feature request: option to filter commits by path

[privatenumber]

Feature request

I'd like the option to be able to pass in a directory path or glob to filter commits by. For example, if I pass in ./src/, it should only read commits that touch the ./src/ directory.

Why?

• Primarily, I think this would bring us one step closer to monorepo support. By running semantic-release in each sub-package with a commit-filter for its own directory, it would be able to determine whether to make a release for the subpackage.
• Secondarily, setting a filter to source files can add an extra layer of protection in a large codebase.
• Seems trivial to do

[bogaertg]

Hi,

I add the possibility to filter commit by path. I'm waiting for review from semantic-release team

#2315

[wojtiku]

I was able to achieve this result with this shareable configuration: https://github.com/folke/semantic-release-commit-filter