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+name: Feature Request
+description: requests for new robocin-cpp library features
+title: "[Feature Request] Description"
+labels: ["feature request"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Before submitting your request, please review past submissions to ensure that it is not a duplicate of a known feature request.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: fr-descrip
+    attributes:
+      label: Describe the feature request
+      placeholder: A clear and concise description of the feature you would like, why it should be added, and any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: use-case
+    attributes:
+      label: Describe scenario use case
+      placeholder: The capability and/or customer usage scenario this request supports.
+    validations:
+      required: true
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+name: Bug Report
+description: Let us know that something does not work as expected.
+title: "[Bug]: Please title this bug report"
+body:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what-happened
+    attributes:
+      label: Describe the issue
+      description: What happened, and what did you expect to happen?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: steps
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to reproduce the problem
+      description: It is important that we are able to reproduce the problem that you are experiencing. Please provide all code and relevant steps to reproduce the problem, including your `CMakeLists.txt` file and build commands. Links to a GitHub branch that demonstrate the problem are also helpful.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: What version of robocin-cpp are you using?
+      description: Please include the output of `git rev-parse HEAD` or the name of the LTS release that you are using.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: os
+    attributes:
+      label: What operating system and version are you using?
+      description: If you are using a Linux distribution please include the name and version of the distribution as well.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: compiler
+    attributes:
+      label: What compiler and version are you using?
+      description: Please include the output of `gcc -v` or `clang -v`, or the equivalent for your compiler.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional context
+      description: Add any other context about the problem here.
+    validations:
+      required: false
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