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# Branching and Code Review Process
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This document outlines the guidelines and expectations for effective code branching, review, and merging within a regulated Azure DevOps environment. Emphasis is placed on the four-eyes principle and traceability of changes.
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## Traceability
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- Utilize Azure Boards for work item tracking, linking commits and PRs to their respective items.
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- Enforce policies in Azure Repos to require reviews, approvals, optionally linked work items for merges.
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- Use annotations in your code for significant changes, providing explanations and linking back to documentation or specs.
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## Create a Branch
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- Create branches under subfolders aligned with their purpose (`new`, `update`, `fix`, `delete`) following the semantic versioning linked with release notes documentation.
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- Use descriptive branch names that reflect the feature or fix.
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## Apply Changes
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- Commit changes regularly with clear, concise messages that follow semantic versioning.
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- Include work item or issue numbers in commit messages for traceability.
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## Manual Testing
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- Perform local linting to ensure code quality.
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- Preview changes locally, especially for UI-related updates.
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- Run unit tests and ensure they pass before pushing code.
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## Create a Pull Request
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- Rebase your branch on the latest main branch to simplify the review process and prevent conflicts.
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- Ensure your PR description is detailed, linking back to any related work items or issues for context.
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- Tag relevant team members for review and set a deadline if necessary.
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## Automated Testing
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- Optional part, automated tests can be defined within a pipeline that is triggered automnatcally when a Pull Request is created.
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- Ensure all automated tests pass, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
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- Check for code coverage and ensure it meets the project's standards.
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## Review a Pull Request
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- Focus on maintainability, readability, and scalability of the code.
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- Ensure new code adheres to project standards and integrates well with existing codebase.
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- Provide constructive feedback, highlighting both strengths and areas for improvement.
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## Merge a Pull Request
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- Ensure all PR checks pass (build, test pipelines, and any additional checks your team requires).
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- Only merge after at least one other team member has approved the changes.
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- Upon merging, the main branch triggers a CI/CD pipeline to deploy changes to a staging environment for further testing.
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## Post-Merge
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- Delete the feature branch to keep the repository clean and manageable.
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- Update any project tracking tools to reflect the completion of tasks.
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- Review deployment results and ensure no issues in the staging environment before promoting to production.
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