Overview

The BodhiTree SDLC process: mandatory reading for every developer.

Document Purpose:
To standardize how developers contribute features using robust, test-driven development and best practices as part of Bodhitree’s SDLC improvement effort.

Each step below links to the page that covers it in detail.

📋 Step-by-Step Process for Feature Development

✅ 1. Submit Feature Request

Fill the Feature Request Form: https://forms.gle/fMgi3BYyhAqdmgq46
UI Design Attachment: Mandatory if applicable.
Implementation Design: Optional but encouraged.

Full procedure: Feature Request Process.

Reviewed by: KC, Varsha, Nagesh, Tejas, and a User Representative
Review happens during regular meetings.

🧱 2. Approval & Preparation

On approval:
- Core Dev Team provides:
  - Best practices documentation
  - Access to repositories

How to ask for repository access: Access Request.

🧪 3. Developer Tasks

After getting access:

a. Planning

Submit:
- Final implementation design. See Design Process
- Test cases (we follow TDD – Test-Driven Development). See Follow TDD Approach

b. Coding

Clone the latest repository and bring up a local instance. See Platform Setup & Installation
Develop feature following best practices: Branching Style and Writing a Git Message

c. Testing

Run automated unit tests
Run manual unit tests
Ensure all test cases pass

Which tests to write: Testing Types in Bodhitree. How the test cycle runs: Testing Process.

d. Submission

Prepare a detailed test report
Create a Merge Request. Work through the Merge Request Checklist first

🔄 4. Core Team Review & Integration

Teson Core Team will:
- Merge code
- Resolve any conflicts
- Run automated integration tests locally

🚀 5. Deployment & Final Testing

Staging Server Deployment using Jenkins
Run:
- Automated system tests
- Manual tests for critical workflows

🌐 6. Production Release

Only after staging tests are successful
Production deployment is done and verified

Release naming and numbering: Versioning Convention and Current & Past Versions.

Found a bug instead?

Bugs do not go through the feature request flow. Follow Bug Reporting and file the issue using the format for creating an issue on GitHub.