Python-amazon-sp-api

Changes Relevant to End-Users
- **Configuration Enhancement**: Made the TTL (Time-To-Live) for authentication cache configurable via the `SP_API_AUTH_CACHE_TTL` environment variable. This allows users to customize the cache duration according to their needs, providing greater flexibility in managing token lifetimes.

Internal Changes
- No internal changes were made in this version.

Mermaid Diagram Representation

mermaid
graph TD;
A[Authentication Cache] -->|TTL Configurable| B[Environment Variable];


These changes allow users to better manage their authentication cache settings, enhancing the adaptability of the library to different operational requirements.

Internal Changes
- Enhanced the changelog generation script to include mermaid diagrams for visual representation of changes.
- Increased the `max_tokens` parameter for OpenAI API calls from 500 to 750 to allow for more detailed changelog entries.

Mermaid Diagram Representation

mermaid
graph TD;
A[Changelog Generation Script] -->|Updated| B[Include Mermaid Diagrams];
A -->|Increased| C[Max Tokens for API Calls];


These changes improve the clarity and detail of the changelog entries, providing better insights into updates and modifications.

Internal Changes
- Updated the dependabot configuration to check for updates daily instead of weekly.
- Modified the GitHub Actions workflow to exclude dependabot from triggering certain steps, ensuring that version increments and changelog updates are only performed by human contributors.

Internal Changes

- Updated the version number to 1.8.17 in the `__version__.py` file.
- Changed the Dependabot update schedule from daily to weekly in `.github/dependabot.yml` for better management of dependency updates.

Internal Changes

- Updated the `generate_changelog.py` script to remove backticks from the generated changelog entry, ensuring cleaner formatting.
- Bumped the version number to 1.8.16 in the `__version__.py` file.

Internal Changes

- Improved the GitHub Actions workflow for version increments:
- The changelog entry is now written to a temporary file before being appended to the existing `CHANGELOG.md`, ensuring a cleaner update process.
- Enhanced the method for setting the output of the changelog entry in the workflow, replacing the deprecated `set-output` command with a more robust approach.
- Updated the `generate_changelog.py` script to ensure the changelog entry generation process adheres to the latest guidelines, specifically excluding dates and release status from entries.