Update workflows, changelog and remove news from addon.xml

- Update make-release workflow
  - Changelog will be used to populate release details
  - Changelog entries to follow Github markdown formatting rules
  - addon.xml updates will preserve whitespace�  - news element in addon.xml will be populated from changelog without issue references
- Updated submit-release workflow
  - addon.xml updates will preserve whitespace
  - news element in addon.xml will be populated from changelog without issue references
    - news is also used for repository PRs as part of submit-release workflow�    - Github references either need to be removed or updated. Removed for simplicity

.github/workflows/make-release.yml

@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get Changelog
         id: changelog
         run: |
-          readarray -t changes < <(xmlstarlet sel -t -v '//news' -n addon.xml)
+          readarray -t changes < <(awk '/^## /{rel_num++} {if(rel_num==2){exit} if(rel_num==1){print}}' changelog.txt)
           echo "body<<${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           for change in "${changes[@]}"; do
               echo "${change}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           done
+          news=$(printf '%s\n' "${changes[@]}" | sed -E 's/ ?#[[:digit:]]+[., ]?//;s/\r//')
           echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         working-directory: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ jobs:
           mv .git ..
           rm -rf .??*
           rm *.md
+          news=$(awk '/^## /{rel_num++} {if(rel_num==2){exit} if(rel_num==1){print}}' changelog.txt | sed -E 's/ ?#[[:digit:]]+[., ]?//;s/\r//')
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/extension[@point="xbmc.addon.metadata"]/news' -v "${news:0:1500}" addon.xml
           version=$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v 'string(/addon/@version)' addon.xml)
           filename=${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${version}.zip
           cd ..
@@ -75,8 +78,10 @@ jobs:
           mv .git ..
           rm -rf .??*
           rm *.md
+          news=$(awk '/^## /{rel_num++} {if(rel_num==2){exit} if(rel_num==1){print}}' changelog.txt | sed -E 's/ ?#[[:digit:]]+[., ]?//;s/\r//')
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/extension[@point="xbmc.addon.metadata"]/news' -v "${news:0:1500}" addon.xml
           version=$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v 'string(/addon/@version)' addon.xml)
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/@version' -v "${version}+unofficial.1" addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/@version' -v "${version}+unofficial.1" addon.xml
           filename=${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${version}.unofficial.1.zip
           cd ..
           zip -r $filename ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
@@ -93,11 +98,13 @@ jobs:
           mv .git ..
           rm -rf .??*
           rm *.md
+          news=$(awk '/^## /{rel_num++} {if(rel_num==2){exit} if(rel_num==1){print}}' changelog.txt | sed -E 's/ ?#[[:digit:]]+[., ]?//;s/\r//')
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/extension[@point="xbmc.addon.metadata"]/news' -v "${news:0:1500}" addon.xml
           version=$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v 'string(/addon/@version)' addon.xml)
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/@version' -v "${version}+matrix.1" addon.xml
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="xbmc.python"]/@version' -v '3.0.0' addon.xml
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="inputstream.adaptive"]/@version' -v '19.0.0' addon.xml
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -d '/addon/requires/import[@addon="script.module.infotagger"]' addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/@version' -v "${version}+matrix.1" addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="xbmc.python"]/@version' -v '3.0.0' addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="inputstream.adaptive"]/@version' -v '19.0.0' addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -d '/addon/requires/import[@addon="script.module.infotagger"]' addon.xml
           filename=${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${version}.matrix.1.zip
           cd ..
           zip -r $filename ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
@@ -118,11 +125,13 @@ jobs:
           mv .git ..
           rm -rf .??*
           rm *.md
+          news=$(awk '/^## /{rel_num++} {if(rel_num==2){exit} if(rel_num==1){print}}' changelog.txt | sed -E 's/ ?#[[:digit:]]+[., ]?//;s/\r//')
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/extension[@point="xbmc.addon.metadata"]/news' -v "${news:0:1500}" addon.xml
           version=$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v 'string(/addon/@version)' addon.xml)
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/@version' -v "${version}+matrix.unofficial.1" addon.xml
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="xbmc.python"]/@version' -v '3.0.0' addon.xml
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="inputstream.adaptive"]/@version' -v '19.0.0' addon.xml
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -d '/addon/requires/import[@addon="script.module.infotagger"]' addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/@version' -v "${version}+matrix.unofficial.1" addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="xbmc.python"]/@version' -v '3.0.0' addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="inputstream.adaptive"]/@version' -v '19.0.0' addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -d '/addon/requires/import[@addon="script.module.infotagger"]' addon.xml
           filename=${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${version}.matrix.unofficial.1.zip
           cd ..
           zip -r $filename ${{ github.event.repository.name }}

