Remove future tense from Manage Stage docs in the doc/development

doc/development/i18n/externalization.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w
 
 For working with internationalization (i18n),
 [GNU gettext](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/) is used given it's the most
-used tool for this task and there are a lot of applications that will help us to
+used tool for this task and there are a lot of applications that help us
 work with it.
 
 TIP: **Tip:**
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ Namespaces should be PascalCase.
   s_('OpenedNDaysAgo|Opened')
   ```
 
-  In case the translation is not found it will return `Opened`.
+  In case the translation is not found it returns `Opened`.
 
 - In JavaScript:
 
@@ -417,12 +417,12 @@ To include formatting in the translated string, we can do the following:
 
   See the section on [interpolation](#interpolation).
 
-When [this translation helper issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/217935) is complete, we'll update the
+When [this translation helper issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/217935) is complete, we plan to update the
 process of including formatting in translated strings.
 
 #### Including Angle Brackets
 
-If a string contains angles brackets (`<`/`>`) that are not used for HTML, it will still be flagged by the
+If a string contains angles brackets (`<`/`>`) that are not used for HTML, it is still flagged by the
 `rake gettext:lint` linter.
 To avoid this error, use the applicable HTML entity code (`&lt;` or `&gt;`) instead:
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ This makes use of [`Intl.DateTimeFormat`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do
   1. **Through the `l` helper**, i.e. `l(active_session.created_at, format: :short)`. We have some predefined formats for
      [dates](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/4ab54c2233e91f60a80e5b6fa2181e6899fdcc3e/config/locales/en.yml#L54) and [times](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/4ab54c2233e91f60a80e5b6fa2181e6899fdcc3e/config/locales/en.yml#L262).
      If you need to add a new format, because other parts of the code could benefit from it,
-     you'll need to add it to [en.yml](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/config/locales/en.yml) file.
+     you can add it to [en.yml](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/config/locales/en.yml) file.
   1. **Through `strftime`**, i.e. `milestone.start_date.strftime('%b %-d')`. We use `strftime` in case none of the formats
      defined on [en.yml](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/config/locales/en.yml) matches the date/time
      specifications we need, and if there is no need to add it as a new format because is very particular (i.e. it's only used in a single view).
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ Examples:
 - Mappings for a dropdown list
 - Error messages
 
-To store these kinds of data, using a constant seems like the best choice, however this won't work for translations.
+To store these kinds of data, using a constant seems like the best choice, however this doesn't work for translations.
 
 Bad, avoid it:
 
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class MyPresenter
 end
 ```
 
-The translation method (`_`) will be called when the class is loaded for the first time and translates the text to the default locale. Regardless of what's the user's locale, these values will not be translated again.
+The translation method (`_`) is called when the class is loaded for the first time and translates the text to the default locale. Regardless of the user's locale, these values are not translated a second time.
 
 Similar thing happens when using class methods with memoization.
 
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ class MyModel
 end
 ```
 
-This method will memoize the translations using the locale of the user, who first "called" this method.
+This method memorizes the translations using the locale of the user, who first "called" this method.
 
 To avoid these problems, keep the translations dynamic.
 
@@ -700,9 +700,9 @@ Now that the new content is marked for translation, we need to update
 bin/rake gettext:regenerate
 ```
 
-This command will update `locale/gitlab.pot` file with the newly externalized
+This command updates `locale/gitlab.pot` file with the newly externalized
 strings and remove any strings that aren't used anymore. You should check this
-file in. Once the changes are on master, they will be picked up by
+file in. Once the changes are on master, they are picked up by
 [CrowdIn](https://translate.gitlab.com) and be presented for
 translation.
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ running on CI as part of the `static-analysis` job.
 
 To lint the adjustments in PO files locally you can run `rake gettext:lint`.
 
-The linter will take the following into account:
+The linter takes the following into account:
 
 - Valid PO-file syntax
 - Variable usage
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ aren't in the message with ID `1 pipeline`.
 
 NOTE:
 [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221012) in GitLab 13.3:
-Languages with less than 2% of translations won't be available in the UI.
+Languages with less than 2% of translations are not available in the UI.
 
 Let's suppose you want to add translations for a new language, let's say French.
 

doc/development/i18n/index.md

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w
 The text in GitLab's user interface is in American English by default.
 Each string can be translated to other languages.
 As each string is translated, it is added to the languages translation file,
-and will be available in future releases of GitLab.
+and is made available in future releases of GitLab.
 
