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| author | Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me> | 2017-03-15 15:49:16 +0100 |
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| committer | Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me> | 2017-03-16 12:42:18 +0100 |
| commit | cecf7328700626c703f5a5c3ed8f1e7dc831107d (patch) | |
| tree | 2743bf13ce14665ca5f9ab976a135c4a8a5e1812 | |
| parent | 3735266d844465c33294983538928afbe3f2c080 (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-improve-mr-reviews-in-contributing.tar.gz | |
Improve the MR guidelines from the CONTRIBUTING guideimprove-mr-reviews-in-contributing
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Signed-off-by: Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me>
| -rw-r--r-- | CONTRIBUTING.md | 16 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index ae143c58290..923cdd8150c 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -307,9 +307,12 @@ request is as follows: organized commits by [squashing them][git-squash] 1. Push the commit(s) to your fork 1. Submit a merge request (MR) to the `master` branch -1. Leave the approvals settings as they are: - 1. Your merge request needs at least 1 approval - 1. You don't have to select any approvers + 1. Your merge request needs at least 1 approval but feel free to require more. + For instance if you're touching backend and frontend code, it's a good idea + to require 2 approvals: 1 from a backend maintainer and 1 from a frontend + maintainer + 1. You don't have to select any approvers, but you can if you really want + specific people to approve your merge request 1. The MR title should describe the change you want to make 1. The MR description should give a motive for your change and the method you used to achieve it. @@ -369,7 +372,7 @@ There are a few rules to get your merge request accepted: 1. If your merge request includes only frontend changes [^1], it must be **approved by a [frontend maintainer][team]**. 1. If your merge request includes frontend and backend changes [^1], it must - be approved by a frontend **and** a backend maintainer. + be **approved by a [frontend and a backend maintainer][team]**. 1. To lower the amount of merge requests maintainers need to review, you can ask or assign any [reviewers][team] for a first review. 1. If you need some guidance (e.g. it's your first merge request), feel free @@ -549,6 +552,5 @@ available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/1/0/](http://contributor [GitLab Inc engineering workflow]: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/workflow/#labelling-issues [polling-etag]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/development/polling.html -[^1]: Specs other than JavaScript specs are considered backend code. Haml - changes are considered backend code if they include Ruby code other than just - pure HTML. +[^1]: Please note that specs other than JavaScript specs are considered backend + code. |