moai-foundation-git

Development

Git workflows, branching strategies, and commit conventions

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Git Workflow Expert

Version Control Best Practices

Focus: Branching Strategy, Commit Conventions, PR Workflow
Standards: Conventional Commits, Semantic Versioning

Overview

Production-grade Git workflows for team collaboration.

Core Concepts

Branching Strategy: Feature branches, trunk-based development
Commit Messages: Conventional commits format
PR Process: Code review, CI/CD integration

Branching Strategies

Git Flow (Enterprise)

main (production)
  ├── develop (integration)
  │   ├── feature/user-auth
  │   ├── feature/payment
  │   └── release/v1.2.0
  └── hotfix/critical-bug

Trunk-Based Development (Modern)

main (always deployable)
  ├── feature/short-lived-branch-1
  └── feature/short-lived-branch-2

Recommendation: Trunk-based for small teams (<10), Git Flow for larger teams.

Commit Conventions

Conventional Commits Format

<type>(<scope>): <subject>

<body>

<footer>

Types

feat: New feature
fix: Bug fix
docs: Documentation only
style: Formatting (no code change)
refactor: Code restructuring
test: Adding tests
chore: Build/config changes

Examples

# Feature
git commit -m "feat(auth): add JWT authentication

Implements OAuth 2.0 flow with refresh tokens.
Closes #123"

# Bug fix
git commit -m "fix(api): handle null response

Prevents crashes when API returns empty data.
Fixes #456"

# Breaking change
git commit -m "feat(api)!: change response format

BREAKING CHANGE: API now returns {data, meta} instead of raw array"

PR Workflow

1. Create Feature Branch

git checkout -b feature/user-profile

2. Make Changes & Commit

git add .
git commit -m "feat(profile): add user profile page"

3. Push & Create PR

git push -u origin feature/user-profile
# Create PR on GitHub/GitLab

4. Code Review

✅ CI/CD passes
✅ Tests added
✅ Documentation updated
✅ 1+ approvals

5. Merge

# Squash merge (clean history)
git merge --squash feature/user-profile

# Or rebase (preserve commits)
git rebase main

Best Practices

Small Commits: One logical change per commit
Descriptive Messages: Explain why, not just what
Atomic Commits: Each commit should leave code in working state
Linear History: Use rebase to avoid merge commits
Protected Branches: Require PR reviews for main

Validation Checklist

Branch: Feature branch created from main?
Commits: Follow conventional format?
Tests: All tests passing?
Review: PR approved by team?
CI/CD: All checks passed?

Related Skills

moai-core-rules: Development workflow
moai-devops-ci: CI/CD integration

Last Updated: 2025-11-20