 Contributions to translations are always needed.
 Many strings are not yet available for translation because they have not been externalized.
 Helping externalize strings benefits all languages.
 Some translations are incomplete or inconsistent.
-Translating strings will help complete and improve each language.
+Translating strings helps complete and improve each language.
 
 ## How to contribute
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ See [Externalization for GitLab](externalization.md).
 
 The translation process is managed at <https://translate.gitlab.com>
 using [CrowdIn](https://crowdin.com/).
-You will need to create an account before you can submit translations.
+You need to create an account before you can submit translations.
 Once you are signed in, select the language you wish to contribute translations to.
 
 Voting for translations is also valuable, helping to confirm good and flag inaccurate translations.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ See [Translation guidelines](translation.md).
 
 Proofreading helps ensure the accuracy and consistency of translations. All
 translations are proofread before being accepted. If a translations requires
-changes, you will be notified with a comment explaining why.
+changes, you are notified with a comment explaining why.
 
 See [Proofreading Translations](proofreader.md) for more information on who's
 able to proofread and instructions on becoming a proofreader yourself.

doc/development/i18n/merging_translations.md

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ If there are validation errors, the easiest solution is to disapprove
 the offending string in CrowdIn, leaving a comment with what is
 required to fix the offense. There is an
 [issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/23256)
-suggesting to automate this process. Disapproving will exclude the
-invalid translation, the merge request will be updated within a few
+suggesting to automate this process. Disapproving excludes the
+invalid translation, the merge request is then updated within a few
 minutes.
 
 If the translation has failed validation due to angle brackets `<` or `>`
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ We are discussing [automating this entire process](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org
 ## Recreate the merge request
 
 CrowdIn creates a new merge request as soon as the old one is closed
-or merged. But it won't recreate the `master-i18n` branch every
+or merged. But it does not recreate the `master-i18n` branch every
 time. To force CrowdIn to recreate the branch, close any [open merge
 request](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&author_username=gitlab-crowdin-bot)
 and delete the

doc/development/i18n/proofreader.md

@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ of contributing translations to the GitLab project.
    In the merge request description, include links to any projects you have
    previously translated.
 
-1. Your request to become a proofreader will be considered on the merits of
+1. Your request to become a proofreader is considered on the merits of
    your previous translations by [GitLab team members](https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/)
    or [Core team members](https://about.gitlab.com/community/core-team/) who are fluent in
    the language or current proofreaders.
    - When a request is made for the first proofreader for a language and there are no [GitLab team members](https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/)
-   or [Core team members](https://about.gitlab.com/community/core-team/) who speak the language, we will request links to previous translation work in other communities or projects.
+   or [Core team members](https://about.gitlab.com/community/core-team/) who speak the language, we shall request links to previous translation work in other communities or projects.

doc/development/i18n/translation.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ You may create a new account or use any of their supported sign in services.
 GitLab is being translated into many languages.
 
 1. Select the language you would like to contribute translations to by clicking the flag
-1. You will see a list of files and folders.
+1. Next, you can view list of files and folders.
   Click `gitlab.pot` to open the translation editor.
 
 ### Translation Editor
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The online translation editor is the easiest way to contribute translations.
 
 1. Strings for translation are listed in the left panel
 1. Translations are entered into the central panel.
-  Multiple translations will be required for strings that contains plurals.
+  Multiple translations are required for strings that contains plurals.
   The string to be translated is shown above with glossary terms highlighted.
   If the string to be translated is not clear, you can 'Request Context'
 

doc/development/import_export.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ SIDEKIQ_MEMORY_KILLER_HARD_LIMIT_RSS = 3000000
 SIDEKIQ_MEMORY_KILLER_GRACE_TIME = 900
 ```
 
-An import status `started`, and the following Sidekiq logs will signal a memory issue:
+An import status `started`, and the following Sidekiq logs signal a memory issue:
 
 ```shell
 WARN: Work still in progress <struct with JID>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ for compatibility when importing and exporting projects.
 
 ### When to bump the version up
 
-We will have to bump the version if we rename model/columns or perform any format
+If we rename model/columns or perform any format, we need to bump the version
 modifications in the JSON structure or the file structure of the archive file.
 