.github/workflows/submit-release.yml

@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ jobs:
           rm *.md
           git add .
           git commit -m "Remove Unwanted Files"
+          news=$(awk '/^## /{rel_num++} {if(rel_num==2){exit} if(rel_num==1){print}}' changelog.txt | sed -E 's/ ?#[[:digit:]]+[., ]?//;s/\r//')
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/extension[@point="xbmc.addon.metadata"]/news' -v "${news:0:1500}" addon.xml
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Update news"
         working-directory: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
       - name: Submit to Official Repository (Nexus)
@@ -74,11 +78,17 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf .??*
           mv ../.git .
           rm *.md
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Remove Unwanted Files"
+          news=$(awk '/^## /{rel_num++} {if(rel_num==2){exit} if(rel_num==1){print}}' changelog.txt | sed -E 's/ ?#[[:digit:]]+[., ]?//;s/\r//')
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/extension[@point="xbmc.addon.metadata"]/news' -v "${news:0:1500}" addon.xml
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Update news"
           version=$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v 'string(/addon/@version)' addon.xml)
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/@version' -v "${version}+matrix.1" addon.xml
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="xbmc.python"]/@version' -v '3.0.0' addon.xml
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="inputstream.adaptive"]/@version' -v '19.0.0' addon.xml
-          xmlstarlet ed -L -d '/addon/requires/import[@addon="script.module.infotagger"]' addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/@version' -v "${version}+matrix.1" addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="xbmc.python"]/@version' -v '3.0.0' addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -u '/addon/requires/import[@addon="inputstream.adaptive"]/@version' -v '19.0.0' addon.xml
+          xmlstarlet ed -L -P -d '/addon/requires/import[@addon="script.module.infotagger"]' addon.xml
           git add .
           git commit -m "Kodi 19 Patch"
         working-directory: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}

addon.xml

@@ -16,40 +16,7 @@
         <provides>executable</provides>
     </extension>
     <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
-        <news>
-### New
-- Add display of extra video information (premieres, views, comments, likes) #18, #464, #503
-- Add support for Clips #450
-- Add ability to combine playlists #480
-- Add support for timestamps in links #502
-- Add initial support for higher bitrate streams #505
-- Add ability to limit video FPS at max resolution #539
-- Add local Watch Later and History for use when not logged in or custom playlist not set
-- Update main menu items:
-  - New Recommended videos (similar to YouTube home page, will use login if available)
-  - Old Recommended videos renamed to Related videos (requires local/remote history enabled)
-  - Popular right now renamed to Trending
-
-### Changed
-- Local history made optional and enabled by default
-- Existing user data will be lost due to changes in data format:
-  - Search, local history, and local watch later is stored per user
-  - Function and data cache will be wiped (will also become per user in future)
-- Disable OPUS audio by default #537
-
-### Fixed
-- Fix sharing links #115, #250, #538
-- Fix date and sorting issues #411, #425, #434
-- Fix issue with switching between H264/AV1 streams #532
-- Fix prompt for subtitles #534
-- Fix issues with corrupt user data #536
-- Fix issues with live streams #530, #540
-- Fix issues with loading large playlists #545
-- Fix Recommendations, Related Videos, and Auto-play next #508
-- Fix queuing from current playlist #549
-- Fix issues with randomising playlists #485
-- Workaround for crashes #113, #540
-        </news>
+        <news></news>
         <assets>
             <icon>resources/media/icon.png</icon>
             <fanart>resources/media/fanart.jpg</fanart>