name: 🚧 Code freeze exception request
description: Request handling one or more pull requests(s) as code freeze exception(s).
title: "[CFE]: "
labels: ["code freeze exception"]
body:
  - type: markdown
    attributes:
      value: |
        Use this template to request changes to be included in a version of WooCommerce that is past its code freeze date.
        **The request will be reviewed** and accepted or denied:
        
        * If accepted, please test your changes in against the release branch and merge.
        * If rejected, please change the base against `trunk` and merge it.
        
        In either case you are responsible for managing the pull request as usual (provide a description, assign reviewers, ensure that CI jobs pass...)
  - type: input
    id: release-number
    attributes:
      label: "Which release does this request apply to?"
      description: "Format: X.Y (Major.Minor)"
      placeholder: "9.2"
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: textarea
    id: pr-urls
    attributes:
      label: "Which PR needs to be included? (please do not enter multiple PRs)"
      description: "Pull request URL against the release branch"
      placeholder: |
        https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/1234
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: textarea
    id: why-needed
    attributes:
      label: "Why do these PRs need to break the code freeze?"
      placeholder: "This is a revert of ... which introduced a bug that causes ..."
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: textarea
    attributes:
      id: consequence-if-not-included
      label: "What is the consequence if this exception does not get included?"
      placeholder: "The ... flow will be broken for ... users"
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: textarea
    id: plan-if-defects-discovered
    attributes:
      label: "What is the plan should defects to be discovered in these PRs ahead of final release?"
      placeholder: "Reverting this PR and ... would be enough"
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: textarea
    id: how-to-communicate
    attributes:
      label: "How should this change be communicated in the release post on the public developer blog:"
      description: "See the blog at [https://developer.woo.com/blog/](https://developer.woo.com/blog/) cc @woocommerce/developer-advocacy"
      placeholder: "There is no need to add new communication to the already planned one."
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: textarea
    id: who-to-ask
    attributes:
      label: "If you’re not available and we have questions about this request, is there another person(s) and/or a team that we can ping?"
      placeholder: "@person or anyone from the ... team"
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: markdown
    attributes:
      value: |
        ## Escape Analysis
        For the sake of expediting this request, the details below can be completed at a later time should you so choose.
        However, the Escape Analysis section is **required** for any accepted Code Freeze Exception.
        In this section:
        * Think about how the bug escaped your team.
        * Write down ideas on how you could prevent this bug – for example, by writing automated tests, creating a new process, or updating documentation.
        * Make a plan with your team to implement the changes proposed above in order to catch the bug earlier next time and add the related tasks to your backlog.
        * Please, add a separate comment that includes the details for the Escape Analysis. Together with this Escape Analysis, please make sure to include an actionable item that covers the gap exposed by this analysis. It could be a GitHub issue, the reference of a new item to discuss in a team meeting, etc. Anything that prevents this analysis from getting lost in P2 will be useful.
  - type: checkboxes
    id: escape-analysis-completed
    attributes:
      label: "Acknowledgement"
      options:
        - label: "I understand that I need to write an incident report (aka Escape Analysis) as a comment on this post. This is required for the request to be accepted."
          required: true
        - label: "I understand that I need to create an issue as a result of the Escape Analysis and reference it in a comment on this post. This can be done at a later time, but it is required for this request to be closed."
          required: true