# ADR Review Process & Version Dependency Policy **Version:** 1.0 **Date:** 2026-04-04 **Owner:** System Architect --- ## 📋 āļ§āļąāļ•āļ–āļļāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļ‡āļ„āđŒ āđ€āļ­āļāļŠāļēāļĢāļ™āļĩāđ‰āļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”āļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļšāļ—āļ§āļ™ ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢ Version Dependencies āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļĄāļąāđˆāļ™āđƒāļˆāļ§āđˆāļē: 1. **āļ„āļļāļ“āļ āļēāļž ADRs**: āļāļēāļĢāļšāļąāļ™āļ—āļķāļāļāļēāļĢāļ•āļąāļ”āļŠāļīāļ™āđƒāļˆāļĄāļĩāļ„āļļāļ“āļ āļēāļžāļŠāļĄāđˆāļģāđ€āļŠāļĄāļ­ 2. **Gap Linking**: āļ—āļļāļ ADR āđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĄāđ‚āļĒāļ‡āļāļąāļš Requirements āđāļĨāļ° Acceptance Criteria 3. **Impact Analysis**: āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļĄāļīāļ™āļœāļĨāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļšāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļĢāļ°āļšāļš 4. **Version Management**: āļāļēāļĢāļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢ Dependencies āļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡ ADRs 5. **Review Cycle**: āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļšāļ—āļ§āļ™ ADRs āļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ° --- ## 🔄 ADR Review Process ### Review Types #### 1. Initial Review (āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš ADR āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ) - **Trigger**: āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡ ADR āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ - **Timeline**: āļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ™ 7 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļģāļāļēāļĢ - **Reviewers**: System Architect + 2 Senior Developers + Product Owner - **Goal**: āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļĄāļšāļđāļĢāļ“āđŒāđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ–āļđāļāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ #### 2. Scheduled Review (āļ—āļšāļ—āļ§āļ™āļ•āļēāļĄāļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”) - **Trigger**: āļ—āļļāļ 6 āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™ āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš Core ADRs - **Timeline**: 1-2 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļģāļāļēāļĢ - **Reviewers**: System Architect + Development Team Lead - **Goal**: āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĒāļąāļ‡āļ„āļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ›āļąāļˆāļˆāļļāļšāļąāļ™ #### 3. Triggered Review (āļ—āļšāļ—āļ§āļ™āļ•āļēāļĄāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒ) - **Trigger**: Major version upgrade, Critical issue, Technology change - **Timeline**: āļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ™ 3 āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļģāļāļēāļĢ - **Reviewers**: System Architect + Technical Lead + DevOps - **Goal**: āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļĄāļīāļ™āļœāļĨāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļšāļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āđāļ›āļĨāļ‡ ### Review Checklist #### ✅ Initial Review Checklist **Structure & Content:** - [ ] āļĄāļĩ Gap Analysis āđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĄāđ‚āļĒāļ‡āļāļąāļš Requirements āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] āļĄāļĩ Impact Analysis āļ„āļĢāļšāļ–āđ‰āļ§āļ™āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] āļĄāļĩ Version Dependency Matrix āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] Context āļŠāļąāļ”āđ€āļˆāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆāļ‡āđˆāļēāļĒāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] āļĄāļĩ Options āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒ 2-3 āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļžāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļĄ Pros/Cons āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? **Technical Quality:** - [ ] Decision Rationale āļĄāļĩāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāļœāļĨāļĢāļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļšāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ”āļĩāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] Consequences āļĢāļ°āļšāļļāļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ”āļĩāđāļĨāļ°āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ”āļĩāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŠāļĄāļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] Implementation