Proposal: Add a POLICY document for file structure and version conventions
#1.568 aberto em 30 de jul. de 2026
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Description
I propose that we add a POLICY document to structure how files should look and standardize conventions for version numbers.
Example Proposal: Standardize Unofficial Version Numbers
Some apps use unofficial version numbers when stable release formats cannot be applied. For example, the Nightly releases of RetroArch currently use a plain date format (YYYY-MM-DD) because the official version number cannot be added to them (e.g, 1.22.2):
The versionExtractionRegEx\":\"\\\\d{4}-\\\\d{2}-\\\\d{2}\" in these configuration files handles this format:
RetroArch: public/data/apps/complex/com.retroarch.jsonRetroArch (AArch64): public/data/apps/complex/com.retroarch.aarch64.jsonRetroArch (32-bit): public/data/apps/complex/com.retroarch.ra32.json
Proposed Rule
Unofficial version numbers should be enclosed in square brackets. Under this policy, plain dates like YYYY-MM-DD would be formatted as [YYYY-MM-DD] (e.g., for RetroArch Nightly builds).