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Overview

Doorstop manages the storage of textual requirements alongside source code in version control.

When a project utilizes this tool, each linkable item (requirement, test case, etc.) is stored as a YAML file in a designated directory. The items in each directory form a document. The relationship between documents forms a tree hierarchy. Doorstop provides mechanisms for modifying this tree, validating item traceability, and publishing documents in several formats.

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Setup

Requirements

  • Python 3.3+
  • A version control system for requirements storage

Installation

Install Doorstop with pip:

$ pip install doorstop

or directly from source:

$ git clone https://github.com/jacebrowning/doorstop.git
$ cd doorstop
$ python setup.py install

After installation, Doorstop is available on the command-line:

$ doorstop --help

And the package is available under the name 'doorstop':

$ python
>>> import doorstop
>>> doorstop.__version__

Usage

Switch to an existing version control working directory, or create one:

$ git init .

Create documents

Create a new parent requirements document:

$ doorstop create SRD ./reqs/srd

Add a few items to that document:

$ doorstop add SRD
$ doorstop add SRD
$ doorstop add SRD

Create a child document to link to the parent:

$ doorstop create HLTC ./tests/hl --parent SRD
$ doorstop add HLTC

Link items between documents:

$ doorstop link HLTC001 SRD002

Publish reports

Run integrity checks on the document tree:

$ doorstop

Publish the documents as HTML:

$ doorstop publish all ./public