manoon-headless/CONTRIBUTING.md

Git Workflow

Branch Strategy

feature/* → dev → master

Branch	Purpose
master	Production only
dev	Integration/testing
feature/*	All new work

Rules

1. All work starts on a feature branch - Never commit to dev/master directly
2. Commit early and often - Working code = committed code
3. No uncommitted files - Working directory must be clean before switching branches
4. Always flow forward - feature → dev → master, never skip
5. Reset feature branches after merge - Keep them synchronized with master

Workflow

# Start work
git checkout -b feature/name

# Commit working code immediately
git add .
git commit -m "feat: description"

# Test on dev
git checkout dev
git merge feature/name

# Deploy to production
git checkout master
git merge dev

# Clean up
git checkout feature/name
git reset --hard master

Pre-Flight Check

Before switching branches:

git status  # Must be clean