1 files changed, 24 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/bin/changelog b/bin/changelog
index 9b60f53ce40..c047522465f 100755
--- a/bin/changelog
+++ b/bin/changelog
@@ -19,7 +19,22 @@ Options = Struct.new(
 )
 INVALID_TYPE = -1
 
+module ChangelogHelpers
+  def capture_stdout(cmd)
+    output = IO.popen(cmd, &:read)
+    fail_with "command failed: #{cmd.join(' ')}" unless $?.success?
+    output
+  end
+
+  def fail_with(message)
+    warn "\e[31merror\e[0m #{message}"
+    exit
+  end
+end
+
 class ChangelogOptionParser
+  extend ChangelogHelpers
+
   Type = Struct.new(:name, :description)
   TYPES = [
     Type.new('added', 'New feature'),
@@ -108,18 +123,20 @@ class ChangelogOptionParser
 
     def assert_valid_type!(type)
       unless type
-        $stderr.puts "Invalid category index, please select an index between 1 and #{TYPES.length}"
-        exit 1
+        warn "Invalid category index, please select an index between 1 and #{TYPES.length}"
+        exit
       end
     end
 
     def git_user_name
-      %x{git config user.name}.strip
+      capture_stdout(%w[git config user.name]).strip
     end
   end
 end
 
 class ChangelogEntry
+  include ChangelogHelpers
+
   attr_reader :options
 
   def initialize(options)
@@ -159,13 +176,9 @@ class ChangelogEntry
   end
 
   def amend_commit
-    %x{git add #{file_path}}
-    exec("git commit --amend")
-  end
+    fail_with "git add failed" unless system(*%W[git add #{file_path}])
 
-  def fail_with(message)
-    $stderr.puts "\e[31merror\e[0m #{message}"
-    exit 1
+    Kernel.exec(*%w[git commit --amend])
   end
 
   def assert_feature_branch!
@@ -203,7 +216,7 @@ class ChangelogEntry
   end
 
   def last_commit_subject
-    %x{git log --format="%s" -1}.strip
+    capture_stdout(%w[git log --format=%s -1]).strip
   end
 
   def file_path
@@ -225,7 +238,7 @@ class ChangelogEntry
   end
 
   def branch_name
-    @branch_name ||= %x{git symbolic-ref --short HEAD}.strip
+    @branch_name ||= capture_stdout(%w[git symbolic-ref --short HEAD]).strip
   end
 
   def remove_trailing_whitespace(yaml_content)