When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via issue, email, or any other method with the owners of this repository before making a change.
Please note we have a code of conduct, please follow it in all your interactions with the project.
Good pull requests, whether patches, improvements, or new features, are a fantastic help. They should remain focused in scope and avoid containing unrelated commits.
Please ask first before embarking on any significant pull requests (e.g. implementing features, refactoring code), otherwise you risk spending a lot of time working on something that the project's developers might not want to merge into the project.
- Setup the workspace
- If you cloned before, get the latest changes:
$ git checkout master
$ git pull upstream master
$ rm -rf node_modules
$ npm install
- Create a new topic branch to contain your changes
$ git checkout -b <topic-branch-name>
- Make your changes, following the [Coding rules][#coding-rules]
- Push your topic branch up to your fork:
$ git push origin <topic-branch-name>
- Open a Pull Request with a clear title and description.
To ensure consistency and quality throughout the source code, all code modifications must have:
- No linting errors
- A test for every possible case introduced by your code change
- 100% test coverage
- Valid commit message(s)
- Documentation for new features
- Updated documentation for modified features
To ensure consistency and quality, all documentation modifications must:
- Prefer tables over lists when listing key values, i.e. List of options with their description
- Use links when you are referring to:
- a concept described somewhere else in the documentation, i.e. How to contribute
- a third-party product/brand/service, i.e. Integrate with GitHub
- an external concept or feature, i.e. Create a GitHub release
- a package or module, i.e.
@nodejs/node
- Use the the single backtick
code
quoting for:- commands inside sentences, i.e. the
npm
command - programming language keywords, i.e.
function
,async
,String
- packages or modules, i.e.
@nodejs/node
- commands inside sentences, i.e. the
- Use the the triple backtick
code
formatting for:- code examples
- configuration examples
- sequence of command lines
If possible, make atomic commits, which means:
- a commit should contain exactly one self-contained functional change
- a functional change should be contained in exactly one commit
- a commit should not create an inconsistent state (such as test errors, linting errors, partial fix, feature with documentation etc...)
A complex feature can be broken down into multiple commits as long as each one maintains a consistent state and consists of a self-contained change.
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>
The header is mandatory and the scope of the header is optional.
The footer can contain a closing reference to an issue.
If the commit reverts a previous commit, it should begin with revert:
, followed by the header of the reverted commit. In the body it should say: This reverts commit <hash>.
, where the hash is the SHA of the commit being reverted.
The type must be one of the following:
Type | Description |
---|---|
build | Changes that affect the build system or external dependencies (example scopes: gulp, npm) |
ci | Changes to the CI configuration files and scripts (example scopes: Travis CI, Codecov.io) |
docs | Documentation only changes |
feat | A new feature |
fix | A bug fix |
perf | A code change that improves performance |
refactor | A code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature |
style | Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc) |
test | Adding missing tests or correcting existing tests |
The subject contains succinct description of the change:
- use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes"
- don't capitalize first letter
- no dot (.) at the end
Just as in the subject, use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes". The body should include the motivation for the change and contrast this with previous behavior.
The footer should contain any information about Breaking Changes and is also the place to reference GitHub issues that this commit Closes.
Breaking Changes should start with the word BREAKING CHANGE:
with a space or two newlines. The rest of the commit message is then used for this.
`fix(pencil): stop graphite breaking when too much pressure applied`
`feat(pencil): add 'graphiteWidth' option`
Fix #42
perf(pencil): remove graphiteWidth option`
BREAKING CHANGE: The graphiteWidth option has been removed.
The default graphite width of 10mm is always used for performance reasons.
Before making changes - Fork this project. Then:
# Clone your fork
$ git clone https://github.com/<your-name>/<repo-name>
# Go to the cloned folder
$ cd <repo-name>
# Assign original repo to remote 'upstream'
$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/gimelfarb/<repo-name>
Before pushing your code changes make sure there are no linting errors with npm run lint
.
Before pushing your code changes make sure all tests pass and the coverage is 100%:
$ npm run test
We use Commitizen to help you create valid commit messages.
After staging your changes with git add
, run npm run cm
to start the interactive commit message CLI.
In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment include:
- Using welcoming and inclusive language
- Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
- Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
- Focusing on what is best for the community
- Showing empathy towards other community members
Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
- The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
- Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
- Public or private harassment
- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the project team at [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS]. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other members of the project's leadership.
This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4, available at http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4