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# Yarn RFCs



Many changes, including bug fixes and documentation improvements can be

implemented and reviewed via the normal GitHub pull request workflow.



Some changes though are "substantial", and we ask that these be put

through a bit of a design process and produce a consensus among the Yarn

core team.



The "RFC" (request for comments) process is intended to provide a

consistent and controlled path for new features to enter the project.



[Active RFC List](https://github.com/yarnpkg/rfcs/pulls)



As a new project, Yarn is still **actively developing** this process,

and it will still change as more features are implemented and the

community settles on specific approaches to feature development.



## When to follow this process



You should consider using this process if you intend to make "substantial"

changes to Yarn or its documentation. Some examples that would benefit

from an RFC are:



   - A new feature that creates new API surface area, and would

     require a feature flag if introduced.

   - The removal of features that already shipped as part of the release

     channel.

   - The introduction of new idiomatic usage or conventions, even if they

     do not include code changes to Yarn itself.



The RFC process is a great opportunity to get more eyeballs on your proposal

before it becomes a part of a released version of Yarn. Quite often, even

proposals that seem "obvious" can be significantly improved once a wider

group of interested people have a chance to weigh in.



The RFC process can also be helpful to encourage discussions about a proposed

feature as it is being designed, and incorporate important constraints into

the design while it's easier to change, before the design has been fully

implemented.



Some changes do not require an RFC:



   - Rephrasing, reorganizing or refactoring

   - Addition or removal of warnings

   - Additions that strictly improve objective, numerical quality

criteria (speedup, better browser support)

   - Additions only likely to be _noticed by_ other implementors-of-Yarn,

invisible to users-of-Yarn.



## What the process is



In short, to get a major feature added to Yarn, one usually first gets

the RFC merged into the RFC repo as a markdown file. At that point the RFC

is 'active' and may be implemented with the goal of eventual inclusion

into Yarn.



* Fork the RFC repo http://github.com/yarnpkg/rfcs

* Copy `0000-template.md` to `accepted/0000-my-feature.md` (where

'my-feature' is descriptive. don't assign an RFC number yet).

* Fill in the RFC. Put care into the details: **RFCs that do not

present convincing motivation, demonstrate understanding of the

impact of the design, or are disingenuous about the drawbacks or

alternatives tend to be poorly-received**.

* Submit a pull request. As a pull request the RFC will receive design

feedback from the larger community, and the author should be prepared

to revise it in response.

* Build consensus and integrate feedback. RFCs that have broad support

are much more likely to make progress than those that don't receive any

comments.

* Eventually, the team will decide whether the RFC is a candidate

for inclusion in Yarn.

* RFCs that are candidates for inclusion in Yarn will enter a "final comment

period" lasting 7 days. The beginning of this period will be signaled with a

comment and tag on the RFC's pull request.

* An RFC can be modified based upon feedback from the team and community.

Significant modifications may trigger a new final comment period.

* An RFC may be rejected by the team after public discussion has settled

and comments have been made summarizing the rationale for rejection. A member of

the team should then close the RFC's associated pull request.

* An RFC may be accepted at the close of its final comment period. A team

member will merge the RFC's associated pull request, at which point the RFC will

become 'active'.



## The RFC life-cycle



Once an RFC becomes active, then authors may implement it and submit the

feature as a pull request to the Yarn repo. Becoming 'active' is not a rubber

stamp, and in particular still does not mean the feature will ultimately

be merged; it does mean that the core team has agreed to it in principle

and are amenable to merging it.



Furthermore, the fact that a given RFC has been accepted and is

'active' implies nothing about what priority is assigned to its

implementation, nor whether anybody is currently working on it.



Modifications to active RFC's can be done in followup PR's. We strive

to write each RFC in a manner that it will reflect the final design of

the feature; but the nature of the process means that we cannot expect

every merged RFC to actually reflect what the end result will be at

the time of the next major release; therefore we try to keep each RFC

document somewhat in sync with the language feature as planned,

tracking such changes via followup pull requests to the document.



## Implementing an RFC



The author of an RFC is not obligated to implement it. Of course, the

RFC author (like any other developer) is welcome to post an

implementation for review after the RFC has been accepted.



If you are interested in working on the implementation for an 'active'

RFC, but cannot determine if someone else is already working on it,

feel free to ask (e.g. by leaving a comment on the associated issue).



## Reviewing RFC's



Each week the team will attempt to review some set of open RFC

pull requests.



We try to make sure that any RFC that we accept is accepted at the

Friday team meeting, and reported in [core team notes]. Every

accepted feature should have a core team champion, who will represent

the feature and its progress.



**Yarn's RFC process owes its inspiration to the [Rust RFC process] and the [Ember RFC process]**



[Rust RFC process]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs

[Ember RFC process]: https://github.com/emberjs/rfcs