Contributing Guide

Issues & Pull Requests

Before creating an Issue for features/bugs/docs please follow these steps:

search existing issues before creating a new issue (has someone raised this already)
if it doesn't exist create a new issue giving as much context as possible (please select the correct Issue type, for example bug or feature or doc)
comment on the Issue asking for it to be assigned to you (do not tag maintainers as all maintainers receive your comment notifications)
only start working on this issue (and open a Pull Request) when it has been assigned to you - this will prevent confusion, multiple people working on the same issue and work not being used.

Before working on an existing Issue please follow these steps:

comment asking for the issue to be assigned to you (do not tag any maintainers as all maintainers receive your comment notifications)
after the issue is assigned to you, you can start working on it
reference the Issue in your Pull Request (for example closes #85)

Notes:

only request to be assigned an issue if you know how to work on it

We welcome everyone to review Pull Requests, it is a great way to learn and network.