# Using Commit Message Tags in Manila

When writing git commit messages for code submissions into manila, it can be useful to provide tags in the message for both human consumption as well as linking to other external resources, such as Launchpad. Each tag should be placed on a separate line. The following tags are used in manila.

- APIImpact - Use this tag when the code change modifies a public HTTP API interface. This tag indicates that the patch creates, changes, or deletes a public API interface or changes its behavior. The tag may be followed by a reason beginning on the next line. If you are touching manila’s API layer and you are unsure if your change has an impact on the API, use this tag anyway.

- Change-id - This tag is automatically generated by a Gerrit hook and is a unique hash that describes the change. This hash should not be changed when rebasing as it is used by Gerrit to keep track of the change.

- Closes-Bug: | Partial-Bug: | Related-Bug: <#launchpad_bug_id> - These tags are used when the change closes, partially closes, or relates to the bug referenced by the Launchpad bug ID respectively. This will automatically generate a link to the bug in Launchpad for easy access for reviewers.

- DocImpact - Use this tag when the code change requires changes or updates to documentation in order to be understood. This tag can also be used if the documentation is provided along with the patch itself. This will also generate a Launchpad bug in manila for triaging and tracking. Refer to the section on Documenting your work to understand where to add documentation.

- Implements: | Partially Implements: blueprint <name_of_blueprint> - Use this tag when a change implements or partially implements the given blueprint in Launchpad. This will automatically generate a link to the blueprint in Gerrit for easy access for reviewers.

- TrivialFix - This tag is used for a trivial issue, such as a typo, an unclear log message, or a simple code refactor that does not change existing behavior which does not require the creation of a separate bug or blueprint in Launchpad.

Make sure that the Closes-Bug, Partial-Bug, Related-Bug, blueprint, and Change-id tags are at the very end of the commit message. The Gerrit hooks will automatically put the hash at the end of the commit message. For more information on tags and some examples of good commit messages, refer to the GitCommitMessages documentation.

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