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Label proposal

Flexo013 edited this page Jul 25, 2019 · 7 revisions

Proposed Issue Labels

New label Old label Description Changes/Reasoning
bug bug Issue concerns a bug.
level 1 level 1 A bug that causes minor damage: App is still usable, but minor features might not work. For example: #3139
level 2 A bug that causes major damage: App is barely usable, since major features are not working. For example: #3018
level 3 level 2 A bug that causes complete damage: App is entirely unusable. For example: #3100
discussion discussion Issue concerns a discussion.
funded on issuehunt Funded on IssueHunt Issue has received funding that will be rewarded to the contributor solving this issue. Capitals and removed duplicate
rewarded on issuehunt Rewarded on IssueHunt Issue has been resolved and a contributor has been rewarded. Capitals
duplicate duplicate Issue is a duplicate.
feature request feature request Issue is a new feature request.
improvement request improvement request Issue concerns an existing feature that needs improvement.
needs investigation investigating Issue requires further investigation to locate or narrow down the problem. Rephrased to be consistent
needs more info need more information Issue requires more information from the issue's reporter. Rephrased to be shorter
question question Issue concerns a question.
security issue security report Issue concerns Boostnote's security. Usually high priority.
ui/ux UI/UX Issue is related to UI/UX. Currently used for a big rewrite that is occurring. Description added
upstream issue upstream issues Issue cannot be fixed in Boostnote as the issue is caused by other external software. Removed plural
won't fix Won't Fix Issue will not be fixed. Capitals

Proposed Pull Request Labels

New label Old label Description Changes/Reasoning
approved approved Pull request has been approved by sufficient reviewers.
awaiting review Pull request is awaiting a review. Allows reviewers to easily find PRs
help wanted help wanted Pull request/issue requires extra help from the community. Check these out if you're new! Description should help newer people
needs extra review Need more review Pull request requires review from an additional reviewer.
under review in review Pull request is currently under review. Clearer wording

Labels to discuss

New label Old label Description Changes/Reasoning
awaiting changes in progress? Pull request has been reviewed, but contributor needs to make changes. This would introduce label spam, but could help with finding abandoned PRs.
refactor/rewrite Issue/PR concerning a code that should be rewritten to increase quality. Not used a lot right now, but could help with low priority backlog.