To make life easier for the release manager, this introduces changelog snippets to the contribution docs and the PR template. Signed-off-by: David Mehren <git@herrmehren.de>
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Contributing to HedgeDoc
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Please note we have a code of conduct, please respect it in all your interactions with the project.
Ways of contributing
Do you have questions about the project?
- Feel free to post your question on our community forum or join our matrix community chat.
Did you find a bug?
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Ensure the bug wasn't already reported by searching on GitHub under Issues.
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If you're unable to find an open issue addressing the problem, open a new one. Be sure to use one of the templates we provide if your request applies to them.
Did you write a patch that fixes a bug?
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Open a new GitHub pull request with the patch. See the section submitting a pull request for details on this.
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Ensure the PR description is precise about the problem and your solution. Just fill out our template. That should cover the most important information.
Do you intend to add a new feature or change an existing one?
- Suggest your idea via a new GitHub issue. After a confirmation about your idea, you can start writing code. Our maintainers and other project developers can provide useful details about the architecture and show you relevant issues and discussions.
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Certificate of Origin
By contributing to this project you agree to the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO). This document was created by the Linux Kernel community and is a simple statement that you, as a contributor, have the legal right to make the contribution. The DCO is a legally binding statement, please read it carefully.
If you can certify it, then just add a line to every git commit message:
Signed-off-by: Jane Doe <jane.doe@example.org>
Use your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions).
If you set your user.name
and user.email
git configs, you can sign your commit automatically with git commit -s
.
You can also use git aliases like git config --global alias.ci 'commit -s'
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Now you can commit with git ci
and the commit will be signed.
Changelog snippets
PRs that fix a bug or add a new feature or enhancement should add a corresponding changelog entry.
The changelog can be found at public/docs/release-notes.md
. If there is no section for the next release yet, just add
one using ## <i class="fa fa-tag"></i> 1.x.x <i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> UNRELEASED
. The version and date will
be filled later by the maintainers.
Add a short description for your change in the Features
, Enhancements
or Bugfixes
section, creating the section
if needed. Have a look at previous entries for inspiration.
You are welcome to add a (by [@your_username](https://github.com/your_username))
note to your entry.
Submitting a Pull Request
- Submit an issue describing your proposed change. We will try to respond to your issue as soon as possible.
- Fork this repo, develop and test your code changes. Ensure you signed all your commits (see above for details).
- Submit a pull request against this repo's
master
branch. - Your branch may be merged once all configured checks pass.