copilot: Provide more project context for the Copilot coding agent - #1207
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This file provides additional context and instructions to GitHub Copilot so it can better understand the codebase and coding conventions. More can be found about this file at the following links: - [Best practices for using Copilot to work on tasks](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/using-github-copilot/using-copilot-coding-agent-to-work-on-tasks/best-practices-for-using-copilot-to-work-on-taskshttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/using-github-copilot/using-copilot-coding-agent-to-work-on-tasks/best-practices-for-using-copilot-to-work-on-tasks) - [Adding repository custom instructions for GitHub Copilot](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/customizing-copilot/adding-repository-custom-instructions-for-github-copilot?tool=webuihttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/customizing-copilot/adding-repository-custom-instructions-for-github-copilot)
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This new workflow is done when copilot loads into an environment and enables copilot to be sure it has the proper dependencies before working on changes. Also included in the change are explicit instructions on what to do before reporting back "done".
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…1207) * copilot: create .github/copilot-instructions.md This file provides additional context and instructions to GitHub Copilot so it can better understand the codebase and coding conventions. More can be found about this file at the following links: - [Best practices for using Copilot to work on tasks](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/using-github-copilot/using-copilot-coding-agent-to-work-on-tasks/best-practices-for-using-copilot-to-work-on-taskshttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/using-github-copilot/using-copilot-coding-agent-to-work-on-tasks/best-practices-for-using-copilot-to-work-on-tasks) - [Adding repository custom instructions for GitHub Copilot](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/customizing-copilot/adding-repository-custom-instructions-for-github-copilot?tool=webuihttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/customizing-copilot/adding-repository-custom-instructions-for-github-copilot) * copilot: add copilot-setup-steps.yml This new workflow is done when copilot loads into an environment and enables copilot to be sure it has the proper dependencies before working on changes. Also included in the change are explicit instructions on what to do before reporting back "done".
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* Initial plan for issue * Add test and plan to make not_null comparison functions constexpr Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> * Add constexpr to not_null comparison operators Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> * Fix copyright year in constexpr_notnull_tests.cpp Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> * Fix constexpr tests for better compiler compatibility Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> * Remove build artifacts and update .gitignore Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> * Fix constexpr tests to be compatible with more compilers Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> * copilot: Provide more project context for the Copilot coding agent (#1207) * copilot: create .github/copilot-instructions.md This file provides additional context and instructions to GitHub Copilot so it can better understand the codebase and coding conventions. More can be found about this file at the following links: - [Best practices for using Copilot to work on tasks](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/using-github-copilot/using-copilot-coding-agent-to-work-on-tasks/best-practices-for-using-copilot-to-work-on-taskshttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/using-github-copilot/using-copilot-coding-agent-to-work-on-tasks/best-practices-for-using-copilot-to-work-on-tasks) - [Adding repository custom instructions for GitHub Copilot](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/customizing-copilot/adding-repository-custom-instructions-for-github-copilot?tool=webuihttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/customizing-copilot/adding-repository-custom-instructions-for-github-copilot) * copilot: add copilot-setup-steps.yml This new workflow is done when copilot loads into an environment and enables copilot to be sure it has the proper dependencies before working on changes. Also included in the change are explicit instructions on what to do before reporting back "done". * Initial plan for issue * Rebase onto main and verify changes meet project guidelines Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> * Update .gitignore to exclude build-cxx* directories Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> * Fix newline at end of constexpr_notnull_tests.cpp and update .gitignore Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> * Remove C++14 feature check that is redundant since C++14 is the minimum supported standard Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: carsonRadtke <10507970+carsonRadtke@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Carson Radtke <carsonradtke@microsoft.com>
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These files provides additional context and instructions to GitHub Copilot so it can better understand the codebase and coding conventions.
More can be found about this file at the following links: