Enhancement Tracking and Backlog

Inspired by Kubernetes enhancements, service-api's provides a process for introducing new functionality or considerable changes to the project. The enhancement process will evolve over time as the project matures.

Enhancements provides the basis of a community roadmap. Enhancements may be filed by anyone, but require approval from a maintainer to accept the enhancement into the project.

Quick start

Create an Issue and select "Enhancement Request".
Follow the instructions in the enhancement request template and submit the Issue.

What is Considered an Enhancement?

An enhancement is generally anything that:

impacts how a cluster is operated including addition or removal of significant capabilities
introduces changes to an api
needs significant effort to implement
requires documentation to utilize

It is unlikely to require an enhancement if it:

fixes a bug
adds more testing
code refactors
minimal impact to a release

If you're unsure the proposed work requires an enhancement, file an issue and ask.

When to Create a New Enhancement

Create an enhancement once you have:

circulated your idea to see if there is interest.
identified community members who agree to work on and maintain the enhancement.
enhancements may take several releases to complete.
a prototype in your own fork (optional)

Why are Enhancements Tracked

As the project evolves, it's important that the service-api's community understands how the enhancement affects the project. Individually, it's hard to understand how all parts of the system interact, but as a community we can work together to build the right design and approach before getting too deep into an implementation.

When to Comment on an Enhancement Issue

Please comment on the enhancement issue to: - request a review or clarification on the process - update status of the enhancement effort - link to relevant issues in other repos