Glossary

public API

Symbols and behaviours considered part of the supported interface for consumers.

major

Version increment signalling incompatible changes.

minor

Version increment for backwards-compatible feature additions.

patch

Version increment for backwards-compatible bug fixes.

decision

The bump level and confidence derived from analysing API changes.

base/head

Git references used for comparison; base is the earlier commit and head the later.

analyser

Plugin that inspects a specific domain for API-impacting changes.

rule severity

Mapping from a detected change to the bump level it triggers.