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author | dosire <sytses@gmail.com> | 2014-02-21 14:05:37 +0400 |
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committer | dosire <sytses@gmail.com> | 2014-02-21 14:05:37 +0400 |
commit | 3c053bdc20dd0e88d6fb8cddcaff1cd6332c1d0a (patch) | |
tree | 0bb0b8a7b531d9965e4136480f72e36a75e78a99 | |
parent | f591e4a48c662f2ed5a5c1f3e1ed92d7ad2cd1fb (diff) |
Add style guidelines in separte paragraph.
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index cb5c218920d..cd9f60f637d 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -67,18 +67,23 @@ If you can, please submit a merge request with the fix or improvements including 1. Link relevant [issues](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues) and/or [feedback items](http://feedback.gitlab.com/) from the merge request description and leave a comment on them with a link back to the MR 1. Be prepared to answer questions and incorporate feedback even if requests for this arrive weeks or months after your MR submittion -Please keep the change in a single MR as small as possible. If you want to contribute a large feature think very hard what the minimum viable change is. Can you split functionality? Can you only submit the backend/API code? Can you start with a very simple UI? The smaller a MR is the more likely it is it will be merged, after that you can send more MR's to enhance it. - -We will accept a merge requests if it: - -* Includes proper tests and all tests pass (unless it contains a test exposing a bug in existing code) -* Can be merged without problems (if not please use: `git rebase master`) -* Do not break any existing functionality -* Conforms to the [Ruby](https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide) and [Rails](https://github.com/bbatsov/rails-style-guide) style guides and best practices -* Fixes one specific issue or implements one specific feature (do not combine things, send separate merge requests if needed) -* Keeps the GitLab code base clean and well structured -* Contains functionality we think other users will benefit from too -* Doesn't add unnessecary configuration options since they complicate future changes -* Contains a single commit (please use `git rebase -i` to squash commits) - -For examples of feedback on merge requests please look at already [closed merge requests](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests?assignee_id=&label_name=&milestone_id=&scope=&sort=&state=closed). +Please keep the change in a single MR as small as possible. If you want to contribute a large feature think very hard what the minimum viable change is. Can you split functionality? Can you only submit the backend/API code? Can you start with a very simple UI? The smaller a MR is the more likely it is it will be merged, after that you can send more MR's to enhance it. For examples of feedback on merge requests please look at already [closed merge requests](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests?assignee_id=&label_name=&milestone_id=&scope=&sort=&state=closed). Please ensure that your merge request meets the following contribution acceptance criteria. + +## Contribution acceptance criteria + +1. Include proper tests and make all tests pass (unless it contains a test exposing a bug in existing code) +1. Can merge without problems (if not please use: `git rebase master`) +1. Does not break any existing functionality +1. Fixes one specific issue or implements one specific feature (do not combine things, send separate merge requests if needed) +1. Keeps the GitLab code base clean and well structured +1. Contains functionality we think other users will benefit from too +1. Doesn't add configuration options since they complicate future changes +1. Contains a single commit (please use `git rebase -i` to squash commits) +1. It conforms to the following style guides + +## Style guides + +1. [Ruby style guide](https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide) +1. [Rails style guide](https://github.com/bbatsov/rails-style-guide) +1. [CoffeeScript style guide](https://github.com/polarmobile/coffeescript-style-guide) +1. [Shell command guidelines](doc/development/shell_commands.md) |