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Cloudberrie Business & Operations Manual

Branching, Commits, and Daily Git Workflow

Standardize how Cloudberrie engineers create changes and preserve clean history.

Document: INF-106Type: Guide / SOPStatus: ApprovedOwner: Engineering OperationsVersion: 4.2.0Updated: 2026-07-17

Branch Model

BranchPurpose
mainProduction-ready, protected branch
feature/<name>New feature or content
fix/<name>Non-emergency defect correction
hotfix/<name>Urgent production correction
docs/<name>Documentation-only update
release/<version>Optional coordinated release stabilization

Daily Workflow

git checkout main git pull --ff-only git checkout -b feature/login-redesign # make and test changes git add . git commit -m "feat: redesign login experience" git push -u origin feature/login-redesign

Commit Standard

Use concise conventional prefixes:

feat: add team member pagination fix: prevent duplicate Firestore records docs: document Gmail alias filters refactor: simplify authentication service test: add project form validation tests chore: update dependencies
  • Keep each commit focused on one logical change.
  • Write in the imperative mood.
  • Do not include secrets, client data, or unrelated generated files.
  • Reference an issue when one exists.

Cloudberrie Merge Default

Use squash merge for ordinary feature branches to keep main readable. Use merge commits only when preserving the complete branch history is intentionally valuable.