conventional-comments

Testing & Quality

Write structured code review comments using Conventional Comments format.

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Conventional Comments

Write code review comments in Conventional Comments format (https://conventionalcomments.org).

Format

<label>[!] [(decorations)]: <subject>

[discussion]

Part	Required	Description
`label`	Yes	Comment type (see Labels below)
`!`	No	Blocking indicator—must resolve before approval
`(decoration)`	No	Comma-separated context tags (e.g., `(security)`)
`subject`	Yes	Main message (1 line)
`discussion`	No	Additional reasoning or suggested fix (1-3 lines)

Labels

Label	Description
`issue`	Identifies a problem that needs to be addressed.
`suggestion`	Proposes an improvement with an explicit change.
`todo`	Small, necessary change. Less severe than an issue.
`question`	Seeks clarification or investigation.
`note`	Information for the reader. Does not require action.
`typo`	Points out a typographical error.

Do NOT use: praise, nitpick, quibble — focus on actionable feedback only.

Decorations

Decoration	Use when
`(security)`	Comment relates to security vulnerabilities.
`(performance)`	Comment relates to performance impact.
`(a11y)`	Comment relates to accessibility.
`(ux)`	Comment relates to user experience.

Examples

Basic suggestion

suggestion: Consider using optional chaining here.

`user && user.profile && user.profile.name` can be simplified to `user?.profile?.name`.

Blocking issue

issue!: This function silently swallows exceptions.

Either log the error or propagate it to the caller.

With security decoration

suggestion! (security): User input should not be directly embedded in SQL.

Use prepared statements to prevent SQL injection.

With performance decoration

issue (performance): This query runs inside a loop causing N+1 problem.

Batch the IDs and fetch all records in a single query.

Simple todo

todo: Add null check before accessing `user.email`.

Question

question: Is this timeout value intentional?

300ms seems short for API calls that may span regions.

Note (informational)

note: This pattern is also used in `auth-service.ts:45`.