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+# This file describes the expected reviewers for a PR based on the changed
+# files. Unlike what the name of the file suggests they don't own the code, but
+# merely have a good understanding of that area of the codebase and therefore
+# are usually suited as a reviewer.
+
+
+# Please mind the alphabetic order of reviewers.
+
+# Files related to the CI of the Forgejo project.
+.forgejo/.* @dachary @earl-warren
+
+# Files related to frontend development.
+
+# Javascript and CSS code.
+web_src/.* @caesar @crystal @gusted
+
+# HTML templates used by the backend.
+templates/.* @caesar @crystal @gusted
+
+# Files related to Go development.
+
+# The modules usually don't require much knowledge about Forgejo and could
+# be reviewed by Go developers.
+modules/.* @dachary @earl-warren @gusted
+
+# Models has code related to SQL queries, general database knowledge and XORM.
+models/.* @dachary @earl-warren @gusted
+
+# The routers directory contains the most amount code that requires a good grasp
+# of how Forgejo comes together. It's tedious to write good integration testing
+# for code that lives in here.
+routers/.* @dachary @earl-warren @gusted