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Finishing Development Branch

Community Development
GitHub

Description

Standard process for completing Git development branches, ensuring code quality and merge readiness

Use Cases

  • Wrap-up work after feature development
  • Pre-merge code preparation
  • Ensure branch meets merge standards
  • Clean up temporary code and debug info
  • Update documentation and changelog

Core Capabilities

  • Code Cleanup: Remove debug code and temp comments
  • Test Verification: Ensure all tests pass
  • Documentation Update: Sync related docs
  • Change Records: Update CHANGELOG

Example

My feature/payment branch is complete, please help with pre-merge prep:
1. Check for leftover debug code
2. Confirm test coverage is complete
3. Generate change notes
4. Prepare PR description

Notes

  • Rebase to latest main branch before merge
  • Resolve all conflicts
  • Ensure CI checks pass
  • Get necessary code reviews

Applicable Roles

Developer

Tags

gitworkflowmerge