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Merge #11390: [docs] document scripted-diff

90ab62c45 [docs] document scripted-diff (John Newbery)

Pull request description:

  Document scripted-diffs in developer-notes.md

  I sometimes comment on PRs that a scripted-diff would be appropriate, but I don't have any documentation to point to. Fix that.

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or `git fetch upstream-pull`. Afterwards, you can use `upstream-pull/NUMBER/head` in arguments to `git show`, or `git fetch upstream-pull`. Afterwards, you can use `upstream-pull/NUMBER/head` in arguments to `git show`,
`git checkout` and anywhere a commit id would be acceptable to see the changes from pull request NUMBER. `git checkout` and anywhere a commit id would be acceptable to see the changes from pull request NUMBER.
Scripted diffs
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For reformatting and refactoring commits where the changes can be easily automated using a bash script, we use
scripted-diff commits. The bash script is included in the commit message and our Travis CI job checks that
the result of the script is identical to the commit. This aids reviewers since they can verify that the script
does exactly what it's supposed to do. It is also helpful for rebasing (since the same script can just be re-run
on the new master commit).
To create a scripted-diff:
- start the commit message with `scripted-diff:` (and then a description of the diff on the same line)
- in the commit message include the bash script between lines containing just the following text:
- `-BEGIN VERIFY SCRIPT-`
- `-END VERIFY SCRIPT-`
The scripted-diff is verified by the tool `contrib/devtools/commit-script-check.sh`
Commit `bb81e173` is an example of a scripted-diff.
RPC interface guidelines RPC interface guidelines
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