Code Owner Theme and Squad

Status

Accepted

Context

As detailed in the Monitoring by Code Owner ADR, we added a code_owner custom attribute for monitoring by code owner. The value for this attribute had the format ‘theme-squad’.

The problems with this configuration is that for theme name changes, or when squads transfer themes, any monitoring referencing the full name would also need to be updated.

Decision

We will add a code_owner_squad custom attribute. Monitoring will now be able to refer to code_owner_squad with a value of ‘squad’, and will be unaffected by theme name changes.

Additionally, we are adding code_owner_theme for similar convenience if there is a need for theme-based monitoring.

We will leave the original code_owner custom attribute for backward compatability, and for cases where theme and squad are not used.

Consequences

• Theme name changes may now result in a one time fix for those that were relying on code_owner. Monitoring can switch from code_owner to code_owner_squad, rather than a change for every theme update in the future.