Merge pull request #129 from BrandonGroth/github_pr_template

test: Updated PR template for more information on testing

Author: chichun-charlie-liu

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -4,16 +4,26 @@
 
 <!-- Please summarize the changes -->
 
-### Related issue number
+### Related issues or PRs
 
-<!-- For example: "Closes #1234" -->
+<!-- For example: "Closes #1234" or "Fixes bug introduced in #5678 -->
 
-### How to verify the PR
+### (Optional) List any documentation or testing added
 
-<!-- Please provide instruction or screenshots on how to verify the PR.-->
+<!-- Describe which features were documented/tested -->
 
-### Was the PR tested
+### (Optional) How to verify the contribution
 
-<!-- Describe how PR was tested -->
-- [ ] I have added >=1 unit test(s) for every new method I have added.
-- [ ] I have ensured all unit tests pass
+<!-- Provide instructions on how to verify your contribution if unit tests do not provide coverage -->
+
+### Checklist for passing CI/CD:
+
+<!-- Mark completed tasks with "- [x]" -->
+- [ ] All commits are signed showing "Signed-off-by: Name \<[email protected]\>" with `git commit -signoff` or equivalent
+- [ ] PR title and commit messages adhere to [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/)
+- [ ] Contribution is formatted with `tox -e fix`
+- [ ] Contribution passes linting with `tox -e lint`
+- [ ] Contribution passes spellcheck with `tox -e spellcheck`
+- [ ] Contribution passes all unit tests with `tox -e unit`
+
+Note: CI/CD performs unit tests on multiple versions of Python from a fresh install.  There may be differences with your local environment and the test environment.