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How to contribute
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So you want to contribute to the Powerline project? Awesome! This document
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describes the guidelines you should follow when making contributions to the
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project.
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**Please note that these guidelines aren't mandatory in any way, but your
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pull request will be merged a lot faster if you follow them.**
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Getting started
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===============
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* Make sure you have a `GitHub account <https://github.com/signup/free>`_.
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* Submit an `issue on GitHub
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<https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline/issues>`_, assuming one does not
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already exist.
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* Clearly describe the issue.
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* If the issue is a bug: make sure you include steps to reproduce, and
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include the earliest revision that you know has the issue.
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* Fork the repository on GitHub.
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Making changes
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==============
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* Create a topic branch from where you want to base your work.
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* Powerline uses the `Git Flow
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<http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/>`_ branching
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model.
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* Most contributions should be based off the ``develop`` branch.
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* Prefix your branch with ``feature/`` if you're working on a new feature.
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* Include the issue number in your topic branch, e.g.
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``321-fix-some-error`` or ``feature/123-a-cool-feature``.
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* Make commits of logical units.
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* Run your code through ``flake8`` and fix any programming style errors. Use
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common sense regarding whitespace warnings, not all warnings need to be
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fixed.
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* Make sure your commit messages are in the `proper format
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<http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html>`_.
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The summary must be no longer than 70 characters. Refer to any related
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issues with e.g. ``Ref #123`` or ``Fixes #234`` at the bottom of the
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commit message. Commit messages can use Markdown with the following
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exceptions:
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* No HTML extensions.
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* Only indented code blocks (no ``````` blocks).
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* Long links should be moved to the bottom if they make the text wrap or
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extend past 72 columns.
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* Make sure you have added the necessary tests for your changes.
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* Run *all* the tests to assure nothing else was accidentally broken.
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Programming style
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-----------------
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* The project uses *tabs for indentation* and *spaces for alignment*, this
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is also included in a vim modeline on top of every script file.
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* Run your code through ``flake8 --ignore=W191,E501,E128,W291,E126,E101`` to fix
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any style errors. Use common sense regarding whitespace warnings, not all
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``flake8`` warnings need to be fixed.
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* Trailing whitespace to indicate a continuing paragraph is OK in comments,
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documentation and commit messages.
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* It is allowed to have too long lines. It is advised though to avoid lines
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wider then a hundred of characters.
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Submitting changes
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==================
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* Push your changes to a topic branch in your fork of the repository.
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* If necessary, use ``git rebase -i <revision>`` to squash or reword commits
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before submitting a pull request.
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* Submit a pull request to `Lokaltog's repository
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<https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline>`_.
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