Template for interTwin repositories

This repository is to be used as a repository template for creating a new interTwin repository, and is aiming at being a clean basis promoting currently accepted good practices.

It includes:

• License information
• Copyright and author information
• Code of conduct and contribution guidelines
• Templates for PR and issues
• Code owners file for automatic assignment of PR reviewers
• GitHub actions workflows for linting and checking links

Content is based on:

• Contributor Covenant
• Semantic Versioning
• Chef Cookbook Contributing Guide

GitHub repository management rules

All changes should go through Pull Requests.

Merge management

• Only squash should be enforced in the repository settings.
• Update commit message for the squashed commits as needed.

Protection on main branch

To be configured on the repository settings.

• Require pull request reviews before merging
  • Dismiss stale pull request approvals when new commits are pushed
  • Require review from Code Owners
• Require status checks to pass before merging
  • GitHub actions if available
  • Other checks as available and relevant
  • Require branches to be up to date before merging
• Include administrators