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Ensures compliance with rsyslog's strict commit message and branching policies.
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| name | rsyslog_commit |
| description | Ensures compliance with rsyslog's strict commit message and branching policies. |
This skill standardizes the final step of the development workflow: committing and contributing.
devtools/format-code.sh --git-changed to rewrite formatting when needed.devtools/format-code.sh --git-changed if
any .c or .h files were modified and formatting may need to be applied.
This is mandatory for C source changes before commit. For a read-only local
validation gate, agents MUST run
devtools/format-code.sh --git-changed --check --check-if-available; this
skips with a warning if the exact configured clang-format executable is not
installed. CI will not pass with improperly formatted C/H code; a missing
local formatter is only a local tooling limitation, not permission to skip
formatting.pycodestyle is installed, run devtools/format-python.sh <changed-python-files>. Use devtools/format-python.sh --fix <changed-python-files> only when you intentionally want autopep8 rewrites. If the tools are missing, suggest installing them (sudo apt-get install -y pycodestyle python3-autopep8 on Debian/Ubuntu) but do not block unrelated build or test validation. The shared 120-column style configuration lives in setup.cfg; review autopep8 output carefully for legacy Python-2-style scripts.shellcheck for changed
*.sh, checkbashisms -p for changed scripts that claim POSIX sh
portability, devtools/format-python.sh --check-if-available for changed
Python, actionlint and pinned zizmor for changed workflows, hadolint
for changed Dockerfiles, trivy config for changed infrastructure/config
files, and jscpd for larger changed source/test sets. Guard optional
commands with command -v; if a tool is missing, suggest installing it but
do not block unrelated build or test validation. On Debian/Ubuntu,
checkbashisms is provided by devscripts. Do not run cppcheck routinely
unless requested; it is too noisy for the rsyslog tree.cubic is
installed and reachable. Skip Cubic for documentation-only changes. For
tests, workflows, build tooling, and mixed changes, use Cubic when the
change is non-trivial, behavior-affecting, security-sensitive, or large.
Hosted Cubic/Gemini PR comments are additional review feedback, not a
substitute for local Cubic where local Cubic applies.rsyslog_local_container_testing skill's PR-ready change-gated local
container sequence when container tooling is available. Focused
run-ci.sh TEST=... commands are targeted container tests, not PR-ready
local container validation unless that skill explicitly permits the reduced
lane.make distcheck TEST_RUN_TYPE=MOCK-OK -j$(nproc) as a final distribution check.Rsyslog requires rich, structured commit messages (plain ASCII).
<component>: <action> (Max 62 characters).https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/issues/883) instead of shorthand #883.With the help of AI-Agents: <agent-name>ai/rsyslog_commit_assistant/base_prompt.txt.main.i-<issue-number> or <agent-name>-i-<issue-number>.rsyslog/rsyslog directly.rsyslog_build: To verify the code before committing.rsyslog_test: To provide validation metrics for the commit message.Mirror rsyslog run_checks.yml container validation locally, including the change-gated Ubuntu 26.04 run-ci.sh check run, the clang static analyzer job, late prompt-based audit passes, Cubic review where applicable, service-skip validation, clean-tree rules, and container path caveats.
Standardizes testing and validation for rsyslog using the diag.sh framework.
Guidelines for maintaining structured, RAG-optimized documentation and module metadata.
Orchestrate long-running rsyslog issue-fix sessions with a rolling active set of work units, local issue cache use, separate worktrees, full validation gates, PR babysitting, merged-PR cleanup, and automatic refill until the selected issue class is exhausted.
Monitor rsyslog pull requests after push or rerun, including GitHub Actions checks, unresolved review threads, bot comments, reruns for known flakes, and concise status reporting.
Maintain rsyslog ChangeLog entries by selecting important user-visible changes, matching the release-note style, and avoiding low-signal commit-log duplication.