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{short title of solved problem and solution}

• Status: {Draft | Proposed | Rejected | Accepted | Deprecated | … | Superseded By xxx}
• Last Modified:: {YYYY-MM-DD when the decision was last updated}
• Related Issue: #{issue number}
• Deciders: {list everyone involved in the decision}
• Tags: {space and/or comma separated list of tags}

Context and Problem Statement

{Describe the context and problem statement, e.g., in free form using two to three sentences. You may want to articulate the problem in form of a question.}

Decision Drivers

• {driver 1, e.g., a constraint, priority, condition, etc.}
• {driver 2, e.g., a constraint, priority, condition, etc.}
• ...

Considered Options

• {option 1}
• {option 2}
• ...

Decision Outcome

Chosen option: "{option 1}", because {justification. e.g., only option which meets k.o. criterion decision driver | which satisfies x condition | … }.

Positive Consequences

• {e.g., improvement of quality attribute satisfaction, follow-up decisions required, …}
• ...

Negative Consequences

• {e.g., compromising quality attribute, follow-up decisions required, …}
• ...

Pros and Cons of the Options

{option 1}

{example | description | pointer to more information | …}

• Pro
  • Good, because {argument a}
  • Good, because {argument b}
  • ...
• Cons
  • Bad, because {argument c}
  • ...

{option 2}

{example | description | pointer to more information | …}

• Pro
  • Good, because {argument a}
  • Good, because {argument b}
  • ...
• Cons
  • Bad, because {argument c}
  • ...

Links

• [{Link type}](link to adr)
• …