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DRS Reference Suite Example

DRS is the first reference implementation for the SFDS standard-suite pattern.

Suite Layer​

The DRS suite is described by:

  • DRS/DRS.manifest.toml
  • DRS/README.md
  • DRS/Desktop Application Release Standard.md
  • DRS/Adoption-Guide.md
  • DRS/Validation-Checklist.md
  • DRS/CHANGELOG.md

These files explain what DRS governs, how it is adopted, how the suite is indexed, and how its history is preserved.

Adopter Layer​

Desktop application projects adopting DRS use:

  • DRS/DesktopApplicationRelease.manifest.schema.toml
  • DRS/templates/ProjectName.manifest.toml
  • DRS/templates/Release-Note.md
  • DRS/templates/Release-Checklist.md
  • Other release, trust, provenance, migration, and withdrawal templates in DRS/templates/

These files govern adopter release artifacts. They do not replace the DRS suite manifest.

Validation Layer​

DRS also includes executable and example evidence:

  • DRS/drs.ps1
  • DRS/examples/MiniVault/

This is the SFDS reference pattern for a mature suite: human specification, machine-readable suite metadata, adopter-facing templates and schemas, examples, and validation support.

:::note Cross-reference This example describes the DRS standard suite, which is documented independently under docs/drs/ (not yet built as of this writing). Once that standard's docs exist, cross-link there instead of duplicating its content here. :::