Big CHANGELOG Refactor

[brettpac]

✅ SMACC2 Changelog Refactoring - COMPLETE

Final Results

Overall Reduction: 138,557 → 19,045 lines (86.2% reduction)

What Was Fixed

1. All Inaccurate Changelogs Corrected

Seven packages had copied old changelogs showing 2020-2022 history despite being created in September-October 2025:

New cl_ Client Libraries:*

• cl_keyboard (created 2025-09-16)
• cl_moveit2z (created 2025-10-25)
• cl_ros2_timer (created 2025-09-14)
• cl_nav2z (created 2025-09-16)

Cloned State Machines:

• sm_panda_cl_moveit2z_cb_inventory ← cloned from sm_panda_moveit2z_cb_inventory
• sm_cl_ros2_timer_unit_test_1 ← cloned from sm_atomic
• sm_cl_keyboard_unit_test_1 ← cloned from sm_cl_ros2_timer_unit_test_1

✅ All now have accurate changelogs starting from their actual creation dates with context notes explaining their lineage.

2. Package Lineage Documentation

sm_atomic
└─> sm_cl_ros2_timer_unit_test_1 (clone for cl_ros2_timer testing)
└─> sm_cl_keyboard_unit_test_1 (clone for cl_keyboard testing)

sm_panda_moveit2z_cb_inventory
└─> sm_panda_cl_moveit2z_cb_inventory (refactored for cl_moveit2z)

keyboard_client → cl_keyboard (deprecated → refactored)
moveit2z_client → cl_moveit2z (deprecated → refactored)
ros_timer_client → cl_ros2_timer (deprecated → refactored)
nav2z_client → cl_nav2z (deprecated → refactored)

3. REP-0132 Compliance

• ✅ 0 Section_ violations
• ✅ 0 code block violations
• ✅ All version headers have timestamps
• ✅ Proper RST formatting throughout

4. Preserved Everything Important

• All meaningful features with issue numbers
• Critical bug fixes (Why is client behavior's OnExit always called twice when exiting a state #556, Fix/double finishing #558 double onExit)
• Architecture refactoring milestones
• ROS distro migration notes
• Contributor attribution
• Historical context for developers and Claude

Files Modified

• Total packages refactored: 30
• New accurate changelogs: 7 (4 cl_* clients + 3 cloned SMs)
• Deprecated packages cleaned: 4
• Other packages cleaned: 19

Impact

✅ Fully resolves Issue #577✅ Satisfies all tfoote's requirements✅ ROS buildfarm compatible✅ Accurate package history for all packages✅ Clear lineage documentation