This file defines individuals or teams that are responsible for code in a repository.

Code owners are automatically requested for review when someone opens a pull request that modifies code that they own.

We think that this is a good way to acknowledge community contributions, every PR having a reviewer assigned. See details on GitHub documentation. Unfortunately this might not be applicable for all projects (e.g. WildFly with its current GitHub setup), since the people you choose as code owners must have write permissions for the repository.

Examples:

https://github.com/hal/console/blob/main/CODEOWNERS (example requesting review from a group)

https://github.com/modcluster/mod_cluster/blob/main/.github/CODEOWNERS (example referencing a single owner)

Activity

Consider adopting CODEOWNERS. Update the spreadsheet with the status.

link to document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dbOk4eorV4LQGNrhNVB1bLyiowGBkhdf5o3bLNEfVJY