Implementation Notes

For each implementation some standards have to be noted besides the expected features to assure that different implementations stay compatible.

Changing the specifications

When changing the specifications of the binaries on a public release. It's expected that a well documented pull request is made to the main repository. These changes should also be tested through the CI/CD pipeline to assure that the binaries are working as expected. These changes should also have their own unique version number (usually this should be an increment of the previous version number) in the DB Info block.

Making update scripts

Sometimes the changes in the specifications across implementations are not compatible. In these cases it's expected that an update script is present to alter the binaries to the new specifications. As long as this version isn't approved on the main repository. These alterations shouldn't be permanent.