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What is a pull request template, and how does it help standardize code review in a Node.js team's Git workflow?

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A pull request template is a pre-filled markdown file (stored in the repository, typically under .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md) that automatically populates the description field whenever a new pull request is opened, prompting the author with structured sections (what changed, why, how it was tested, screenshots if relevant) -- this ensures every PR includes the context a reviewer needs, rather than relying on each individual contributor to remember to include it consistently.
<!-- .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md -->
## What changed

## Why

## How was this tested?

## Checklist
- [ ] Tests added/updated
- [ ] Documentation updated
- [ ] No console.log statements left in
Real-world example A team notices code review quality and speed improve noticeably after introducing a PR template requiring authors to explicitly describe their testing approach, since reviewers no longer need to ask basic clarifying questions that used to slow down every review cycle.

Common follow-ups: How do you balance a PR template being thorough enough to be useful without becoming tedious boilerplate contributors start ignoring?;How might a PR template differ for a documentation-only change versus a significant feature addition?

engineering:code-review;Testing with Jest Mocha & the Node Test Runner
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