From df3ef4865f107b38ff8dc034fba03da88de630e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frederic Werner <20406381+wernerfred@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2021 11:59:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add PR template (#1795)

* Add PR template

* Add new type of change and reformulate checklist

* Add PR template reference
---
 .github/pull_request_template.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 CONTRIBUTING.md                  |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/pull_request_template.md

diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a739ebf
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+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Description
+
+<!-- Please include a summary of the change. Please also include relevant motivation and context. -->
+
+<!-- Please link the issue which will be fixed (if any) here: -->
+Fixes # (issue)
+
+## Type of change
+
+<!-- Please delete options that are not relevant. -->
+
+- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+- [ ] Improvement (non-breaking change that does improve existing functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
+- [ ] This change requires a documentation update
+
+## Checklist:
+
+- [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
+- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
+- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation (README.md or ENVIRONMENT.md or the Wiki)
+- [ ] If necessary I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
+- [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0c03b7ee..81ebe32a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The development workflow is the following:
 4. Get the linters with `make install_linters`
 5. Use `make clean all` to build image locally and run tests (note that tests work on Linux **only**)
 6. Document your improvements if necessary (e.g. if you introduced new environment variables, write the description in [`ENVIRONMENT.md`](./ENVIRONMENT.md))
-7. [Commit][commit] and [sign your commit][gpg], push and create a pull-request to merge into `master`
+7. [Commit][commit] and [sign your commit][gpg], push and create a pull-request to merge into `master`. Please **use the pull-request template** to provide a minimum of contextual information and make sure to meet the requirements of the checklist. 
    1. Pull requests are automatically tested against the CI and will be reviewed when tests pass
    2. When your changes are validated, your branch is merged
    3. CI builds the new `:edge` image immediately and your changes will be includes in the next version release.