 We do not need to bump the version up in any of the following cases:
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ We do not need to bump the version up in any of the following cases:
 - Remove a column or model (unless there is a DB constraint)
 - Export new things (such as a new type of upload)
 
-Every time we bump the version, the integration specs will fail and can be fixed with:
+Every time we bump the version, the integration specs fail and can be fixed with:
 
 ```shell
 bundle exec rake gitlab:import_export:bump_version
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ The tools to generate the NDJSON tree from the human-readable JSON files live in
 
 **Please use `legacy-project-json-to-ndjson.sh` to generate the NDJSON tree.**
 
-The NDJSON tree will look like this:
+The NDJSON tree looks like:
 
 ```shell
 tree
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ tree
 
 **Please use `legacy-group-json-to-ndjson.rb` to generate the NDJSON tree.**
 
-The NDJSON tree will look like this:
+The NDJSON tree looks like this:
 
 ```shell
 tree

doc/development/permissions.md

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ is stored in the `project_authorizations` table.
 
 WARNING:
 Due to [an issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/219299),
-projects in personal namespace will not show owner (`50`) permission in
+projects in personal namespace do not show owner (`50`) permission in
 `project_authorizations` table. Note however that [`user.owned_projects`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/0d63823b122b11abd2492bca47cc26858eee713d/app/models/user.rb#L906-916)
 is calculated properly.
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ In the case of a complex resource, it should be broken into smaller pieces of in
 and each piece should be granted a different permission.
 
 A good example in this case is the _Merge Request widget_ and the _Security reports_.
-Depending on the visibility level of the _Pipelines_, the _Security reports_ will be either visible
+Depending on the visibility level of the _Pipelines_, the _Security reports_ are either visible
 in the widget or not. So, the _Merge Request widget_, the _Pipelines_, and the _Security reports_,
 have separate permissions. Moreover, the permissions for the _Merge Request widget_
 and the _Pipelines_ are dependencies of the _Security reports_.

doc/development/policies.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w
 
 The DeclarativePolicy framework is designed to assist in performance of policy checks, and to enable ease of extension for EE. The DSL code in `app/policies` is what `Ability.allowed?` uses to check whether a particular action is allowed on a subject.
 
-The policy used is based on the subject's class name - so `Ability.allowed?(user, :some_ability, project)` will create a `ProjectPolicy` and check permissions on that.
+The policy used is based on the subject's class name - so `Ability.allowed?(user, :some_ability, project)` creates a `ProjectPolicy` and check permissions on that.
 
 ## Managing Permission Rules
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Permissions are broken into two parts: `conditions` and `rules`. Conditions are
 
 ### Conditions
 
-Conditions are defined by the `condition` method, and are given a name and a block. The block will be executed in the context of the policy object - so it can access `@user` and `@subject`, as well as call any methods defined on the policy. Note that `@user` may be nil (in the anonymous case), but `@subject` is guaranteed to be a real instance of the subject class.
+Conditions are defined by the `condition` method, and are given a name and a block. The block is executed in the context of the policy object - so it can access `@user` and `@subject`, as well as call any methods defined on the policy. Note that `@user` may be nil (in the anonymous case), but `@subject` is guaranteed to be a real instance of the subject class.
 
 ```ruby
 class FooPolicy < BasePolicy
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ class FooPolicy < BasePolicy
 end
 ```
 
-When you define a condition, a predicate method is defined on the policy to check whether that condition passes - so in the above example, an instance of `FooPolicy` will also respond to `#is_public?` and `#thing?`.
+When you define a condition, a predicate method is defined on the policy to check whether that condition passes - so in the above example, an instance of `FooPolicy` also responds to `#is_public?` and `#thing?`.
 
-Conditions are cached according to their scope. Scope and ordering will be covered later.
+Conditions are cached according to their scope. Scope and ordering is covered later.
 
 ### Rules
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Within the rule DSL, you can use:
 
 ## Scores, Order, Performance
 
-To see how the rules get evaluated into a judgment, it is useful in a console to use `policy.debug(:some_ability)`. This will print the rules in the order they are evaluated.
+To see how the rules get evaluated into a judgment, it is useful in a console to use `policy.debug(:some_ability)`. This prints the rules in the order they are evaluated.
 
 For example, let's say you wanted to debug `IssuePolicy`. You might run
 the debugger in this way:
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ When a policy is asked whether a particular ability is allowed
 compute all the conditions on the policy. First, only the rules relevant
 to that particular ability are selected. Then, the execution model takes
 advantage of short-circuiting, and attempts to sort rules based on a
-heuristic of how expensive they will be to calculate. The sorting is
-dynamic and cache-aware, so that previously calculated conditions will
-be considered first, before computing other conditions.
+heuristic of how expensive they are to calculate. The sorting is
+dynamic and cache-aware, so that previously calculated conditions are
+considered first, before computing other conditions.
 
 Note that the score is chosen by a developer via the `score:` parameter
 in a `condition` to denote how expensive evaluating this rule would be
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ relative to other rules.
 
 ## Scope
 
-Sometimes, a condition will only use data from `@user` or only from `@subject`. In this case, we want to change the scope of the caching, so that we don't recalculate conditions unnecessarily. For example, given:
+Sometimes, a condition only uses data from `@user` or only from `@subject`. In this case, we want to change the scope of the caching, so that we don't recalculate conditions unnecessarily. For example, given:
 
