FDC3 Maintainers meeting 11th Feb 2026

[kriswest]

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FDC3 maintainers working meeting

Meeting Date

Wednesday 11th Feb 2026 - 9am (US eastern timezone EDT/EST) / 2pm (London, GMT/BST)

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Agenda

(FDC3-maintainers & FINOS to add agenda items below)

• Convene & roll call, review meeting notices (5mins)
• Review past meeting minutes and action items
• 2.2.2 release status + conformance
  • Removed version numbers from conformance test names #1726
• ESM PRs Esm modules fix #1677
• Security & metadata additions
  • FDC3 API Metadata #1728
  • FDC3 Security In MonoRepo - NOT READY TO REVIEW #1627
• Workbench PRs Migrate to MUI 5 #1714
• Other open PR reviews
  • Stop fdc3-web-impl delivering broadcast messages back to the sender #1749
  • Added Java documentation #1734
  • test: convert AppDirectory test to Jest and run in CI #1720
• AOB & Adjourn (5mins)

Meeting Minutes

• Review past meeting minutes and action items

  • Strategic initiative for security is renewed; @robmoffat will continue work for another six months.
  • Progress continues on metadata initiative; @julianna-ciq and @kriswest have moved work to a new PR (FDC3 API Metadata #1728). JSDoc updates and further reviews are pending.
    • Some outstanding issues remain in schema validation for metadata due to duplicate properties.
    • Reference implementation updates and conformance test changes need to be completed before merging metadata PR.
  • The maintainers list and Slack group will be trimmed to only active maintainers; action is pending.
  • Previous dependency scanning PRs discussed, but some confusion remains about specifics.

• 2.2.2 Release Status + Conformance

  • The major 2.2.2 PR has been merged, with many bug fixes.
  • Next step is to remove version numbers from conformance test names (Removed version numbers from conformance test names #1726); @robmoffat has a PR for this, with a follow-up PR from @kriswest planned.
  • For future releases, conformance tests will be tagged and frozen per release.
  • PR to prevent fdc3-web-impl from delivering broadcast messages back to sender (Stop fdc3-web-impl delivering broadcast messages back to the sender #1749) is considered ready, pending review and testing.
  • Discussion on whether additional fixes should be included in the 2.2.2 release, especially ESM module fixes.

• Security & Metadata Additions

  • FDC3 API Metadata PR (FDC3 API Metadata #1728) in progress; final JSDoc work and reviews pending.
  • FDC3 Security in MonoRepo (FDC3 Security In MonoRepo - NOT READY TO REVIEW #1627) is not ready for review yet, likely to be superseded by further work.
  • Metadata changes will enable easier integration for security documentation and future updates.
  • Decision made to focus on getting changes correct for FDC3 3.0 rather than adapting for older versions.

• Workbench PRs

  • Workbench has been migrated to MUI 5 (Migrate to MUI 5 #1714) by @Roaders; some additional fixes were applied by @kriswest.
  • Issues with tests timing out have been addressed; further review and changelog updates are required.

• Other Open PR Reviews

  • ESM modules fix (Esm modules fix #1677): @Roaders provided details of the migration challenges and proposed solutions. Review is required before merging, with additional input from @julianna-ciq and @hughtroeger.
  • Plans to switch code coverage reporting to CodeCov are pending; action item assigned for implementation.
  • Dependency scanning PRs (Dependabot): ongoing maintenance and some confusion on specifics.
  • Java documentation PR (Added Java documentation #1734) added by @robmoffat for FDC3 3.0, requires review.
  • AppDirectory test conversion to Jest and run in CI (test: convert AppDirectory test to Jest and run in CI #1720): flagged as conflicting with the ESM PR; should be merged post-ESM update.
  • Instrument classification PR feat(context): add instrument classification property #1665: @hughtroeger flagged as ready, awaiting final review from @openfin-johans.
  • Test coverage and static analysis: some ignores added to resolve issues with SAST scanner (Semgrep).

• Release Planning

  • Decision reached (subject to SWG approval) to move forward with a 2.3.0 release instead of 2.2.2, to accommodate additional features (such as context cleared event and instrument classification).
    • A conformance test addition will be needed for contextCleared - a definition was already added App Channels, one is needed for User channels and both need to be implemented.
      • This work is needed for 3.0 anyway, and can occur after the 2.3 release.
  • Next steps include:
    • Get approval from SWG for a modest 2.3 release
    • Merging outstanding PRs,
    • Versioning docs for 2.3
    • Running a release candidate for 2.3.0
    • Promoting that candidate to final 2.3.0 release

Action Items

• @julianna-ciq to complete JSDoc updates for Metadata PR (FDC3 API Metadata #1728) and review @kriswest's recent changes.
• @kriswest to raise and merge PR to remove version numbers from conformance tests and implementation details.
• @kriswest to proceed with maintainers list and Slack group trimming.
• @julianna-ciq to review ESM modules PR (Esm modules fix #1677) from @Roaders and check for issues with .js extensions and static analysis ignores.
• @hughtroeger to review ESM modules PR (Esm modules fix #1677) and CommonJS build for compatibility.
• @kriswest to switch code coverage reporting to CodeCov, with support from others as needed.
• @openfin-johans to review instrument classification PR (feat(context): add instrument classification property #1665) as per @hughtroeger’s request.
• @kriswest to merge PR to prevent broadcast messages to sender (Stop fdc3-web-impl delivering broadcast messages back to the sender #1749) after review and testing.
• @Roaders to request or apply updates to and merge AppDirectory Jest test conversion PR (test: convert AppDirectory test to Jest and run in CI #1720) post-ESM update.
• @kriswest and @Roaders to coordinate merging MUI 5 migration and follow-up fixes for Workbench after ESM module changes PR.
• @Roaders to update changelog entry for Workbench migration PR to include PR number.

[kriswest]

Minutes and action items published @finos/fdc3-maintainers