QUALITY_DECLARATION
This document is a declaration of software quality for the rmf_lift_msgs package, based on the guidelines in REP-2004.
rmf_lift_msgs Quality Declaration
The package rmf_lift_msgs claims to be in the Quality Level 3 category.
Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the Package Requirements for Quality Level 3 in REP-2004.
Version Policy [1]
Version Scheme [1.i]
rmf_lift_msgs uses semver according to the recommendation for ROS Core packages in the ROS 2 Developer Guide.
Version Stability [1.ii]
rmf_lift_msgs 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 message definition files located the msg directory are considered part of the public API.
API Stability Within a Released ROS Distribution [1.iv]/[1.vi]
rmf_lift_msgs will not break public API within a released ROS distribution, i.e. no major releases once the ROS distribution is released.
ABI Stability Within a Released ROS Distribution [1.v]/[1.vi]
rmf_lift_msgs will not break public ABI within a major version number.
Change Control Process [2]
rmf_lift_msgs follows the recommended guidelines for ROS Core packages in the ROS 2 Developer Guide.
Change Requests [2.i]
rmf_lift_msgs requires that all changes occur through a pull request.
Contributor Origin [2.ii]
rmf_lift_msgs uses DCO as its confirmation of contributor origin policy. More information can be found in CONTRIBUTING.
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.
Documentation Policy [2.v]
All pull requests must resolve related documentation changes before merging.
Documentation [3]
Feature Documentation [3.i]
rmf_lift_msgs has basic comments in the message definition files, but no list of messages or usage guide is provided.
New messages require their own documentation in order to be added.
Public API Documentation [3.ii]
rmf_lift_msgs has embedded API documentation, but it is not currently hosted.
License [3.iii]
The license for rmf_lift_msgs 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.
There are no source files that are currently copyrighted in this package so files are not checked for abbreviated license statements.
Copyright Statement [3.iv]
There are no copyrighted source files in this package.
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 3 lists.
Testing [4]
Feature Testing [4.i]
rmf_lift_msgs is a package providing strictly message definitions and therefore does not require associated tests.
Public API Testing [4.ii]
rmf_lift_msgs is a package providing strictly message definitions and therefore does not require associated tests.
Coverage [4.iii]
rmf_lift_msgs is a package providing strictly message definitions and therefore has no coverage requirements.
Performance [4.iv]
rmf_lift_msgs is a package providing strictly message definitions and therefore has no performance requirements.
Linters and Static Analysis [4.v]
rmf_lift_msgs does not use the standard linters and static analysis tools for its generated C++ and Python code to ensure it follows the ROS 2 Developer Guide.
Dependencies [5]
Direct Runtime ROS Dependencies [5.i]
rmf_lift_msgs has the following runtime ROS dependencies, which are at or above Quality Level 3:
It has several “buildtool” dependencies, which do not affect the resulting quality of the package, because they do not contribute to the public library API.
Optional Direct Runtime ROS Dependencies [5.ii]
rmf_lift_msgs does not have any optional direct runtime ROS dependencies.
Direct Runtime non-ROS Dependency [5.iii]
rmf_lift_msgs does not have any runtime non-ROS dependencies.
Platform Support [6]
As a pure message definitions package, rmf_lift_msgs supports all of the tier 1 platforms as described in REP-2000, but does not currently test each change against all of them.
Security [7]
Vulnerability Disclosure Policy [7.i]
This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in REP-2006.