script to get next rfc id (#535)

README.md

@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ All tooling RFCs (typically for cross-cutting, cross-editor tooling) live under
 2. Ideas which get "approved in principle" get an [RFC entry](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-design/tree/master/RFCs) based on the [template](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-design/blob/master/RFC_template.md), and a corresponding [RFC discussion thread](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-design/issues)
 
    There is currently a backlog of approved ideas. If an idea has been approved and you'd
-   like to accelerate the creation of an RFC,  send a PR creating the RFC document for any approved-in-principle issue.
+   like to accelerate the creation of an RFC, send a PR creating the RFC document for any approved-in-principle issue.   
    First in first served.  To "grab the token" send a PR doing nothing but creating or naming the RFC file, and
    then fill in the further details with additional commits to the PR.
 
-3. Implementations and testing are submitted to the [dotnet/fsharp repository](https://github.com/Microsoft/visualfsharp).
+   * to pick the RFC numbered identifier, you can run `dotnet fsi find.next.id.fsx`
+   * to name the file, tooling RFCs are prefixed with `FST-`, language RFC are prefixed with `FS-`, use `-` and lower casing (relaxed for code identifiers), giving descriptive name
+   * the file location is always under RFCs and get moved by owners of the repository when it ships in a preview or a release.
+
+
+
+3. Implementations and testing are submitted to the [dotnet/fsharp repository](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp).
 
 When RFCs are implemented and a version of F# is revved, the RFCs which correspond to the F# version they were implemented in are archived under the appropriate folder.
 

RFC_template.md

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ The design suggestion [FILL ME IN](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions/
 This RFC covers the detailed proposal for this suggestion.
 
 - [x] Approved in principle
-- [ ] [Suggestion](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions/issues/fill-me-in)
+- [ ] [Suggestion](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions/issues/FILL-ME-IN)
 - [ ] [Implementation](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/FILL-ME-IN)
 - [ ] Design Review Meeting(s) with @dsyme and others invitees
-- [Discussion](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-design/issues/PLEASE-ADD-A-DISCUSSION-ISSUE-AND-LINK-HERE)
+- [Discussion](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-design/discussions/FILL-ME-IN)
 
 # Summary
 

find.next.id.fsx

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+open System.IO
+open System
+
+let nextId  =
+  DirectoryInfo(__SOURCE_DIRECTORY__).GetFiles("*.md", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+  |> Seq.map (fun f -> f.Name.ToLowerInvariant().Split([|"fst-";"fs-"; "-"|], StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
+  |> Seq.choose (function
+    | [||]
+    | [|_|] -> None
+    | items -> 
+      items 
+      |> Array.map (fun v -> Int32.TryParse(v)) 
+      |> Array.filter fst 
+      |> Array.map snd 
+      |> Array.tryHead
+  )
+  |> Seq.max 
+  |> ((+) 1)
+
+printfn $"next RFC ID: %04i{nextId}"