 ```ruby
 class FooPolicy < BasePolicy
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ Naively, if we call `Ability.allowed?(user1, :some_ability, foo)` and `Ability.a
   condition(:expensive_condition, scope: :subject) { @subject.expensive_query? }
 ```
 
-then the result of the condition will be cached globally only based on the subject - so it will not be calculated repeatedly for different users. Similarly, `scope: :user` will cache only based on the user.
+then the result of the condition is cached globally only based on the subject - so it is not calculated repeatedly for different users. Similarly, `scope: :user` caches only based on the user.
 
 **DANGER**: If you use a `:scope` option when the condition actually uses data from
-both user and subject (including a simple anonymous check!) your result will be cached at too global of a scope and will result in cache bugs.
+both user and subject (including a simple anonymous check!) your result is cached at too global of a scope and results in cache bugs.
 
 Sometimes we are checking permissions for a lot of users for one subject, or a lot of subjects for one user. In this case, we want to set a *preferred scope* - i.e. tell the system that we prefer rules that can be cached on the repeated parameter. For example, in `Ability.users_that_can_read_project`:
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def users_that_can_read_project(users, project)
 end
 ```
 
-This will, for example, prefer checking `project.public?` to checking `user.admin?`.
+This, for example, prefers checking `project.public?` to checking `user.admin?`.
 
 ## Delegation
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class FooPolicy < BasePolicy
 end
 ```
 
-will include all rules from `ProjectPolicy`. The delegated conditions will be evaluated with the correct delegated subject, and will be sorted along with the regular rules in the policy. Note that only the relevant rules for a particular ability will actually be considered.
+includes all rules from `ProjectPolicy`. The delegated conditions are evaluated with the correct delegated subject, and are sorted along with the regular rules in the policy. Note that only the relevant rules for a particular ability are actually considered.
 
 ### Overrides
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ end
 
 But the food preferences one is harder - because of the `prevent` call in the
 parent policy, if the parent dislikes it, even calling `enable` in the child
-will not enable `:eat_broccoli`.
+does not enable `:eat_broccoli`.
 
 We could remove the `prevent` call in the parent policy, but that still doesn't
 help us, since the rules are different: parents get to eat what they like, and
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class ChildPolicy < BasePolicy
 end
 ```
 
-With this definition, the `ChildPolicy` will _never_ look in the `ParentPolicy` to
+With this definition, the `ChildPolicy` _never_ looks in the `ParentPolicy` to
 satisfy `:eat_broccoli`, but it _will_ use it for any other abilities. The child
 policy can then define `:eat_broccoli` in a way that makes sense for `Child` and not
 `Parent`.
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ Other approaches can include for example using different ability names. Choosing
 to eat a food and eating foods you are given are semantically distinct, and they
 could be named differently (perhaps `chooses_to_eat_broccoli` and
 `eats_what_is_given` in this case). It can depend on how polymorphic the call
-site is. If you know that we will always check the policy with a `Parent` or a
+site is. If you know that we always check the policy with a `Parent` or a
 `Child`, then we can choose the appropriate ability name. If the call site is
 polymorphic, then we cannot do that.
 
