Adding fast path for review guidelines (#10867)

* Update .pullapprove.yml

* Updating for fast path rules

* Typo

* Restyled by prettier-markdown

* Updating word list

* Updating for fast path rules

* Typo

* Restyled by prettier-markdown

* Updating word list

* Restyled by whitespace

Co-authored-by: Restyled.io <commits@restyled.io>

Author: woody-apple

.github/.wordlist.txt

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ AE
 aef
 algs
 alloc
-Ameba
 ameba
+Ameba
 amebad
 amebaiot
 AnnounceOTAProvider
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ cgroup
 changeset
 characterised
 CharString
+checkmark
 ChipBLEMgr
 CHIPCirqueTest
 CHIPCryptoPALHsm
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ EndpointId
 endpointName
 eno
 entrypoint
+enum
 env
 esd
 ESPPORT
@@ -795,9 +797,9 @@ ScriptBinding
 SDC
 SDHC
 SDK
+SDK's
 sdkconfig
 SDKs
-SDK's
 SDKTARGETSYSROOT
 sdl
 segger
@@ -875,6 +877,7 @@ TCP
 teardown
 Telink
 TemperatureMeasurement
+testability
 TestArray
 TestCluster
 TestEmptyString

.pullapprove.yml

@@ -4,46 +4,51 @@ version: 3
 github_api_version: "shadow-cat-preview"
 
 ############################################################
-#  Conditions
+#  Overrides
 ############################################################
 
-pullapprove_conditions:
-    ############################################################
-    #  License Checks
-    ############################################################
-    - condition: "'*license/cla*' in statuses.successful"
-      unmet_status: "pending"
-      explanation: "CLA must be agreed to by all contributors"
+overrides:
+    - if: "'hotfix' in labels"
+      status: success
+      explanation: "Hotfix label added, bypassing reviews"
 
     ############################################################
     #  Draft PRs
     ############################################################
-    - condition: "'WIP' not in title"
-      unmet_status: "pending"
-      explanation: "Work in progress"
+    - if: "draft or 'WIP' in title"
+      status: pending
+      explanation: "PR is draft, pending review"
+    - if: "draft"
+      status: pending
+      explanation: "PR is draft, pending review"
 
-    - condition: "not draft"
-      unmet_status: "pending"
-      explanation: "Work in progress"
+    ############################################################
+    #  License Checks
+    ############################################################
+    - if: "'*license/cla*' not in statuses.successful"
+      status: pending
+      explanation: "CLA must be agreed to by all contributors"
 
     ############################################################
     #  Conditions to Skip Review
     ############################################################
-    - condition: "base.ref == 'master'"
-      unmet_status: "success"
+    - if: "base.ref != 'master'"
+      status: success
       explanation: "Review not required unless merging to master"
 
     ############################################################
-    #  Bypass reviews
+    #  Required status checks
     ############################################################
-    - "'hotfix' not in labels"
+    - if: "'*restyle*' not in statuses.successful"
+      status: failure
+      explanation: "Style must be inline before reviewing can be complete"
 
     ############################################################
-    #  Required status checks
+    #  Fast tracking
     ############################################################
-    - condition: "'*restyle*' in statuses.successful"
-      unmet_status: "failure"
-      explanation: "Style must be inline before reviewing can be complete"
+    - if: "'fast track' in labels"
+      status: success
+      explanation: "PR has been fast tracked, bypassing reviews"
 
 ############################################################
 #  Notifications
@@ -91,14 +96,14 @@ groups:
             teams: [reviewers-comcast]
         reviews:
             request: 10
-#     shared-reviewers-espressif:
-#         type: optional
-#         conditions:
-#             - files.include('*')
-#         reviewers:
-#             teams: [reviewers-espressif]
-#         reviews:
-#             request: 10
+    # shared-reviewers-espressif:
+    #     type: optional
+    #     conditions:
+    #         - files.include('*')
+    #     reviewers:
+    #         teams: [reviewers-espressif]
+    #     reviews:
+    #         request: 10
     shared-reviewers-google:
         type: optional
         conditions:
@@ -107,14 +112,14 @@ groups:
             teams: [reviewers-google]
         reviews:
             request: 10
-#     shared-reviewers-lg:
-#         type: optional
-#         conditions:
-#             - files.include('*')
-#         reviewers:
-#             teams: [reviewers-lg]
-#         reviews:
-#             request: 10
+    # shared-reviewers-lg:
+    #     type: optional
+    #     conditions:
+    #         - files.include('*')
+    #     reviewers:
+    #         teams: [reviewers-lg]
+    #     reviews:
+    #         request: 10
     shared-reviewers-nordic:
         type: optional
         conditions:

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -192,3 +192,79 @@ into master
 Documentation undergoes the same review process as code See the
 [Documentation Style Guide](https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip/blob/master/docs/STYLE_GUIDE.md)
 for more information on how to author and format documentation for contribution.
+
+## Merge Processes
+
+Merges require at least 3 approvals from unique require-reviewers lists, and all
+CI tests passing.
+
+### Shorter Reviews
+
+Development Lead & Vice Leads can merge a change with fewer then the required
+approvals have been submitted.
+
+A separate "fast track" label will be created that will only require a single
+checkbox to be set, this label shall only be set by the Development Lead, and/or
+Vice Lead (unless they’re both unavailable, in which case a replacement can be
+temporarily appointed)
+
+"Day" here means "business day" (i.e. PRs on friday do not get fast-tracked
+faster).
+
+### Fast track types
+
+### Trivial changes
+
+Small changes or changes that do not affect the main functionality of the code
+can be fast tracked immediately. Examples:
+
+-   Adding/removing documentation (.md files)
+-   Adding tests (may include small reorganization/method adding/changes to
+    enable testability):
+    -   certification tests
+    -   stability tests
+    -   integration tests
+    -   functional tests
+    -   Test scripts
+    -   Additional tests following a pattern (e.g. YAML tests)
+-   Adding/updating/fixing tooling to aid in development
+-   Re-running code generation
+-   Code readability refactors:
+    -   renaming enum/classes/structure members
+    -   moving constant header location
+    -   Obviously trivial build rule changes (e.g. adding missing files to build
+        rules)
+    -   Changing comments
+    -   Adding/removing includes (include what you need and only what you need
+        rules)
+-   Pulling new third-party repo files
+-   Platform vendors/maintainers adding platform features/logic/bug fixes to
+    their own platforms
+-   Most changes to existing docker files (pulling new versions, reorganizing)
+-   Most changes to new dockerfile version in workflows
+
+#### Fast track changes
+
+Larger functionality changes are allowed to be fast tracked with these
+requirements/restrictions:
+
+-   Require at least 1 day to have passed since the creation of the PR
+-   Require at least 1 checkmark from someone familiar with the code or problem
+    space
+    -   This requirement shall be dropped after a PR is 3 days old with stale or
+        no feedback.
+-   Code is sufficiently covered by automated tests (or impossible to
+    automatically test with a very solid reason for this - e.g. changes to BLE
+    parameters cannot be automatically tested, but should have been manually
+    verified)
+
+Fast tracking these changes will involve resolving any obviously 'resolved'
+comments (judgment call here: were they replied to or addressed) and merging the
+change.
+
+Any "request for changes" marker will always be respected unless obviously
+resolved (i.e. author marked "requesting changes because of X and X was done in
+the PR")
+
+-   This requirement shall be dropped after a PR is 3 days old with stale or no
+    feedback.