ln-500-story-quality-gate

A story quality gate enforces non-functional requirements by validating security, performance, and maintainability criteria, then calculating a quality score to determine merge readiness. It assigns a clear PASS, CONCERNS, FAIL, or WAIVED verdict before code can be merged.

Automated code review checks for acceptance criteria work by running static analysis, linters, and formatting checks alongside the full project test suite. This verifies that development stories meet defined requirements and prevents regressions before deployment.

A story quality gate is a final validation mechanism for software development stories that calculates a quality score and evaluates non-functional requirements. You need it when finalizing features to ensure code quality, adherence to requirements, and readiness for merging.

Yes, the quality gate verdict system supports a WAIVED status alongside PASS, CONCERNS, and FAIL. If tests do not pass or issues exist, the gate determines the appropriate verdict, allowing a failed status to be waived when exceptions are justified.

Yes, the quality gate validates static analysis, linters, format checks, and the full project test suite. It runs type checkers and automated quality checks to catch regressions and enforce coding standards before a story can be merged.

An automated quality gate for story management cannot fix failing tests or resolve linter errors automatically; it only validates and reports them. It relies on pre-defined acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements to generate an accurate quality score and verdict.