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@ -39,21 +39,23 @@ We are open to third-party pull requests provided they follow [KISS design princ
Adhering `KISS` principle simplifies the resulting code and architecture, so it can be reviewed, understood and debugged by wider audience. Adhering `KISS` principle simplifies the resulting code and architecture, so it can be reviewed, understood and debugged by wider audience.
Before sending a pull request to [VictoriaMetrics repository](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/) please check the following: Before sending a pull request to [VictoriaMetrics repository](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/) please make sure it **conforms all** the following checks:
- [ ] The pull request contains clear description of the change, with links to the related GitHub issues and [docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/), if needed. - The pull request contains clear description of the change, with links to the related GitHub issues and [docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/), if needed.
- [ ] Commit messages contain concise yet clear descriptions. Include links to related GitHub issues in commit messages, if such issues exist. - Commit messages contain concise yet clear descriptions. Include links to related GitHub issues in commit messages, if such issues exist.
- [ ] All the commits are signed and include `Signed-off-by` line. Use `git commit -s` to include `Signed-off-by` your commits. - All the commits are signed and include `Signed-off-by` line. Use `git commit -s` to include `Signed-off-by` your commits.
See this [doc](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work) about how to sign your commits. See this [doc](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work) about how to sign your commits.
- [ ] Tests are passing locally. Use `make test` to run all tests locally. - Tests are passing locally. Use `make test` to run all tests locally.
- [ ] Linting is passing locally. Use `make check-all` to run all linters locally. - Linting is passing locally. Use `make check-all` to run all linters locally.
- [ ] If the change fixes some bug, it would be great to cover it by [tests](https://pkg.go.dev/testing) (if it isn't covered yet by existsing tests). - If the change fixes some bug, it would be great to cover it by [tests](https://pkg.go.dev/testing) (if it isn't covered yet by existsing tests).
- [ ] If the change improves pefromance or reduces resource usage, then it would be great to add [benchmarks](https://pkg.go.dev/testing#hdr-Benchmarks) - If the change improves pefromance or reduces resource usage, then it would be great to add [benchmarks](https://pkg.go.dev/testing#hdr-Benchmarks)
and mention benchmark results before and after the change in the description to the pull request. and mention benchmark results before and after the change in the description to the pull request.
- If the change implements some specifics or uses some APIs, then please provide permanent links to these specs and APIs directly in the relevant source code,
in order to simplify further maintenance of the code.
Further checks are optional for External Contributions: Further checks are optional for External Contributions:
- [ ] The change is described in **clear user-readable** form at [docs/CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/docs/CHANGELOG.md), - The change is described in **clear user-readable** form at [docs/CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/docs/CHANGELOG.md),
since it is read by **VictoriaMetrics users** who may not know implementation details of VictoriaMetrics products. The change description must **clearly** answer the following questions: since it is read by **VictoriaMetrics users** who may not know implementation details of VictoriaMetrics products. The change description must **clearly** answer the following questions:
- What does this change do? - What does this change do?
- Why this change is needed? - Why this change is needed?
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- Provide a link to the related GitHub issue or pull request. - Provide a link to the related GitHub issue or pull request.
- Provide a link to the relevant documentation if the change modifies user-visible behaviour of VictoriaMetrics producs. - Provide a link to the relevant documentation if the change modifies user-visible behaviour of VictoriaMetrics producs.
- [ ] After your pull request is merged, please add a message to the issue with instructions for how to test the fix or try the feature you added before the new release. - After your pull request is merged, please add a message to the issue with instructions for how to test the fix or try the feature you added before the new release.
[Here is an example](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/4048#issuecomment-1546453726). [Here is an example](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/4048#issuecomment-1546453726).
- [ ] Do not close the original issue before the change is released. Please note, in some cases Github can automatically closes the issue once PR is merged. Re-open the issue in such case. - Do not close the original issue before the change is released. Please note, in some cases Github can automatically closes the issue once PR is merged. Re-open the issue in such case.
- [ ] If the change introduces a new feature, this feature must be documented in **user-readable** form at the appropriate parts of [VictoriaMetrics docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/). - If the change introduces a new feature, this feature must be documented in **user-readable** form at the appropriate parts of [VictoriaMetrics docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/).
The docs' sources are located in the [`docs` folder](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/tree/master/docs). The docs' sources are located in the [`docs` folder](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/tree/master/docs).
Examples of good changelog messages: Examples of good changelog messages:
1. FEATURE: [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent/): add support for [VictoriaMetrics remote write protocol](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent/#victoriametrics-remote-write-protocol) when [sending / receiving data to / from Kafka](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent/#kafka-integration). This protocol allows saving egress network bandwidth costs when sending data from `vmagent` to `Kafka` located in another datacenter or availability zone. See [this feature request](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1225). * FEATURE: [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent/): add support for [VictoriaMetrics remote write protocol](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent/#victoriametrics-remote-write-protocol) when [sending / receiving data to / from Kafka](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent/#kafka-integration). This protocol allows saving egress network bandwidth costs when sending data from `vmagent` to `Kafka` located in another datacenter or availability zone. See [this feature request](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1225).
2. BUGFIX: [stream aggregation](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/): suppress `series after dedup` error message in logs when `-remoteWrite.streamAggr.dedupInterval` command-line flag is set at [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmgent.html) or when `-streamAggr.dedupInterval` command-line flag is set at [single-node VictoriaMetrics](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/). * BUGFIX: [stream aggregation](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/): suppress `series after dedup` error message in logs when `-remoteWrite.streamAggr.dedupInterval` command-line flag is set at [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmgent.html) or when `-streamAggr.dedupInterval` command-line flag is set at [single-node VictoriaMetrics](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/).