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SQLiteCpp change workflow checklists for API, tests, build files, and CHANGELOG updates. Use when adding a method or class, editing build files, or writing a CHANGELOG entry for a PR.

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SQLiteCpp Workflow

Change checklist

  • Public API has Doxygen (@brief, @param, @return, @throw).
  • Tests added under tests/.
  • Build files updated (CMakeLists.txt, meson.build).
  • CHANGELOG.md updated for user-facing changes.

CHANGELOG conventions

Update CHANGELOG.md in the same PR that makes the change, not in a later batch. Add one line per PR under the current unreleased version heading (Version X.Y.Z - <year> ???). Create that heading if it does not exist yet.

  • One bullet per PR: - <description> (#NNN). The PR number is the last token, in parentheses.
  • Write in the imperative mood, present tense: "Add", "Fix", "Update", "Remove". Not "Added", "Fixes", or "Adding".
  • Keep each entry to a single line that names the user-facing effect, not the internal mechanics.
  • Put the SQLite version bump first when the release includes one (see [[sqlitecpp-update-sqlite]]).
  • Order the rest roughly as features, fixes, build/CI, then docs and tooling.
  • A change merged straight to master without a PR still gets a bullet; omit the (#NNN) and note it was committed directly to master.
  • ASCII only, no em dashes. Run the entry through the humanizer skill before committing so the prose stays plain and free of AI tells.

Finalizing the version heading and tagging belong to the release process: see [[sqlitecpp-release]].

Pull requests

  • Open PRs with gh pr create against master.
  • The maintainer wants a short and tight PR description: one or two sentences on what the PR does and why, plus a brief bullet list only when it genuinely helps review. No filler, no restating the diff, no marketing. ASCII only, no em dashes; run it through humanizer if unsure.

Add a method

  1. Declare in include/SQLiteCpp/<Class>.h with Doxygen.
  2. Implement in src/<Class>.cpp.
  3. Add tests in tests/<Class>_test.cpp.
  4. Update CHANGELOG.md.

Add a class

  1. Create include/SQLiteCpp/NewClass.h and src/NewClass.cpp.
  2. Add files to CMakeLists.txt (SQLITECPP_SRC and SQLITECPP_INC).
  3. Add files to meson.build.
  4. Include in SQLiteCpp.h if public API.
  5. Create tests/NewClass_test.cpp.
  6. Add test to CMakeLists.txt and meson.build.