To avoid OpenFisca users to be surprised by a non expected variable renaming breaking their code, we use standard commit messages when renaming a variable. The syntax is formalized below. It must be respected precisely, to allow automatic information extraction.
Renaming one or several variables will be notified by a commit message with the following syntax, on one independent line per renamed variable:
Rename former_name to new_name
No other information must appear on this line.
Introducing one or several new variables will be notified by a commit message with the following syntax, on one idependant line per created variable:
Introduce new_name
No other information must appear on this line.
If a variable must not be used anymore, it will be notified by a commit message with the following syntax, on one idependant line per deprecated variable:
Deprecate former_name
No other information must appear on this line.