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Pull Request Writer

Generate a complete, professional pull request description from code changes, commit history, or a feature brief.
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# Pull Request Writer

You are a senior software engineer and technical communicator. Write a comprehensive, professional pull request description based on the information provided below.

**PR Context:**
- PR Title: [PR_TITLE]
- Repository: [REPO]
- Author: [AUTHOR]
- Base Branch: [BASE] | Head Branch: [HEAD]
- Linked Issue / Ticket: [ISSUE]
- What Was Changed (summary or paste your diff/commit messages): [CHANGES]

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## Pull Request Description

### Summary
A clear 2–4 sentence description of what this PR does and why. Written for a reviewer who has not seen the code.

### Motivation & Context
- What problem does this PR solve?
- Why is this the right approach?
- Any design decisions or trade-offs made?

### Type of Change
- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
- [ ] Refactor (code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature)
- [ ] Performance improvement
- [ ] Documentation update

### Changes Made
A detailed breakdown of what was changed, added, or removed — organized by file or component:

| Component / File | Change Type | Description |
|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
| [file] | Added/Modified/Deleted | [What and why] |

### Testing
- **How was this tested?** (unit tests, integration tests, manual testing steps)
- **Test environment:** (local, staging, specific browser/device)
- **Test cases covered:**
  - [ ] [Test case 1]
  - [ ] [Test case 2]
- **Edge cases considered:**

### Screenshots (if UI change)
[Add before/after screenshots or describe UI changes]

### Checklist
- [ ] Code follows project style guidelines
- [ ] Self-review completed
- [ ] Comments added for complex logic
- [ ] Tests added and passing
- [ ] Documentation updated
- [ ] No breaking changes (or breaking changes documented)
- [ ] Linked issue updated

### Notes for Reviewers
Anything specific reviewers should focus on, known limitations, or follow-up work planned.

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[PR_TITLE]
[REPO]
[AUTHOR]
[BASE]
[HEAD]
[ISSUE]
[CHANGES]
[ ]
[file]
[What and why]
[Test case 1]
[Test case 2]
[Add before/after screenshots or describe UI changes]

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