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+## Description
+<!-- Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed -->
+
+## Checklist
+Please ensure your pull request meets the following criteria before submitting
+for review, these items will be used by reviewers to assess the quality and
+completeness of your changes:
+
+- [ ] **Code Readability**: Is the code easy to understand, well-structured, and consistent with project conventions?
+- [ ] **Naming Conventions**: Are variable, function, and structs descriptive and consistent?
+- [ ] **Code Duplication**: Is there any repeated code that should be refactored?
+- [ ] **Function/Method Size**: Are functions/methods short and focused on a single task?
+- [ ] **Comments & Documentation**: Are comments clear, useful, and not excessive? Were comments updated where necessary?
+- [ ] **Error Handling**: Are errors handled appropriately ?
+- [ ] **Testing**: Are there sufficient unit/integration tests?
+- [ ] **Performance**: Are there any obvious performance issues or unnecessary computations?
+- [ ] **Dependencies**: Are new dependencies justified ?
+- [ ] **Logging & Monitoring**: Is logging used appropriately (not too verbose, not too silent)?
+- [ ] **Backward Compatibility**: Does this change break any existing functionality or APIs?
+- [ ] **Resource Management**: Are resources (files, connections, memory) managed and released properly?
+- [ ] **PR Description**: Is the PR description clear, providing enough context and explaining the motivation for the change?
+- [ ] **Documentation & Changelog**: Are README and docs updated if necessary?