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diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..00d5478c4e --- /dev/null +++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Pull requests without a rationale and clear improvement may be closed +immediately. + +Please provide clear motivation for your patch and explain how it improves +Bitcoin Core user experience or Bitcoin Core developer experience +significantly. + +* Any test improvements or new tests that improve coverage are always welcome. +* All other changes should have accompanying unit tests (see `src/test/`) or + functional tests (see `test/`). Contributors should note which tests cover + modified code. If no tests exist for a region of modified code, new tests + should accompany the change. +* Bug fixes are most welcome when they come with steps to reproduce or an + explanation of the potential issue as well as reasoning for the way the bug + was fixed. +* Features are welcome, but might be rejected due to design or scope issues. + If a feature is based on a lot of dependencies, contributors should first + consider building the system outside of Bitcoin Core, if possible. +* Refactoring changes are only accepted if they are required for a feature or + bug fix or otherwise improve developer experience significantly. For example, + most "code style" refactoring changes require a thorough explanation why they + are useful, what downsides they have and why they *significantly* improve + developer experience or avoid serious programming bugs. Note that code style + is often a subjective matter. Unless they are explicitly mentioned to be + preferred in the [developer notes](/doc/developer-notes.md), stylistic code + changes are usually rejected. + +Bitcoin Core has a thorough review process and even the most trivial change +needs to pass a lot of eyes and requires non-zero or even substantial time +effort to review. There is a huge lack of active reviewers on the project, so +patches often sit for a long time. |