QUALITY_DECLARATION

This document is a declaration of software quality for the rmf_battery package, based on the guidelines in REP-2004.

rmf_battery Quality Declaration

The package rmf_battery claims to be in the Quality Level 4 category.

Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the Package Requirements for Quality Level 4 in REP-2004.

Version Policy [1]

Version Scheme [1.i]

rmf_battery uses semver according to the recommendation for ROS Core packages in the ROS 2 Developer Guide.

Version Stability [1.ii]

rmf_battery is at a stable version, i.e. >= 1.0.0. The current version can be found in its package.xml, and its change history can be found in its CHANGELOG.

Public API Declaration [1.iii]

All symbols in the installed headers are considered part of the public API.

All installed headers are in the include directory of the package. Headers in any other folders are not installed and are considered private.

All launch files in the installed launch directory are considered part of the public API.

API Stability Policy [1.iv]

rmf_battery will not break public API within a major version number.

ABI Stability Policy [1.v]

rmf_battery will not break public ABI within a major version number.

API and ABI Stability Within a Released ROS Distribution [1.vi]

rmf_battery will not break public API or ABI within a released ROS distribution, i.e. no major releases into the same ROS distribution once that ROS distribution is released.

Change Control Process [2]

rmf_battery follows the recommended guidelines for ROS Core packages in the ROS 2 Developer Guide.

Change Requests [2.i]

rmf_battery requires that all changes occur through a pull request.

Contributor Origin [2.ii]

rmf_battery does not require a confirmation of contributor origin.

Peer Review Policy [2.iii]

All pull requests must have at least 1 peer review.

Continuous Integration [2.iv]

All pull requests must pass CI on all platforms supported by RMF.

The most recent CI results can be seen on the workflow page.

Documentation Policy [2.v]

All pull requests must resolve related documentation changes before merging.

Documentation [3]

Feature Documentation [3.i]

rmf_battery does not provide documentation.

Public API Documentation [3.ii]

rmf_battery documents its public API. The documentation is not hosted.

License [3.iii]

The license for rmf_battery is Apache 2.0, the type is declared in the package.xml manifest file, and a full copy of the license is in the repository level LICENSE file.

Quality declaration document [3.v]

This quality declaration is linked in the README file.

This quality declaration has not been externally peer-reviewed and is not registered on any Level 4 lists.

Testing [4]

Feature Testing [4.i]

Each feature in rmf_battery has corresponding tests which simulate typical usage. They are located in the test directory. New features are required to have tests before being added.

Public API Testing [4.ii]

Each part of the public API has tests, and new additions or changes to the public API require tests before being added. The tests are not run automatically. They are located in the test directory.

Coverage [4.iii]

rmf_battery does not track coverage statistics.

Performance [4.iv]

rmf_battery does not test performance.

Linters and Static Analysis [4.v]

rmf_battery does not use the standard linters and static analysis tools for its CMake code to ensure it follows the ROS 2 Developer Guide.

rmf_battery uses a custom uncrustify configuration matching its coding style.

Dependencies [5]

Direct Runtime ROS Dependencies [5.i]

Below are the required direct runtime ROS dependencies of rmf_battery and their evaluations.

rmf_traffic

rmf_traffic is Quality Level 4.

Optional Direct Runtime ROS Dependencies [5.ii]

rmf_battery has no optional runtime ROS dependencies.

Direct Runtime non-ROS Dependency [5.iii]

rmf_battery has no direct runtime non-ROS dependencies.

Platform Support [6]

Target platforms [6.i]

rmf_battery does not support all of the tier 1 platforms as described in REP-2000. rmf_battery supports ROS Foxy.

Security [7]

Vulnerability Disclosure Policy [7.i]

This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in REP-2006.