Guide: Requesting Features for Spin

[jaydrogers]

Requesting features is very exciting, but it can become very confusing very quickly because software is not tangible (meaning we cannot hold the code we write in our hands).

👉 Defining a clear problem with a clear solution is critical for all software development.

We took some inspiration from a post titled Feature Requests That Don't Suck.

Where can I see the current feature requests?

All features requests are tagged 💡Ideas., located here: https://github.com/serversideup/spin/discussions/categories/ideas

People can then vote on them to show demand for that feature.

Creating a quality feature request

We created a nice template for you to fill out. You can copy this and paste it into your post. We even added some comments to help you along the way.

# 👉 Describe the problem
[comment]: <> (What are you trying to solve?)

# 👥 Problem evidence & reach
[comment]: <> (How many people have this problem?)

# 🥰 Describe the "impact" on users?
[comment]: <> (How will this make people's lives better once it is solved?)

# 🏆 How to solve this problem
[comment]: <> (Describe the feature that you are proposing and how it will solve the problem)

### Detail 1
* A
* B
* C

### Detail 2
* E
* F
* G

# 💯 How do we validate the problem is solved?
[comment]: <> (Explain use cases on how we can measure the success of this implementation)

Ready to get started? Copy the template above and create your topic here:

Create a new feature idea →

Remember: This is community software

This software is run by the community so we won't be able to get to everything. If you are really eager, you can submit a PR yourself or even fork the project. We also will expedite feature requests if you want to financially sponsor any additions (assuming your feature lines up well for the community).