Add PR label blockers to changelog creation

config/changelog.yml.example

@@ -76,3 +76,17 @@ label_to_areas:
   # "area:index": index-management
   # "area:multiple": "search, security"  # Multiple areas comma-separated
 
+# Product-specific label blockers (optional)
+# Maps product IDs to lists of pull request labels that prevent changelog creation for that product
+# If you run the changelog add command with the --prs option and a PR has any of these labels, the changelog is not created
+# Product IDs can be comma-separated to share the same list of labels across multiple products
+add_blockers:
+  # Example: Skip changelog creation for elasticsearch product when PR has these labels
+  # elasticsearch:
+  #   - ">non-issue"
+  #   - ">test"
+  #   - ">refactoring"
+  # Example: Share the same blockers across multiple products using comma-separated product IDs
+  # elasticsearch, cloud-serverless:
+  #   - ">non-issue"
+

docs-builder.slnx

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     <Project Path="tests/Elastic.Documentation.LegacyDocs.Tests/Elastic.Documentation.LegacyDocs.Tests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Navigation.Tests/Navigation.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="tests/Elastic.Documentation.Services.Tests/Elastic.Documentation.Services.Tests.csproj" />
   </Folder>
   <Project Path=".github/.github.csproj">
     <Build Project="false" />

docs/cli/index.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ These commands can be roughly grouped into four main categories
 - [Documentation Set commands](#documentation-set-commands)
 - [Link commands](#link-commands)
 - [Assembler commands](#assembler-commands)
-- [Release doc commands](#release-doc-commands)
+- [Changelog commands](#changelog-commands)
 
 ### Global options 
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Assembler builds bring together all isolated documentation set builds and turn t
 
 [See available CLI commands for assembler](assembler/index.md)
 
-## Release doc commands
+## Changelog commands
 
 Commands that pertain to creating and publishing product release documentation.
 

docs/cli/release/changelog-add.md

@@ -50,10 +50,16 @@ docs-builder changelog add [options...] [-h|--help]
 :   The valid product identifiers are listed in [products.yml](https://github.com/elastic/docs-builder/blob/main/config/products.yml).
 :   The valid lifecycles are listed in [ChangelogConfiguration.cs](https://github.com/elastic/docs-builder/blob/main/src/services/Elastic.Documentation.Services/Changelog/ChangelogConfiguration.cs).
 
-`--pr <string?>`
-:   Optional: Pull request URL or number (if `--owner` and `--repo` are provided).
+`--prs <string[]?>`
+:   Optional: Pull request URLs or numbers (comma-separated), or a path to a newline-delimited file containing PR URLs or numbers. Can be specified multiple times.
+:   Each occurrence can be either comma-separated PRs (e.g., `--prs "https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123,6789"`) or a file path (e.g., `--prs /path/to/file.txt`).
+:   When specifying PRs directly, provide comma-separated values.
+:   When specifying a file path, provide a single value that points to a newline-delimited file.
+:   If `--owner` and `--repo` are provided, PR numbers can be used instead of URLs.
 :   If specified, `--title` can be derived from the PR.
 :   If mappings are configured, `--areas` and `--type` can also be derived from the PR.
+:   Creates one changelog file per PR.
+:   If `add_blockers` are configured in the changelog configuration file and a PR has a blocking label for any product in `--products`, that PR is skipped and no changelog file is created for it.
 
 `--repo <string?>`
 :   Optional: GitHub repository name (used when `--pr` is just a number).

docs/cli/release/index.md

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 ---
-navigation_title: "release"
+navigation_title: "changelog"
 ---
 
-# Release doc commands
+# Changelog commands
 
 These commands are associated with product release documentation.
 
-## Changelog commands
-
 - [changelog add](changelog-add.md) - Create a changelog file

src/services/Elastic.Documentation.Services/Changelog/ChangelogConfiguration.cs

@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ public class ChangelogConfiguration
 	/// </summary>
 	public Dictionary<string, string>? LabelToAreas { get; set; }
 
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Product-specific label blocking configuration
+	/// Maps product IDs to lists of labels that should prevent changelog creation for that product
+	/// Keys can be comma-separated product IDs to share the same list of labels across multiple products
+	/// </summary>
+	public Dictionary<string, List<string>>? AddBlockers { get; set; }
+
 	public static ChangelogConfiguration Default => new();
 }
 

src/services/Elastic.Documentation.Services/Changelog/ChangelogInput.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class ChangelogInput
 	public required List<ProductInfo> Products { get; set; }
 	public string? Subtype { get; set; }
 	public string[] Areas { get; set; } = [];
-	public string? Pr { get; set; }
+	public string[]? Prs { get; set; }
 	public string? Owner { get; set; }
 	public string? Repo { get; set; }
 	public string[] Issues { get; set; } = [];