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John AdlerandAlessio Treglia 2bb9a241bb ADR-027: Make rules more precise (#7220)
* Update changelog.

* Fix typos.

* Remove 'by default' from packed encoding rule.

* Further specify longer requirement.

* Clarify that bool must have value of 1 if included.

* Fix typo variant -> varint.

* Disambiguate rule 3.

* Add more reasoning for requirements on zeroes.

* Reword rules to make bit restrictions clearer. Add exception for negative int32.

* Add reference for signed integer encoding.

* Clarify rule for signed int requirement.

* Deterministic -> bijective.

* Normalize spacing in 'protobuf 3'.

* Add background to clarify 70 bits.

* Fix nit: all -> most.

* Clarify is -> must.

Co-authored-by: Alessio Treglia <alessio@tendermint.com>
2020-09-11 14:46:37 +00:00
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2020-01-15 08:14:25 +01:00

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Architecture Decision Records (ADR)

This is a location to record all high-level architecture decisions in the Cosmos-SDK.

You can read more about the ADR concept in this blog post.

An ADR should provide:

  • Context on the relevant goals and the current state
  • Proposed changes to achieve the goals
  • Summary of pros and cons
  • References
  • Changelog

Note the distinction between an ADR and a spec. The ADR provides the context, intuition, reasoning, and justification for a change in architecture, or for the architecture of something new. The spec is much more compressed and streamlined summary of everything as it stands today.

If recorded decisions turned out to be lacking, convene a discussion, record the new decisions here, and then modify the code to match.

Note the context/background should be written in the present tense.

Please add a entry below in your Pull Request for an ADR.

ADR Table of Contents