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Priority labels are used to describe the impact and focus of the issue. Higher priority means it is more likely to find focus within the group.
| Priority | Label | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| priority | critical | Progress on this issue is critical to the group's forward progress. |
| priority | high | It is important for the group to resolve this issue soon. |
| priority | medium | This issue is important to resolve before the next release. |
| priority | low | This issue is "nice to have" for the next release, but could be deferred if time runs out. |
Type Labels
Type labels are labels the define the nature of the issue and/or the correction itself.
| Type | Label | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| type | editorial | The issue only involves wording and not normative content. |
| type | content | The issue involves normative content; resolution requires group consensus. |
| type | correction | The issue is fixing a recognized problem in the current version. |
| type | formatting | The issue involves fixing formatting. |
| type | figure | The issue involves a figure that it missing or needs to be revised. |
| type | admin | The issue is administrative and NOT about the deliverable. |
Status Labels
Status labels are labels that are used to help identify the current state of the issue, so that we may accurately classify the work to do on it.
| Status | Label | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| status | unassigned | The issue is new and has not yet been assigned to anyone. |
| status | in-progress | The issue has been assigned and work is in progress. |
| status | needs-review | A resolution (or concrete step forward) has been proposed and needs review. |
| status | blocked | Progress is currently blocked; the block should be explained in a comment. |
| status | on-hold | Progress is currently on hold; the reason should be explained in a comment. |
| status | deferred | Consensus has been reached that this issue can be deferred to a subsequent version. |
| status | abandoned | Consensus has been reached that this issue can be abandoned. |
| status | PR-needed | Consensus has been reached and this issue is now waiting for a PR to be submitted. |
| status | PR-in-progress | The issue is linked to a PR that is in progress |
| status | PR-completed | The issue is linked to a PR that is complete and waiting for review. |
| status | PR-accepted | The issue is linked to a PR that has been accepted and is waiting for merge. |
| status | PR-merged | The issue is linked to a PR that has been merged; this issue can now be closed. |
| status | status: last-call | The issue has been resolved by some other mechanism documented in the comments and is now in the 5-day last call. |
Attribution:
Originally written by Andor Kesselman for the TechArch repo (https://github.com/trustoverip/TechArch/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)