# `Writer.stage`

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Property of [`Writer`](Writer.md) · inherited by [`Tx`](Tx.md), [`Session`](Session.md), [`testing.FakeSession`](testing.FakeSession.md) · stable · since 2.0.0 · called as `session.stage`

```ts
readonly stage: Stage<C>;
```

The stage: lights, environment, background and the colour pipeline. Writes are bound to this writer.

## Generic-API test (spec 3.1)

| Rule | Result |
| --- | --- |
| 1. Neutral name | pass: `stage` names no product |
| 2. A precedent | not recorded: no ledger row (coverage.json) names this member or its owner |
| 3. Two apps, or labs | not recorded: no ledger row names this member or its owner |
| 4. The cheaper fix first | not recorded per member (Appendix B decides it per need) |