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diff --git a/doc/development/fe_guide/index.md b/doc/development/fe_guide/index.md index f963bffde37..e2a198f637f 100644 --- a/doc/development/fe_guide/index.md +++ b/doc/development/fe_guide/index.md @@ -27,6 +27,59 @@ For our currently-supported browsers, see our [requirements][requirements]. --- +## Development Process + +When you are assigned an issue please follow the next steps: + +### Divide a big feature into small Merge Requests +1. Big Merge Request are painful to review. In order to make this process easier we +must break a big feature into smaller ones and create a Merge Request for each step. +1. First step is to create a branch from `master`, let's call it `new-feature`. This branch +will be the recipient of all the smaller Merge Requests. Only this one will be merged to master. +1. Don't do any work on this one, let's keep it synced with master. +1. Create a new branch from `new-feature`, let's call it `new-feature-step-1`. We advise you +to clearly identify which step the branch represents. +1. Do the first part of the modifications in this branch. The target branch of this Merge Request +should be `new-feature`. +1. Once `new-feature-step-1` gets merged into `new-feature` we can continue our work. Create a new +branch from `new-feature`, let's call it `new-feature-step-2` and repeat the process done before. + +```shell +* master +|\ +| * new-feature +| |\ +| | * new-feature-step-1 +| |\ +| | * new-feature-step-2 +| |\ +| | * new-feature-step-3 +``` + +**Tips** +- Make sure `new-feature` branch is always synced with `master`: merge master frequently. +- Do the same for the feature branch you have opened. This can be accomplished by merging `master` into `new-feature` and `new-feature` into `new-feature-step-*` +- Avoid rewriting history. + +### Share your work early +1. Before writing code guarantee your vision of the architecture is aligned with +GitLab's architecture. +1. Add a diagram to the issue and ask a Frontend Architecture about it. + +  + +1. Don't take more than one week between starting work on a feature and +sharing a Merge Request with a reviewer or a maintainer. + +### Vue features +1. Follow the steps in [Vue.js Best Practices](vue.md) +1. Follow the style guide. +1. Only a handful of people are allowed to merge Vue related features. +Reach out to @jschatz, @iamphill, @fatihacet or @filipa early in this process. + + +--- + ## [Architecture](architecture.md) How we go about making fundamental design decisions in GitLab's frontend team or make changes to our frontend development guidelines. @@ -90,3 +143,13 @@ Our accessibility standards and resources. [scss-lint]: https://github.com/brigade/scss-lint [install]: ../../install/installation.md#4-node [requirements]: ../../install/requirements.md#supported-web-browsers + +--- + +## [DropLab](droplab/droplab.md) +Our internal `DropLab` dropdown library. + +* [DropLab](droplab/droplab.md) +* [Ajax plugin](droplab/plugins/ajax.md) +* [Filter plugin](droplab/plugins/filter.md) +* [InputSetter plugin](droplab/plugins/input_setter.md) |