Democratic Pull Request Management Plugin

[JKawohl]

Democratic Pull Request Management Plugin

Overview

This plugin integrates with GitHub to allow community members to participate in the decision-making process for merging pull requests (PRs) through a democratic voting system.

Key Features

1. GitHub Integration

   • Authenticate with GitHub API
   • Fetch open pull requests and associated discussions
   • Post comments and update PR status

2. Voting System

   • Allow eligible users to cast votes on PRs
   • Support different voting methods (e.g., simple majority, supermajority)
   • Implement vote weighting based on user contributions or roles

3. Discussion Forum

   • Provide a dedicated space for discussing each PR could be github discussionbs
   • Allow users to comment, ask questions, and propose changes

4. Eligibility Management

   • Define criteria for voting eligibility (e.g., number of contributions, time in community)
   • Maintain a list of eligible voters

5. Voting Period Management

   • Set and enforce voting periods for each PR
   • Send notifications for voting start and end

6. Result Calculation and Execution

   • Tally votes at the end of the voting period
   • Determine outcome based on predefined rules
   • Trigger PR merge or closure based on voting results

7. Transparency and Audit

   • Provide a public log of all voting activities
   • Generate reports on voting patterns and outcomes

8. User Interface

   • Create an intuitive interface for viewing PRs, casting votes, and participating in discussions
   • Integrate with the main platform UI

Workflow

1. PR Submission

   • A contributor submits a PR on GitHub
   • Plugin detects the new PR and creates a corresponding entry in the platform

2. Discussion Period

   • Community members can discuss the PR in the dedicated forum
   • Contributor can make changes based on feedback

3. Voting Initiation

   • After a set discussion period or when manually triggered, voting begins
   • Eligible voters are notified

4. Voting Period

   • Eligible users cast their votes through the platform
   • Users can change their votes until the period ends

5. Result Calculation

   • At the end of the voting period, votes are tallied
   • Result is determined based on the predefined voting rules

6. Action Execution

   • If approved, the plugin triggers the PR merge on GitHub
   • If rejected, the plugin closes the PR or requests changes

7. Notification and Logging

   • Results are announced to the community
   • Voting record is added to the public log

Considerations

• Security: Implement robust authentication and authorization to prevent vote manipulation
• Scalability: Design the system to handle multiple concurrent votes and large numbers of voters
• Flexibility: Allow for customization of voting rules and eligibility criteria per project or organization
• Education: Provide resources to help users understand the process and make informed decisions
• Conflict Resolution: Implement a system for handling disputes or ties
• Eligibility: Must be implemented super robust.