Details āļĄāļĩāļĢāļēāļĒāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ­āļĩāļĒāļ”āđ€āļžāļĩāļĒāļ‡āļžāļ­āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] Cross-Module Dependencies āļ–āļđāļāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? **Compliance:** - [ ] āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ„āļ›āļ•āļēāļĄ ADR Template āļĨāđˆāļēāļŠāļļāļ”āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] Link āđ„āļ›āļĒāļąāļ‡ Related Documents āļ–āļđāļāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ‚āļąāļ”āđāļĒāđ‰āļ‡āļāļąāļš ADRs āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? #### ✅ Scheduled Review Checklist **Relevance:** - [ ] ADR āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļĒāļąāļ‡āļ„āļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™ Core Principle āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āđāļ›āļĨāļ‡ Technology āļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļšāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] āļĄāļĩ Alternative āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ”āļĩāļāļ§āđˆāļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? **Issues & Performance:** - [ ] āļĄāļĩ Issue āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ Bug āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļāļīāļ”āļˆāļēāļ ADR āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] Performance āļĒāļąāļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ„āļ›āļ•āļēāļĄāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļēāļ”āļŦāļ§āļąāļ‡āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] āļĄāļĩāļ›āļąāļāļŦāļē Maintainability āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? **Updates Needed:** - [ ] āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢ Update āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ Deprecate āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢ Version increment āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? - [ ] āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡ ADR āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļ—āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ„āļĄāđˆ? ### Review Workflow ```mermaid stateDiagram-v2 [*] --> Proposed: Create ADR Proposed --> UnderReview: Initial Review Started UnderReview --> Accepted: Review Passed UnderReview --> Rejected: Review Failed UnderReview --> Revision: Request Changes Revision --> UnderReview: Resubmit Accepted --> ScheduledReview: 6 Months Later ScheduledReview --> Accepted: No Changes Needed ScheduledReview --> UpdateRequired: Changes Needed ScheduledReview --> Deprecated: No Longer Relevant UpdateRequired --> Accepted: Updates Complete Accepted --> TriggeredReview: Major Event TriggeredReview --> Accepted: No Impact TriggeredReview --> UpdateRequired: Impact Found Rejected --> [*] Deprecated --> [*] ``` --- ## 📊 Version Dependency Management ### Version Matrix Template | ADR | Version | Dependency Type | Affected Version(s) | Implementation Status | Review Date | |-----|---------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------| | **ADR-XXX** | 1.0 | Core | v1.8.0+ | ✅ Implemented | 2026-08-24 | | **ADR-YYY** | 2.1 | Required By | v1.8.1+ | 🔄 In Progress | 2026-08-24 | | **ADR-ZZZ** | 1.5 | Conflicts With | v1.7.x | ⚠ïļ Must Resolve | 2026-08-24 | ### Dependency Types | Type | Description | Example | |------|-------------|---------| | **Core** | ADR āļžāļ·āđ‰āļ™āļāļēāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĢāļ°āļšāļš | ADR-005 Technology Stack | | **Required** | ADR āļ—āļĩāđˆāļˆāļģāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļĄāļĩ | ADR-006 Redis for ADR-002 | | **Used By** | ADR āļ—āļĩāđˆāđƒāļŠāđ‰ ADR āļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™ | ADR-002 uses ADR-006 | | **Conflicts** | ADR āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ‚āļąāļ”āđāļĒāđ‰āļ‡āļāļąāļ™ | Legacy vs New approach | | **Supersedes** | ADR āļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļ—āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆ ADR āđ€āļāđˆāļē | New numbering strategy | ### Version Compatibility Rules #### Minimum Version Policy - **Core ADRs**: āļĄāļĩāļœāļĨāļšāļąāļ‡āļ„āļąāļšāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđāļ•āđˆ v1.8.0 āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ•āđ‰āļ™āđ„āļ› - **Feature ADRs**: āļĢāļ°āļšāļļ version āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļĄāļĩāļœāļĨāļšāļąāļ‡āļ„āļąāļšāđƒāļŠāđ‰ - **Breaking Changes**: āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ increment Major version āđāļĨāļ° Update āļ—āļļāļ ADR āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ #### Breaking Change Classification - **ðŸ”ī Critical**: āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ Update āļ—āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩ (Security, Data loss risk) - **ðŸŸĄ Important**: āļ„āļ§āļĢ Update āļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ™ 1 āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™ (Performance, Compatibility) - **ðŸŸĒ Minor**: āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ– Update āļ•āļēāļĄ schedule āđ„āļ”āđ‰ (Documentation, Nice-to-have) #### Deprecation Timeline - **Announcement**: āļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĻāļĨāđˆāļ§āļ‡āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļē 3 āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™ - **Warning**: Log warning āđƒāļ™āļĢāļ°āļšāļš 1 āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ deprecate - **Removal**: āļĨāļšāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ deprecate āļŦāļĨāļąāļ‡āļˆāļēāļ timeline āļ„āļĢāļš --- ## ðŸŽŊ Core ADRs Definition ### Core ADRs List (āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ—āļšāļ—āļ§āļ™āļ—āļļāļ 6 āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™) | ADR | Title | Category | Review Priority | |-----|-------|----------|-----------------| | **ADR-001** | Unified Workflow Engine | Core Architecture | ðŸ”ī High | | **ADR-002** | Document Numbering Strategy | Core Business Logic | ðŸ”ī High | | **ADR-005** | Technology Stack Selection | Foundation | ðŸ”ī High | | **ADR-006** | Redis Usage & Caching Strategy | Infrastructure | ðŸ”ī High | | **ADR-016** | Security & Authentication Strategy | Security | ðŸ”ī High | | **ADR-019** | Hybrid Identifier Strategy | Data Architecture | ðŸ”ī High | ### Feature ADRs (āļ—āļšāļ—āļ§āļ™āļ•āļēāļĄāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļˆāļģāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™) - Frontend Architecture ADRs (ADR-011, 012, 013, 014) - API & Integration ADRs (ADR-008, 010) - AI & Data Integration ADRs (ADR-017, 018, 020) --- ## 📝 Review Documentation ### Review Meeting Template **Date:** [Date] **Attendees:** [Names] **ADR(s) Reviewed:** [List] #### Discussion Points 1. **Gap Analysis Validation**: [Notes] 2. **Impact Analysis Review**: [Notes] 3. **Version Dependencies**: [Notes] 4. **Issues Identified**: [List] 5. **Action Items**: [List with owners] #### Decisions Made - [ ] ADR-XXX: Approved as is - [ ] ADR-YYY: Approved with changes - [ ] ADR-ZZZ: Requires revision - [ ] ADR-ABC: Deprecated #### Next Steps 1. [Action item 1] - [Owner] - [Due date] 2. [Action item 2] - [Owner] - [Due date] ### Review Report Template ```markdown # ADR Review Report - [Date] ## Summary - Total ADRs Reviewed: [X] - Approved: [Y] - Requires Changes: [Z] - Deprecated: [W] ## Key Findings 1. [Finding 1] 2. [Finding 2] ## Action Items [List of action items] ## Next Review Date [Date] ``` --- ## 🔧 Tools & Automation ### Automated Checks - **Template Validation**: āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ§āđˆāļē ADR āđƒāļŠāđ‰ template āļĨāđˆāļēāļŠāļļāļ” - **Link Validation**: āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļĨāļīāļ‡āļāđŒāļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ™āđ€āļ­āļāļŠāļēāļĢ - **Dependency Matrix**: āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡ automatic dependency graph - **Version Consistency**: āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļš version numbers āđƒāļ™ matrix ### Monitoring & Alerts - **ADR Age Alert**: ADR āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ—āļšāļ—āļ§āļ™ > 6 āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™ - **Broken Dependencies**: ADR āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ­āļīāļ‡āļ–āļķāļ‡ ADR āļ—āļĩāđˆ deprecated - **Review Due**: āđāļˆāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļ•āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ review date 1 āļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒ --- ## 📚 References - [Enhanced ADR Template](./ADR-TEMPLATE-enhanced.md) - [ADR Index](./README.md) - [Version Management Best Practices](../05-Engineering-Guidelines/05-05-git-conventions.md) --- **Document Version:** 1.0 **Last Updated:** 2026-04-04 **Next Review:** 2026-10-04