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Contributing Guidelines

This documentation contains a set of guidelines to help you during the contribution process.

We are happy to welcome all the contributions from anyone willing to improve/add new scripts to this project. Thank you for helping out and remember, no contribution is too small.

  • Each participant/contributor will be assigned 2 issues (max) at a time to work.

  • Participants/contributors have 3 days to complete issues. After that issues will be assigned to others.

  • Participants/contributors have to comment on issues they would like to work on, and mentors will assign you.

  • Issues will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.

  • Participants/contributors can also open their issues, but it needs to be verified and labelled by a mentor.

  • Before opening a new issue, please check if it is already created or not.

  • Pull requests will be merged after being reviewed by a mentor.

  • Create a pull request from a branch other than main.

  • It might take a day to review your pull request. Please have patience and be nice.

  • We all are here to learn. You are allowed to make mistakes. That's how you learn, right!

  • MAKE SURE TO OPEN A DRAFT PR AS SOON AS YOU START WORKING ON AN ISSUE AND KEEP COMMITING TO IT SO THAT WE CAN KNOW THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE

  • Pull Requests review criteria:

    • Please fill the PR template properly while making a PR
    • You must add your code file into the respective folders.
    • Your work must be original, written by you not copied from other resources.
    • You must comment on your code where necessary.
    • For frontend changes kindly share screenshots and work samples of your work before sending a PR.
    • Follow the proper style guides for your work.

Submitting Contributions👩‍💻👨‍💻

Below you will find the process and workflow used to review and merge your changes.

Step 0 : Find an issue 🔍

  • Take a look at the Existing Issues or create your own Issues!
  • Wait for the Issue to be assigned to you after which you can start working on it.
  • Note : Every change in this project should/must have an associated issue.
    issue

Step 1 : Fork the Project 🍴

  • Fork this Repository. This will create a Local Copy of this Repository on your Github Profile. Keep a reference to the original project in upstream remote.
$ git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/Community-Website  
$ cd <repo-name>  
$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/HITK-TECH-Community/Community-Website

fork

  • Update your forked repo before working.
$ git remote update  
$ git checkout <branch-name>  
$ git rebase upstream/<branch-name>

Step 2 : Branch 🔖

Create a new branch. Use its name to identify the issue you are addressing.

# It will create a new branch with name Branch_Name and switch to that branch 
$ git checkout -b branch_name

Step 3 : Work on the issue assigned 📕

  • Work on the issue(s) assigned to you.
  • Add all the files/folders needed.
  • After you've made changes or made your contribution to the project add changes to the branch you've just created by:
# To add all new files to branch Branch_Name  
$ git add .  

# To add only a few files to Branch_Name
$ git add <some files>

Step 4 : Commit

  • To commit give a descriptive message for the convenience of reviewer by:
# This message get associated with all files you have changed  
$ git commit -m "message"

Commit message guidelines

  • Each commit message consists of a header, a body and a footer. The header has a special format that includes a type, a scope and a subject:
<type>(<scope>): <subject>
<BLANK LINE>
<body>
<BLANK LINE>
<footer>

Any line of the commit message cannot be longer than 100 characters! This allows the message to be easier to read on GitHub as well as in various git tools

Example commit message

feat(Profile): display QR code

fetch the QR code from API and display it on the Profile page (ProfileFragment.kt)

fixes #1234

A good rule of thumb for the commit message is to have a present tense verb, followed by whatever it is you're doing in as much detail as possible in 50 chars. Capitalize words correctly and follow general English.

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Step 5 : Work Remotely

  • Now you are ready to your work to the remote repository.
  • When your work is ready and complies with the project conventions, upload your changes to your fork:
# To push your work to your remote repository  
$ git push -u origin <branch_name>
  • Here is how your branch will look.
    br

Step 6 : Pull Request 🎣

  • Go to your repository in browser and click on compare and pull requests. Then add a title and description to your pull request that explains your contribution.
  • Voila! Your Pull Request has been submitted and will be reviewed by the moderators and merged.🥳

Need more help?🤔

You can refer to the following articles on basics of Git and Github and also contact the Project Mentors, in case you are stuck:

It always takes time to understand and learn. So, do not worry at all. We know you have got this!💪