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Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

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Post by jamesRaybould » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:38 PM UTC

There is already a way of doing this using the URL like: https://github.com/jamesRaybould/go-mssqldb/issues/new?body=...

You can then add it as a simple href to the readme.md.

It also means that you can have multiple templates depending on what a user wants to do, just by having multiple links and changing the content of the `body` parameter.

Simplest way to get going on this is to use http://urldecode.org to write the markdown you want and then hit the encode button, take the result and add it after `body=`

We also use it to auto-assign labels using `labels=` in the URL

Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

#22

Post by shmerl » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:39 PM UTC

What about attachments to issues? Using gist for it is simply annoying.

Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

#23

Post by alextgordon » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:40 PM UTC

EC1 wrote: post #20

There's a special place in hell for people that make jokes and post massive animated memes in issues.

Heaven must be a real party then.

Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

#24

Post by krisdol » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:44 PM UTC

jamesRaybould wrote: post #21

There is already a way of doing this using the URL like: https://github.com/jamesRaybould/go-mssqldb/issues/new?body=... You can then add it as a simple href to the readme.md. It also means that you can have multiple templates depending on what a user wants to do, just by having multiple links and changing the content of the `body` parameter. Simplest way to get going on this is to use http://urldecode.org to write t…

Nice! Is this documented anywhere?

Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

#25

Post by michaelmior » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:44 PM UTC

jamesRaybould wrote: post #21

There is already a way of doing this using the URL like: https://github.com/jamesRaybould/go-mssqldb/issues/new?body=... You can then add it as a simple href to the readme.md. It also means that you can have multiple templates depending on what a user wants to do, just by having multiple links and changing the content of the `body` parameter. Simplest way to get going on this is to use http://urldecode.org to write t…

Doesn't this inadvertently give users access to something they might not otherwise have? That is, the ability to add labels on issues. Might not really be a security concern, but not really desirable behaviour either.

Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

#26

Post by anonicode » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:44 PM UTC

jamesRaybould wrote: post #21

There is already a way of doing this using the URL like: https://github.com/jamesRaybould/go-mssqldb/issues/new?body=... You can then add it as a simple href to the readme.md. It also means that you can have multiple templates depending on what a user wants to do, just by having multiple links and changing the content of the `body` parameter. Simplest way to get going on this is to use http://urldecode.org to write t…

Do you get many issues that don't use your template because people go to /issues and click the new issue button? When I create an issue with a project, I typically don't a link in readme.md.

Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

#27

Post by michaelmior » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:45 PM UTC

jakozaur wrote: post #18

Great job! Next item, be able to star issues. That would help a lot and we are able to avoid +1 comments.

Seems like this one is solved by showing the number of subscribers to an issue. I don't think this really needs to be a separate feature.

Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

#28

Post by anonicode » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:47 PM UTC

michaelmior wrote: post #27

jakozaur wrote: post #18

Great job! Next item, be able to star issues. That would help a lot and we are able to avoid +1 comments.

Seems like this one is solved by showing the number of subscribers to an issue. I don't think this really needs to be a separate feature.

Yes. When you subscribe to an issue you show that you are at least interested enough to receive notifications about it.

Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

#29

Post by joshmanders » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:47 PM UTC

michaelmior wrote: post #27

jakozaur wrote: post #18

Great job! Next item, be able to star issues. That would help a lot and we are able to avoid +1 comments.

Seems like this one is solved by showing the number of subscribers to an issue. I don't think this really needs to be a separate feature.

I don't think showing number of subscribers is a good selection of if that subscriber supports the issue. It could just mean they want to see what's going on before they weigh in.

I watch a lot of repos, therefore I'm automatically subscribed to all and new issues, that'd show me as supporting everything.

Re: Issue and Pull Request templates

#30

Post by jamesRaybould » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:51 PM UTC

anonicode wrote: post #26

jamesRaybould wrote: post #21

There is already a way of doing this using the URL like: https://github.com/jamesRaybould/go-mssqldb/issues/new?body=... You can then add it as a simple href to the readme.md. It also means that you can have multiple templates depending on what a user wants to do, just by having multiple links and changing the content of the `body` parameter. Simplest way to get going on this is to use http://urldecode.org to write t…

Do you get many issues that don't use your template because people go to /issues and click the new issue button? When I create an issue with a project, I typically don't a link in readme.md.

Admittedly we use it on private repos so we haven't seen an issue with it, but there isn't anything from stopping you putting the link in other places