@@ -260,4 +260,4 @@ class Foo
 end
 ```
 
-This will use & check permissions on the `SomeOtherPolicy` class rather than the usual calculated `FooPolicy` class.
+This uses and checks permissions on the `SomeOtherPolicy` class rather than the usual calculated `FooPolicy` class.

doc/development/value_stream_analytics.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ These events play a key role in the duration calculation.
 
 Formula: `duration = end_event_time - start_event_time`
 
-To make the duration calculation flexible, each `Event` is implemented as a separate class. They're responsible for defining a timestamp expression that will be used in the calculation query.
+To make the duration calculation flexible, each `Event` is implemented as a separate class. They're responsible for defining a timestamp expression that is used in the calculation query.
 
 #### Implementing an `Event` class
 
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ There are a few methods that are required to be implemented, the `StageEvent` ba
 - `object_type`
 - `timestamp_projection`
 
-The `object_type` method defines which domain object will be queried for the calculation. Currently two models are allowed:
+The `object_type` method defines which domain object is queried for the calculation. Currently two models are allowed:
 
 - `Issue`
 - `MergeRequest`
 
-For the duration calculation the `timestamp_projection` method will be used.
+For the duration calculation the `timestamp_projection` method is used.
 
 ```ruby
 def timestamp_projection
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Some start/end event pairs are not "compatible" with each other. For example:
 The `StageEvents` module describes the allowed `start_event` and `end_event` pairings (`PAIRING_RULES` constant). If a new event is added, it needs to be registered in this module.
 ​To add a new event:​
 
-1. Add an entry in `ENUM_MAPPING` with a unique number, it'll be used in the `Stage` model as `enum`.
+1. Add an entry in `ENUM_MAPPING` with a unique number, which is used in the `Stage` model as `enum`.
 1. Define which events are compatible with the event in the `PAIRING_RULES` hash.
 
 Supported start/end event pairings:
@@ -185,19 +185,19 @@ Currently supported parents:
 1. User navigates to the value stream analytics page.
 1. User selects a group.
 1. Backend loads the defined stages for the selected group.
-1. Additions and modifications to the stages will be persisted within the selected group only.
+1. Additions and modifications to the stages are persisted within the selected group only.
 
 ### Default stages
 
 The [original implementation](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/847) of value stream analytics defined 7 stages. These stages are always available for each parent, however altering these stages is not possible.
 ​
-To make things efficient and reduce the number of records created, the default stages are expressed as in-memory objects (not persisted). When the user creates a custom stage for the first time, all the stages will be persisted. This behavior is implemented in the value stream analytics service objects.
+To make things efficient and reduce the number of records created, the default stages are expressed as in-memory objects (not persisted). When the user creates a custom stage for the first time, all the stages are persisted. This behavior is implemented in the value stream analytics service objects.
 ​
 The reason for this was that we'd like to add the abilities to hide and order stages later on.
 
 ## Data Collector
 
-`DataCollector` is the central point where the data will be queried from the database. The class always operates on a single stage and consists of the following components:
+`DataCollector` is the central point where the data is queried from the database. The class always operates on a single stage and consists of the following components:
 
 - `BaseQueryBuilder`:
   - Responsible for composing the initial query.
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ SELECT (START_EVENT_TIME-END_EVENT_TIME) as duration, END_EVENT.timestamp
 ## High-level overview
 
 - Rails Controller (`Analytics::CycleAnalytics` module): Value stream analytics exposes its data via JSON endpoints, implemented within the `analytics` workspace. Configuring the stages are also implements JSON endpoints (CRUD).
-- Services (`Analytics::CycleAnalytics` module): All `Stage` related actions will be delegated to respective service objects.
+- Services (`Analytics::CycleAnalytics` module): All `Stage` related actions are delegated to respective service objects.
 - Models (`Analytics::CycleAnalytics` module): Models are used to persist the `Stage` objects `ProjectStage` and `GroupStage`.
 - Feature classes (`Gitlab::Analytics::CycleAnalytics` module):
   - Responsible for composing queries and define feature specific business logic.
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ SELECT (START_EVENT_TIME-END_EVENT_TIME) as duration, END_EVENT.timestamp
 
 Since we have a lots of events and possible pairings, testing each pairing is not possible. The rule is to have at least one test case using an `Event` class.
 
-Writing a test case for a stage using a new `Event` can be challenging since data must be created for both events. To make this a bit simpler, each test case must be implemented in the `data_collector_spec.rb` where the stage is tested through the `DataCollector`. Each test case will be turned into multiple tests, covering the following cases:
+Writing a test case for a stage using a new `Event` can be challenging since data must be created for both events. To make this a bit simpler, each test case must be implemented in the `data_collector_spec.rb` where the stage is tested through the `DataCollector`. Each test case is turned into multiple tests, covering the following cases:
 
 - Different parents: `Group` or `Project`
 - Different calculations: `Median`, `RecordsFetcher` or `DataForDurationChart`