Add code quality review policy
This adds a new review policy which encourages tests for new features. As with everything, we'll continue to tune this based on feedback.
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* Assign issues only when in progress to indicate to others what can be picked
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* Assign issues only when in progress to indicate to others what can be picked
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## Code Quality
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In the past, we have occasionally written different kinds of tests for
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Element and the SDKs, but it hasn't been a consistent focus. Going forward, we'd
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like to change that.
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* For new features, code reviewers will expect some form of automated testing to
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be included by default
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* For bug fixes, regression tests are of course great to have, but we don't want
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to block fixes on this, so we won't require them at this time
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The above policy is not a strict rule, but instead it's meant to be a
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conversation between the author and reviewer. As an author, try to think about
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writing a test when making your next change. As a reviewer, try to think about
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how you might test the area of code you are reviewing. If the reviewer agrees
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it would be quite difficult to test some new feature, then it's okay for them to
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accept the change without tests for now, but we'd eventually like to be more
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strict about this further down the road.
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If you do spot areas that are quite hard to test today, please let us know in
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#element-dev:matrix.org. We can work on improving the app architecture and
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testing helpers so that future tests are easier for everyone to write, but we
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won't know which parts are difficult unless people shout when stumbling through
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them.
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We recognise that this testing policy will slow things down a bit, but overall
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it should encourage better long-term health of the app and give everyone more
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confidence when making changes as coverage increases over time.
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## Design and Product Review
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## Design and Product Review
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We want to ensure that all changes to Element fit with our design and product
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We want to ensure that all changes to Element fit with our design and product
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