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Software Architecture Decision Record (ADR)

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A set of architecture decision records (ADRs) for a named platform, each with status (proposed, accepted, superseded, deprecated), date, deciders, tags and supersession links.

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Document class
article [10pt]
Compiles with
pdfLaTeX
Pages in the compiled PDF
4
Bibliography
None
Files
2 files: 1 .tex, 1 image
Packages
  • geometry
  • xcolor
  • tcolorbox
  • tikz
  • booktabs
  • array
  • tabularx
  • enumitem
  • fontawesome5
  • fancyhdr
  • hyperref
The start of the preamble of main.tex, from its \documentclass line.
\documentclass[10pt]{article}

\usepackage[margin=1.8cm,top=1.6cm,bottom=1.8cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}
\usepackage{tcolorbox}
\tcbuselibrary{breakable}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,arrows.meta}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{fontawesome5}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{hyperref}

\definecolor{adrnavy}{RGB}{19,33,61}
\definecolor{adrteal}{RGB}{0,119,138}
\definecolor{adrslate}{RGB}{92,102,120}
\definecolor{adrbg}{RGB}{247,248,250}
\definecolor{adrgreen}{RGB}{27,120,66}
\definecolor{adrgreenbg}{RGB}{224,241,230}
\definecolor{adramber}{RGB}{158,103,13}
\definecolor{adramberbg}{RGB}{250,235,208}
\definecolor{adrred}{RGB}{163,36,36}
\definecolor{adrredbg}{RGB}{249,225,225}
\definecolor{adrgrey}{RGB}{107,114,128}
\definecolor{adrgreybg}{RGB}{233,235,238}

\hypersetup{
  colorlinks=true,
  linkcolor=adrteal,
  urlcolor=adrteal,
  citecolor=adrteal,
  pdftitle={Nimbus Order Platform -- Architecture Decision Records},
  pdfauthor={Nimbus Platform Engineering}
}

\newtcbox{\badgeAccepted}{on line,arc=2pt,colframe=adrgreen,colback=adrgreenbg,boxrule=0.6pt,left=5pt,right=5pt,top=1.5pt,bottom=1.5pt,fontupper=\bfseries\small\color{adrgreen}}
\newtcbox{\badgeProposed}{on line,arc=2pt,colframe=adramber,colback=adramberbg,boxrule=0.6pt,left=5pt,right=5pt,top=1.5pt,bottom=1.5pt,fontupper=\bfseries\small\color{adramber}}

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