc \[
✓ Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

✓ Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

✓ Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: mystile.com>

✓ Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

✓ Git Repository History

Repository ansible-community/antsibull-changelog appears legitimate

⚠ Maintainer History score 4.0

2 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author name is missing or very short
  • Author "" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
✓ Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with antsibull-changelog 
Create a Python-based mini-application that leverages the 'antsibull-changelog' package to generate, manage, and display changelogs for Ansible-core and Ansible collections. Your application should have the following functionalities:

1. **Changelog Generation**: Users should be able to input details about new releases of Ansible-core or specific collections. This includes version numbers, release dates, and a list of changes (bug fixes, new features, deprecations, etc.).
2. **Changelog Management**: Implement a feature that allows users to edit existing entries in the changelog, add notes to previous versions, or remove entries if necessary.
3. **Display Changelogs**: Develop a simple interface (command-line or GUI) where users can view the entire changelog for a specified Ansible collection or core module. The display should be well-organized, highlighting major updates and categorizing changes.
4. **Export Options**: Provide options for exporting the changelog data into different formats such as Markdown, HTML, or plain text files.
5. **Integration with Version Control Systems**: If possible, include functionality to automatically update the changelog file when changes are committed to a Git repository.
6. **User-Friendly Interface**: Ensure the application is easy to use, with clear instructions and error messages guiding users through the process.

To achieve these goals, you will utilize the 'antsibull-changelog' package to handle the core tasks of generating and managing changelogs. This involves calling the appropriate functions from the package to create new entries, modify existing ones, and retrieve information for display. Additionally, explore how to integrate your application with existing workflows used by Ansible developers and contributors.