CI/CD Validation & Merge Workflow

Pre-push validation runs cargo fmt for formatting, cargo clippy with -D warnings for linting, feature-gated builds, and unit and integration tests locally before pushing. This catches issues early, ensures zero Clippy warnings, and verifies ≥90% test coverage before code reaches CI, reducing broken builds and merge conflicts.

GitHub Actions CI validates formatting, linting with zero warnings, minimal and full feature builds, unit and integration tests, property tests, and coverage thresholds. Merge is gated on CI status passing, ensuring consistent quality across all builds and meeting functional requirements before code integrates.

Yes. Cargo fmt and cargo clippy with -D warnings can be automated as pre-push checks locally and enforced in GitHub Actions CI pipelines. This standardizes code style, eliminates warnings, and gates merges until all linting passes, reducing manual review overhead.

Feature-gated builds test code paths with different feature combinations to ensure each feature compiles and functions independently. Combined with ≥90% test coverage checks and property tests, this validates feature gates work correctly before release and prevents feature-related failures.

A PR is merge-ready when the branch is up-to-date, conflicts are resolved, CI status passes all checks, test coverage meets the ≥90% threshold, and merge prerequisites are confirmed. This workflow ensures standardized quality gates and reduces release risk.