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Branching

Rules​

  • Always branch off from main
  • One branch per issue — do not mix multiple issues in one branch
  • Delete your branch after it is merged

Branch Naming Format​

<type>/<short-description>

Examples​

feat/candidate-profile-header
fix/date-picker-end-date-toggle
docs/update-contributing-guide
chore/upgrade-shadcn-ui
refactor/extract-profile-header-component

Creating a Branch​

# Make sure you are on main and up to date
git checkout main
git pull origin main

# Create and switch to a new branch
git checkout -b feat/candidate-profile-header

Pushing a Branch​

git push origin feat/candidate-profile-header

After Your PR is Merged​

# Switch back to main
git checkout main

# Pull the latest changes
git pull origin main

# Delete the local branch
git branch -d feat/candidate-profile-header