You’ve finished working on a feature/bugfix and want to
✦ Merge it into the main branch
✦ Notify the team members
✦ Get it reviewed by someone in the team
Pull Requests (PRs) are exactly what you need. They allow you to propose changes to a repository and invite others to review, discuss, and approve them before merging.
Here’s how a pull request works:
- Push the changes from your local branch to a remote branch.
- Open a PR from your branch (source) to the main branch (destination).
- Team member (who is responsible for maintaining the project) reviews, suggests changes, or approves it.
- Once approved, the reviewer/project maintainer merges the PR into main branch.
GitHub, Bitbucket, and other version control platforms provide user-friendly interfaces that make creating a PR easy and just a few clicks away. Simply click a button to start a new PR, select the source and destination branches, give your PR a title, add a description, and click the 'Create PR' button—it's that simple! 🎉
Your reviewer can leave comments and suggestions in the PR, and you'll receive notifications. You can then review the requested changes and update your code accordingly. Once the PR meets all requirements, the reviewer will merge it into the main branch. 🙌
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To all the newbies out there, give it a try this Hacktoberfest, and experience the magic of Pull Requests. Every merged PR counts as an open source contribution, and each one feels incredibly rewarding.
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